Talent and cuteness collided at Encore Speech and Drama Studio’s first in-house drama festival and competition last Friday and Saturday.
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Nursery rhymes, prepared readings, poems and character sketches in costume were performed by 150 talented students aged 3 to 18.
“All of the children had a great time and there were some amazing performances,” principal Kristie Thorne said. “Speech and drama is such an important skill and it was wonderful to see children perform better and better each time they walked on stage.”
Many of the students will be on stage again in the Bathurst Eisteddfod later in the year.
The Shakespeare productions at Abercrombie House have been a huge hit over the last couple of years. The next show will be The Comedy of Errors in November. Auditions will be held on Wednesday, 5-7pm in the drama room at All Saints College. Contact director Zoe McGirr on zoeslife@yahoo.com
Be prepared for jaw-dropping amazingness on stage when the internationally acclaimed Circa perform Beyond on Thursday at 7.30pm, at BMEC. Blending dynamic circus acts like trapeze and Chinese pole with cheeky feats of strength and multiple bunny heads, set to a bewitching mix of show tunes, ballads and electronica.
Three of the big names in local visual arts – Mandy Martin, Nicole Welch and Ruth Stone - have new exhibitions at Bathurst Regional Art Gallery from Friday, officially opening on Friday, July 8 at 6pm.
The school holidays hit us next week. Bathurst Regional Art Gallery has a whole list of workshops all on a suitably wintery theme - everything from wintery still life to snow dome making. They run from Tuesday, July 5 to Thursday, July 14. Call 6333 6555 for details.
Mitchell Conservatorium’s Rock School is back on Tuesday until Friday, July 8, with a full program of breakout sessions, instrumental tutorials and even an open mic performance at the Elephant and Castle. 6331 6622.
Send your event details and photos to news@bathurstartscouncil.org.au.