KPA has had a busy and exciting start to Term 2, with our first Showcase of the year, auditions for The Lion King Jr, and all the creativity that goes into formulating our vision for the production.

Thursday 2 May saw 100 students descend on the Kalamunda Performing Arts Centre in preparation for our Semester 1 Showcase. There were 32 items encompassing drama, dance, and music. Of note were the number of original musical compositions, student choreography, and small group devised numbers. There is a plethora of talent in the KPA program and the audiences displayed enthusiasm, enjoyment, and appreciation.

We have also had our auditions or the annual musical production. Michelle Vivian and I were delighted to see our strongest auditions yet, however, this only made the decision process more difficult. The cast list has been revealed in-house and all will be released publicly later in the year. We are so proud of how the students continue to grow in their performance maturity.

Anna Head
Kalamunda Performing Arts