17 Sep 2014
Tumbarumba High Successful at Wakakirri Performance:
Early Monday morning, the school received word that they had won additional awards for their performance at Wakakirri, which was held at NIDA in Sydney on 6 August. These awards are "Best Projection" and "Best Cast and Ensemble" for NSW. This is indeed a huge achievement for a small school.
Deputy Principal, Mrs Fiona Jackson, who is also the Co-ordinator of the performers, was excited beyond words when she received notification of these awards. The school beat 13 other NSW schools, both public and private, for these awards.
Wakakirri is a national festival that celebrates learning via the creation and sharing of stories. Wakakirri is an aboriginal word meaning "to dance a story". The school's story was entitled "Bang Bang" which is a story of an explosion of emotions from violence to love. The performers explored these emotions through dance. This was the first year that the school has entered and it is encouraging to see the success that they have achieved.
It has been an awe inspiring event that proves that it is not only about the destination for the students, but the journey that they have been through to reach the actual performance of this dance. Countless hours of hard work have been put into this production by not only and the choreographers, the dancers, but the production team.
The performance received fantastic comments from the judges on the evening and it also won the "Best School in Public" off stage award on the evening.
There will be an award ceremony in Sydney this Thursday evening.