Rangi Ruru Theatre Arts

Get ready to embark on a wild, unforgettable journey! The Rangi Ruru Junior Production team proudly present Madagascar JR - A Musical Adventure! Join Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe, and Gloria the hippo as they journey from the Central Park Zoo to the far-off shores of Madagascar🦁

This show is full of vibrant performances, dazzling choreography, and a few surprises that will delight audiences of all ages. So get ready to ‘Move It, Move It’ and join us for this energetic and exciting production—it’s sure to be the talk of the jungle!

Get your tickets now! 🎫 https://events.humanitix.com/madagascar-rangi-ruru-junior-production

After incredible performances at the recent DanceNZMade competition, where the judges declared the level of dance the highest they had seen nationally, we are thrilled to present our Dance Showcase 2024!

💃 Join us on Thursday, 26 September as around 90 talented dancers from Years 7-13, choreographed by our NCEA students, take to the stage in Atawhai. They’ll be showcasing an array of genres that promise to captivate and inspire.

🩰 It’s a night not to be missed, so invite your friends and whānau and join us for a night of dance to remember. This is a free community event, with the opportunity to contribute a koha to our dance programme.

🎟 Register at this link: https://events.humanitix.com/an-evening-of-dance-2024

THEATRE FEST SUCCESS 🎭

Our talented ākonga recently performed at the local Theatre Fest competition, with both groups being nominated for regionals. Last weekend was the regional competition, held here at Rangi Ruru. Both of the student directed pieces gained awards. We are so proud of all of you, congratulations on your Theatre Fest success ✨

• Excellence in Acting awards for Jessica Allnutt, Amelea Scott and Millie Vink 🎭
• Excellence in Overall Production Design for Barbies, directed by Joni Lester 🏆
• Distinction award for Overall Production for The Blueberry Hill Accord directed by Amelea Scott and Millie Vink 🏅

Please congratulate year 11 students Amelea Scott, Millie Vink and Carmen Wood; Year 12 student Jessica Allnutt; and Year 13 Students Joni Lester, Mariella Wallace and Millie White 🙌
 

Our student directed pieces for TheatreFest are being performed this Sunday 18th August at 2pm in the Merivale Lane Theatre. Come see!

Congratulations to our actors, directors and our technician for their nomination to the Upper South Island Regional TheatreFest. We are proud to host this festival, on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th August, at the Merivale Lane Theatre at Rangi Ruru Girls' School. For those who missed out on the wonderful comedic performances by our students, you get a second chance to see both - along with performances from groups from throughout the Upper South Island. More info next week.

Congratulations to our year 9 and 10 students cast in Madagascar Jr. We look forward to starting rehearsals with you this Sunday!

A busy week for us here as we audition for Madagascar Jnr, and prepare for Canterbury TheatreFest - a wonderful weekend of local theatre at our own Merivale Lane Theatre. We are very proud of our student directors and performers. Toi toi toi!

And we are off!
We are looking forward to a fabulous weekend of exciting theatrical offerings next Saturday and Sunday. Here is the schedule for your viewing pleasure!
If you are able to assist us over the weekend with some additional help, we would be grateful also, otherwise we look forward to seeing you at the performances.
M & M

From thousands who applicants from across the globe, Ava Fitzsimmons (Year 13) was selected as one of 26 students to attend the prestigious Tisch New York University summer dance programme currently taking place. For the last three weeks, Ava has immersed herself in the world of dance, attending university Monday to Friday - eight hours a day, dance performances in the evenings, and participating in weekend workshops.

💃 During the programme, Ava is earning college-level credits. From a focus on dynamic alignment, ballet and contemporary technique to creative research in dance concentrating on composition, repertory, improvisation, anatomy, kinesiology and media studies - every aspect of dance is being explored intensively.

👩🏼‍🎓 Whilst at Tisch, Ava is being exposed to student life as well, living in a dorm room on campus with another arts student.

🙌🏼 Congratulations Ava - what an exciting opportunity. We hope you are having a blast!

HANDS UP FOR THE END OF TERM 2! 👐

Term 2 has been massive for Theatre Arts here at Rangi Ruru! 👏 The Dance companies have been gearing up for DanceNZMade, Drama Club put on their first showcase, Senior Drama classes performing class plays and devised pieces, Theatre Sports training for their upcoming comps, students rehearsing for TheatreFest, Year 8 Showquest and of course the production of ‘Anything Goes’ with Christ College! 💃🏼🎶

Congratulations to all of our students who have shared their shine this term! A special shout out to our Year 8’s at Showquest who received Highly Commended awards for lighting and soundtrack, and also a ‘School Spirit’ award for showing support to other schools throughout the event. You should all be extremely proud of yourselves! ⭐️

We hope you all have a well deserved break with your whānau and we look forward to seeing you all back in Term 3! 🎭

Remember, auditions for Madagascar JR are Week 1 of Term 3, so sign up now! We can’t wait to bring this show to life 🦁

We are so excited for our upcoming Junior Production! 🎭

If you would like to audition, please either find the link on your year group page, or message Miss Cope on Teams.

We can’t wait to see you at auditions! 🦁💃🏼🎶

It’s Book Week! Of course we had to dress up - the Theatre Arts faculty loves a good costume 🎭📖

IT’S CLOSING NIGHT! 😬

We can’t wait to welcome our final audience for this run of ‘Anything Goes’! 🎭🎶

Opening night is finally here! The curtains rise for the first time tonight on our joint senior musical production with Christ’s College, Canterbury of ‘Anything Goes’.

🎭 Break a leg to the incredible cast and crew who have worked tirelessly over the last several months learning to tap, perfecting their lines, mastering the melodies, and setting the stage. We couldn’t be more excited to see your hard work come to life.

🎟 Limited tickets are still available, so don’t miss out on this amazing show! Book now at
https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2024/anything-goes/christchurch

Backstage snaps from the FINAL dress rehearsal! 📸

Have you got your tickets?! We open on Wednesday and you do not want to miss this show! 🎭

Tickets: https://rangiruru.school.nz/event/anything-goes/ 🎫

The first Drama Club session of Term 2 was great fun!

Everybody is welcome- just head along to the MLT Friday after school, or message the student Head of Drama, Mariella Wallace for more info! 🎭

We had a fab day at the Vitality Teachers Conference day of the Victorian Dance Festival. We can’t wait to share our new found knowledge with you all next Term! 💃🏼💃🏼

Recently our Year 7 Drama class has been learning about clowns! They have been juggling, miming and making masks. Their final performances were fantastic and we can’t wait to see what they create in Term 2! 🎭

Throwback to last week when we were on stage performing ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’! 🎭

Most of the time the cast gets all the glory, but the show wouldn’t happen without our crew!

Let’s show some love for our amazingly organised and clever crew 🎬

✨ 4 shows to go!! 🎭

If you’ve been in the audience, we would love to hear your reviews! Drop us a line in the comments below 👇

Wednesday night 7pm. Free show but we are accepting koha at the door.
Come see our talented Dancers!

Rimu Dance Company danced beautifully tonight at the fundraising Gala for the Youth Hub.

Rangi Ruru Girls' School is very excited to present 'An Evening of Dance'; the first theatre arts performance event to take place in our brand-new sports and multi-purpose centre, Atawhai.

We invite whānau and friends to come and enjoy the dancing delights offered by our Rangi Ruru dance companies comprising of students from across the school's year levels 7-13, and choreographed by our NCEA students.

All are welcome, please feel free to invite friends who would enjoy this.

Bookings are required, koha appreciated.

There will be the opportunity to support the occasion, with a cash koha on the night. Alternatively, there is also the opportunity to contribute online when booking your tickets.

https://events.humanitix.com/an-evening-of-dance?mibextid=Zxz2cZ

And finally ka pai te mahi to our Rimu Dance Company.

Your performances always blow us away. You dances beautifully this weekend and we are incredibly proud of you all 💕