Co-curricular Performing Arts at Waratah incorporates Music, Dance and Drama. Being part of Callaghan College provides students with even more opportunities, as the school invests in a number of events each year to showcase our student' talents from across all three campuses.
Performing arts opportunities
Dance
Extracurricular dance
This goup is open to dancers of all abilities from Year 7-10 and provides students with the opportunity to be part of small ensemble performances at school events.
Information about upcoming performances will be posted through announcements on Canvas and students who nominate to take part will need to participate in lunch time rehearsals to prepare. No audition is required to take part.
Star Struck
Our School is a proud supporter of Star Struck. We have been participating in the show for over 15 years. Star Struck is open to all students in Year 7-10 however acceptance to this group is through an audition process.
Auditions are held early in term 1 and are run through lunch breaks. Successful students will take part in performing and filming our official school audition video that is sent to the Star Struck team. If the school group is successful, Star Struck is held during Term 2.
Our School will audition the following groups:
- Stage 4 – Dance
- Stage 5 – Dance
- All Years Aboriginal Dance
Hunter Dance Festival
Students with a passion for dance also have the oppoortunity to audition for a spot in our Hunter Dance Festival Team. Auditions occur in term 2. Successful students will work towards developing and choregraphing a routine to film and submit to the Hunter Dance Festival Committee. If the school is successful, the Hunter Dance Festival is held early in term 3.
Aboriginal Performance Group
Our campus Aboriginal Peformance group provides students with the opportunity to choreograph and share routines which combine traditional and contemporary dance techniques. Students can participate in workshops, performances and excursions throughout the year (including Star Struck). Rehearsals occur weekly in the Drama Theatre. See Ms Freeman in CAPA for more information.
Music
Concert Band
Concert Band is a music program for students who play woodwind, brass, strings or percussion and would like to learn modern pieces of concert music. The group rehearses once a week before school and caters for all instrument grades and abilities.
Being part of Callaghan College provides our band students with even more opportunities. The group joins with music students from other campuses to perform as part of the Callaghan College Stage and Concert Bands and joins with partner primary students in Band Link.
There are ample opportunities for the group to perform, including:
- Band Link
- Star Struck
- School performances
- College musicals
Stage 4 Music Group
This group meets once a week at lunch to learn new songs, put together performances and just have a jam. There is no level of skill required - we have a mixture of experienced performers and complete beginners. We cater for any instrument, including electric guitars, keyboard, vocals, bass guitar, ukulele, drums and any other instruments you might like to play.
The group performs at assemblies, lunch time concerts and special school events, like Presentation Ceremonies and Variet Nights
New members are always welcome! Please see Mr Mani in the CAPA staffroom if you are interested in joining.
Drama
Musical Theatre
Students with an interest in Musical Theatre are encouraged to audition for our campus and College musicals.
Rehearsals occur once a week on campus and there will be opportunities to rehearse and perform at our new Callaghan College Performing Arts Centre on Jesmond Campus.