We had 14 students involved in the Victorian State Schools Spectacular. 13 students were involved in the mass dance cast and Alex G. from Year 7 has been running audio tech set-up, performance, and take-down.
Students did an absolutely amazing job! We are so proud of their hard work, long rehearsal days, and positive attitudes.
“The final two weeks before the big show at the Victorian State Schools Spectacular (VSSS) on 29 August were super busy with heaps of rehearsals. It was so cool watching the stage get built hour by hour inside John Cain Arena, starting with the huge floor and all the heavy metal frames hanging from the roof. As the stage got finished, practice got way faster and more exciting.
The 80-piece student orchestra and the massive 1,000-voice mass choir practiced for hours to match the live music with the awesome routines of the mass dance cast. The whole stadium felt alive when we practiced big song anthems like Proud Mary, The Greatest Show and This Is Me.
The songs sounded even better when the specialty acts took to the air, with acrobatics and crazy flips right above the main stage. There was also an amazing First Nations Ensemble that did beautiful Aboriginal song and dance routines, plus a really cool signing choir from the Victorian College for the Deaf who performed Auslan on stage using new lighting cue technology.
Seeing how this whole massive show cames together shows how awesome it is to be involved in the production. It was so cool to do it this year as part of the backstage crew, and if you don’t want to do backstage like me, you can do things like mass dance or mass choir. Being in this huge arena layout gives everyone a great chance to learn new things, make heaps of new friends, and see what it feels like to be in a real professional event.
Everyone works really hard for months during rehearsals, but it is totally worth it when you finally get to be part of the big show day in front of massive sold-out crowds. If you would like to apply next year, you just need to talk to Miss Seely at the start of next year to get everything sorted out”. – Alex Gaffiero Yr 7
Ms Lela Seely – English | VM Literacy