Our Creatives Arts Festival is a yearly event with a long tradition of over thirty years at Our Lady of Dolours Primary. building on this strong history of excellence in the performing arts, the format of the event was revised in 2022 as a whole school musical. This allowed us to showcase the talents of our students in music, dance and drama through the experience of performing at a live theatre.
Our Musicals are inclusive of all students with all children participating from Kindergarten to Grade 6 each year. musicals are produced totally in house with staff volunteering their time, energy and expertise. The show takes place at the end of Term 3 at The Concourse, Chatswood. The venue seats 1000 people with students performing to a full house night.
A teaching staff member is appointed Director of the show along with other key staff take on specialised responsibilities such as Assistant Director, props, logistics and production. As part of the Creative and Practical Arts Curriculum, all students receive dance lessons in Term 3 where our Specialist Dance Teacher choreographs each grades performance for the evening. Our Specialist Music Teacher takes on the role of Music Director.
Students in Grade 6 audition each year for the main roles with all Grade 6 students taking on a part in their final year at school. A right of passage reserved for all senior students each year.
Our musical productions have been a great success and the professional venue allowed us to meet the capacity of the entire school and have all students perform together on one evening. The quality of the signing, acting and dancing is a joy to watch.