Arnolds Creek Primary School has received a State Award and is being considered for a National Award for their Wakakirri performance ‘Never Too Little To Bring About Big Change’.
Wakakirri is Australia’s largest performing arts event for schools with over 200 schools taking part in 2023.
Participating schools are inspired by the Wakakirri ethos ‘great stories inspire change’ to create and perform story-dances that reflect students’ thoughts, ideas and aspirations.
More than 50 students between grade three and six performed on August 2 at Clocktower in Moonee Ponds.
Their story is about how children can control their destiny and bring about change in the world.
Wakakirri Ambassador Christopher Politis congratulated the Arnolds Creek students on a brilliant performance.
“[It was a] was a super well rehearsed production with a lot of elements and exciting moments,” he said.
“[They] fit a complicated storyline into a short piece really well. The students’ individual talents were showcased well.”
Assistant principal Karen Calleja said the story was important for the school to tell.
“The students have done such a wonderful job bringing the story to life,” she said.
“Their creative talents are phenomenal, and we are so proud of how hard they have worked together as a collaborative group. Their teamwork and ability to bring out the best in one another is heartening. We wish the team well as they compete in the finals”.
Wakakirri Festival director Adam Loxley said the standard of performance and the stories being told by schools this year was exceptional and Arnolds Creek Primary School should be very proud of their award.
Arnolds Creek will perform again, and find out if they are nominated for national finals on September 8.
