Creative Arts at WIS for 2017-2018
Creative Arts & Performance – Circle in the Water
Welcome to the new school year and the Creative Arts & Performance Faculty.
At West Island School we are a dynamic arts community which fosters and celebrates the arts and creativity. Playing music, performing in a theatre, concert or dance production, exhibiting film and artwork is a rewarding and fun experience. In addition to the study of the arts as a formal class subject through Year 7 to 13, the Creative Arts CAS programme extends classroom practice to include live performance and exhibition. Circle in the Water is the brand name we give to all Creative Arts performance, exhibitions and productions created for our school and community audience. Many of these performance and exhibition events are the result of the CAS programme offered by the school and the Creative Arts faculty. This year the faculty is offering a number of ‘creative’ activities as part of the CAS programme and we invite students to join by registering their intention and commitment through the enrolment system on Gateway.
Creativity, Activity and Service (CAS) – Creative Arts and performance
There are several arts performance CAS activities on Gateway. If you dance, act, draw, design, devise, create, produce art, film, dance, drama, sing or play a musical instrument then we invite you to sign up for an arts and performance based activity this term.
Here is a list of Arts & Performance activities in term 1
Anime Band
Applied Theatre (TIE)
Art Club
Bauhinia Ensemble ( Chinese Orchestra)
Cantare Chamber Choir
Chinese Dance
Choir
Clarinet Ensemble
Drama Club – story telling
Dumpling Drummers
Film & Photo
Improv Club
Jazz Band
Jazz Dance
Lion Dance
Momentum Dance Company
Music Production Club (Music Technology)
Rock School
Sinfonia
WIStv
These creative activities are offered by Creative Arts staff, students and staff from other faculties in the school. Students are also very welcome to create their own arts groups such as ukulele bands, and may book music and drama studios to practise.
Private instrumental and voice lessons
West Island School offers private music tuition in a range of instruments.
New for 2017-18: we are pleased to announce the addition of two new staff to the West Island School instrumental and vocal music team. We welcome Mr. Rob Abbs and Ms. Sarah Martin teaching Bass Guitar and Voice respectively.
If you are interested in learning a musical instrument or voice please click here to find out more.
Circle in the Water Performance & Exhibition Calendar – Term 1
Circle in the Water is proud to present these performance and exhibition events in term 1, 2017
Capoeira Workshop (Dance) 16 September
A dance workshop based on Brazilian martial arts at WIS.
Star Search heats & final (Music) 11 – 28 September
A talent competition for music, dance and film students, with an opportunity to earn dynasty points, lunch times at WIS.
Post 16 Drama Conference (Drama) 18 September
English Schools Foundation drama workshops featuring stage combat, clowning, contemporary dance, stage craft and acting workshops for IB and ID students at WIS.
Ian Murphy Workshop & Exhibition (Art) 16 – 27 October
Visiting professional artist and exhibition of student work at WIS
Arts in the Park (Dance) 11 November
A Hong Kong community arts event (Victoria Park) in which WIS GCSE, IB, ID, and Momentum Dance Company dance students perform
Christmas Gala (Music) 5 December
A Christmas concert celebration in the school’s auditorium
More Light by Bryony Lavery 13 December
A theatre production performed in the school’s auditorium
On behalf of the Creative Arts faculty we look forward to meeting you at Circle in the Water performance events throughout the year.
If you have any questions about the creative arts and performance at West Island School, please email me or phone West Island School tel: 2819 1962.
Ms. Leigh Dalgarno
Head of Creative Arts
leigh.dalgarno@wis.edu.hk
