Music
Uprising: Glyndebourne - KS3 trip
A selection of pupils from Years 7, 8 and 9 had the amazing
opportunity to watch the World Premier of ‘Uprising’, an opera about
a girl standing up to climate change. It was a moving piece of opera,
with a strong sense of community spirit. For most of our pupils, this
was their first ever experience of an opera!
Music Showcase
Our amazing musicians here at St
Richard’s performed for an audience on
Tuesday, 11th March. This showcased
the talent that we have here at school. It
was a varied evening with the Orchestra,
Choir, String Group, Bands, Woodwind,
Trios, Duets and Solos! Some of our
wonderful Year 11s performed their GCSE
solo or ensemble pieces, a real treat for
our audience. We would like to thank you
all for your contributions enabling the
music department to continue to thrive and
support our young musicians.
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Newsletter 5 - March 2025
Dance
Mrs Knight, Teacher of Dance
What an amazing term!. Huge congratulations to all the pupils who participated and put in
an enormous amount of hard work to make all the performances such a success this term.
Time to Dance
The Annual Time to Dance Festival was held at
the White Rock Theatre, Hastings on Wednesday,
12th February. It was lovely to see the senior
Dance Company once again performing in a
professional theatre. Well done to all who took
part. The pupils danced a piece inspired by the
stimulus of ‘Memories’ - “Letters home”. This
explored the Second World War and women on
the homefront receiving letters from loved ones
fighting in the war. A delighted audience member
on the evening commented “The girls danced with
poise and purpose to create a magical poignant
dance. I am sure every primary school child was
mesmerised and inspired by the dancers to see
what they can achieve in the future”.
Congratulations to Eliza and former pupil Elisa
who recently performed on the main stage at
Move It, London Excel. Move IT is everything
dances under one roof, offering the pupils a
chance to take part in professional workshops
throughout the day, watch professional
performances as well as shopping and meeting
students from professional dance colleges.
Congratulations girls, on a fantastic performance.
Summer Production
The Performing Arts Team are
delighted to announce this
year's summer production will
be ‘Oliver JR’.
Performances will be held
on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th July.
Look out for further details on
casting, rehearsals and tickets.
M U S I C A L T H E A T R E
C O U R S E & S H O W
Free lunch
provided
10am – 2pm
Mon – Wed 14 – 16 April 2025
St Leonards Academy
4-day HAF
musical theatre course
for 10 – 16yrs,
with Suzie Dunster
& Becky Knight.
Includes a visit to the
theatre to see the
Wizard of Oz.
* Have fun
* Grow confidence
* For all levels
FREE course for people
who meet HAF criteria.
Paid course places
available £20 per day at
St Leonards Academy only.
More information and
book using QR code or online
at: eequ.org/book/5976
12 – 4pm
Sun 13 April April 2025
De La Warr Pavillion