Spring 08 Academy Newsletter

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Recent Events & Congratulations

  • RTE’s Afternoon Mini Toy Show were delighted with the following two groups of students who went into studio and demonstrated on their given toys. Well done to the following who took part on Monday 3rd December – Luke Patton, Abigail Allen, Sean O’Looney & Alex McCrory and on December 6th we had Conor Dunne, Alexandra O’Brien, Emily Muldoon and Thomas Holohan.
  • Chelsea O’Toole had her moment of fame also when she appeared on TV3’s Ireland Am show. Well-done Chelsea.
  • Many thanks to the students and their teacher Patricia Ronayne who braved the weather conditions on December 8th to carol sing at Ashbourne Town Centre. They raised €78 towards their trip to London. The Ashbourne Town Centre kindly donated €500 and expressed their appreciation to everyone.
  • The Christmas raffle raised €150 so thank you to everyone who purchased tickets. Prizewinners were as follows – 1st prize Rene Curtis (Kells), 2nd prize Evan O’Rourke (Navan) and 3rd prize Rebecca Wade (Virginia).
  • We would like to thank both the students and parents who bag packed at Tescos and Dunnes in Ashboure in January to raise money for the forthcoming trip to London. A total of €1850 was collected. Well done to everyone concerned!!
  • Well done to the following students who took part in a Leargas Documentary based on the murder of Garda Richard Fallon in 1970 – Conor Tolan (Virginia), Colm Murray (Ratoath), Noah O’Sullivan (Navan), Anna & Patrick Brannigan (Ratoath) and their mother Emma who stepped in at the last minute. The documentary was shown on RTE on 21st January.
  • Jessica Beaton went on the “Once a week show” in RTE and had a great time. She won an i-pod, portable dvd player, MTV karaoke machine, 12 cd's, 2 dvds and 2 cinema tickets!
  • Congratulations to Jakob Mahase on the recent release of his very own CD. Check out this weeks Meath Post for a review on the young star. Well-done and continued success in the future.

Kells Panto

Hansel and Gretal this years Kells Panto was a fantastic success and well done to everyone involved as all that hard work most certainly paid off. It was a fantastic experience and Sheila would liket thank our two dance captains Simone Murphy (Virginia) and Katie Duffy (Kells). We would like to express our apologies and best wishes to Ciara Menton who performed in the panto but we omitted her from the list on our last newsletter. A special thank you to all the parents whose help was much appreciated in the dressing rooms. Thank you to all concerned.

St. Patrick’s Day Parade

We are delighted to announce that we will once again be taking part in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Dublin on Monday 17th March. The parade is watched by 5.5million people and a great experience in street theatre. We have an allocation of 50 students performing on the day so if you are interested and over 11yrs old please fill in the attached form and return to class asap or alternatively contact us at the office. We will have a dress rehearsal for everyone involved on Saturday 1st March in the Korean Martial Arts Centre Navan from 2-4pm.

Forthcoming Show

The Academy has received the rights from London to do the full musical “Annie” in the Solstice Arts Centre, Navan. This will be our first full musical and will be staged in January 2009. This is a fantastic opportunity for all students in the academy and a wonderful musical for everyone to enjoy and experience.

Dance Diversions Workshop & Performance

Professional dancers from the Welsh contempory dance company “Diversions” are coming to the Korean Martial Arts Centre in Navan on Tuesday 4th March to do a workshop from 7-8:30pmThe workshop will use the four main elements of dance education, which are – warm up & technique, composition, performance and evaluation. Those who attend the workshop will also benefit seeing the dancers they meet perform live on stage at the Solstice Theatre in Navan on the following night. The cost of both the Workshop and Performance/Show is €20. The workshop is open to everyone over the age of 9. If you would like to book please complete the form below and return it to us with your fee asap. Places are limited and offered on a first come first served basis.

Drama & Singing Examinations via L.A.M.D.A.

This years exams are taking place on 12th & 13th April. I would like to stress that the exams are not compulsory but we do encourage students to take part, as it is a valuable learning experience and all students are capable of examinations. At this stage everyone has chosen their pieces so please ensure that your child brings it to class with them each week. We would encourage parents to practise with the children at home as it helps in building their confidence. The costs for the exams are approx. €20-€40 depending on the grade and all students from the ages of 5 upwards can take part. The Award Ceremony has been provisionally booked for 25th May.

London Trip

There are 32 students going on an educational trip to London from 7th – 9th March. Show tickets have been booked to see Wicked and The Lion King and we are in the process of finalising all other events at the moment. We will be arranging a meeting with the parents of all students going on the trip very shortly.

Mid Term Break

No classes will take place from 17th – 23rd March due to the Easter break.

Joining The Agency

You can now join our theatrical agency. The yearly fee is €49 for academy members and €69 for non-members. For further details please log onto our website

Other News

I would like to welcome Joanne Cunningham to the Academy team. Joanne is our new marketing co-ordinator and will be based in the office every Tuesday and Thursday. Also joining our team is Abbey Smith and Dan Huet.

We would like to send our best wishes to Zieta who will be having her operation on February 25th. Hope all goes well and looking forward to seeing you back at the office.

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Please make your choices and return asap

St. Patricks Parade / Dance Workshop / Workshop Fee €20 / Exams
Drama (Acting) / Musical Theatre (Singing)

Name:______

Contact No.______

Age:______

Academy: Virginia / Kells / Navan / Ratoath

Sheila Garvey,

The Academy & Agency of Performing Arts. 55 Effernock Manor, Dublin Road,Trim, Co Meath
Tel: +353 46 94 36324