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CELEBRATE! WAAPA salutes ECU’s 30th Anniversary
Welcome from the
VICE-CHANCELLOR
We are delighted to have you here with us
tonight as we celebrate ECU’s 30th anniversary.
Professor Steve Chapman CBE
Vice-Chancellor
Edith Cowan University
Tonight’s extravaganza will take us on a rich journey This approach is also recognised globally. This year we
through music, theatre and dance – with some special have again been ranked in the world’s top 100 universities
guests and a few surprises along the way. under 50 years old in the Times Higher Education Young
Universities Rankings.
2021 is a big year for ECU. We are not only celebrating our
30th anniversary, but also 100 years since our namesake In celebrating the past 30 years, we also have our sights
– Edith Dircksey Cowan – became the first woman to be set firmly on the future. And an exciting driver of this future
elected to an Australian Parliament. is the ECU City project.
Edith Cowan dedicated her life to the belief that Part of the Perth City Deal between ECU, the Australian
education was key to growth, change and improvement in Government and the Western Australian Government, ECU
society. She was a driving force behind social reform and City will deliver Perth a world-class Creative Industries,
equality. A woman with a vision. Business and Technology precinct.
Inspired by her work, in 1991 ECU was formally established Set to open in 2025, with more than 9,000 students and
from an amalgamation of former teaching colleges, and staff, it will transform the centre of Perth.
WAAPA, which itself had only been established 11 years prior.
ECU City represents the future of university education.
Our intent 30 years ago was the same as it is now: to It will become part of the lifeblood of Perth’s CBD and
transform lives through education and research. To give inject vibrancy, creativity, culture and community into the
our students the knowledge and skills to succeed in heart of our city.
their careers and make a positive contribution to their
Lastly, I recognise that pulling a gala like this together is no
communities.
mean feat. I would like to acknowledge this labour of love
You only have to look at the WAAPA stars now dotted created by our WAAPA family.
around the world to see how they have built on their
A sincere and heartfelt thank you to the performers,
educational experience to achieve excellence in the
students, staff, alumni, and of course, WAAPA Executive
performing arts.
Dean David Shirley, and the Artistic Director of tonight’s
It’s pleasing to see our approach to education is show, Brendan Hanson.
appreciated by our students. For the sixth year in a
I hope you enjoy tonight’s performance.
row ECU has been ranked the top public university for
undergraduate teaching quality, based on the QILT survey
of those who should know best: graduates.
Welcome from the
EXECUTIVE DEAN
OF WAAPA
A very warm welcome to an extraordinary event.
Professor David Shirley
Executive Dean
Western Australian Academy
of Performing Arts
It is a great privilege for all of the staff and students at We all know that the challenges of recent years and the
the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts to consequences of a global pandemic will have significant
take part in this wonderful celebration to mark the 30th impacts across many parts of society – including
Anniversary of Edith Cowan University. Throughout its education and the arts. The realisation, however, that
history WAAPA has played a central role in identifying WAAPA is the beneficiary of such tremendous support
and enabling the remarkable talents of world class by the University of which it is a part means that we
musicians, actors, dancers, directors, designers and can look to the future with a genuine sense of pride
technicians – many of whom enjoy illustrious and highly and confidence. The recent announcement of the
influential careers across the globe! establishment of an ECU City campus, in which WAAPA
will enjoy an integral presence, bears testimony to
Celebrated as one of the world’s most prestigious
this recognition.
performing arts academies, there is no doubt that
WAAPA’s success is attributable to ECU. Since the If the last 30 years are anything to go by, the next
establishment of Edith Cowan University in 1991, when phase in the University’s development is likely to be truly
WAAPA became part of the institution, the School has extraordinary and I very much look forward to being part
gone from strength to strength and our graduates of and contributing to the many exciting initiatives and
have benefitted from the transformative and highly developments that are ahead.
empowering ethos on which the University’s values
Enjoy tonight’s performance as we proudly celebrate
are established.
30 years of ECU and the glorious achievements of this
youthful, energetic, and highly dynamic institution.
Welcome from the
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Brendan Hanson
I am proud to be a WAAPA graduate and ECU alumnus. Richard Gill in the same year. I acknowledge the
Having the opportunity to curate a program that incredible artists and educators who inspired me to
celebrates the incredible diversity and commitment of pursue my passion for storytelling, in particular the late,
craft and skill of the young artists and their mentors great John Milson, the then director of the Music Theatre
and educators was truly a privilege. It has been like department, and his colleagues, Denis Follington,
being given a cornucopia of talent and expression Derek Bond and Jenny Lynnd.
and I acknowledge the incredible staff of ECU and
Tonight’s program is a celebration of perseverance
WAAPA for supporting me with such grace and goodwill,
and overcoming. Like our namesake, raising your voice
offering their time and great talent to make this evening
in the face of opposition is challenging and to grow in
a success.
confidence one needs opportunity. ECU and WAAPA
On a personal note I get to come full circle tonight, continue to create that opportunity. We raise our voices
having commenced my training in 1991 and as a student in chorus tonight and we hope you enjoy our mission of
at WAAPA performing in my professional debut at Perth “Be Inspired”.
Concert Hall with the then Dean of the Conservatorium,
Featured
ARTISTS
Natalie Allen Jessica Gethin
Natalie Allen is an award-winning Australian conductor Jessica
dancer with an extensive professional Gethin has forged an international
career who has collaborated, conducting career working in the
performed and toured works by United States, Asia, Australia and
many leading choreographers and New Zealand. Her roster includes
companies from Australia and around conducting the Dallas Opera,
the world, including Leigh Warren, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra,
Rafael Bonachela, Gary Stewart West Australian Symphony
and William Forsythe. Since 2013 Orchestra, Malaysian Philharmonic
Natalie’s choreographic work has been presented Orchestra, Perth Symphony, Singapore Symphony,
locally, nationally and internationally. Climacteric, Auckland Philharmonic, Macao Orchestra and regular
a site-specific solo work, was presented at Contact M1 seasons with the West Australian Ballet, crossing genres
Festival 2019, Singapore. A Night Out!, a community show of symphonic, ballet, opera, film and contemporary.
reinventing social dance, toured regional WA in 2019. Accolades include being listed in Limelight Australia’s
Natalie performed in Sunset, Perth Festival 2019 and Top Twenty Australian Artists, winner of the Brian Stacey
later that year joined the cast of Punchdrunk’s Sleep No Australian Conductor Award, AFR’s 100 Most Influential
More in Shanghai, China. 2020 saw Natalie choreograph Women, a Churchill Fellowship and being named a finalist
a solo for SLIDE Dance Theatre’s new show, Beam me in the West Australian of the Year Awards. Jessica was
up, Kate; a new work titled Stained in Crimson for LINK founding conductor of the Perth Symphony until 2019,
Dance Company; and was the movement director on as well as Inaugural Fellow at the Hart Institute of Women
two plays, Love and Information and The Golem: or, Conductors with the Dallas Opera. A proud alumna of
Next Year in Jerusalem. In 2021, Natalie performed in WAAPA, Jessica has been on music staff since 2008.
MoveMoveMove at Perth Festival; premiered JULIA, a solo
work co‑created with Sally Richardson at State Theatre Alice Humphries
Centre; and is currently choreographing Cabaret for Alice Humphries is a highly versatile
WAAPA’s graduating Music Theatre class. Natalie is a composer and arranger working
proud graduate of WAAPA’s Dance program. across and in-between the
contemporary classical, jazz and
Clint Bracknell experimental worlds. Her music
Clint Bracknell is Associate Professor has been described as “bursting
at WAAPA and Kurongkurl Katitjin. with life and fun, as well as great,
His composition/sound design great beauty” and “deeply thought-
credits include Hecate (Yirra provoking…offering both moments
Yaakin/Bell Shakespeare - of incredible intensity and sublime serenity.” Her output
‘Best Composition’ 2020 WA includes electro-acoustic, chamber and orchestral
Performing Arts Awards), York, music, as well as music for dance, documentary and
The Cherry Orchard, Water, The film. Alice’s music has been performed across Australia
Caucasian Chalk Circle (Black Swan), and internationally by artists including the Melbourne
Skylab (Black Swan/Yirra Yaakin), King Hit (Yirra Yaakin), Symphony Orchestra, Syzygy Ensemble, Blair Harris and
and The Red Tree (Barking Gecko - nominated for ‘best Caroline Almonte, and the Letter String Quartet. She
original score’ 2012 Helpmann Awards). His music has also works extensively as an arranger and orchestrator
also featured in international advertising campaigns, and has collaborated with some of Australia’s major
television series and the feature film, H is For Happiness orchestras and contemporary music artists including
(2019). Clint’s PhD in Noongar song was awarded UWA’s Josh Pyke, Kate Miller-Heidke, Katie Noonan, Meow Meow
2016 Robert Street Prize for most outstanding thesis, and Missy Higgins. Alice graduated from WAAPA with a
he delivered the 2019 Hancock Lecture for the Australian Bachelor of Music Honours in 2009.
Academy of Humanities and received the 2020 Barrett
Award for Australian Studies. Clint established the
Contemporary Music program at Sydney Conservatorium
of Music (2014-2018) and currently leads an ARC funded
research project at ECU.
Michael Lewis Emma Matthews
Michael Lewis, in a career spanning Australia’s most highly awarded
50 years, has become one of soprano, Emma Matthews performs
Australia’s most respected singers. regularly with all the Australian opera
He is highly regarded for his companies, symphony orchestras
command of both operatic and and festivals, and is now Head of
concert repertoire. After winning the Classical Voice and Opera Studies at
Metropolitan Opera Competition in WAAPA. Emma’s operatic repertoire
1973 and an Arts Council Scholarship, includes the title roles in The Cunning
Michael left Adelaide for Europe, Little Vixen (Royal Opera House,
marking the beginning of a successful international Covent Garden and Opera Australia), Lulu, Lakmé,
career. His major debut at the Wexford Festival in 1976, Lucia di Lammermoor and Partenope; Violetta (La
was followed by performances at opera houses in Traviata), Gilda (Rigoletto), Cleopatra (Giulio Cesare),
London, Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich, Leipzig, Amsterdam, Juliette (Roméo et Juliette), Marie (La Fille du Regiment),
Venice, San Diego, Pittsburgh, English National Opera, Konstanze (Die Entführung aus dem Serail), Amina (La
Welsh National Opera, Scottish Opera, Opera North Sonnambula), the four heroines (The Tales of Hoffmann),
and Glyndebourne Festival and Touring Opera. He has Leila (Les Pecheurs de Perles) and Rosina (The Barber
performed 35 major roles with Opera Australia, as well as of Seville). In addition to appearing in numerous Opera
regular appearances with the state companies in Perth, Australia productions released on DVD, including
Adelaide, Melbourne and Brisbane and New Zealand La Traviata and Lakme, Emma’s solo recordings with
Opera. He has worked extensively on the concert platform orchestra are: Emma Matthews in Monte Carlo (Deutsche
with many major orchestras and conductors in Europe, Grammophon/ABC Classics), Mozart arias (ABC Classics)
the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and Malaysia. and Agony and Ecstasy (ABC Classics).
Michael is a sought‑after singing teacher, mentor and
coach and is currently a voice teacher at WAAPA. In 2008 Meow Meow
Michael was awarded an OAM for services to the arts. Meow’s unique brand of subversive
and sublime entertainment has
Amy Manford hypnotized, inspired and terrified
Prior to her West End debut as audiences worldwide from London’s
Christine Daaé in Andrew Lloyd West End to Lincoln Centre New
Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera York, to the Hollywood Bowl, to the
at the Sydney Opera House, after Sydney Opera House. Her original
performing the role in London’s West music theatre works have played
End and Athens, Greece. Amy had from Berlin to Berkeley, Edinburgh to
sung at many iconic venues such Shanghai and have been commissioned by David Bowie,
as the Seoul Arts Center in South Pina Bausch and Mikhail Baryshnikov amongst others.
Korea and at Buckingham Palace With orchestras she specialises in Weimar and French
for the Prince of Wales. She was especially honoured chanson repertoire as well as jump-cut explorations
to sing the Australian Anthem for HRH Prince Harry and of Schubert and Schumann and contemporary work.
Ms. Meghan Markle for the 2018 Anzac Day Memorial The stage‑diving tragi-comedienne has performed her
Service in London. In 2017, Amy graduated with a Master “orchestrated chaos” with The London Philharmonic,
of Performance from the prestigious Royal College of Sydney, Seattle, Bergen Norway, Oregon and San
Music where she was lucky enough to perform numerous Francisco Symphonies. Her latest album Hotel Amour
title roles with their International Opera School. Before with Pink Martini’s Thomas Lauderdale was ranked
moving to London, Amy had graduated with a Bachelor in The Times UK top 100 albums of 2019. Her theatre
of Music from WAAPA in her hometown of Perth. Amy credits include Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
returned home last year to form Perth’s newest production at Shakespeare’s Globe in London, and a critically
company, MM Creative Productions with friend and acclaimed Miss Adelaide in Guys and Dolls with the Royal
fellow WAAPA graduate, Genevieve McCarthy. They are Philharmonic at Royal Albert Hall, Jenny in Threepenny
thrilled to be bringing Disney in Concert: A Dream is a Opera with the London Philharmonic in London and
Wish to Australia for the first time this October at the Paris, and Anna in Die Sieben Todsünden at the Berlin
Riverside Theatre. Konzerthaus under Vladimir Jurowski. She has created
numerous fantastical history song cycles for crumbling
theatres and bespoke civic events, most recently
in Liverpool. Meow Meow graduated from WAAPA’s Music
Theatre course in 1997.
Jamie Oehlers She has extensive language skills and is presently
Dr Jamie Oehlers is recognised as one employed as a Noongar language teacher at Western
of Australia’s leading jazz artists and Australia’s Moorditj College, and as the Elder-in-Residence
saxophonists. He was the winner of the at Edith Cowan University. She is also currently on the Board
2003 World Saxophone Competition of Sister Kate’s Home Kids Aboriginal Corporation (SKHKAC)
in Switzerland and has won numerous and is a member of the Wirlomin Language and Stories
awards in Australia, including four Inc. Cultural Elders Reference Group. Roma was awarded
Australian Jazz Bell Awards – one Best the Barry Hayward Outstanding Achievement Aboriginal
Australian Jazz Artist and three for Individual Award in 2005. She has delivered sessions at
Best Contemporary Jazz Album – an conferences on language such as the Connecting with
ABC Limelight Award for Best Jazz CD Release, and has Aboriginal Languages Conference in 2007 in Hawaii; the
been an ARIA Awards finalist for Best Jazz Album. His career World Indigenous Suicide Prevention conference in New
has seen him perform throughout the world, from New York, Zealand in 2016; and the National Aboriginal and Torres
London, Paris and Berlin to India, Switzerland, UK, Italy, Strait Islander Suicide Prevention conference/World
Ireland, China and Japan. He has released 20 albums, Indigenous Suicide Prevention conference in Perth in 2018.
including his latest, Night Music which was aligned with his Roma sat on the Department of Education’s Curriculum
PhD entitled “Developing a Chromatic-Intervallic Approach Council in setting standards and educational expectations
to Jazz Improvisation Through Reflexive Practice”. Jamie for Noongar language taught at secondary and TEE levels.
graduated from WAAPA’s Jazz course in 1994, returned in Roma was the language and cultural consultant on the
2008 to take up the position of Coordinator of Jazz Studies, play Yibiyung written by her daughter Dallas Winmar.
and completed his PhD at WAAPA in 2019. Jamie is now She has also worked as senior language editor for the
WAAPA’s Associate Dean of Music, and maintains an active Noongar Shakespeare Project. Roma, under the name of
performance career on top of his teaching and mentoring. Yibiyung, has worked with the Carrolup School of artists
as adults. Biographical cuttings on Yibiyung as an artist
Paul O’Neill in her own right are housed in the National Library of
Australia in Canberra as a contemporary Noongar artist.
Australian tenor Paul O’Neill has forged
She has a passion for passing on family histories to the next
a compelling international career
generation through research and storytelling.
performing throughout Europe and
Australasia. His 2021 engagements
Nicole Youl
include Alfredo (La traviata) for
Opera Australia, Turiddu (Cavalleria Nicole Youl made her mark as a
rusticana) and Canio (Pagliacci) for soprano in the works of Puccini
West Australian Opera, and concert and Verdi – she has performed
appearances with the West Australian the title role in Madama Butterfly
Symphony Orchestra. Most recently, he sang Don José in (Opera Australia), Mimi in La bohème
Carmen for West Australian Opera, Rodolfo (La bohème) (Opera Australia, Opera Queensland,
and Narraboth (Salome) for Opera Australia, the title role Paiz Festival in Guatemala), title role
in Faust for Theater Münster, Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly) in Tosca (Opera Australia, Victorian
throughout China and Cavaradossi (Tosca) in both Perth State Opera), Liu in Turandot
and Magdeburg. Other roles include: The Duke (Rigoletto) (Opera Australia), the leading ladies in Puccini’s Il Trittico;
with Opera Holland Park, Opera Australia, West Australian Giorgetta in Il tabarro, the title role in Suor Angelica and
Opera, Staatstheater Karlsruhe and Staatstheater Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi (Opera Australia), Leonora
Mainz; Turriddu, Cavaradossi, and Carlo VII (Giovanna in Il trovatore (West Australian Opera, Opera Australia)
d´Arco) for Theater Bielefeld; Jason (Médée) for Theater and Amelia in Un ballo in maschera (Opera Australia).
Bielefeld and Staatstheater Mainz and The Italian Tenor Other roles include Elsa in Lohengrin (Opera Australia),
(Der Rosenkavalier) for Berlin Staatsoper. Paul earned his Leonore in Fidelio (OA), Santuzza in Cavalleria rusticana
Bachelor of Performing Arts (Music) at WAAPA and was a (Opera Australia, West Australian Opera), Micaela in
Young Artist at West Australian Opera. Carmen (Opera Australia, Opera Queensland and West
Australian Opera), Diane in Iphigenie en Tauride (Opera
Dr Roma Yibiyung Winmar Australia), Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni (Victorian State
Opera), First Lady in The Magic Flute (Opera Australia),
Dr. Roma Yibiyung Winmar has
Grimgerde (Die Walküre) and Die Vertraute and Die Vierte
worked significantly in Indigenous
Mägd in Elektra (Teatro dell’ opera di Roma). 2021 sees
education and the arts where she
Nicole performing Mamma Lucia (Cavalleria Rusticana)
is continuously promoting Noongar
and Marcellina (The Marriage of Figaro) for West
language and cultural activities for
Australian Opera and La Zia Principessa (Suor Angelica)
which she was awarded an honorary
for Freeze Frame Opera. Nicole currently teaches classical
doctorate by Edith Cowan University
voice at WAAPA.
in 2020.
CELEBRATE!
WAAPA salutes ECU’s 30th Anniversary
ORDER OF Proceedings
Welcome to Country
y Dr Roma Yibiyung Winmar INTERVAL 20 MINUTES
Waalwaliny written by Clint Bracknell and arranged
by Hanae Wilding after an arrangement by Iain
Grandage. Performed with students from Aboriginal
Defying Gravity Percussion
Performance, Acting and Music departments
y Celebrate by Marcus Perrozzi
WAAPA Symphony Orchestra
Contemporary Music students
y Opening of Also sprach Zarathustra by
y Gone Under by Snarky Puppy
Richard Strauss
Bachelor of Performing Arts students
y The Dream Before by Meow Meow
y Ladies and… An adaptation of Edith Cowan’s
LINK Dance Company and WAAPA Jazz Combo maiden speech to Parliament directed and
y Excerpt from Let’s Do It choreographed by adapted by Melissa Cantwell
Leigh Warren
Music Theatre students and Orchestra
y Music: I Get a Kick Out of You/Always True to You in y I’ve Got Rhythm by George and Ira Gershwin from
My Fashion by Cole Porter the musical Crazy For You directed by Crispin Taylor,
Emma Matthews, Nicole Youl, Paul O’Neill, choreographed by Jayne Smeulders and conducted
Michael Lewis and Orchestra by David King
y Quartet from Rigoletto ECU Short Film Commissions for the 2020
Acting students International Year of the Nurse and Midwife
y Scenes from Shakespeare directed by Glenda y Shift written and devised by Helen Searle and
Linscott directed by Andrew Lewis
Aboriginal Performance students with Clint Bracknell y Commissioned by the ECU School of Nursing and
and Orchestra Midwifery and the Western Australian Academy of
y Break Loose by Clint Bracknell, arranged by Philip Performing Arts
Everall and choreographed by Simon Stewart Amy Manford with the WAAPA Symphony Orchestra
ECU Contemporary Fashion Showcase featuring the y Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again by Andrew
Mingus Jazz Ensemble Lloyd-Webber from The Phantom of the Opera
y The Mind Melder by Troy Roberts Dance students with Pavan Kumar Hari
WAAPA Symphony Orchestra with WAAPA Chorus (composer/percussion)
y Brave the Wave composed by Jonathon Jie y The Resistance choreographed by Brooke Leeder
Hong Yang WAAPA Symphony Orchestra, WAAPA Chorus, WAAPA
Acting students Big Band, WAAPA Gospel Choir and soloists Emma
y Chasing Happy inspired by ATLAS created by the Matthews (soprano) and Jamie Oehlers (saxophone)
Graduating Actors 2019 and Samantha Chester y Be Transformed composed by Alice Humphries,
in 2018 conducted by Tom O’Halloran
Featured
ENSEMBLES
WAAPA Symphony Orchestra WAAPA Symphony Orchestra
Violin 1 Trombone
Yasmin Omran Pinn Mitaim Sondra Skilton Lindsay Bush
Nadia Alexander Steven Daly Bass Trombone Aaron Canny
Jude Iddison Daniel Drieberg Tuba Jason Catchpowle
Lucy Wang Runa Murase Piano/Celeste Izaac Masters
Violin II Trevor Stockton
Aya Smith Wayne Heng Timpani/Percussion
Momo Foord Jonathon Yang Gabrielle Lee Steven Hartley
Kaelah Williams Lydia Lai Joey Eng Thom Selim
Kristy Hughes Alice Broadhead Madeline Colvin Joshua Stark
Miranda Dyskin Erica Wong Laura Saxon Dean Murray
Viola Jon Parker Zac Skelton
Patrick Meyer Oscar McDonald Saxophone
Hanae Wilding Brian Chang Jasmin Hardie Blake Faulkner
Amadea Foss James Calvert Andrea Jordan-Keane
Cello Shaniqa Lin Josh Sumich
Anneke van der Laan Zoe Hawksworth Grace Kay
Camille Lalanne Georgia Cook Classical Guitar
Tegan Finlay Kaila Thomas Amber Van Roy Tayne Burnside
Bass Macenzie Clare Wilbur Grantham
Oakley Paul Cass Evans-Ocharern Drumset William Wallace
Meg Vicensoni Kirsty Malcolm Electric Guitar Sam Forster
Harp Bass Guitar Blake Weller
Rachel Fish Kira Gunn
Flute WAAPA Chorus
Caitlin Malcolm Emily McGuiness Soprano
Isabella Eagles Avalon Brown Miella Mondlane
Oboe Elizabeth Bruk Brittney Northcott
Zoe Gampfer Hannah Woolley Sian Bussanich Bethany O’Brien
Gabriella Ibrahim Ava Charleson Sade Partridge
Clarinet Jesse Chester-Browne Charis Postmus
Izzy Bormolini Riley McCallion Emily Chivers Bobbi Ralls
Saskia Rickman Sophie Coleshill Jada Rattray
Bassoon Olivia Collins Beth Redwood
Hugh Ponnuthurai Yanika O’Brien Breanna Cooke Rachel Rees
Georgia Bradley Paris Cusack Lachlan Ross
French Horn Karyn Djodjo Dihardjo Scout Simmonds
Calen Linke Milly McAuliffe Nike Etim Bonnie Staude
Jenna Lamborn Aaron Stulcbauer Jessica Goodwin Maddie Stephens
Trumpet Sophie Hamer Erin Strle
Brent Grapes Hamish McCamley Charlotte Holly-Little Jessica Taylor
Carl Evers Zac Ogden Zoe Lancaster Annabelle Volery
Audrey Lombardi Sophia Wasley
Georgia MercerWAAPA Chorus Mingus Ensemble
Alto The Mind Melder
Ruth Burke Caitlin Forrest Trumpet Matthew Knight
Karlie Butler Stephanie Hair Trumpet Dusan Cuculoski
Emily Davis Sophie Herbert Tenor Saxophone Augustine Kaung-Htet
Samantha Deykin Mia Lawson-Cross Alto Saxophone Johan Kriel
Jane Dowker Siena Palmer Trombone Will Pethick
Harriet Du Pont Michelle Pryor Electric Guitar Ben Jobson
Olivia Ferguson Keyboard/Rhodes Darcy Maishman
Tenor Electric Bass Tommi Flamenco
Ammon Bennett Euan Macmillan Drums Josh Wright
Julian Cope Dylan Watson
Jacob Correia Ryan White Contemporary Music
Noah Humich Contemporary Ensemble Gospel Choir
Bass Kayla Beattie Matt Allen
Evan Ayres Devon Lake Mikayla Boonstra Mikayla Boonstra
Nathan Breeze Raphael Luxton Melissa Crotty Shanae Campbell
Samuel Claxton Theodore Murphy-Jelley Joel Dalton Rhys Clark
Ryan Coyte-King Ciaran Paxman Jack Hill Reece Collard
Benjamin Del Borrello Brett Peart Ben Lazzaro Melissa Crotty
Joshua Edwards James Pinneri Rein Limanta Shanay Cullen
Kyle Garces Keaton Staszewski-Hose Madoc Plane Leah Cusma
Kohsei Gilkes Laurence Westrip Trevor Stockton Olivis George
Lachlan Higgins Blake Weller Rein Limanta
Nina Mansfield
Jazz Ensemble Leah McFetridge
Let’s Do It Sarah Munsie
Vocalist Lucy Iffla Keely O’Brien
Trumpet James Chapman Carrie Pereira
Double Bass Avis Mena-Lescay Madoc Plane
Piano James O’Brien (musical director) Allira Wilson
Drums Jeremy Goinden
Tenor Saxophone Josh Parker Music Artists
Clarinet Camryn Thomason Elijah Crouch Mia June
Alto Saxophone Holly Forster Chelsea Elder Matt Preston
Electric Guitar Sam Forster
Trombone Jonathan BrittainFeatured
ENSEMBLES
Aboriginal Performance Dance
Welcome to Country Excerpts from Let’s Do It.
Georgia Calderwood Tehya Jamieson LINK Dancers
Faith Clowry Lila McGuire Keisha Lau Luther Wilson
Shontane Farmer Tahnaya Stevenson Zachary Wilson Allain Gumapon
Kira Feeney Shontae Wright Elliott Dunn
Ruby Henaway Excerpts from The Resistance
Break Loose with Clint Bracknell 1st Year Dancers
Sebastian Critti-Schnaars Taj Jamieson Hannah Brookes Tegan Anne Carter
Jake Fraser Lathan Sebastian Ella Georgia Cartledge Dannielle Joan Cook
Oliver Hughs Harrison Cook Georgia Eleni Douvartzidis
Man Yi Fung Paris Michelle Hall
Acting Sophia Marchesani Ruby Isabella Michael
2nd Year Students 1st Year Students Sophie Molony Frances Marie Orlina
Giuseppe D’allura Joseph Baldwin Emily Rose Parry Ruby Alexandra Surtees
Remy Danoy Tess Elizabeth Bowers Laura Tooby
Shontane Farmer Estelle Davis
3rd Year Dancers
Roxanne Gardiner Harrison Gilchrist
Emma Andrews Karlia Cook
Sean Halley Ruby May Henaway
Joanna Cooper Lara Dorling
Brandan Halsey Edyll Ismail
Jazlyn Goldsworthy Claudia Bolam
Tinashe Mangwana Alexander John Kirwan
Madison Hartslief Ekaterini Alfred
Dominic Masterson William Snow Lonsdale
Mia Austin Brooklyn Harley
Radhika Mudaliar Tyren Joseph Maclou
Hope Keogh Neve Torok
Delia Price Lila May Laws Mcguire
Isabella Knight Brandan Hardie
Laura Shaw James Mcmahon
Musicians
Adrian Sit Lauren Mcnaught
Madeline Colvin Steven Hartley
Blaise Tindale Dieudonne Munezero Ngabo
Joey Eng Gabrielle Lee
Karina Topolovec Elyse Phelan
Pavan Kumar Hari
Gabrielle Wilson Tyler Redman
Kelsey Skinner
Lucinda Smith
Jesse Alexander Vasiliadis
Fight Ensemble 2nd & 3rd Year Students
Giuseppe D’Allura Adrian Sit
Chaya Ocampo Madeline Dona
Jack Twelvetree Hannah Penman
Mitchell Tharle Emelia Corlett
Fight director: Lawrence HassleMusic Theatre Welcome to Country Strings
Crazy For You (I’ve Got Rhythm) Nadia Alexander Oakley Paul
2nd Year Students Tegan Finlay Aya Smith
Regan Barber Madeleine Betts Amadea Foss Anneke Van Der Laan
Jackson Britza Taao Buchanan Pinn Mitaim Hanae Wilding
Eliza Carlin Brittany Carter Yasmin Omran
Rohan Campbell Harry Fenn Cassandra Loy
Anthony Garcia Peter Ho
Matt Hourigan Lily Jones
Defying Gravity
Martha Bird Dean Murray
Arthur Lees Sarah Monteaur
Madeline Colvin Jonathan Parker
Francesca Nason Hayley Parnaby
Joey Eng Laura Saxon
Campbell Parsons Hamish Pickering
Steven Hartley Thom Selim
Ariana Rigazzi Justin Wise
Ben Jones Zac Skelton
3rd Year Students
Gabrielle Lee Joshua Stark
Sammy Allsop Kyle Colburn
Zoe Crisp Paige Fallu
ECU Contemporary Fashion Showcase
Noah Godsell Emma Haines
Models
Kyle Hall Hannah Jones
Mollie Atkins Trinity Hillam
Anita Karabajakian Tom Lerk
Madelaine Bayliss Drew Holloway
James Macalpine Chloe Malek
Clara Beuck Sarah Kinch
Sam Moloney Brittany Morton
Ella Cartledge Isabella Knight
Angus Noakes Lachlan Obst
Joanna Cooper Amilie Ladyman
Amber Scates Juno Sertorio
Chloe Coutinho Talisha Lee
Jesse Simpson Emily Svarnias
Emily Craig Laura McGillvray
Kayla Donoghue Caitlin Melhuis
Performing Arts
Lara Dorling Emily Moore
Ladies and… directed by Melissa Cantwell
Georgia Douvartzidis Alma Klaousses Ossen
Delaney Burke Jefferson Nguyen
Chelsea Edmiston Ella Owendyk
Leah Selwood Clea Purkis
Valmarie Engelbrecht Emily Parry
Mazey O’Reilly Jennifer Mackenzie
Abbie Fearns Harvey Price
Cara Gilligan Grace Sharf
Jamie Grove Sarah Young
Designers
Mary Adams Ellen Duncan-Kemp
Victoria Canova Rena Hermon
Monroe Clements Genevieve Page
D’arcy Coad Megan Seares
Chris Desira
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Minii HairCreative and Production Team Richard Timms
Artistic Director Brendan Hanson Richard is a Western Australian
based freelance lighting designer.
Music Director Tim White
Lighting has been the key interest
Conductor Jessica Gethin in his life since the later years
Associate Music Director Tom O’Halloran of primary education. Richard
– Jazz graduated the Lighting course at
Associate Music Directors Matthew Allen & Vinnie WAAPA in 2021 after completing
– Contemporary Crea the Bachelor of Performing
Arts Practice Transition. During
Associate Music Director Emma Matthews
his time at ECU, Richard was thrilled that he was
– Classical Voice
able to light WAAPA’s 2020 major musical, A Chorus
Production Manager Stephanie Thackray Line. Other highlights include Spring Awakening:
Lighting Designer / Richard Timms The Musical and the Dance Gala.
Board Operator
Richard feels honoured to be invited back to light
Dome Operator Jolene Whibley ECU’s 30 Year Anniversary Gala.
Sound Designer Kellan Starkie
Audio Engineer Warren Myers Kellan Starkie
Sound Crew Edmond Ang Kellan is a sound engineer from
Perth, WA. After graduating
Mandy Ireland
from the Bachelor of Performing
Lavaniya Supramaniam Arts (Production and Design
Alex Hastie – Sound) at WAAPA, Kellan
Stage Manager Steph Thackray worked for Cirque du Soleil,
touring Europe with their arena
Head Assistant Catherine O’Donoghue
production of Corteo. Joining the
Stage Manager
Cirque technical team at age
Assistant Stage Managers Holly Ballam 20 proved to be an excellent opportunity to apply
Georgia Sealey the training he received at WAAPA. After returning
Rachel Anderson to Perth in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic,
Kellan has established himself locally as an owner of
Rowan Houlton
the production company ICON Audio Visual, providing
Stephanie Ierino various live event production services across Perth.
Shannen Moulton Kellan continues his connection with WAAPA as a
Hayley Neil venue technician and sound engineer.
Sam Rechichi
Jemma Sproul
Jasmine Valentini
Gabrielle Robins
Workshop Nathan Tan
Alek Tufilli
Marketing Manager Anton Maz
– Publicity Marketing
Graphic Design Key2creative
Postcard Video Production Kelly Ye and David French
Photography Stephen Heath
Concerts Officers Kristin Bowtell
Milly Landre-Ord
Alumni Banners Mignon Du Plessis
Aryana Eraman
Yashar Ghorbanpour
Isaac Huggins
Madeleine Turner
Precious VergaraACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thank you to the following people
for their invaluable support:
ECU Vice Chancellor – Professor Steve Chapman HELP OUR STUDENTS REALISE
WAAPA Executive Dean – Professor David Shirley
THEIR POTENTIAL
By donating to the ECU Foundation you are
Executive Dean of Arts & Humanities – Clive Barstow
supporting our student’s access to our world-class
education and collaborative research and helping
The following School of Arts & Humanities staff, whose students them to reach their greatest potential.
were responsible for the incredible artwork hanging in the
foyers and tonight’s spectacular fashion parade: The ECU Foundation attracts philanthropic support
from individuals, alumni, business organisations,
Justine McKnight, Stuart Medley and Christopher Kueh.
industry leaders and the broader community.
EAVP (Elite Audio Visual Production) For further information go to our website:
for the generous supply of lighting and ecu.edu.au/giving-to-ecu
AV equipment.
WITH SINCERE THANKS
The students and staff of the Western Australian Screen ECU would like to thank and acknowledge
Academy whose short films have been screened this evening the support of our donors, alumni, friends,
in the foyers. organisations and foundations for their
generous support.
The Friends of WAAPA.
Your continued support is vital to ensure that
All of WAAPA’s students, staff and alumni, and special guest together, we continue to improve lives through
artists who have generously contributed their time and talents educating future generations and delivering
for this spectacular event. collaborative research.
Perth Concert Hall Staff
Brendon Ellmer, General Manager; Lorraine Rice,
Deputy General Manager; and the rest of the team at
Perth Concert Hall. For future WAAPA performances contact:
WAAPA Box Office
Tel: +61 (8) 9370 6895
waapa.ecu.edu.au
Acknowledgement of Country
ECU and Perth Concert Hall respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Owners, Custodians and Elders of the
Indigenous Nations across Western Australia and in particular the Noongar people, the Traditional Owners,
Custodians and Elders of Whadjuk Country, and on whose land we meet.
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