Students leave hearts on stage at competition
Southland Girls High School perform on the Civic Theatre stage in Invercargill for Showquest Southland. PHOTOS: CHONTELLE MUSSON
Hundreds of South Island secondary school students brought their creative talents to the Deep South last night.
The students put on performances that blended art, music, dance, drama, culture and technology for Showquest Southland at the Civic Theatre in Invercargill.
A dozen school groups from across Otago and Southland participated in Aotearoa's largest student performing arts competition.
Showquest producer Kelsey Moller said the standard of the performances lifted every year and she was impressed with the issues young people brought to the stage.
Mount Aspiring College, from Wanaka.
"It was all really student-led. [A] really diverse expression of creativity.
"Tonight, we've had performances about AI, about our wāhine toa and disconnecting from social media.
"It's a really strong nationwide theme that we've seen."
She had anticipated a great show because of the way the 600 students had supported each other throughout the day.
Blue Mountain College, from Tapanui.
"This was a really beautiful opportunity for adults and teachers and whānau to come along and see the students take to the stage and show the adults in their lives what was important to them."
The winner of the competition will compete in the national Showquest final held online on July 30.
The results from last night's show could not be provided by publication deadline.
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