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West Australian
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- West Australian
Narrogin Senior High School students start unique Five Steps Forward music program with Zero Emcee and WAYJO
One of a kind Five Steps Forward music program will give Narrogin Senior High School students the opportunity to create and perform their own songs with professional musicians. On May 8, national music artist Zero Emcee and WA Youth Jazz Orchestra's artistic director Gemma Farrell travelled to the high school to meet about 20 students for the first of seven incursions taking place from May to September. Inspired by the school's song writing workshop and performance with Zero and WAYJO in August last year that included eight students, Arts Narrogin, Holyoake, Moorditj Youth Foundation Aboriginal Corporation and NSHS have collaborated once again to offer more young people the chance. The students self-named the program Five Steps Forward after the song composed in the workshop. During the session, the group chose the subject sport and wrote one of four songs, each one will be based off a different topic, after brainstorming key words and partaking in a rapping crash course led by Zero. The students will perform their original songs in a two-nights-only November concert alongside Zero and the orchestra. 'Since I was young I've been making music and my family's really into music and our school doesn't do much stuff with music, in my year they don't even have a music class,' NSHS student and 2024 workshop participant Riley Coxon said. 'So this is really, really exciting for me, especially because I can show off my abilities in music. 'And I'm up on stage doing what I really want to do, so it's inspiring me to keep going. 'There's not many careers I really want to go into and there's never been an opportunity for music in Narrogin, but now there's this big opportunity so I'm definitely taking that.' Zero said seeing the growth in the students during last year's workshop was the main driver to return. The Noonjar and Jingili rapper said watching the students write a song in one incursion was 'amazing' and showed 'teamwork and leadership' among them. 'I'm hoping the workshop will teach them leadership, respect, teamwork, because as you see here it takes a whole team for this to happen,' Zero said. 'And confidence, I got the mic out and said 'you can have a go if you want' and some didn't want to and the other boys said 'yeah, do it, go on' and that encouragement is priceless.'
West Australian
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- West Australian
International success Zap Circus sells out A Circus Sensation in Narrogin on regional WA tour
For one night only, the internationally successful Zap Circus wowed the southern Wheatbelt with a mix of acrobats, fire stunts, comedy and a chance for audience members to take to the stage. With 170 in the crowd and about 90 more on the waitlist, a seat for the WA-based circus' latest show A Circus Sensation at the Narrogin Senior High School gymnasium was in high demand on Saturday night. Run by husband-and-wife duo Rusty Hammond and Tarrabelle Murphy, the pair have performed in more than 30 countries and received 11 awards for their act since 2015. Murphy said the Narrogin show 'was an unforgettable evening'. 'The Narrogin performance was incredible,' she said. 'The evening was electric with the energy of a sold-out audience, turning the school gymnasium into a theatre for the night with impressive stunts, hilarious comedy and even an opportunity for audience members to take the stage. 'It is fantastic to see such demand for the show in the community. 'We are thrilled that so many people had the opportunity to enjoy the evening and we look forward to working with Arts Narrogin and the surrounding shires to bring the show back again. 'We hope that by bringing our shows to regional communities we can provide joy, happiness, long lasting memories and connection through shared experiences.' Narrogin Senior High School students got a taste of performing during a trick workshop led by Hammond and Murphy. 'The workshop was a great addition to the performance, allowing the high school students to try their hand at the art of circus,' Murphy said. 'Students learnt new skills and had the opportunity to have a go at something out of the ordinary.' Zap Circus is touring regional WA, stopping in Mt Barker, Narrogin, Karratha, Mandurah, Manjimup, York, Harvey and Lake Grace.
