High School student, Jennifer Mackenzie, will be one of only a dozen or so performers from across the state in a high grade dance production in Sydney on Saturday.
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The event at the city’s Conservatorium of Music is the culmination of a week lang workshop with one of the world’s top classical music innovators.
The idea is to rework – re-imagine is the word the creators use – the ballet of Romeo and Juliet. Students have recreated the music and Jennifer will be one of the thirteen dancers.
It’s all under the auspices of the state’s department of education and Jennifer, a student at Glen Innes High Schoo,l has been chosen as one of the very best performers in the state.
It’s the latest milestone as she tries to fulfill her ambition of becoming a professional performer in dance, singing and instrumental playing.
The workshop has been taking place since May 5 under the guidance of Paul Rissmann, a composer who works with the London Symphony Orchestra.
He said: “It’s always such a pleasure to work with young musicians in Australia, challenging them to create and perform their own group composition.
“The work is intense, time is tight, but the results are always so rewarding. I am continually impressed by the high standard of musicianship and openness of the young musicians here in New South Wales.”
