VIS Annual Report 2023-2024 - Report - Page 28
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Performing Arts
Cultivating Creativity
and Collaboration
Through the
Performing Arts,
students discover their voices,
build resilience,
and contribute
to building
a culture of
care at VIS.”
At VIS, the Performing Arts Department
serves as a vibrant hub where students
not only develop their artistic talents but
also embody the VIS mission of being Inquiring, Inspired, and Involved. Through
drama and music our students engage in
creative exploration, challenging themselves to ask bold questions, push boundaries, and express their unique perspectives. Dynamic performances, both on
stage and in the classroom, encourage
students to connect with diverse cultures
and ideas, while fostering collaboration,
discipline, and self-confidence.
By blending rigorous curricular with
extra-curricular programmes, the Performing Arts Department strives to ensure that students learn more than just
technical skills. They are empowered to
think critically and approach problems
creatively. Through the Performing Arts,
students discover their voices, build resilience, and contribute to building a culture of care at VIS.
Some highlights of the
2023–24 school year included
● Outstanding DP Results in Music and
Theatre
● Three concerts of our Bands/Choirs/
Strings Programme and Jazz Band
● An exciting ongoing collaboration with
the Eco-School team to further our
school’s sustainability goals
● A sold-out primary/secondary collaborative concert in the historic
Peterskirche
● A visit from world renowned storyteller
Niall de Burca
● Bringing Music and School Spirit to
various school events including allschool assemblies, the Winter Markets,
Pride Day, Jazz Day
● Grade 9/10 Trip to the ISTA festival at
Terezin
● The Secondary Theatre Production of
Alice in Wonderland.
In the 2024–25 school year,
we are engaged in
● A redesign of the Grade 6 Music
curriculum
● An opportunity to perform in the
Musikverein as part of the China Meets
Austria Festival (February 2025)
● An ongoing partnership with Vienna
State Opera in which artists visit VIS
and engage with students
● Record enrollment in the Extra-Curricular Music Programme with three soldout concerts in the William Kirk Theatre
● An exciting Grade 7 IDU (Interdisciplinary Unit) between Performing
Arts, Visual Arts, and Design in which
students research the sustainability practices of the city of Vienna and
demonstrated their learning by making
Stop Motion Animation films
● A workshop with Scottish musicians in
which music and drama students are
exposed to traditional songs, dances,
and cultural history
● The Secondary Theatre Production of
Little Shop of Horrors.
