Top Acts 2022
Top Acts, the concluding event in the 2022 VCE Season of Excellence, lit up the stage on Friday 20 May at the Melbourne Recital Centre.
Thirty-five young performers and creators were selected to showcase their talents in one stunning event, curated by Artistic Director Candy Bowers.
The dynamic concert included exceptional dance, drama, theatre studies, music and media works created by VCE and VCE VET students from the class of 2021.
Suzy Chandler, Executive Director of Curriculum, opened the concert by remarking ‘Top Acts is not only a celebration of high achievement in education, it also showcases the next generation of creators.’
Minister James Merlino, Deputy Premier, Minister for Education and Minister for Mental Health, recorded a video message for Top Acts, in which he acknowledged the resilience of these emerging performers.
‘Despite the challenges of the pandemic, these young artists have continued to hone their craft, supported by their teachers and assessors,’ he said.
‘Art unites us. Uplifts us. It is the ultimate expression of our shared humanity.’
Top Acts 2022 was a wonderful celebration of the arts in the education sector and beyond, and we thank the performers, their teachers, families and supporters.
Rufaro Zimbudzi from Haileybury performing their Drama Solo, based on civil rights leader Ida B. Wells.
Kate Pengelly from Virtual School Victoria and Box Hill High School conducts a choir, performing Kate’s original composition Missa Brevis.