Spotlight on the Arts

Five exemplary HSC candidates from various Sydney Catholic Schools respond to the interview question about their work. The dancers will also chat about their process and how they prepared for the practical examinations sharing some insights to help dance students to be HSC Dance ready. Thanks for listening. For more information about Arts HQ, please subscribe linktr.ee/artshq

John Burland is an educator, speaker, and composer from Sydney, Australia who has been writing and recording religious music for children, youth, and adults for over 20 years.  During this time, he has written and recorded over 250 songs and published 15 music collections which are used extensively in school/parish communities across Australia, New Zealand, the United States, the United Kingdom an...

Nick O’Regan is a Sydney based artist who works as a writer, actor and puppeteer specialising in masked performance and physical comedy.  He completed a Bachelor of Dramatic Arts then went on to pursue his interests in physical archetypes and masked performance studying Commedia dell’ Arte in Reggio Emilia Italy, under Commedia’s Guru Antonio Fava. Time spent working with Chiara Guidi from Societa...

Jessica Newey is an exemplary music teacher currently working across a number of primary schools and is a valued member of the CaSPA team sharing her expertise in working with the student’s vocal program. She is also an industry professional working as a performer not only as a talented soloist but also as the front line singer for a variety of successful bands.   Thanks for listening. For more in...

Hilton Denis has been performing since a young age and is a versatile and respected dancer both nationally and internationally. He has been a member of the Sydney Catholic Schools CaSPA family for a couple of years now as an empowering role model for Boys Arts Enrichment.  Studying many styles of dance at Brent Street Studios and through the Talent Development High School including Jazz, Tap, funk...

Philippe-Marc Anquetil is a renowned Australian singer, song-writer, vocal arranger and producer and mixing engineer who has forged an international career working for artists such as One Direction, LittleMix and Jessie J and more locally has written and produced for Justice Crew, Alexa and Bella (The Voice Kids),  Paulini and most recently Ruel. Philippe-Marc has accrued hundreds of top releases...

Graeme Haddon is an Australian producer, company manager and puppet creative. After school Graeme studied Technical Production at the National Institute of Dramatic Art and then spent several years in Stage Management for major theatre shows around the country including Phantom of the Opera, 42nd Street and Saturday Night Fever to name a few.  His career in the Arts began at the theme park Austral...

One of CaSPA's original Artistic Directors, Karen Johnson Mortimer shines the spotlight on stage where we chat about her roles as director | associate director | resident director and the inspirational mentors who have helped shape her successful career as choreographer and performer. Karen's extensive career includes roles as a creative or performer on stage, screen and in stadiums. Num...

James Long Has over 30 years in music education, and is well and truly a veteran of the arts. As well as decades in the classroom, his educational research includes a Masters in Music Technology completed at the beginning of the millennium and more recently studying online at the Berkley Music School in Boston, in the US of A where further strings to his bow include, Orchestra 101 and 102 and Musi...