celebration of student excellence at The Teatro, Montecasino

 STAGEWORX SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS!!°👇

Stageworx School of Performing Arts, based in Northriding Johannesburg, is thrilled to announce their year-end showcase and student award presentations. This event, highlighting the achievements of students of Stageworx in 2020, will take place at The Teatro at Montecasino on Saturday, November 28th. 

 

This forms part of an ongoing collaboration with Montecasino and Gearhouse Splitbeam that began with last year’s hugely successful Born to Perform SHINE! shows, which were presented by Stageworx and hosted at The Teatro.

 

Stageworx is the recent recipient of the prestigious 2020 UK based Prestige Awards for Best Performing Arts Institute in South Africa due to the incredible work that has been achieved during Lockdown. 

 

When the national state of disaster was put into place in March, Gemma Marinus, principal of Stageworx School of Performing Arts mobilised the school’s transition to online training across all the school’s offerings including singing, acting, dance, songwriting and music production. 

 

The students have been productive throughout Lockdown and have appeared in a multitude of online video projects including one of the Adcock Ingram Sponsors of BRAVE campaigns.

To view The Ultimate South African Song Medley video: https://youtu.be/YFFZaFbKF5o

 

Gemma Marinus says: "It takes a team to ride the challenges that 2020 has thrown upon all of us, and I am extremely blessed to have such a willing, eager and supportive team at Stageworx, as well as incredibly supportive parents and passionate students and I am so thrilled to be able to finish this year with some positivity and light". 

 

By hosting this event, Montecasino is ensuring a commitment to support the local entertainment industry which is currently in crisis. While the Coronavirus pandemic and the various levels of Lockdown have put immense pressure on performing arts this year, there is an imperative to end the year on an uplifting note of optimism. 

 

“As a big fan of the arts myself, it brings me such joy to see what the students have achieved, especially during these uncertain and trying times. They have persevered and shown resilience; it’s safe to say that the future of performing arts is in good hands. We will be playing our part in ensuring that this upcoming showcase is nothing short of amazing and successful,” says Mike Page, Director of Operations and Complex GM, Montecasino.