Performing their theatre production Permission to Speak are Mount Aspiring College senior drama pupils on Wednesday night. Photo: Ray TodaySchool children throughout the Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago have been taking advantage of rare opportunities to learn from some of the best in the arts industry. The Festival of Colour Schoolfest programme has been running over the past week, offering workshops and performances - ranging from ballet to circus tricks - to school pupils in the area. Royal New Zealand Ballet senior dance educator Pagan Dorgan was in Wanaka this week running workshops with Mount Aspiring College and Wakatipu High School pupils. Mount Aspiring College senior drama pupils have also been performing a theatre production as part of the festival.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 05, 2019 15:33 UTC