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Faculty

The people who run the room

Ten teachers across four disciplines. Between them: the Shanghai Theatre Academy, the Beijing Dance Academy, the Shenyang and Xi'an conservatories, Anhui Normal, the University of Melbourne, Monash and Chichester.

Performance Arts

Performance Arts

Twenty weeks of drama and musical theatre training, from first rehearsal to final curtain, culminating in a full-scale production on a professional theatre stage.

  • Delyse Weisz

    Drama & speech

    • Award-winning director and educator, over twenty years and more than a hundred children's productions
    • Convenor of Eisteddfod by the Bay
    • Adjudicator, Ainger Peck Speech Award and Rotary Youth Speech

    TeachesDrama (Production)English Speech (AMEB)

    Performance Arts · Language & Expression

  • Anthony Pontonio

    Musical theatre & dubbing

    • Australian-based performer and coach, on stage and on screen
    • Has performed in Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast and Wicked
    • Former Musical Director, Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr.

    TeachesMusical Theatre (Production)Dubbing

    Performance Arts · Language & Expression

  • Zoe Sun

    Musical theatre & drama

    • Graduate of the Shanghai Theatre Academy
    • MBA, EM Normandie Business School, France
    • Member of the Shanghai Dramatists Association and the China Musical Theatre Association

    TeachesDrama (Production)Musical Theatre (Production)

    Performance Arts

Language & Expression

Language & Expression

Speech, debating, bilingual hosting and dubbing — developing confident communicators, persuasive speakers and expressive performers.

  • Diana Zhao

    Bilingual hosting & dubbing

    Also Operations Director.

    • Trained bilingual MC, Shanghai Theatre Academy, broadcasting and hosting
    • Over ten years and more than 1,000 events as a bilingual MC
    • Regular MC for the Baima Chamber of Commerce, Moutai Australia, the Victorian Government and multiple brand events

    TeachesBilingual HostingDubbing

    Language & Expression

Music & Vocal

Music & Vocal

Vocal, choir, composition, instrumental training and MV production, with dedicated AMEB exam preparation. Students develop musicianship through professional training, performance and creative projects.

  • Becky Li

    Vocal

    • Bachelor of Vocal Performance, Xi'an Conservatory of Music
    • Studied under Cha Dalin, Hou Xiping and Zhou Xiaoyan

    TeachesVocal (AMEB)

    Music & Vocal

  • Shanshan

    Vocal

    • Soprano; Bachelor of Music (Honours) in vocal education, Shenyang Conservatory of Music
    • Full-scholarship National Outstanding Graduate, and taught at the conservatory afterwards
    • Member of the Global Music Educators Association

    TeachesVocal (AMEB)

    Music & Vocal

  • Joyce Wu

    Vocal & choir

    • Vocal Performance, University of Melbourne
    • Contracted actor with the Melbourne Youth Theatre
    • Youth Champion, Melbourne Singing Competition

    TeachesVocal (AMEB)Choir

    Music & Vocal

  • Toni Cao

    Vocal & musical theatre

    • Dual degrees in Music Education and Piano Performance, Anhui Normal University
    • Studied under Lu Hongfei and Shi Bailin, the writers of The Fairy Couple《天仙配》
    • Years of children's music education, and children's musical theatre in particular

    TeachesMusical Theatre (Production)Vocal (AMEB)

    Music & Vocal

  • Joshua Dai

    Music composition

    • Piano Performance graduate, University of Melbourne
    • Current Film Composition master's student, University of Chichester, UK
    • Composed more than seventy songs for SMG's Magic Town

    TeachesMusic Composition

    Music & Vocal

Dance & Posture

Dance & Posture

Build confidence, coordination and stage presence through professional dance and posture training. Dance classes include Hip Hop, K-pop and Chinese Dance, focusing on technique, rhythm, movement and performance. Posture Training develops body alignment, balance, walking, standing and confident presentation.

  • Rachel Cai

    Dance & posture

    Also Marketing Director.

    • Master of Education, Monash University
    • Beijing Dance Academy teaching certification
    • ACIC-certified Senior Trainer in Posture & Etiquette

    TeachesDancePosture Training

    Dance & Posture

Questions

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How many teachers are there, and what do they teach?
10 teachers across 4 disciplines — Performance Arts, Language & Expression, Music & Vocal, Dance & Posture — teaching the 13 courses. Each card names the courses that teacher takes, and each course page names its teachers.
Where were the teachers trained?
Between them, at Shanghai Theatre Academy, Xi'an Conservatory of Music, Shenyang Conservatory of Music, Beijing Dance Academy, Anhui Normal University, Monash University, University of Melbourne, University of Chichester, among others. Each card lists that teacher's training and experience.
Which teachers prepare students for exams?
7 of the 10 teach the 5 courses that lead to AMEB, Trinity and CEFA grades. See Exams and achievements on the Stage page for the results.