Lakes Performing Arts Company

Come and see us tomorrow at the LPAC Open Day! Classes are gold coin entry with all proceeds going towards our 2020 Dance Tour! #lpacopenday #openday #lpacrotorua #lpac #lakesperformingarts #lakesperformingartscompany

He karaehe ngāhau ēnei, e whakahaeretia hoki ki te reo Māori! Ka ako ngā tauira i ngā āhuatanga kanikani me ētehi nekenekehanga rerekē puta noa i tēnei wāhanga. Karekau he whakamātautau mo tēnei karaehe. These classes are designed to be fun- and in te reo Māori! Students will learn the techniques of dance and different choreography throughout the term. There are no examinations for this class. Thursday 3.30 - 4.30pm $100 per term #tereodance #tereodanceclasses #lpac #lpacrotorua #lakesperformingartscompany #lakesperformingarts

Hip Hop Classes Interested in learning Hip Hop? We have Open Classes, Grade Classes, a Hip Hop Class taught only in Te Reo, Crew Classes and Competition Groups! From ages 6 up! Contact us at info@lakesperformingarts.com to find out more! #hiphop #hiphopdance #lpac #lpacrotorua #lakesperformingarts #lakesperformingartscompany

Welcome home Turanga! Turanga spent last week judging at the national showdown of Australias and New Zealands finest that is @evolutiondancecomp in the beautiful Gold Coast! #Evolutiondancecomp #TheFuture #DANCEVISION #lpacrotorua #lpac

Very excited to introduce our Drama Teacher Alex Lodge who will be taking all our Drama Classes this year.😀 Limited spots left in the classes contact info@lakesperformingarts.com for more info. Alex Lodge is a performer, writer and teacher who is new to the Lakes Performing Arts team. Her plays have been produced across Aotearoa and Australia, including a 2013 Wellington season of Our Parents’ Children and a 2016 season of Sing to Me in Sydney. Her short film script, Rich, was chosen to be directed by Gaylene Preston as part of a collaborative project between the International Institute of Modern Letters and the NZ Film School in 2011. As a co-founder of full.stop.theatre she has co-written and performed in several acclaimed works which have been featured as part of Silo Theatre’s Working Titles season (2017) and has been programmed by Circa Theatre for September 2018. Alex will also be performing in this season, playing Katherine Mansfield. She has worked as a professional performer for over ten years and recently toured with Equal Voices Arts in their bilingual collection of stories about deaf culture in Aotearoa NZ, At the End of My Hands. Alex is currently completing her creative practice PhD on trilingual playwriting (New Zealand Sign Language, Te Reo Māori and English) at Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato. She has taught theatre and storytelling in high schools, universities and Shakespeare festivals for the past eight years. Alex is passionate about empowering today's youth to tell their stories and to hone their imaginations through play. #alexlodge #drama #dramaclass #lpacrotorua #lpac #lakesperformingarts #lakesperformingartscompany