SchoolFest writer wins laptop with upbeat review
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Wellington Girls' College student Julia Hollingsworth is the proud owner of a new laptop computer thanks to her winning review of DJ Spooky's submitted as part of the Victoria University SchoolFest run in conjunction with this year's New Zealand International Arts Festival.
An inconclusive evening..... by Julia Hollingsworth
Undoubtedly DJ spooky is a creative genius, who has earned his title "That subliminal kid." His work is not only a spectacle that fuses film and music, but along the way creates a whole new art form.
Wellington Girls' College student Julia Hollingsworth is the proud owner of a new laptop computer thanks to her winning review of DJ Spooky's submitted as part of the Victoria University SchoolFest run in conjunction with this year's New Zealand International Arts Festival.
An inconclusive evening..... by Julia Hollingsworth
Undoubtedly DJ spooky is a creative genius, who has earned his title "That subliminal kid." His work is not only a spectacle that fuses film and music, but along the way creates a whole new art form.
Julia will receive her Dell Inspiron „¢ 510 Notebook at the Wellington Girls' College assembly at 10.30am today (Thursday March 30) from Victoria's Dean of Humanities & Social Sciences, Associate Professor David Crabbe, and Festival Artistic Director, Carla von Zon.
Victoria's Acting Marketing Manager, Wendy Goldswain, said the University's sponsorship of SchoolFest meant about 15,000 primary and secondary school students were able to see a Festival show at heavily subsidised prices.
"We've been delighted by the standard of the many reviews that were received. Not only did they highlight the creativity and critical thinking of the young people who wrote them, but also how much they and the many other students who went to SchoolFest performances enjoyed the shows they went to. Choosing the winning entry was not easy but Julia's review of DJ Spooky's performance impressed the judges with her skilful and upbeat use of language."
Throughout the Festival, one reviewer each day won a $50 book/CD voucher, and each week, a weekly winner was selected from the daily review winners for their school to receive a $200 book voucher. A selection of the reviews was run in The Dominion Post throughout the Festival.
The runners up were: Udayan Mukherjee, a Year 12 student at Scots College, and Andrew Bruce, a Year 11 student at Hutt Valley High School.
Ms van Zon was also impressed with the standard of writing. "To write a good review students have to understand the work and the various complexities within it. They've had to debate the success of the many elements within the work and create an intelligent discussion about what they have seen and heard.
"It is great, not only for the Festival, but for in art in general, that these young people are learning to understand the value of performance on many levels."
Julia's review
Udayan's review