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Savage
Congratulations to Rata students Olly Presling and James Matamua who play the same character at different stages of his life in the new film SAVAGE which is being released in NZ on the 3rd Sept.Shot in the Wellington region, Savage is inspired by stories from New Zealand’s boys homes and the early history of our gangs. James Read more
How Rata Will Operate Under Alert Level 2
We will be continuing with our programmes as usual, with a few extra safety measures put in place, following the guidelines of the Ministry of Health. Some important information for ALL programmes, about how we will be operating under Alert Level 2: Participants ONLY will be allowed into the building. Parents will need to drop their children off at the steps Read more
Celebrating the new Rata Jazz Band
Celebrating the new Rata Jazz Band! This group of musicians from a range of different musical backgrounds met for the first time last week, and this is how they sounded! Amazing!Jake Baxendale leads this group and we can’t wait to hear them perform sometime in the future.
School Holidays for Drama and Acting Enthusiasts
Jo Rogers is hosting a fantastic course these school holidays for drama and acting enthusiasts ages 12-16! Check it out!Week 1: Exploring Resilience: what does it mean to be daring or to be bold? Explore this topic while experiencing and investigating a mix of genres in this one week acting course. https://ratastudios.co.nz/exploring-resilience-a-holiday-acting-course/
Great Rata Stories
We are extremely excited to share the first release of our new brand campaign with you today. A huge thanks to our special Rata whānau who shared their stories with us, the amazing Miranda Harcourt for her work behind the scenes and Scots Collegian, Ethan James for his creative eye when filming and editing these Read more
Rata Studios – Zoom Sessions
Rata Studios has been flat out with Zoom sessions left right and centre!It has been wonderful to see everyone joining in with great enthusiasm and continuing to be creative.We have carried on with Term 1 despite the school holidays being moved forward and we are currently working on our Term 2 programme .Term 2 will Read more
All-comers Jazz Band
We are very excited to be offering the opportunity for adults to join our all comers Jazz Band!Click on the image and read all about it
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Celebrating the amazing New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and how lucky we are to have it based in Wellington. We are also lucky enough to have some of the orchestra’s professional musicians come and work with WELLSO as guest experts. Pictured on this link is Laurence Reece, Principal Timpani for the NZSO who has inspired our Read more
Calling All Adult Singers!
Our Singcognito choir is a fun time for those who love to sing in a stress free and supportive environment. In fact singing is known to have heaps of health benefits so that’s a good enough reason in itself!Click here for more details
Welcome to 2020
Welcome to 2020
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