ShowQuest success for Kuranui
Kuranui College has been announced as the 2022 Wellington region ShowQuest winners. Due to Covid rather than the usual Wellington public live show the schools performed separately being videoed for a digital show. This showcase was posted live with the judges’ decisions being announced at the end.
Kuranui College was placed 1st in the Wellington Regional winning the competition for the 4th time, also winning best use of video wall and best lighting design.
Kuranui’s performance was based on a 1942 tragedy, the Seacliff Lunatic Asylum fire. The female patients, labelled as ‘difficult women’, had been locked in and by the time the guards arrived, it was too late; only two women survived. The asylum had a history of patient mistreatment and there was little help or understanding of mental illness. With mental health issues, particularly among women and youth, having soared during the coronavirus pandemic. Quarantine, hardship and uncertainty have taken a significant psychological toll. 2020 was the 80th anniversary of the Seacliff fire, the performance was both to remember those women and spread awareness of mental health
This was very well deserved and a huge credit to everyone involved. The students displayed passion, dedication and mana in their performance. Despite the struggles with people being absent from illness and isolation the leaders of the group kept supporting everyone to reach their goals.
Kuranui college has a phenomenal record at ShowQuest and each year students not only put on an amazing showcase but they tackle topical social issues and encourage development in these issues through their performance. It is simply quite amazing to see the creativity and depth of thought Kuranui students have.
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