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MAKING MALVERNIANS
The Art of Performing
Libby J, currently in the Lower Sixth at Malvern College UK has been selected for the prestigious National Youth Theatre (NYT) following workshops and auditions in Bristol. Only 500 from 6,000 screened applicants are selected for the Acting Course at the NYT, an institution which lists Dame Helen Mirren, Daniel Day-Lewis and Orlando Bloom amongst its alumni. Libby has been a regular on the Rogers Theatre stage including playing the role of Fantine in ‘Les Miserables’.
On the other side of the world, Charlotte from Malvern College Hong Kong placed an impressive second n the ‘Impromptu Jazz’ Under 16s category whilst representing her country in Auckland, New Zealand at the Northern School of Performing Arts annual
nternational competition.
MAKING MALVERNIANS
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Putting Malvern in the Picture
Malvern College UK sixth-former Mwangi M won the BSA Supporting Excellence Awards 2023 for Best New Artwork for his piece called ‘Malvern Displaced.’ Students were asked to reflect on the 3 times that students at the college have been displaced since its founding in 1865 (twice for World Wars and once for Covid).
Mwangi left his home in Kenya in 2021 to study in the UK and was soon able to use his talent for art as a powerful means of storytelling. He has already been offered a place in the Foundation Programme at the prestigious Central St Martin’s School of Art (part of the University of Arts London) so as to develop his skills in a range of fine art disciplines.
Eloise S from Malvern College Qingdao has retained her title as National Champion in the field of Calligraphy winning the 3rd annual Yandetang ‘Hard Pen’ competition. Eloise is a remarkable talent across multiple disciplines having also won a string of English Speech, Fashion and Fine Arts competitions at both provincial and national level.