13/09/23
Year 12 - Music Pathway
Year 12 Music Performance rounded off the year with their annual ‘Culture Classics’ event with acts performing a range of cover material from the 90’s to present!
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13/09/23Year 12 Music Technology / Year 10
Year 12 Music Technology hosted their showcase event with support from 3 year 10 bands. The night showcased how technology can be integrated into live music performance with DJ-set’s, collaborative performances and technical band set ups!Read Full Story
13/09/23Year 12 Showcase - Dance Pathway
Our Year 12 have finished a busy year with their Dance Show titled ‘Grammy Awards’ featuring a wide range of winning songs and artists from the Grammy Awards. Accompanying the music choices were a wide range of dance styles performed by each group and also some selected student pieces fr...Read Full Story
13/09/23Year 10 Showcase - Dance Pathway
Our Year 10 worked with Rhys Wilkinson, a former BOA student who has recently finished in ‘&Juliet The Musical’ in the West End. Rhys choreographed the opening number for our recent sell out dance show ‘En Vogue’. Pictured here are the Year 10 in their opening numbe...Read Full Story
13/09/23Summer Shows - Acting Pathway
The Summer term was a busy one on the Acting Pathway, with three year 12 shows, a year 10 production and two Company performances. Our Actors took to the stage at The Old Rep Theatre to perform modern adaptations of classical works. First up was Macbeth, directed by Mrs. Cowell and Mr. Lees this pro...Read Full Story
13/09/23FutureSet Presents - Music and Music Technology Pathway
Our Music and Music Technology pupils rounded off the academic year with a series of sold out gig nights and showcases! Firstly, 5 acts from across all year groups took to the stage at The Rainbow Basement in Digbeth in collaboration with events promoters ‘FutureSet Presents’. A showcase...Read Full Story
12/09/23Year 12 Musical Theatre Showcase
Year 12 took us on a journey through history in ‘This World Will Remember Us’, showcasing a selection of musicals about true and life-changing events. They are now moving onto their ‘Spooky Season’ productions of ‘Carrie’ and ‘Young Frankenstein’!Read Full Story
24/08/23Music Pathway Concert
"The last week of term saw students from both our KS4 and KS5 pathways host two sold-out, standing gig-nights in our academy theatre. Featuring a mix of Rock, Pop and Indie acts performing both covers and original material, the energetic shows had the biggest attendance of any BOA gig night to...Read Full Story
24/08/23The Great Gatsby
Year 13 Dance recently embarked on their final year group dance show – The Great Gatsby. The show told the story through an eclectic mix of dance styles and genres, with interjected voice overs and acting-based scenes. As a production, this epic project transformed the BOA Th...Read Full Story
24/08/23Cry Baby
Year 13 put on the hilarious Cry-Baby - The Musical at the Old Rep Theatre, which was an outstanding display of comedy and talent - an all-singing and dancing spectacle. The staff on the Musical Theatre department are so proud of what the students have achieved, and we hope that parents, carers, fam...Read Full Story
24/08/23Romeo & Juliet
Year 11 Dance Pathway started the year with their Dance Performance ‘Romeo & Juliet’ The show was filled with a range of dance styles and brought the Romeo and Juliet story into the modern day. With exciting choreography from BOA staff and also from the student body, the...Read Full Story
24/08/23Mocking Bird
Year 11 Creative Media Production and Year 13 Broadcast presented a double feature cinema event at The Mockingbird Cinema in Digbeth's The Custard Factory. The first half of the evening included a selection of Creative Media "remakes" and live presentation...Read Full Story