A Tree We Grew

Company Bio

WA Performing Arts Collective (WAPAC) was formed as the result of a successful production of A Tree We Grew concert for Ukraine that featured WA performing artists and a premier of our original ballet "A Tree We Grew" on 5 October 2023 at the sold-out show at John Inverarity Music and Drama Centre at Hale School. The ballet received a long-standing ovation from a 350-member audience with feedback as "utterly beautiful, profoundly moving and meaningful." The ballet was recently nominated for the 2024 APRA AMCOS AMC Award as the Best Dramatic Work. Our cast include community dancers, WAPA students, the former principal dancers of the WA Ballet, a Secretary of WA Classical Ballet Teachers Association, A director of a Director of a Classical Ballet school and a stage manager, a sound and video engineer, a Marketing Consultant, the former Director of the International Filmmakers conference and others. Marloo theatre and WA Ballet provided the costumes. WAPAC is a partnership group that wants to provide WA performing arts community with opportunities for creative expression, shared experiences, and income by performing this ballet around WA.