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SELECTED TO PERFORM BALLET INTERSTATE<br />
IMOGEN KORS<br />
Damascus College Year 10 student Imogen Kors is making her<br />
dreams of becoming a professional ballet performer a reality after<br />
being successfully selected into the prestigious Brisbane City Youth<br />
Ballet to perform in their production of ‘Alice in Wonderland’.<br />
Imogen was one of 13 advanced dancers in a cast of 60 who were<br />
selected from across Australia to perform in the production. In an<br />
industry just as affected by COVID-19 as the rest, Imogen’s audition<br />
was presented via video submission. Imogen is grateful for the<br />
support from her local ballet school, the Academy of Classical Ballet<br />
and Sovereign Calisthenics College in Ballarat.<br />
Imogen said that these types of opportunities are the dreams of most<br />
ballet performers and dancers.<br />
“Performing for a company is something you aspire to. It’s the<br />
feeling of being free on stage and being able to let go that makes it<br />
so enjoyable,”said Imogen.<br />
Imogen said the effects of COVID-19 on live performances<br />
continued through to her rehearsals, which were directly affected by<br />
the Brisbane lockdown on January 8 this year – the day of her first<br />
rehearsal.<br />
Despite the challenges, Imogen proceeded to perform in ‘Alice in<br />
Wonderland’ over three days with up to four shows per day at the<br />
Brisbane Powerhouse <strong>The</strong>atre. This was following 10 rehearsals in<br />
the days prior. Imogen said she was used to this workload, having<br />
participated in ballet from a young age.<br />
“I have been doing ballet since I was three years old,” she said.<br />
“Nearly every night after school I do either ballet, contemporary or<br />
calisthenics.”<br />
Imogen said she has balanced her education and dancing through<br />
studying during breaks at ballet, with her favourite subject at<br />
Damascus College being Mathematics.<br />
“I know it seems odd because maths doesn’t really go with dancing,<br />
but I just like the structure of it,” she said.<br />
When asked for a final piece of advice for someone wanting to<br />
pursue ballet, Imogen noted the importance of performing because<br />
you enjoy it.<br />
“Do what you love, no matter what anyone else says,” she said.<br />
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