All sections have now closed. If you wish to be considered for tap, ballet and troupes, email kaylee.sapacs@gmail.com. Programme sections are on the 2024 Festival Information page.
The South Auckland Performing Arts Competition Society Inc.
The South Auckland Performing Arts Competitions Festival (SAPACS) is a major event on the Region’s Arts Calendar. It is run under the umbrella of the Performing Arts Competitions Association of New Zealand (PACANZ).
Below is our schedule of dates for 2024, our Diamond Jubilee Year! Further information will be published over the next few weeks – syllabuses, adjudicator information etc., and don’t forget to follow us on social media.
TIMETABLE FOR 2024 FESTIVAL
Uplift Centre, 52 Franklin Road, Pukekohe:
Speech & Drama
Monday 8 July & Tuesday 9 July
Junior Piano
Thursday 11 July & Friday 12 July
Hawkins Theatre, 13 Ray Small Drive, Papakura
Senior Piano
Monday 15 July
Junior Vocal
Wednesday 17July to Friday 19 July
Adult Vocal
Saturday and Sunday 20 and 21 July
Vocal Groups – all ages and genres
Friday 9 August late afternoon & evening
General Acoustic Instrumental
Friday evening 26 July
Saturday and Sunday 27 & 28 July
Tap & Troupes
3-4 August – Tap Saturday, Troupes Sunday
Ballet (selected classes)
Saturday 10 August
Highland
Saturday 3 August: Note this will be held at the Karaka War Memorial Hall
Please direct all music enquiries to lynda@sapacs.nz
All other dance queries to kaylee.sapacs@gmail.com
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DANCE
Nicola Reynolds
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Vivian Shin
Evee Fang
Dina Feng
Rosina Fang
Lara Feng
Zara Collingwood
Samiya Liu
Lyvia Niu
Chereen De Breche
Rochelle Browne
INSTRUMENTAL
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Dora Green
Lydia Zhu
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Ivy Hou
Ryan Qiao
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Chantelle Cowie
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PIANO
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Rex Cai
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Yuhan Isabella Pan
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VOCAL
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Stella Zhang
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Opera Factory Trust
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David & Mary McAlister
Alex Milligan
Melissa Tsoi
Moira Moore
Libby McMiken
Williams Family (the late Dorothy Wiseman)
Karen Yang & Judy Zhou
Gemma Lee
IRMTNZ (Registered Music Teachers, NZ Auckland)
McDonald’s Family Restaurant Pukekohe
Phil & Delia Cook
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South Auckland Choral
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South Auckland Marine Takanini
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Pukekohe South Doctors
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Top Notch (Engraving & Book Exchange)
ABRSM
The Clevedon Valley Music Foundation Trust
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The Briggs Family
Easy Store Pukekohe
Patricia Appleton
The Phillpotts Family Trust
The Webster Family
Mandy Knights
The Gardner Family
Ms OJ Meyer
P & R Jarrett
The O’Brien Family
The Park Family
The Curtayne Family
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