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).

2025 information is now being uploaded as it becomes available

For Music and Speech Sections
Online Entries close: Saturday 3rd May or until the festival is full.
If the form is still online, then there is hopefully still space.
The entry form will only be available for a short time – opening Monday 7th April at approximately 8pm. 

For Dance Sections
Entry form opens Monday 7th April at approximately 8pm and will close when the section is full.  

For Ballet Section
The Ballet section will unfortunately not proceed for 2025.  

WORKING SCHEDULE FOR FESTIVAL 2025

UPLIFT CENTRE, PUKEKOHE

Junior Piano and Speech are held at the beginning of the holidays for most schools.
Monday 30 June Speech till Tuesday probably.
Junior Piano likely to start Wednesday 2^nd July for about 3 days.

HAWKINS THEATRE, PAPAKURA

Monday 7 July – Sunday 13 July 2025 (second week of holidays)
Senior Piano 7^th and or 8^th followed by all singing sections except choirs,  Anticipate Junior Vocal  9^th to 11^th followed by adult vocal 12^th and 13^th July.

Thursday 17 July – Sunday 20 July 2025 (end of first week Term 3 for most)
Instrumental Section

Friday 25^th – Sunday 27^th July 2025 (end of second week Term 3 for most)
Choirs on Friday 25th.  Saturday 26^th for Tap. 
Sunday 27^th reserve day for any sections that require it..

DUE DROP EVENTS CENTRE

Sunday 27^th July for the Troupes Section. 

Please direct all music enquiries to lynda@sapacs.nz

All other dance queries to kaylee.sapacs@gmail.com

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FRIENDS OF SAPACS

DANCE
Nicola Reynolds
Euphie Ma
Vivian Shin
Evee Fang
Dina Feng
Rosina Fang
Lara Feng
Zara Collingwood
Samiya Liu
Lyvia Niu
Chereen De Breche
Rochelle Browne

INSTRUMENTAL
Yao-Zhao Teh
Dora Green
Lydia Zhu
Ciyou (Nora) Han
Romy (Yintong) Jiang
Angel Wen Tao
Ivy Hou
Ryan Qiao
Isaac Kaixin He
Elsa Xu
Yolanda Zhang
Chantelle Cowie
Amanda Lawrence
Ashley Ling
Alaina He
Yolanda Wu
Mia Chenyu Zhou

PIANO
Moira Moore
Rex Cai
Kimberly Cheng
Yuhan Isabella Pan
Janet Andres
Shin-Hee Jun
Yuchen Aiden Pan
Zoe Liu
Ceci Lam
Zimo (Torres) Yang
Zhi Qi Liu
Phoebe Choi
Kathleen Fu
Ella (Chenrui) Zhang
Shuaiteng Carlos Po
Emily Yang
Lucas Li

SPEECH & DRAMA
Priscilla Teh
Elva Liu
Maxwell Andrews
Willa Bickerton
Madeleine Park
Naledi Ivancka Mhuka

VOCAL
Avril Yi
Stella Zhang
Emmie Speedy
Vanessa Zhou Wang
Oscar Wu
Campbell Prowse
Renee Molyneux
Sarah Gong
Ariane Cordeiro
Ray Chen
Stella McAlister
Anke du plessis
Cruz Xu
Millicent Preece
Florence Preece
Alice Wu
Olivia Hormes
Giada Mangal
Mia Zixuan Wei

ADVERTISERS 2024 – Please support those businesses who support us!

Easy Store, Pukekohe
Top Notch (Engraving & Book Exchange)
South Auckland Marine, Takanini
ABRSM, Auckland
IRMTNZ (Registered Music Teachers NZ Auckland Branch)
Prestige Productions (Gina Sanders)
The Clevedon Valley Music Foundation Trust
McDonalds Family Restaurant, Pukekohe
Pukekohe South Doctors

2024 MAJOR SPONSORS OF SAPACS ($50 or more in sponsorship and advertising)

Anonymous Supporter – Piano
Bruce & Jessie Pulman
Cherry Davis
Opera Factory Trust
The Croudis Bonniface family
Fiona Ferens
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
Stockman Contractors
Marie Morrison
Janice Webb
The McDowall Family/Majors ‘n’ Minors
South Auckland Choral
Auckland Art Song & Leider (AASL)
Florence & Millicent Preece
The Bray Family
South Auckland Marine Takanini
Gowan Brae Valley Studios/Gina Sanders
Pukekohe South Doctors
Lyn Wilcox
Top Notch (Engraving & Book Exchange)
ABRSM
The Clevedon Valley Music Foundation Trust
Cassandra McCowan
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
The Winstanley Family
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