Marlborough Performing Arts Competitions Society - MPACS

16/03/2026

🔔 REMINDER: MPACS AGM 🔔

The Marlborough Performing Arts Competition Society (MPACS) Annual General Meeting is coming up soon and we’d love to see you there.

📅 Thursday 19 March 2026
🕐 1:30 – 2:30 pm
📍 Te Kahu o Waipuna – Marlborough Library
Meeting Room 1, Ground Floor

This is a great opportunity to hear updates, share ideas, and support the future of performing arts in Marlborough. New members and supporters are very welcome.

We hope to see you there! 🎭

05/03/2026

🎭 Marlborough Performing Arts Competition Society – 2026 AGM 🎭

We warmly invite members, supporters, volunteers, and anyone interested in the future of performing arts in Marlborough to join us for our 2026 Annual General Meeting.

This is a great opportunity to hear about the past year, help shape the direction of our competitions, and support the continued growth of performing arts in our region. New members and fresh ideas are always welcome!

26/10/2025

Go Belle Switalla we are backing you all the way!! 🍀🩵

Woooooohoooooo. We on! We cannot wait to see you shine up on that stage, dancers! ✨

21/10/2025

Marlborough Performing Arts Competitions Society wishes our PACANZ modern nominees:

Belle Switalla of Canterbury
and
Daniella Piemontesi of Nelson

the very best of luck as they compete at the NYPA this weekend!

You have worked so hard, now it’s time to shine!
We are very proud of you! Have fun! 🩵🌟

02/10/2025

✨ THANK YOU! ✨

MPACS 2025 has now come to a close, and the committee would like to send a huge THANK YOU to everyone who made it possible.

🌟 Our volunteers who helped run the competition smoothly over the 5 days
🌟 Our three adjudicators for their expertise and encouragement
🌟 Mark Grammer Photography for capturing the stunning shots and video footage
🌟 All our competitors who inspired us all
🌟 Our incredible dance and music teachers
🌟 The parents, families, and supporters - your encouragement and energy filled the theatre with such a positive vibe.
🌟 Our amazing sponsors - Liquid Action, Multidig Services Ltd, , Envision Aluminium Ltd - Aluminium Fabrication, , Rightfolks

None of this could happen without your support, hard work and dedication. 💜

We also ask for any FEEDBACK to please be sent through to us to via messenger or email so that we can aim to make improvements or adjustments next time. 🤩 Anything constructive from the minor details, communication or the structure of our competitions etc. ❤️

We are so proud of the spirit, passion, and community shown throughout the competition. We hope to see you all again next year for MPACS 2026! 😍🎶💃🎭

02/10/2025

Massive congratulations to our 2025 Champion of Champions Sage Johnson with her beautiful lyrical! 🏆❤️🎉💐

02/10/2025

Congratulations to Marlborough Tap Studio Superheroes for winning the Entertainment Award and taking home the Redwoodtown Cup! 🏆❤️

01/10/2025

Ballet Championships 2025

Congratulations to all the ballerinas who graced the stage in the Championships on Tuesday. 🩰

Junior Classical Ballet Under 12 Years
1st - Tasman Carpenter
2nd - Jane Levett
3rd - Scarlett Foord

Intermediate Classical Ballet 12 & Under 15 Years
1st - Violet Miller
2nd - Madison Jones
3rd - Zaria Adler

Senior Classical Ballet 15 Years & Over
1st - Belle Switalla
2nd - Claudia Ryan
3rd - Felicity Drysdale

Proud of all performers that danced over the 4 days of competitions. ❤️

01/10/2025

Tap Championships 2025

Congratulations to all our Tap Championship competitors! You lit up our stage. 🤩

JUNIOR Under 12 Years
1st - Elaine Huang

SENIOR 12 Years & Over
1st - Emily Brown
2nd - Piper Munnerley
3rd - Kya Price

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01/10/2025

Modern Championships 2025

Congratulations to all our Modern Championship dancers! Outstanding level of performance and you should all be so proud whether you received a placing or not. ❤️

JUNIOR Under 12 Year
1st - Tasman Carpenter
2nd - Jane Levett
3rd - Charleston Thomas

INTERMEDIATE 12 & Under 14 Years
1st - Sage Johnson
2nd - Millie-Jayne McDrury
3rd - Madison Jones

SENIOR 14 Years & Over
1st - Belle Switalla
2nd - Daniella Piemontesi
3rd - Sophie Gilchrist

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