RISE Academy - Music and Performing Arts

Congratulations to all of our incredible students and the cast on a fantastic final night and an amazing season of season of 'Matilda'.

We could not be prouder of you all!!

Now take a bow, and have fun celebrating, you earned it!

Not present in photo: Emily Amsler

BREAKING NEWS!!
We have opened up new slots for term 2 lessons!
The waitlist is cleared and now you can join us today!

Enrol at www.riseacademy.co.nz
Or through the link in our bio

Two of our wonderful RISE Academy students are the wonderful Matildas in Blenheim Musical Theatre’s Matilda the musical! Alice Kingi plays Matilda for the squits cast and Addison Campbell for the Newts cast. They are joined by Academy tutors Rhys Hingston as Miss Trunchbull and James Dight in the adult ensemble.

RISE students

Amelia Kingi - adult ensemble.

Squits Cast
Oliver Dight as Bruce
Charleston Thomas as Lavender
Kaden Thomas as Tommy
Chiara Erickstad-Smart - ensemble
Sadie Tempest - backing vocals
Maisie Neal - backing vocals

Newts Cast
Finley Piper as Eric
Jane Levett as Nigel
Mac Levitt as Tommy
Elaine Huang - ensemble
Peyton Carmody - backing vocals

We are so excited to see you all on stage and hear your beautiful voices from the Orchestra pitt! Congratulations on all the hard work you are putting in. The show looks fabulous!

Get your tickets now as they are starting to sell out fast!

Are your kids ready to Sing, dance, act and get creative these school holidays?

Join our our Broadway Blitz holiday program the first week of these school holidays.
Fun, friendships and creativity guaranteed!

Don't miss out!!
Sign up here today: https://forms.gle/vNb3iYWeHtFWiarAA

Join us in wishing the Happiest of happy birthdays to our incredible founder & co-owner Alison 🎂
Alison's incredible vision, creativity & bold spontaneity is what brought this Academy to life & She pours her heart and soul into all that she does. We are incredibly blessed to have her expertise, dedication and heart within these RISE Academy walls teaching the next generation of Performing Arts students 🎉🎭💛

This is it... the FINAL TWO in the Senior production 2026 reveal....

🗞 Newsies VS 👩‍👦Freaky Friday

Stay tuned...the reveal is coming.....

Lights, energy, confidence… GO!

Broadway Blitz is back for Autumn school holidays 🍂
Get ready to sing it loud, dance it out, act it up and get creative at Broadway Blitz!

In just a few fun-filled days, your child will build skills, make friends, get creative with crafts and learn a couple of high energy performance pieces 🎭

Spots are limited! Don’t miss the chance to bring the magic of Broadway Theatre to their holidays!

🗓 April 7th - 10th
⏰️ 9am - 1pm

CLICK THE LINK & SIGN UP TODAY! https://youtu.be/WstLOJz_Wyk

WOW!! It has been 6 whole months already since we rebranded to RISE Academy Music and Performing Arts! ✨

And what an incredible 6 months it has been…

A brand new building, bigger musical theatre classes, more classes available in evey discipline and exciting new adventures (hello Junior & Senior Disney Jr shows) !
More tutors, more opportunities, and unforgettable experiences including taking our two Musical Theatre Troupes to JTFNZ in October!
The Forge Recording Studio has opened its doors within RISE 🎙️
An amazing end-of-year recital that we’re still buzzing from...
AND our musical theatre room now has its brand new dance floor ready for plenty of toe-tapping moments.

We are so proud of how far we’ve come in such a short time and so grateful for our incredible community who continue to grow, support, and RISE with us.

✨ Want to be part of it? Enrolments are now open!
Come and join the RISE family where confidence grows, creativity thrives, and every student belongs.
Enrolment link is in the bio

The shortlist is getting tighter, the stakes higher & this week we said goodbye to TWO of our 2026 Junior show contenders!

Hit play to watch this week's elimination & see which shows are bowing out of the race...
Swipe left to see what's still standing....

The countdown to our 2026 big Jnr show is officially ON!

Drop your guesses, or dramatic reactions in the comments below ⬇️