The large-scale performing arts event, Pulse Alive, is back for its fourth year, showcasing the talents of K to 12 public school students from Sydney and beyond.
Students have travelled from as far as Broken Hill, Junee, Condobolin, Albury, Inverell, Parkes and Grafton to take to the stage at Sydney Olympic Park’s Ken Rosewell Arena as principal performers in this year’s show.
The Department of Education Arts Unit event promotes equity and inclusion, offering students of all abilities the opportunity to shine on stage and showcase their passion and talents in music, dance, visual arts and public speaking.
A feature of this year’s performance is the inclusion of the original song ‘Waves’, written by students in the outreach program at St George Hospital school.
These students will feature in a video package to be shown across the two evenings.
This year also sees performers like Year 11 Moree Secondary College student Amber Muller, who have performed in the rural and regional Pulse events, come to perform on the Ken Rosewall Arena stage.
“What I enjoyed about Pulse coming to Moree is that it gave me opportunity that kids from small towns like Moree don’t usually get,” Amber explained.
“I enjoyed being in the Pulse show so much that I auditioned for the Sydney show and was fortunate enough to be selected.
“Now I’m a part of such an amazing and hard-working team, and I’ll be forever grateful for the experience I have been given.”
Simon Kermode, Student Access and Engagement Advisor for The Arts Unit said 2025 is a huge year for Pulse Alive with “soaring participation”.
“This is definitely our biggest year yet with more than 5,000 students across the two nights performing,” Mr Kermode said.
“We also have lots of new junior principal performers coming through this year who are looking to practice and grow their talents.”
In preparation for the big event, schools are provided with choir teaching tracks, sheet music, teaching tips and/or a dance choreography video package and notes, and are also given the option to participate in face-to-face or virtual rehearsals, with the full cast coming together only on the day of the performance.
Participation in the categories of massed dance, First Nations dance ensemble and massed choir are open to all schools without audition.
“This structure promotes greater equity and inclusion, which is at the heart of this event,” Mr Kermode said.
Media Release: NSW Department of Education
