
Mr Tait (Curriculum Leader)
Subjects - Art, Drama, Design & Manufacture, Graphic Communication, Photography, Music, Music Technology, Practical Woodwork.

We have some exciting news... our application has been successful and Knox Academy is the only school in Scotland taking part in the National Theatre of Scotland Exchange 2012 programme at the Macroberts Arts Centre, Stirling from the 2nd to the 7th July 2012. This is an amazing, fully funded, opportunity for our senior students to create a piece of theatre in association with the National Theatre of Scotland and be part of this week long festival.
We are one of eight groups (6 from Scotland (the other 5 are Theatre Companies) and 2 International) that will devise a piece of theatre lasting an hour and that will be shown during Exchange week - with our students taking part in workshops, seeing theatre and meeting like-minded young people from all over the world.
The...
read more...At least four of the five performances broadcast live from Knox Academy as part ofthe recent National Theatre of Scotland “Five Minute Theatre” event are now available for replay on Five Minute Theatre’s YouTube channel.
The Knox performances were mentioned by the Scotsman’s theatre critic Joyce McMillan in her review of this unique event, and are definitely worth viewing if you didn’t get the chance to see the live performance online.
read more...For some shows, there is nothing more than a single camera pointing at a distant stage, across the heads of the audience; in others – like Knox Academy’s astonishing multiple one-on-one...
Knox Academy NC Acting and Theatre Performance (Musical Theatre) students are presenting 3HREE! (a series of three exciting musicals) on Tuesday 14 June and Wednesday 15 June 2011 at 7 pm.
Let the Musical Theatre students of Knox Academy entertain you in their final year production. We are delighted to bring to the stage three, completely different, short musicals... all shown in one night.
The Lavender Girl
by John Bucchino
Directed by Miss Whitfield, Musical Director: Miss Brown
Meet Emily... a young girl who wants to have one night of dancing...
read more...The Art Department were highly excited to be working with artist Gemma Coyle in association with the Peter Potter Gallery in Haddington.
Two S2 classes worked with Gemma to produce an animation which is now on show at the gallery until 11 June 2011 as part of their 'Art and Landscape' exhibition. S4 pupils have also been given the opportunity to exhibit their work in the gallery, and their work can be seen in the space just outside the cafe area on the first floor.
We would like to say a big thank you to Gemma and all of the staff at the Peter Potter Gallery, as well as a huge well done to all of the talented S2 and S4 pupils who took part!
Listen again to the fantastic musical talent of Knox Academy pupils who took part in the Spring Concert held on Wednesday 6 April 2011.
To listen and view the videos please click here.


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