{"id":19459,"date":"2019-02-13T10:31:26","date_gmt":"2019-02-12T23:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=19459"},"modified":"2019-02-14T11:06:58","modified_gmt":"2019-02-14T00:06:58","slug":"exciting-times-ahead-for-rising-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/news\/exciting-times-ahead-for-rising-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Exciting times ahead for Rising Star"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wemba-Wemba man, actor and singer\u00a0<\/strong>Zoy Frangos received the Rising Star award\u00a0<\/strong>at the 2019 American Australian Arts\u00a0<\/strong>Awards in New York at the end of January.<\/strong><\/p>\n

THE awards, hosted by the American Australian Association, celebrated special guests Simon Baker and Elle Macpherson for their outstanding creative contributions to the international arts community.<\/p>\n

Frangos performed Andrew Lloyd Webber\u2019s Til I Hear You Sing Once More in front of the black-tie audience.<\/p>\n

\u201cA boy from Ballarat going to a dinner in New York to be lauded is pretty surreal,\u201d Frangos said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of my goals has always been to perform in New York, so this is a dream come true. It is a big honour and a surprise for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Deborah Cheetham, Yorta Yorta woman, soprano, composer, educator and head of the Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts and Cultural Development at the Victorian College of the Arts nominated Frangos for the award.<\/p>\n

Cheetham mentored Frangos while he was studying a Bachelor of Arts in Music Theatre at VCA and guided him to embrace his indigenous heritage in performance.<\/p>\n

Growing up in Ballarat 36-year old Frangos said it was all about his Greek side of the family.<\/p>\n

\u201cI lost my grandmother when I was quite young, she had a bit of connection back with country in Swan Hill at Lake Boga,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

His family subsequently relocated to Ballarat.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey sort of hid it [her indigenousness] due to the times they were growing up in.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt got lost a bit, we knew about it but my mum never talked about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cheetham took him under her wing when the Wilin Centre invited him to come to open day at VCA.<\/p>\n

\u201cI said to my mum I know all about my Greek side I would really like to know about your side,\u201d Frangos said.<\/p>\n

Over the years Cheetham has taken him to work with indigenous kids in the community where he learnt more about the food and the culture.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been really eye-opening and wonderful and without her I wouldn\u2019t ever have had these opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Frangos has taken on a role as mentor himself in order \u201cTo be that voice and work with younger kids, be connected and to encourage them to consider a performing career.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI love working with younger people who are coming up, especially because of my unconventional entry into this industry I can really relate to people who don\u2019t see that it can happen,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The key for him is to encourage indigenous youth to really be themselves because nobody is like them.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love getting this message to people young kids to give them a way to start, seeing them taking the reins of a role and making it their own,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Frangos said he feels the balance of both his cultural backgrounds in his life is now more stable.<\/p>\n

He starred in the first indigenous opera Pecan Summer and other Australian theatre tours including Les Mis\u00e9rables and My Fair Lady.<\/p>\n

His talent was selected by Andrew Lloyd Webber to play Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar. He also played Halloran in the world premiere of Officer and a Gentleman \u2013 The Musical.<\/p>\n

Frangos, looking forward to the next five years said, \u201cThey should be full of important moments and hopefully this [Rising Star award] is a spring board.\u201d<\/p>\n

Proceeds raised from the awards dinner support the Association and its American-Australian Arts Fund, which provide scholarships and grants to talented American and Australian artists, to undertake artistic development in each other\u2019s country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wemba-Wemba man, actor and singer\u00a0Zoy Frangos received the Rising Star award\u00a0at the 2019 American Australian Arts\u00a0Awards in New York at the end of January. THE awards, hosted by the American Australian Association, celebrated special guests Simon Baker and Elle Macpherson for their outstanding creative contributions to the international arts community. Frangos performed Andrew Lloyd Webber\u2019s […]<\/p>\n

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