This week was the week of the dance show. In the dance show we performed as a class our dance unit piece based on The Media as well as two numbers from We Will Rock You, this allowed us to be assessed in our dance units but also test out the choreography of the numbers to see if they worked effectively in the space as well as with the audience.
In the day we do a tech run for the show, to test out the transitions between our numbers and the others, as well as the lighting in comparison to the costume and the theme of the dance. As a group we had to have a lot of patience as it takes a while to get all the different elements right and then trial them out a few times, also requiring focus. If we had any issues or queries with our set in the show we had to tell Kat therefore we had to listen carefully to one another whether it was incase we knew the answer/solution and could help, so that someone else who may know could help or Kat could answer so communication was key between us as a team in this activity.
When we finished we were allowed to split off and work on whatever piece that we needed to sort, due to an knee injury i sustained back in October i had only been given the clear to dance a few days before and had decided as i knew some of the dance from before to give it a try and input myself where i could and was safe. I asked help from some of my peers who knew the choreography i was out for the help me make sure i knew it right and how i could develop it so that i didn't have to use my knee so much, this was very supportive of them and made me feel a lot more confident for the performance as i really didn't want to let them down.
Shortly after we had to start getting ready for the actual performance, within the show order our Media piece was in the first half and our musical numbers were ending the show, allowing us enough time to be prepared for the different numbers individually as well as an ensemble.
As a result I think the performances went really well, within the media piece I wasn't involved in a lot of it as mentioned, so felt very proud to see my class perform so well a piece they had been working hard on for so long and happy i could support them the best I can. We all performed we high level focus and musicality and facial expressions allowing us to really express the themes of our performance and make an overall dynamic and effective piece as an ensemble.
To improve I feel that I could include more fluidity in my movement, this could be attained by gaining more core strength and flexibility, through weekly stretches, giving me more control over my body as a result. As a group I feel our performance skills and communication were very strong in this event and really helped us develop as a musical ensemble and a team, however we could still improve on our focus within rehearsals so that we use all time efficiently.
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In the second part of the week we worked on Act 1, costumes and the musical numbers. However we started off with working on Bohemian rhapsody, as this was something we had only vaguely worked on and needed to be looked at in more detail, for example it was quite hard for each vocal group to hear what part they were singing and what key to sing it in, this took quite a bit of time and a lot of patience from us all, which is one of our biggest targets as a group, this task however really allowed us to develop this skills a group, listening to one another and helping each other. We found as a good way of remembering the notes were to record the different groups so that could practice them at home and work on other things in this session using our time more efficiently, and really testing everyones commitment. In the tempo change of the song I struggled to find the key change for us singing the higher octave, but my cast mates helped me out with it and so we could sing it effectively.
I feel within this session I that everyones peer support and communication was strong and created a positive vibe and therefore a good result with the song, i feel i contributed to this with helping others with timing and notes for their different sections and then getting help in return.
Running act one we changed a few things as well as developed little things so that they were more refined, a lot were cases in which people didn't know all they're roles off cast like being a guard or a yuppie, which were very key fro different transitions, this was easily solved as once we gathered one of a double cast was doing something then the other noted that they were too and what that section entailed. In this we really listened to one another as it was the case of some people had been here and some hadn't so had to retrieve all useful information so we could keep moving forward and a group and production.
A lot of what we ended working on in more detail were the musical numbers as they required more time and the right people. So after completed the run through we went back and worked on a few more of the songs in more detail such as Somebody to Love and Play the Game. Focusing on the first, I added to this in the role of a Teen Queen, in this scene we are there as "bullies" against Scaramouche and to highlight her contrastive behaviour compared to them, as this is scaramouches song we only act as back up singers, however we hadn't worked in detail on our vocal arrangement for this song so this is something we need to do in the future. When discovering what needed work it was taking note of so that we could fit it all in and has special time to work on those numbers and scenes.
I think that our performance and preparation will really start to improve with organisation such as scheduling extra rehearsals and a time plan to fit different things in, also to really focuses on all our different characters whether it be on or off cast so we can add to the different in dynamics in the scenes and know what is going on at all times. Personally I feel I need to develop my character knowledge for the gaga kids/teen queens and guards, as they are not ones i have looked into as much and want to be confident so that i can support the others to create stronger scenes.
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