Performance week

19th March- Tech Rehearsal

This rehearsal was to add lightning and sound to the performance to make it better.

This was very long day but very productive we got in done in 6 hours, it was very stressful at times because we had to stop and then repeat things multiple times. I think we all worked well together and communicated with each other which was good and I'm learning about my characters more and more everytime we go over them and I can play around with them and try new things to make things better, for Ali Baba's wife make her sweet and innocent at the start but when it comes to the ending make her more powerful and show that she has more power over Kasim Wife  as she has lost her husband and my husband (Ali Baba) is higher now so she answers to him. With the Chief of Police make him more manly and sarcastic to make him more funny so he doesnt really care, and the porter and need to make more gesture and make them bigger so the audience understands.

Ali Baba took the longest to add lightening and sound because its the first story so we had to have a lot of patience and we getting quite frustrated because we have done Ali Baba so many times so everyone is use to it, by 7 o clock we was finish and I was so relieved because I was so tired, doing a tech rehearsal made me feel happy because it will make the performance amazing but I was frustrated at some points.

My strengths for this rehearsals are I focused for most of it and following instructions but my weakness was that I was getting frustrated with everything so easily.

20th March- Open Dress Rehearsal & 7.00pm Performance

The open dress rehearsal was our first live performance I think it went well, and it was very nerve wrecking but I think I should of been more focused, I was proud of everyone that they remember their lines and cues but when it got to the end (The story of the Envious Sisters) something happened in the bird scene and everyone started laughing and it was very unprofessional for all of us to laugh it was no one we should of not laughed. I felt disappointed in myself for laughing but I was glad.

The 7  o'clcok performance went really well nothing went wrong and we all remembered our lines and cue and I'm so proud of everyone making a good effort.

My strengths were I kept focus at the 7 o'clock performance but my weaknesses are when someone does something wrong I shouldnt laugh and I need to keep my focus and support them.

21st March - 2 Performance

I feel this wasnt a good than yesterday because I thought that because we thought we did good and we gained our confidence that we thought we could flyby this was one and it didnt help us, we forgot some of our cues but everyone remembered their lines which was very good. Somethings (the flats and plates) were forgot to moved or striked at some points which it didnt look good at one point especially when where they forgot to bring on the plates because Daniella, Arnold and Chloe had to stand there which made it look bad and when was going in to the Story of the Little Beggar only one flat was moved and the one was in the way but we pushed through it and it was finally moved. Our emotions and physicallity wasnt at our best especially in Ali Baba.

Our last performance I think we pulled it out of the bag was it was so good and we got amazing feedback from the audience and I was so proud about that. I pushed my self of this performance I tried different things with my characters so I could make my grade higher by using my bigger gestures in the Es Sinibad and in the story of the little beggar I tried to make him more funny and in the story (the story without an ending) I tried to be in the story more.

My strengths in these performances I put all my energy in the stories but my weakness was I didnt put enough energy at the start.


22nd March - STRIKE

A strike is part of the business side and we had to take all the set down that was do with 'Arabian Nights'.

In this session we striked everything. I was working with Becca most of the day, we up to the lightning took take the stars that were hanging off and we took them downstairs and took the string off it and wrapped around. Then clair gave us instructions to take the mats back to the dance lab and then fold up fabrics after that we put the plates to the props cupboard and then was instructed to take these white MASSIVE flats in to the theatre from the workshop to be stacked up againist wall, I was really proud of myself because I did so much and we all finished so quickly.

My strengths was when I was given an instruction I would do it straight away and get it done as soon as possible but my weakness was when we finished that me and becca just sat down.

24th March - Portsmouth

This was our first performance away from Nescot and this was very scary but good for us and an amazing experience.

When we got there we found we was performing and we all thought it was to small to perform there where was so many of us and so many props to handle so we thought it would be a good idea for us to perform outside because there was a lot of space but also attract an audience. So we started to set up and put all the props in place and then we had to give out flyers to the public for them to come and watch it and we never thought that a lot of people would come and see it and touch people hearts. We was told we need to project our voices 10 times louder than in the theatre.

For me it was an amazing performance and experience because I have never done that before and I try to make the Es Sinibad so much better because I just wanted to impress them. Sometime it was so hard to focus because there was so many distractions happening at the same time and I became unfocused at some points.

My strengths were that I have performed outside and my weakness was try and not get distracted  by all the people in the audience.

12th-16th March

On Monday I didnt come in because if personal problems and they started on The Envious Sisters I was meant to be the 2nd Sister but because I wasnt there Teri took my part and she did it and she did it amazingly, i felt happy that i didnt have to this because I would of been so scared and I had so much on my plate at that point so i was glad i didnt do it.

During the week we went over Es Sinibad to go over so we can remind ourselves of it but there was a lot of negetive energy in the room and every one is getting stressed out and no one would be co operate. When we finally finished the The Story Of The Envious Sisters we was all very tired from all the early starts and no one wanted to anything else.

When it was getting to end of the week we had polished and finished the whole play we had to just clean things and get use to flats that we was using in the performance. I felt that the first half of the performance was very good and the cues was all on time but when it gets to the 2nd Act its very slow and sloppy but it just need to be cleaned and worked on.

We got notes from after we did a run through and they was projection, engage with the audience more and make sure everytime there is a story being told and when you are sitting or standing on the sides make sure you listen and dont look bored.

I felt really tired and quite disappointed with myself because I think I should of put more effort in to and maybe give more ideas to the story but I didnt where was so much negetive energy in it I was getting fed and just wanted a break from everything.

My strengths were that I wasnt distracting people and I just did my own thing but my weaknesses are I didnt contribute anything to the story when I could made a bit more effort to it.

9th March

This was on a Friday and we had to come but it was meant to be our day off but we went in to finish the Story of the woman that wouldnt eat.  For this rehearsal I think we was doing well and it only took us an hour and a half to finish it and im happy about that. I think everyone was focused and proiductive in this.
My strengths for this rehearsals I doing what i was told to do and following instructions but weaknesses are that because it was my birthday I was really hyper and a bit distractive but it was good we got things done.

6th March

In this rehearsals as Jamie wasnt in Alex took over we going over Es Sinibad I wasnt really need for this because I knew my part and for half of that story I watch them because I'm listening to the story so I went to help Clair with Demi and Leona make different stuff for the show. I felt quite relaxed in that lesson because I wasnt needed and I wasnt worrying which was nice.

For the rest of the day Gavin took the next lesson so we went through the prologue and The Story Of The Little Beggar because we haven't been through them in while which was nice and it refreshed my memory. My strengths for this rehearsals was I was focused and didnt distract anyone and listened to instructions my weakness was that i missed some of my cues.

5th March

The Story Of The Woman That Wouldn't Eat

We starting blocking the first scene of this story and at the start i felt that I didnt like it because it was so weird and creepy. We started off in neutral and walking around like a busy market place and walking around and then Daniella starts speaking and then we start all walking out and then we start walking slower so when she talks about Charlie and Becca.
In this rehersal we was very unfocused and we werent contributing as much as every one was very drained

I feel that story wasnt as good and i think we could of worked on it more, being the ensemble i felt that it was good but I think we could make a bit more effort but I felt like a bit of plonker doing all the crawling on the floor but then I realise that it the performance and I shouldnt care because I'm the one thats getting the grade.

1st March

Lesson 1:  We started to recap on The Story Of The Little Beggar and it was so much fun and it was such a produtive lesson, I was getting quite stressed out as I hurt myself and I walked out the class as I couldnt handle it but I calmed down and went in and did my part and I enjoyed as I got to tell everyone off and I found out.

When everyone was performing I was watching them and was giving some advice but I found it the most funny and best story in the play.

Lesson 2+3 : we carried on with the Story of the little beggar and went really we started off with the scene with Demi and Joe and we found that we shoulde get someone to throw a stick to Demi so she could hit him but she couldnt so someone threw a gold plate to her and she hit him on the head with it and she thinks she kills him so she leaves him on a shop stand and then the merchant came along and the little beggar fell on him and they start doing staghe combat in the scene I gave charlie a point to act more drunk and he did it really well.

I think this rehearsal went really well because we all enjoyed because it is so funny and we all gave good ideas and contributed to it.
My strengths for these rehearsals are I didnt talk and I kept my focus the whole way through and we did that because we all enjoyed it.
My weaknesses was that when I hurt myself in this rehearsals I got so stressed out and walked out of the classroom and I shouldnt of done that I should of just sat down and had a rest for 5 minutes and then carried on otherwise it will affect other people.

29th Feb

The first lesson we straight in to recapping Ali Baba and the 40 thieves and going through the story we got to, the class sat there and watched and was concentrating at some points we was focusing on Ali Baba and Kasim (the two brothers, the main characters) so they could work on there relationship as brothers and we sat at the front as an audience to give them feedback on what they can work on.

Then we had to figure out how to kill kasim and cut him up in to 4 pieces. Jamie came up with a good idea and we all stand in a semi circle and daniella would pass a red piece of cloth to teri and they would pass it around till it got the end and then the two people at the front would cross over and around jonny (kasim) so they could tie him up and the they drag him back behind the flats. At this point everyone was getting very stressed out and it took ages for us to do it, some people walked out but finally we worked it out and did it.