Post Show Evaluation

Characterisation and Rehearsal Process for Bad Girls

dance targets

i wish i had retain consentration through out the  winter prefomance amrica and i reolised this so troughout susical i was focosed and on time to rehersals that braught me into the spring workshop 2 days intense dance traing learning a conteporary dance pice to dancing in the dark this was hard work but fun this taught me that costant cosantration is needed this pushed me as a dancer to learn about the small detail and built up my confiedence as a prefomer .   when corigraphing the solo i decided to do it methodicly to provay the charictor intended and i feel it worked well by using slower movements and more attenchion to small deatail . diet and helth has been a major part of unit 32 as it has requierd amazing fitnes and stamina to keep up with the cors
trough out unit 32 my targets were to push myself as a dancer and to be punctual and focused and i found through out the first part of the cors i was not acheeving these targets but i reolised this and changed my atitued towards the classes and knuckeld down

rehersal log variety

rehearsing every day for 30mins every day and 2hrs on sunday with acumplement by Henry Marshal .
with the song i have been wrighting for the variety prefomance i have pushed the boundrys of blues and have created a master pice with loads of problems ! i found when prefoming it to other audiences such as at tajereen bar in worthing that charictorisation and presintation is key if played boucy and joyfully the audience seem to conect better but if played with deep emotion it can move the audience this has made me rethink the charictoristics of the song ; by starting boncy fadeing into slow then brininging it back up to bouncy has allowed for the performance i will need a mic guitar and 2 amps over 40 whats as the venue it over 25ft ² i will need better amplification
throughout this experience i have written, rehearsed and preformed songs such as 'shoes' and 'sunshine' this has shown me how to further develop my song writing.

VARIETY song

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the song i mainly wrote around for the variaty perfomance was a blues base song and u use liriques to link to the deprestion and the cold night of a moral man from the war as it is just going to be a 12 bar basses it will create the blues feel i need without having a banjo or resonator
i will be seated so i can provay the image of how the blues players in variaty in the 1950s
cosume shirt or baggy jumper on the day depending on the audience will depend on what i will wair this would be the case verry often in variaty as moast of the prefomers would not know what side of the working class the audience would be however they would be preforming to mainly males so if you were a male prefomer it would not matter as much as if you were female obviously but as times do change i have to take into consideration that half my audience will be female so sleesy sexist jokes between songs will not be happening where as in the 1950s it would
























 

variaty acts

  variaty light easy entertainment at the time. bursque\dance seen as quite under the cusp ; smut with a hint of comical class for the working class!
considering nearly every night was a booze infested hall of banta and sexual connotation ; not a place for a lady so would be ocupied mainly by workinging class men looking for a good time after a long days work ,during the depression this was a good way to relax and have a good time.
   Performances such as ventrilaquism, acrobatics, abnormal animals, magicians and quick sketches - in Variety anything quick and eye catching goes, but if it drags you wouldn't necessarily come home clean, as the original venues you would be table seated and booze filled. If you weren't catching the audience's attention, cabbages, tomatoes and beer would be thrown far and wide aimed at the performer, not an easy game to play but played well could have been very lucrative.
   Vaideville was more of a circus theme and even had a name for themselves. Vaudevillians were like a family so with this approach instead of music hall they had more of a business atmosphere.
Examples of venues in the UK are the Pallodium Theatre, The Comedy Club, Concorde 2.
Variety Acts -
.ventriloquism
.acribatics
.burlesque dance
.comidy scetches #(first stand up artists as well as reherced scetches)
. magican
. singers
.dancers
.actors
. musical comidy
. contortionists
. what was left of the "mistralls" (white men with blacked faces (highly racist yet still fairly aceptible in that era )

all preformers with a not so easy stage , if you were not invloving the audience or entertaining them they would make there own entertainment ( who can hit the muppet on stage with a cabbage)

my choices
singer songwrighters
singers ,blues kings , folk and many more would flock to the abodes of variaty far a wide talented and just plain stupid what ever amused the audience on the night :)

musical comedy
working class male relateable music taking the micky out of bosses the war and women
(smutty banta ) many preformers such as norman wisdom

stand up
stand up has been going for years and hasent changed a huge amount but a tommy cooper in my eyes was the man of the time incorporating magic and lafter at one time WHY NOT!

venues

batley frontier

* club opened 1967
* instant hit to custiomers, actors and artists
* venue host to some of biggest names and artists during time period
* styles: cherlie bassie, lois artsrong, tom jones and beegees,
* frank sinatra regular customer
* batley variety club turned into frontier in early 1980s - became 'destination night spot'
* venue not just nightclub, conference venue, burlesque
* offered one of largest conference venue facility in Yorkshire
* accomodates over 1800 people
* large scale presentations, awards and product launches
* had parking facilities for 700 cars
* wide range of bars and spacious accommodation
* all of this put the Batley on the map and made it a nationwide hotspot
* also offered excellent customer service - brilliant reputation

london hippodrome

* club, circus venue and casino
* opened as a casino and hosted circus performances mostly
* opened in 1900
* had 100,000 Gallon tank with Polar Bears and Seal Lions
* from 1909 - 1912 in changed from circus to variety
* first ever performance of Swan Lake hosted there
* Harry Houdini performed there
* 1950s transformed into talk of the town and widely known
* Shirley Bassey, Judi Garlend, Jackson Five and Tom Jones performed there

london palladium

* first grand variety bill
* by 1950s known as Ace Variety theatre of the world
* reputation enhanced by world wide popularity
* played host to annual royal variety performance
* not just star names to draw in audience, film screening also helped
* Harry Houdini, Dickie Henderson, Grace Fields, Billy Bennett all performed there

variaty

   variaty light easy entertainment at the time. bursque\dance seen as quite under the cusp ; smut with a hint of comical class for the working class!
considering nearly every night was a booze infested hall of banta and sexual connotation ; not a place for a lady so would be ocupied mainly by workinging class men looking for a good time after a long days work ,during the depression this was a good way to relax and have a good time.
   Performances such as ventrilaquism, acrobatics, abnormal animals, magicians and quick sketches - in Variety anything quick and eye catching goes, but if it drags you wouldn't necessarily come home clean, as the original venues you would be table seated and booze filled. If you weren't catching the audience's attention, cabbages, tomatoes and beer would be thrown far and wide aimed at the performer, not an easy game to play but played well could have been very lucrative.
   Vaideville was more of a circus theme and even had a name for themselves. Vaudevillians were like a family so with this approach instead of music hall they had more of a business atmosphere.

Max's Boal Exercise

variety history

 variety  light easy entertainment at the time. bursque\dance  seen as quite under the cusp; smut with the slight hint of comical class for the working class!

considering nearly every night was a booze infested hall of banta and sexual connotation not a place for a lady so would be occupied mainly by men looking for a good time . performances such as ventriloquism , acrobatics , abnormal animals as well as imported animals , magicians , quick sketches but in variety any thing quick and eye catching goes but if it drags then you wouldn't necerceraly come home clean, as the original venues would be table seated, booze filled and if you weren't catching the audiences attention cabbages, tomatoes and beer would be through'n far and wide aimed at the performer , not an easy game to play but played well could of been very lucrative 

vaudeville was more of a cicas  and even had a name for them selvs vaudevillians like a family so with this instead of the music hall more business aproche to the theatre 

Stanislavski Techniques

'Given Circumstances'...

* Past:
   Prison warden, working way up through ranks
   During time as prison warden, had his way with inmates
   Lost family members, wife died through alcoholism
   2 kids never sees them
   Suffered with depression and anxiety
* Present:
   Age 60
   Losing his marbles a bit
   No real friends
   Tries to befriend wardens and staff
   Lonely
   Lives his life in routine

For Characterisation...

I will apply these techniques to my character. By using the Seven States of Tension e.g. 6 in the shoulders, 4 in the backside , 3 in the lower back I will show the effects of his life to his unstructured body and the effects of working in a prison for that many years!

Units 12 and 4 - Classical Theatre - End of Unit Marks

Where are you at with your current units?

Unit 20 - Applying Acting Styles
P1	research a character, drawing simple conclusions about the nature of the role You have not yet reached a pass grade for the first criteria. To achieve a P1 you need to research into your own character as well as two practitioners, Stanislavski and Boal.

cv and personal statement is in paper copy

infanticide?

A ‘serial killer’ mother has been jailed for 15 years for murdering six of her newborn children in as many years and hiding their tiny corpses in a cellar.

In one of the worst infanticide cases in history, 38-year-old Frenchwoman Celine Lesage strangled two of her children with a cord and choked four others by placing her finger in their mouths.

‘Yes, I killed the babies,’ she said during cross examination at La Manche Correctional court in Cherbourg, Normandy, yesterday.

With her voice quivering, and in floods of tears, she said: ‘I did it but I can't explain it why I did it.’

Each of the babies had been delivered 'in secret' between August 2000 and September 2007, with Lesage 'putting the babies and their dirty clothes neatly in a sealed plastic bag and hiding them'.

Prosecutors – who described her as a ‘serial killer’ - had sought a 16-year prison sentence for Lesage with no early release before half the term was served, but accepted 15.

Lesage was arrested in 2007 after her partner at the time, Luc Margueritte, discovered the tiny corpses decomposing in plastic garbage bags in the basement of their apartment building in Valognes, south of Cherbourg.

He was the father of the last newborn and a prosecution witness in the case.

Veronique Carre, defending, said: 'The facts of the case are not in dispute, but there is medical and psychological evidence to consider.’

Prosecutor Michel Garrandaux told the court: 'Her attitude was wholly ambivalent. On the one hand she expressed her desire to have children, and then she refused to keep them.'

He said Lesage - a 'modest and otherwise ordinary housewife' who has as surviving son aged 14 who was taken into care after her arrest - had 'no idea' why she had effectively turned into a serial killer.

 

Police outside the building where Celine Lesage hid the bodies of her six babies after she killed them

Among those in the public gallery was Pascal Catherine, her 39-year-old former boyfriend who fathered the first five murdered children.

He was originally arrested for not reporting a crime and hiding the corpses, before his lawyers successfully argued he had thought the babies had been still born or had been aborted.

Lesage and Mr Catherine split up in the spring of 2006 after 15 years living as common law man and wife.

Her horrific secret was uncovered a year later, on October 19, 2007, when a new boyfriend was taken to the decaying corpses by Lesage's teenage son.

Mr Garrandaux said: 'He was led to the cellar by the terrible smell of decomposing corpses and found them wrapped up in their bags.'

Gendarmes were called and Lesage admitted killing all her newborn children, but claimed diminished responsibility.

She told police that she had 'absolutely no explanation' for what she had done and was placed on remand in the nearby city of Caen, Normandy.

Last year, another French mother Veronique Courjault was jailed for eight years for killing three babies.

She was deemed to be suffering from severe psychological problems, which meant she was in denial about being pregnant

 

this case is very simmilar but also very differnt to madayer as she didnt kill them out of revenge but none the less she murderd them . in this case she still left her 14 year old son alive but killed the rest ? and she kept the boddys this would imply poast natal depreshon was the cause to her irational behavour ? where as in madayer she did it out of a mostoros rage witch was caused buy jason leaving her for another woman ! this would create the idea that madayer loved her children where as lesage did not .

anchent greece #medea #character roles

Men if they were not training in military, or discussing politics went to the Theatre for entertainment to watch dramas that they could relate to, including tragedies and comedies.
These often involved current politics and gods in some form. It is thought that women were not allowed to watch theatre or perform at the theatre, so male actors played women roles.

Lives of Women in Ancient Greece were closely tied to domestic work, spinning, weaving and other domestic duties. They were not involved in public life or in politics. Their lives were normally quite confined to the house although one public duty was acting as a priestess at a temple.
This affected the way I played my part, as the children's tutor as I knew that I was meant to be the superior male and you can tell even by my first line "what do you think your doing out hear telling the world of your troubles, your just a piece of property" this shows straight away that males are the superior race in this era which is why when Medea comes in and turns the whole concept of males being greater around, it makes the males feels threatened.


Marriage, a romanticised idea of being united with a person one loves dearly was the furthest thought from the mind of a woman living in ancient Greece. Marriage was considered one of the most important decisions and events in a woman’s life, but she had no direct control over it. However, in ancient Greek society, females were given little voice, if any, in major decisions. They were denied the freedom to choose whom to marry. When a young woman was to marry, she was “given in marriage by her male relatives and (her) choice had no legal bearing on the contract” (Sealey, p. 5). A woman was not allowed to decide whom she wanted to wed, whether she loved her proposed spouse or not. A woman was not given the opportunity or option to select her husband; therefore she “did not marry; she was given in marriage” (Sealey, p. 25). Women were not active in making the initial decision, because it was arranged and planned by a father figure or male relative. A woman, such as Medea, often dreaded the day of her wedding rather than looking forward to it as one of the happiest and meaningful affairs in her life . this would create the thinking of women being again, cheated out of a equal life .so in

unit 3

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buy getting public funding can be lucrative but can also have its down sides as sometimes they are not full prof as to is relevant to what you have "in hand" (the value of what you have invested) already  due but privet funding works but with this you have to appeal for  so it depends on how confident you are with the performance and how big budget it is. (small budget (public) big budget (private)) ; charities such as "mouse trap" and manny of business
in the case where you can get dual funding (teem up with other theter company's ) both companies are more likely to get a greater sum


i am going to apply for 10,000 investment from the "arts council" and 5,000 from the charity "mouse trap" bringing my total costs down to 58.625

pab task two

reasearch    BA(hons) songwriting

i play guitar sing a wright songs and have done for many years so this is why i have chosen this, as my guitar experience will help me to further my song weighting capability 

At BIMM we recognise the unique talent required to be a songwriter. The BA (Hons) Songwriting has been designed to specifically nurture your creative flair for composition and lyric writing.

With a strong focus on writing technique, analysis and personal stylistic development you will be encouraged to explore your creativity as an artist in a range of disciplines from solo and group performance to commercial songwriting. And music production including work for film, television and online channels.

To be successful as a songwriter a detailed understanding of the music business is essential. We will share our understanding of music publishing, contracts and recording technology and deliver our teaching in line with the latest trends and directions in the evolving music industry.

Your course will culminate with a professional project that is designed to give you the opportunity to develop a live industry project of your choice, to give you a head start into the workplace when you graduate.

At BIMM Brighton you will be part of a creative community of talented writers, performers and music industry professionals. There is no better place to learn your craft and to bring your talent to life.

Year 1: All students take the following mandatory modules in their first year of study:

• Songwriting Techniques
• Arrangement Analysis
• Music Business and Study Skills
• Artist Development and Entrepreneurship
• Songwriting Workshop
• Music Theory and Arrangement

Completion with 120 credits achieved allows students to progress to Year 2.

Year 2: All students take the following mandatory modules in their second year of study:

Cultural Perspectives

• Research Methods
• Music Publishing
• Composition Theory
• Professional Songwriting
• The Songwriter/Producer

Furthermore, students will select another module from the following list:

• Studio Recording
• Performance in Context
• Studio Musicianship

Year 3: All students take the following mandatory modules in their third (and final) year of study:

• Personal and Business Development
• Analytical Perspectives
• Commercial Songwriting
• Professional Songwriting Project

Furthermore, students will select another module from the following list:

• Solo Performance
• Ensemble Performance
• Music Business Studies
• Music Teaching Practice

In addition to practical and academic lessons, course delivery is supported by BIMM’s comprehensive tutorial system that enables every songwriter to benefit from widespread access to music industry professionals for expert help and advice. There are also many extra-curricular activities including rehearsing, recording and performing in public, and visits from high-level professional musicians and other music industry personnel.

Please Note: Module names and structure may change during the validation process.

YEAR 1

• Songwriting Techniques
• Music Theory and Arrangement
• Music Business
• Songwriting Styles and Genres
• Vocal and Lyric Techniques
• Music Theory and Arrangement
• Live Performance Workshop

YEAR 2

• Music Theory and Arrangement
• Songwriting Styles and Genres
• Studio Recording
• The Songwriter/Producer

YEAR 3

• Cultural Perspectives
• Music Publishing
• Research Methods
• Creative Processes

YEAR 4

• Professional Development
• Commercial Songwriting
• Online Music
• Analytical Perspectives
• Professional Project

amrica and suzical dance analogy

through America i was involved as much as possible and i took it upon myself to learn a lift to preform in the round up of the pice looking back on the video footage i believe i characterised well but i need to do better with my exstenchons and i applied this through out suzical this was all grope dance again just like america so unlike a solo i found it enjoyable to be part of the teem learning the coriography e.g all the things you can think where me and 3 others coriographed 4 lines witch were apt to what was happening

bugget tips

if you what financial support you have to build up funding in kind
this will show investors that you are serious about the performance
say you have 2500 "in kind" you will find that charities and sponsorships will match what you have all ready invested (matched funding ) !

realistic pay outs
rehearsal space
costumes
staging/set
props
marketing
salary -director/actor   -tech/actor    most people that about on set will be acting as well as there allotted jobs e.g lighting designer , stage crew and manny more !

if it is only a small budget theatre company then you never rent the venue you do a "box office split"
where you split the overall ticket sales down the middle (nothing ventured nothing gained )

main investors
arts counsel -local-natinal
sponsorships-angels
charity - Calouste Gulbenkian
arts funding (local authority)

best way is "matched funding " and the best way to make something to match is buy funding in kind
its more who you know !!!

dance warmumps

4 4 beet
starting with exstenended streching holding in stumoc mucles and droping shoulders so to hold a cleen stance and to stop injury fallowd but a basic routeen that has been gone over many times to get the blod pumping and to rais moral and gets our boddys ready to dance!