Be sure to catch the Advanced Performers production of HONK! Jr. when they return. You can purchase tickets here.
Showing posts with label Advanced Performers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Advanced Performers. Show all posts
Monday, January 18, 2016
Advanced Performers wins JTF Award for Excellence in Dance!
At the Junior Theatre Festival, our Advanced Performers won an award for their Excellence in Dance! Not bad for their inaugural year! Congrats to the entire Advanced Performers cast and team!
Be sure to catch the Advanced Performers production of HONK! Jr. when they return. You can purchase tickets here.
Be sure to catch the Advanced Performers production of HONK! Jr. when they return. You can purchase tickets here.
Sunday, January 17, 2016
Becca Blogs: Honk with Heart
Our Advanced Performers made us so proud today as they were the first
group to represent Bay Area Children's Theatre at the Junior Theatre
Festival.
Our day started VERY early with a bit of a backlog on the elevators (ask your student about it when they get home - way too many people for 3 hotel elevators) and then kick off in the giant theatre and right into our warm up room. From there our students were exemplary performance and again showed tremendous patience as they waited to perform their set.
This was the moment they had been waiting for, and they put their whole hearts into the performance. Their set was terrific, full of energy, life, and incredible teamwork. The adjudicators complimented the actors on their use of the ensemble, character, and their strong voices. They also had helpful feedback on how to take the physicalization of animal characters to the next level, finding motivation and objective (acting terms), and playing with levels of volume and counterpoint.
After a debrief and snack, we were able to watch several other groups perform and hear their feedback from the adjudicators. After lunch we went on to a workshop about artistry and how to be a supportive audience, then on to an acting workshop, and finished up with a high-energy, funky dance workshop.
From there it was straight to dinner, and now we're heading to the New Works Showcase, where we'll see assorted songs from some of the new shows that are being released, including Madagascar Jr, which BACT piloted for iTheatrics/MTI.
Speaking of pilots, our dear Graylag Goose (airline pilot in "Wild Goose Chase") was ill overnight and barely slept, but he was determined to go on, and even received special recognition for his performance from the adjudicators. (They didn't know he was performing on 3 hours of sleep!)
Sorry for the lack of photos, I was quite distracted by the logistics of the day and didn't have a chance to get many shots. Once we're home I'll find a way to pull clips of the set performance off the camera and send it out to families. We have an excited and happy (and a bit exhausted) group of musical theatre lovers amongst 5,800 other musical theatre lovers, which made for a very special day.
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Our Advanced Performers will be performing HONK! Jr when they return! You can purchase tickets for their performance here!
Our day started VERY early with a bit of a backlog on the elevators (ask your student about it when they get home - way too many people for 3 hotel elevators) and then kick off in the giant theatre and right into our warm up room. From there our students were exemplary performance and again showed tremendous patience as they waited to perform their set.
This was the moment they had been waiting for, and they put their whole hearts into the performance. Their set was terrific, full of energy, life, and incredible teamwork. The adjudicators complimented the actors on their use of the ensemble, character, and their strong voices. They also had helpful feedback on how to take the physicalization of animal characters to the next level, finding motivation and objective (acting terms), and playing with levels of volume and counterpoint.
After a debrief and snack, we were able to watch several other groups perform and hear their feedback from the adjudicators. After lunch we went on to a workshop about artistry and how to be a supportive audience, then on to an acting workshop, and finished up with a high-energy, funky dance workshop.
From there it was straight to dinner, and now we're heading to the New Works Showcase, where we'll see assorted songs from some of the new shows that are being released, including Madagascar Jr, which BACT piloted for iTheatrics/MTI.
Speaking of pilots, our dear Graylag Goose (airline pilot in "Wild Goose Chase") was ill overnight and barely slept, but he was determined to go on, and even received special recognition for his performance from the adjudicators. (They didn't know he was performing on 3 hours of sleep!)
Sorry for the lack of photos, I was quite distracted by the logistics of the day and didn't have a chance to get many shots. Once we're home I'll find a way to pull clips of the set performance off the camera and send it out to families. We have an excited and happy (and a bit exhausted) group of musical theatre lovers amongst 5,800 other musical theatre lovers, which made for a very special day.
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Our Advanced Performers will be performing HONK! Jr when they return! You can purchase tickets for their performance here!
Friday, January 15, 2016
Becca Blogs: Travel Day - We Made It!!!
Whew! It's been a LONG day of travel for our 31 advanced performers and
chaperones and staff. We arrived at the airport at 7 AM only to find
out our flight was delayed by 3 hours. The kids were amazingly patient
and passed the time creatively. We had lots of passengers ask us where
we were going and giving positive feedback on such a well behaved group.
In fact, the woman at the pretzel stand was so impressed by our
students' exemplary behavior that she gave one chaperone two free
pretzels!
The plane finally boarded and we were off!
There was a bit of turbulence, but once we found the "right" altitude we had a smooth ride to Atlanta where we easily navigated the airport to our bus. We had asked the students not to sing in public in the airport and plane, and once we loaded up the bus they BURST into song!
Once we arrived at the hotel we found our rooms and ate pizza and
collapsed into bed. Tomorrow we'll take a walk through the JTF spaces,
meet our friends from Korea, rehearse, and have a pool party. The
staff and I are incredibly proud of this amazing group and the support
and respect they show to each other and the world around them. Thank
you for sharing them with us this weekend!
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Rebecca Posamentier, BACT's Education Director, will be sharing thoughts and experiences from the Advanced Performers' trip to the Junior Theatre Festival this weekend in Atlanta.
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| Making a number line for rehearsal tomorrow |
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| Talking a walk through the terminal and riding the people mover |
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| Hanging out with friends |
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| Stretching with Ms. Khalia |
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| Jazz Hands on a plane |
There was a bit of turbulence, but once we found the "right" altitude we had a smooth ride to Atlanta where we easily navigated the airport to our bus. We had asked the students not to sing in public in the airport and plane, and once we loaded up the bus they BURST into song!
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| Jazz hands on a bus |
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Rebecca Posamentier, BACT's Education Director, will be sharing thoughts and experiences from the Advanced Performers' trip to the Junior Theatre Festival this weekend in Atlanta.
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
The Advanced Performers are going to Atlanta!
Our inaugural Advanced Performers troupe is headed to Atlanta for the Junior Theatre Festival this weekend!
Wishing the entire team safe travels, fun times, and lots of break-a-legs!
Read more about this stellar group of actors:
Come see HONK! Jr. presented by the Advanced Performers in February:
Wishing the entire team safe travels, fun times, and lots of break-a-legs!
Read more about this stellar group of actors:
Come see HONK! Jr. presented by the Advanced Performers in February:
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