Middlesex Dance Festival
Kim Bansi, Thomas Bristow and Caroline Pearmund represented Azure Theatre School in the Middlesex Novice Festival on 29th October.
I was so proud of not only the performance but the conduct of all students, those dance and not dancing, they were professional, polite and a joy to spend the day with.
The results were outstanding
Kim Bansi - Modern Solo - 1st Place
Thomas Bristow - Tap Solo - 2nd Place
Caroline Pearmund - Character Solo - 1st Place
Who would have believed it was their first competition! I am hoping to add more entries and more pupils next year.......so watch this space for more information.
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Arts Awards
We are really excited to be able to offer the 'Arts Award' at Azure Theatre School. This is a government recognised award and a valuable additional qualification for students planning to attend, college, university, or have a career in the Arts.
Poppy Strike, is qualified to deliver this award, and we are opening the class to students aged 13 years and up in January 2010.
What is the Arts Award?
The arts award is an exciting scheme that recognises young people’s development through the arts. The Arts award treats young people as young artists, and expects them to develop their own arts practise, engage with the world of the arts and share their skills through leadership projects.
What the Arts Award aims to do
The Arts Award is a national qualification which supports young people in their development as artists and arts leaders. The award fosters creative, communication and leadership skills and helps to prepare young people for further education and employment.
The Bronze Award – a level 1 qualification
The Bronze Award enables young people to take an active part in the arts as well as experiencing the arts as audience members. Young people create personal arts folders in the format of their choice to record their experiences. The folders also show how young people research the work of an artist they admire and how they share their skills and interests with others.
To pass this unit, young people should create an arts folder which demonstrates:
• Their active participation in any art form.
• Their attendance and appreciation of at least one arts event
• Their research into the work of an artist they admire
• Their experience of sharing an arts skill.
The Silver Award – a level 2 qualification (equivalent to GCSE A-C)
The silver award consists of two units. Both of which must be recorded and documented in a personal art folder.
Commitment
We are planning to initially work with students who are 13 years and up, they will immediately start work on the silver award which we anticipate would take two terms (January 2010 - July 2010), students will then have the option to work towards the gold award (A-Level equivalent) in the follow school year.
Students will draw upon their existing classes however would need extra sessions to complete the requirements of the award - produce, organise and polish moderation pieces and complete the portfolio to submit at the end of the course.
The session would run on Saturdays, after stage school from 1 - 2pm, every week.
Students would also have to attend a professional theatre piece during the course, this may be done as a class or individually.
Costs
The cost of the course would be £7 per session, payable termly, depending on the amount of weeks in the term the entire cost would be around £150 (payable over two terms). This includes all classes, submission fees, Arts Award course book and moderation fees.
Additional costs, will include a theatre trip, any specialist portfolio materials.
What to do now
If you are interested and would like some more information, Poppy will be around at 1pm this Saturday to answer any questions or queries regarding the Award.
Should you wish to confirm a place after this, please let me know via email or in person and I will add them to the January register
Summer Show
The Summer Show has been confirmed for the 3rd July 2010. We will be working with Kaleidoscope Theatre college and the theme will be 'Legends' and will be performed at The West Wing Arts Centre. Details to follow....
Presentation and Awards Evening
The Christmas presentation was a huge sucess, students performed with lots of confidence and each and every students improvement was noted. Trophy winners were as follows;
Ballet - Zoe Subramanian
Modern - Sophie Baunhardt
Tap - Francesca Mennone
Singing - Samantha Stonemam
Drama - Martha Pardoe
Musical Theatre - Rachel Hibbert
Street Jazz - Jodie Powell
Cheerleading - Sophie Prentice
Most Improved Junior - Lucy Catchpole
Most Improved Senior - Kim Bansi
Most Promising - Lauren Talbott
Teachers Award - Emily Tyler
'Panto in a day' Christmas Workshop
Doug Crossley returned for a one day workshop, students put together a festive show for parents, which was a great success and so much fun!
Exam Results
Students took part in their ISTD Dance Examinations in November, the results were, once again outstanding.
Primary Ballet
Zoe Subramanian - Grade A
Lauren Talbott - Grade A
Charlotte Moore - Garde A
Miranda Coombs - Grade A
Grade 1 Ballet
Emma Lewis - Grade A
Amber Young - Grade B
Caroline Pearmund - Grade A
Ana Opacic - Grade B
Primary Modern
Sophie Klemmer - Grade A
Lauren Talbott - Grade A
Aisha Edwards - Grade A
Isla Viner - Grade A
Avantika Samant - Grade A
Robert Murray - Grade A
Isabella Shirley - Grade A
Primary Tap
Thea Viner - Grade B
Hollie Alderson - Grade B
Avani Shadev - Grade B
Suh Young Kim - Grade A
Spring Term Dates
We will return to dancing on 11th January 2009 and finish on 27th March 2009.
Circus Workshop
Students from Saturday stage school, took part in a Circus skills workshop on 26th September. They had the chance to learn lots of new skills including; Stilt walking, juggling and plate spinning. Well done to all involved.
Little Shop of Horrors
Students from Saturday Stage School put on a fantastic performance of Little Shop of Horrors at The West Wing on July 18th 2009. The day was full of excitment and I know most of us wanted to do it all again! Well done, to all who took part and many thanks to parents and friends who helped us along the way. Alot of hard work, but it was all worth it!
Spring Exams 2009
Well done to all students who took their exams in April 2009, I have just recieved the results and they are outstanding! I am very proud of all of you.
Primary Modern
Savannah Mutnikas - Grade 'A'
Sophie Baumnhardt - Grade 'A'
Pheobe Hendry - Grade 'A'
Minnie Turner - Grade 'B'
Grade 5 Modern
Kim Bansi - Grade 'A'
Primary Tap
Lucy Thornton - Grade 'A'
Zoe Subramanian - Grade 'A'
Lauren Talbott - Grade 'A'
Grade 1 Tap
Natasha Ali - Grade 'A'
Lilliana Carri - Grade 'A'
Francesca Mennone - Grade 'A'
Martha Pardoe - Grade 'A'
Grade 2 Tap
Victoria Dawson - Grade 'A'
Thomas Bristow - Grade 'A'
Samantha Stoneman - Grade 'A'
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