Unit 43:"Developing Classical Ballet Technique"

                                                            Evaluation of Ballet

 Last week on 7th of January my class had ballet assignment. We had to learn all ballet vocabulary ,exercises and be able to demonstrate them very well. The main vocabulary which we had to know were: adagio, assemble, balance, frappe, bras, changement, chasse, dedans, degage, demi-plie, fondu, glissade, jete, pirouette, port the bras, releve, round de jambe, tendu etc.

Also we had to learn all footwork and exercises such as : arabesque, attitude, chasse, bras-position of the arms, demi-plie,  rond de jambe, saute, tendu, adage etc.

Before the assignment I was practising a lot of footwork and all different exercises because this is something new for me in the dance word. I have never danced ballet before and I didn’t have any experience in this kind of dance. For the first time when I met with ballet (last year) I thought that ballet cannot be that hard but when we started proper lessons I noticed that It would be a lot of work to do; and I was right. From that time for each lesson I always try to be prepare and know what is going on in the lessons. One day before the lessons I repeated all ballet terminology and I got through all exercise to memorise them better and correct these which I struggle with. The exercise which I tend to struggle the most with is frappe, whereas my most liked one is pirouettes, and some warm-up exercises such as arabesque, chasse, jete, rond de jambe and tendu I noticed that throughout doing all these preparations my ballet getting stronger, the movements are more clear, sharp and confident.

During the assignment I had to do some of the exercises which I mention above. As a whole I think in these process I did good job in this assignment. I knew the exercises and I tried my best on that day. I was focused and my self-discipline was good. I was punctual on the exam, my hair was tied back and I had adequate outfit. Also I was able to follow into teacher instructions and attempt all corrections. During the assignment I was trying to accurately perform taught exercises and centre work using the correct steps and techniques. I think my co-ordination and pirouettes weren't that bad too. Furthermore, I tried to control each movement, have good body expression and musicality.

The things which I have to still work on are: use of feet/footwork (make better turn outs), balance (especially when I do positions on the right leg), precision (to make all movements nicer and soft). Also I have to improve classical bodyline, clarity of line and arms positions.

To achieve all of these improvements I have to practise more at home or ask someone for help from the class, watch more videos on You Tube, maybe get some extra ballet lessons. I really like ballet and I always liked to watch ballet on TV. I hope this is going to help me to achieve these goals and make quick improvements to get better satisfaction and start to enjoy ballet even more.

Musical Theatre: Unit 101: "Singing Techniques & Performance"

                                                           


                                                          Practice Journal


This time our exercise is to create the practise journal. The purpose of this assignment is to instil practical habits including setting targets and reviewing progress; choosing and performing appropriate technical exercises; individual practise and group rehearsals.

Scenario of this assignment is :
The manager of your performing company wants to set a base level for training. He has asked you to keep a journal of your practise routine in order to share your process with the company in the hopes of developing company training procedures.

For the task 1 which is "Practise Schedule" we have to come up with half-termly practise routine schedules with specific targets of improvement listed that we will follow efficiently and with attention to detail. Initial deadlines are as follows:

11Jan 2016 which is today - Term 2:1st Half
22Feb2016 - Term 2:2nd Half
05 Apr2016 - Term 3

So my plan for this term is to work on :

1)High and low pitch (from 18th to 31th January )- that's the time where I'm going to work on this skills.
2)Diction(from 18th to 31th January ))- that's the time where I'm going to work on this skills.
3)Vibrations of my voice when I get stressed.(from 1th to 15th February)- that's the time where I'm going to work on this skills.
4) Breathing(from 15th to 22th February)- that's the time where I'm going to work on this skills.
5)Toning(from 15th to 22th February)- that's the time where I'm going to work on this skills.

In this week I'm going to choice exercises which hopefully will help me to improve these goals. All this exercises I will mention and explain in firsts videos which I will try to do this week.

Musical Theatre: "Performing Arts Business"

    
                                                             Task 2

Our assignment for this week is to :

D4 - Prepare a budget for a performing arts event that is comprehensive and accurate based on careful research.

1) Research and produce a list of all the items that are required for the "MT 2 Musical Revue Show ".
2) Source figures for the items required and the estimated cost for each item.
3) Complete a budget proforma for the production which forecasts the predicted income and expenditure for the show.

This assignment we had to do in small groups; I'm with Marta and Isabell in one group.  Our group was responsible for :

1) Set/ Staging
2) Props
3) Costume materials / Costume hire
4) Make - up

*Here is the table with our a summary of entire finance:

To get all this information we went to technicians office where you can find all people who addresses entire preparation for performances. We asked them a few questions and after that we went on internet and roughly we checked how much could cost the show like this. Some of the prices are quite similar but all these process is depend of production of the show. Some of the shows need less things to use than others so that's depend of many factors.

Final evidence: A budget that includes projected income and expenditure accurately




Final deadline: December 14th 2015