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Dance
UPCOMING EVENT: DANCE SHOWCASE
On Friday the 21st of October MGC’s amazing dance students will be performing pieces that they have been working on across terms 3 and 4. Performances will include routines from the Co-Curricular dance program, the Year 9 Extension/Year 10 dance elective class and VCE dance students. It will include student choreographed performances as well as pieces students have learnt from their dance teachers and choreographers. It is sure to be a fantastic evening celebrating all of MGC’s talented dancers!
Event details:
Melbourne Girls’ College Dance Showcase - Semester 2 2022
Location: James Tatoulis Auditorium, Methodist Ladies’ College, 207 Barkers Rd Kew
Date: Friday 21st of October 2022
Time: 6:30 – 8:30pm
Purchase a ticket here!
https://events.humanitix.com/melbourne-girls-college-dance-showcase-semester-2-2022
UNIT 3/4 DANCE PERFORMANCE EXAMS
On Wednesday the 12th of October the Year 12 dance class completed their performance exams. For this exam students are required to choreograph and perform two solos. This exam is worth 50% of their final study score for dance! The two solos are the Skills-Based Solo in which students showcase their technical and performance skills and the Cohesive Composition Solo where students are required to decide on an intention and utilise various aspects of space to communicate their idea to a panel of VCAA assessors.
Congratulations to the Year 12 dance students! Raphi Bevernage, Lu Hofstede, Sofia Pagniello-Priolo, Poppy Rose, Asrin Sastradipradja & Charlotte Wong.
Come along and see these solos performed at Dance Night this Friday 21st of October!
Congratulation to the Year 12 Drama Class of 2022 – Solo Performance Exams completed!!
Each year the VCAA publish ten possible character structures for year 12 drama students to choose between for their final performance exam. Term three is dedicated to the creation of a solo performance centered around the criteria for one of these characters. Students have a possible 7 minutes to create a performance that addresses the set credentials specific to their selected character. This year seven of the possible ten structures were developed into characters. See if you can join the photo to the character listed below!
The Emcee
Disappointed with the calibre of today’s lacklustre hosts and comperes, the mysterious but charismatic Emcee appears before the newly appointed manager of a brand new cabaret in present-day Melbourne in order to apply for a job. They make an all-in pitch highlighting their talents and proving why they are the best person to be the host of the new cabaret.
The Emcee does this by:
- recreating moments that highlight the satirical and/or social commentary that they made as the compere of the Kit Kat Klub from the film Cabaret
- comparing the social, political or cultural world of the 1920s and 1930s to that of present-day Australia
- creating highlights from their new cabaret show, She’ll be Right! – The Musical.
Hetty Green
Appearing before a Guinness World Records committee in 2022, Hetty Green demands to have her ‘World’s Greatest Miser’ title revoked. She emphatically states her case, outlining that she was a diligent and hardworking businesswoman, far ahead of her time, rather than the tight-fisted cheapskate that she was painted as during the Gilded Age of the United States of America.
Hetty does this by:
- recreating moments of her life when she showed that she was a shrewd investor and/or entrepreneur and/or fiscal genius
- creating moments that show the lavish lifestyle that she could have led if she had spent her fortune rather than saved it
- showing an example of a real woman who has used her money to better the lives of others.
The Kookaburra
At the annual Kookaburra Convention, the wise old Kookaburra chastises the newest fledglings and implores them to lift their game or risk losing their ranking in the Top 10 of most loved Australian birds. The Kookaburra reminds the fledglings of their pride of place in the Australian bush and of their origins in the Dreamtime.
The Kookaburra does this by:
- recreating aspects of the Dreamtime story and the characteristics that make this story unique
- creating two or more moments that demonstrate why kookaburras are loved and/or maligned by humans
- highlighting an example of another Australian animal that has been misrepresented and/or misunderstood by the public.
Ned Kelly
At the 1880 Christmas party at the Glenrowan Police Station, a proud Ned Kelly makes a surprise appearance to present his new letter. Faced with an unexpected police reaction, Ned attempts to diffuse the situation and to show why he believes that he is a victim of circumstance and has been misrepresented.
Ned does this by:
- recreating two or more moments demonstrating how he came to perceive that he had been ‘stitched up’ by the police and officials
- creating examples of how Ned Kelly, ‘the man’ and ‘the myth’, has been perceived by the Australian public over time
- highlighting an example of a real person who fought for justice and/or freedom and whose actions were viewed differently by those in authority.
Yuki Onna (the Snow Bride)
Doomed to wander alone in the snow for all eternity, a desperate Yuki-Onna is determined to break the curse and find the perfect relationship. Pleading with the ancient Japanese gods, she is told that she must prove that there is a person who is both true and faithful and will remain so until the snows on Mount Fuji melt.
Yuki-Onna does this by:
- recreating moments that show her relationship with Minokichi and what happened to both him and her after his betrayal
- creating moments that show the circumstances in which she became the Snow Bride
- demonstrating an example(s) of a historical or fictional relationship in which ‘love conquers all’.
The Detective
Despite all previous attempts to close a cold case called ‘The Cuckoo Affair’, the cynical Detective boasts to the police commissioner that, for the right price, he is the person who can solve the case. Facing what seems to be a block at every turn, he is determined to put the matter to rest and close the case.
The Detective does this by:
- recreating key moments of the mystery of ‘The Cuckoo Affair’
- creating highlights of his investigation, of shady suspects and of an unexpected piece of evidence that may lead to the solving of the crime
- presenting an example of his previous case, involving another real or fictional celebrity chef.
Sweeney Todd
Feeling that they have been misunderstood in their own musical, Sweeney Todd and/or Mrs Lovett demand that Stephen Sondheim write them into the musical Into the Woods. A remorseful Sweeney Todd and/or a now demure Mrs Lovett outline their plans as to how they intend to make what they perceive to be a boring musical truly great, starring themselves.
Sweeney Todd and/or Mrs Lovett do/does this by:
- recreating key moments from Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, which demonstrate how their behaviour could have been misinterpreted as dark and twisted.
- showing how they will add flair and finesse to two moments from Into the Woods
- demonstrating how a real or fictional person has reinvented themselves to be perceived in a different light.