The strengths of the piece were the contrasting acting in the ensemble numbers. For example in the waitress number we had to be massive characters and always smile. In the ‘six’ number we all had our own moments to ‘show off’ however then we came together and sang as an ensemble. Then in the number totally fucked we had to embrace our inner teenage anxed and be really angry and have loads of energy. Specifically in ‘Opening up’ the intro was really fun and energetic and we choreographed that ourselves.
The strength of my trio was the in time tap dance moves that we had choreographed which included the umbrella choreography we used at the end.
My strengths as an individual I feel was keeping up with the rest of my peers in all the numbers I was in which was my trio and all of the ensemble numbers. I also feel like my facial expressions in all of the numbers were good.
The weakness of the piece I feel was the timing in some parts of ‘Opening Up’ specifically the bit where the lyrics are “one at a time everyday falls in line” as we wafted our arms over at different times it was like we were in a crappy cannon. Also I feel like in the ensemble number “Six” our harmonies for ‘Wives’ were a bit off. The weakness of the company was definitely punctuality in my opinion it’s just some people didn’t really turn up because they couldn’t be bothered and obviously people are ill or have covid and have a genuine excuse not to be at college rehearsing however some people just decided to rock up late or just not bother coming in without letting Carly or Ryan know and it’s also really hard for them and us to do a number without everyone there because you’ve gotta make space and then go over it if someone isn’t sure where they are and then go back and learn harmonies again.
The weakness for me as an individual was the dancing in my trio I literally forgot my tap and even though I kept going i just look basic and my bit I feel didn’t look that good and I felt like it didn’t look like I was trying like the other two were I honestly don’t know what happened I literally just blanked. My other weakness I feel was the singing. I just didn’t think my pitching was all there and didn’t sound nice at all. However the boys in my trio sounded amazing and they danced so well so the trio as a whole wasn’t bad i feel like it was just me. I’m going to improve as an individual by working on my pitching and making sure I don’t totally blank and forget my dance routine, however I will make sure I will never let it happen again.
Year 2 Cabaret 