alan_potter
25th of August 2009 (Tue), 03:34
The ROSS Performance Summer School (http://www.ross-online.org.uk) runs each year in August, in Scarborough, England. Each year there are three performance classes and over the course of a week the (adult) students put on a forty-minute extract from a stage musical.
As if that's not hard enough, the shows are double-cast. That means that at the end of the week there are two performances - afternoon and evening. And as far as is possible, the school tries to arrange things so that if you are a princiapl in the afternoon show, you'll be in the chorus in the evening - effectively learning two complete parts!
This year, the three shows were Die Fledermaus, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, and La Cage Aux Folles.
These photographs are from class A - Strauss' operetta Die Fledermaus
1. Three of the chorus ladies
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2445/3853261235_67c6632b9e_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/atp/3853261235/)
2. This looks rather bluer than it did at home...
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2516/3854054470_9653e94bda_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/atp/3854054470/)
3. Prince Orlofsky and Dr Falke join the fray
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3493/3853264261_335d623ac0_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/atp/3853264261/)
4.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2537/3854056232_91ea9b9bed_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/atp/3854056232/)
5. The laughing song (I think)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2559/3854056510_bd354d8b0a_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/atp/3854056510/)
6. Dr Falke and Adele
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2670/3853267749_c5f2c2431b_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/atp/3853267749/)
7. Love the way the jackets blend into the black background here
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2630/3853268475_51e2d3b6b4_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/atp/3853268475/)
8. Adele in a tight spotlight
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3442/3854062444_dca3bf207a_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/atp/3854062444/)
The full set is at http://www.flickr.com/photos/atp/sets/72157622009336643/
Comments welcomed
regards,
/alan
As if that's not hard enough, the shows are double-cast. That means that at the end of the week there are two performances - afternoon and evening. And as far as is possible, the school tries to arrange things so that if you are a princiapl in the afternoon show, you'll be in the chorus in the evening - effectively learning two complete parts!
This year, the three shows were Die Fledermaus, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, and La Cage Aux Folles.
These photographs are from class A - Strauss' operetta Die Fledermaus
1. Three of the chorus ladies
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2445/3853261235_67c6632b9e_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/atp/3853261235/)
2. This looks rather bluer than it did at home...
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2516/3854054470_9653e94bda_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/atp/3854054470/)
3. Prince Orlofsky and Dr Falke join the fray
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3493/3853264261_335d623ac0_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/atp/3853264261/)
4.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2537/3854056232_91ea9b9bed_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/atp/3854056232/)
5. The laughing song (I think)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2559/3854056510_bd354d8b0a_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/atp/3854056510/)
6. Dr Falke and Adele
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2670/3853267749_c5f2c2431b_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/atp/3853267749/)
7. Love the way the jackets blend into the black background here
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2630/3853268475_51e2d3b6b4_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/atp/3853268475/)
8. Adele in a tight spotlight
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3442/3854062444_dca3bf207a_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/atp/3854062444/)
The full set is at http://www.flickr.com/photos/atp/sets/72157622009336643/
Comments welcomed
regards,
/alan