The ROSS Performance Summer School
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
2. This looks rather bluer than it did at home...
3. Prince Orlofsky and Dr Falke join the fray
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5. The laughing song (I think)
6. Dr Falke and Adele
7. Love the way the jackets blend into the black background here
8. Adele in a tight spotlight
The full set is at http://www.flickr.com …p/sets/72157622009336643/
Comments welcomed
regards,
/alan
