2003 School Magazine

PERFORMANCE

Hot on the heels of the success of the 2002 Theatre Dance Concert, this Year's girls combined their enthusiasm, spirit and determination to perform wonderful Iy on n u merous occasions. Having a uditioned over one hundred girls at the beginning of the year, Theatre Dance has grown to an impressive size. With the End of Year Concert - our ultimate goal - always in mind, the girls got straight to work Iea rning, teaching, a rid som etimes choreographing dances to this Year's theme of 'Movies I in amongst their preparation though, selected girls also performed at other events. A number of girls danced at the Buddha Festival held at Southbank in May, giving a polished and thoroughly successful performance, and to the School's delight. they repeated these routines at Assembly the following week. Open Day provided another opportunity for many of the Theatre Dance girls to shine, when the Bronze and Silver grou ps performed a sneak preview of the End of Year Concert. These dances were met with praise and an ever-excited audience, which was lovely to see. The final Movies Concert proved to be everything everyone expected and more after a few shaky dress rehearsals causing some last minute panic, every single girl rose to the challenge and performed to the very best of her ability, wowing the audience with the quality of

their dances, their enthusiasm, and their smiles. it was an amazing way to finish an immensely enjoyable Year, and the 2003 Theatre Dance Girls are to be coinmended on their dedication and success.

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DRAMA CLUB

in Semester Two, Drama Club presente two productions, Rainbowls End^^g, directed by Miss Lauman and Tale of the Mouse directed by Year 12 students, Lauren Williams and Felicity Austin Club members enthusiastically participated In an intense rehearsal process and had significant input into the direction of each of the pieces Rainbow's End^^g presented the actors with an opportunity to critical Iy reflect on the world and recognise the power of the individual in altering the predicted course of events. The performers sensitive Iy portrayed the plight of the last two cities on earth and unveiled the importance of community when faced with challenge The newest members to Drama Club from Year 8 performed in their first Brisbane Girls Grammar School production at the conclusion of Term 111. The Tale of the Mouse had been adapted to explore the pressures placed on Young teenagers to gain acceptance from their peers. Set during the 1980s the production colou rful, comical and memorable for all to see was