Cabaret Theatre School

EVENTS

2011

Christmas Workshop: At the beginning of December we had a festive workshop day at the studio full of singing, dance and drama. We put up our Christmas tree, decorated the rooms with paper chains, sang carols and watched ‘Elf’ on DVD!

Matilda Workshop: In October Half Term we held a day of Dance, Singing and Drama sessions based on the new West End musical Matilda. Our younger pupils had a lot of fun turning the whole Matilda story into a dance routine, whilst our older students recited poems by Roald Dahl and learnt songs such as ‘When I Grow Up’ and ‘Revolting Children’!

Derby Panto: Congratulations to Cristianna who has successfully auditioned for Derby’s Pantomime this Christmas. She will be part of the juvenile dance team performing in Dick Whittington at the Assembly Rooms.

Young Performers: In October our Senior Students performed in London’s West End as part of a Young Performers variety show. The production took place at Her Majesty’s Theatre which is home to Phantom of the Opera. We presented a 70s style jazz routine to ‘You Should Be Dancing’ and a musical theatre medley from ‘Legally Blonde’. This was the eighth time our school has performed in London and it was an absolute joy to perform on a professional west end stage. Our group was incredibly professional and we had a fantastic day. Well done everyone!

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change: In September we performed our very first full length musical at the Brewhouse in Burton. The show followed the trials and tribulations of falling in love from your first date to your wedding day and beyond with wonderfully witty songs, beautiful ballads and hilarious comedy scenes. It was a great success, with fabulous comic performances from eight of our senior students plus five of our teachers. The reaction from the audience was amazing - I’ve never heard them laugh so much! Well done to everyone in the cast and a special thank you to our director Dan Webber.

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
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MIDAS: Congratulations to three of our pupils who were accepted onto the Midlands Independent Dance Associate Scheme. Cristianna, Holly and Keely all attend ballet classes in Birmingham once a month.

Summer Workshops: Over the summer holidays we held five musical theatre workshop days. Our pupils enjoyed sessions based on Grease, Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Angelina Ballerina! We all had a lot of fun learning song and dance routines along with drama workshops and also arts and crafts activities.

Summer Galas: We performed at three school summer fetes in Burton this year with varying weather conditions! Thank you to everyone who came along - I hope you enjoyed the chance to perform your show routines again.

July Exams: We had two exam sessions before the end of the summer term with wonderful results. Everyone received Highly Commended or Honours, which is a great achievement - well done!

You Should Be Dancing!
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You Should Be Dancing!: At the beginning of June our Burton school performed three shows at the Brewhouse Theatre. We had stunning costumes and wonderful dance routines along with excerpts from Annie and Legally Blonde the musical. The shows were a great success with every student performing very professionally - congratulations everyone on a fabulous show!

Annie: Our school provided nine girls to play the roles of Orphans in the UK Tour of ‘Annie’ when it came to the Derby Assembly Rooms in April. We auditioned 45 of our pupils and they all worked really hard with their singing, dancing and acting pieces. Congratulations to Holly, Eleanor, Keely, Jessica, Elena, Annabelle, Ashleigh, Lauren and Cristianna who performed eight shows throughout the week, singing songs such as ‘Hard Knock Life’, ‘You’re Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile’ and the famous classic ‘Tomorrow’. They gave excellent performances and we were very proud of them all!

BADAC Bursaries: In March six of our students auditioned for a bursary from Burton and District Arts Council. They were all successful and will use the cash awards for further training and audition expenses. Well done to Amy & Josie who both performed a dance solo. Chris, Dan, Emma and Emily were also successful through their respective drama and singing teachers. I would like to thank BADAC for their continued support of our young students.

Theatre Dance Awards: Josie was nominated to attend the IDTA Theatre Dance Awards following excellent performances in her Grade 5 Modern and Grade 4 Tap exams. In February she spent the day in Manchester competing against over 60 other dance students from across the country and got down to the final 17 in the Modern group, which is a great achievement - well done!