IS

consultation

Had IS rehearsals on the 1st day of school holidays! The first time I practised with Kenneth since PRELIMS. hahah. He's really good la! he still remembers all the steps and all, and is still able to execute them BETTER than me. signz. I'm outshined liao. haha. mdm finally got to watch us, after numerous reminders for me to "grab hold of kenny". haha. yeah..some feedback: don't flick eyes, hold moment, blablablah. and of cuz the breath control part. =x Had group later in the day and went running with vicky after that. Only she ran 10 rounds listening to her ipod while I ran 2 rounds reciting my IS lines. heex.

Tech run on Sat morning.

It was okay, only the tech stuff. heex. jus as long as the actual day goes well (: THANKS CREW. I'm really sry abt all the cuts and scratches from the tree. Like the old tree spoke, "Incurr the wrath of the tree spirit!" LOL. Met huimiin at plaza at 11 and after being sianitified by plaza, we decided to go Lot 1 play acarde and take neoprints! Went back to her house at 2 to meet Carrine and play play play. ~ though we didnt manage to play what we wanted to, due to highly irritating people. =p rushed to the theatre talk at nlb at 4+ and couldn't understand half the things that was talked about.

haha my last week of holidays is really filled with IS drama lahs.

I went to school on a SUNDAY!The day before school reopens.
met beth and kenny in school before cabbing down to ttrp with ms wong. Mrs C was already there with the director of dollhouse who gave the talk the previous day. It was so scary!! The people there are all professioners and we are the youngest there.

The director guy talked for some time and then this guy performed a piece from Kuo's "coffin too big hole too small". Then the director guy gave a lot of comments and asked him to try again in another way.

and before I knew it, "ok next can we have geetha crefield?" like omg thats me lah!!! They then took a 5 mins break for me get ready( ie get cd, tie hair, pin vines on tree) yeah then Mrs C introduce us and the piece and that's it. I'm on. Think I did pretty ok, except the consciousness of some lost consonants and the slight unbalance in the dance.

The audience clapped and the director gives positive comments so I'm happy. (: He mentioned something about emotions coming from an outside stimulus and motivation instead of just coming from within. Some 'only say ouch when you are pinched theory". and something about the focus of the piece being the dance cos the movement is sort of a dance too, instead of the text being the focus. He says something about me having good connection with the rope but need more connection with the tree. yupyup. and a whole lot more which I did not really understand =x lolx

left in the break after watching Mrs C and Ms Wong performened a piece about the relationship and power struggle between mother and daughter. Went to PS and waited for my dad to pick me up. heex. found out that my tree is old, but has a big appetide. nuggets, burger, upsized fries, huge milo, chilli, curry, barbaque and debating whether to get more food! LOL. reached home really late and after chatting on the phone with darling and playing games, I started the month of GP homework at 11PM.

post prelims

post prelims consultation!
hahah I was being really straight forward and informal for some reason.
Like Yj said I have something behind on my skirt, like paint or something, then I asked "Why are you staring at my butt?" =x
and when they asked about how I feel about viva my instant reaction was "you damn good. ask me about the dance when you're the one cheorographing it!" and he said that he made a note at that point of time that at least I was paying attention to what he's saying! =D
plus when they asked if I like my tree I went on and on about how hard the crew work and that aaron got at least 30 cuts on his arms. =x

yepyep. according to them everything is fine except my voice and projection.
which I already know. hahaha.

prelims over

Prelims are over!
eh, quite long ago.
we even got back results already.
hahah, the sillylittlegirl got a C, 10/15.
I'm kind of disappointed but not devastated. yupps.
this time the grade spectrum is really huge. I know people getting from 2 to 14/15.
I could have done better. The actual performance wasn't my best run.
I need to work on my voice a lot a lot more.
It is kind of disturbing when you are susposed to be in character, yet you are aware of the very disgusting fact that saliva is flying all over the place and that 5 teachers/examiners are sitting a metre away from you. very disturbing.

For the concept section, which is process work I guess, the word "adequate" came up in all the criteria. I need to be more prepared ya, especially how I kind of blew up viva when yijun asked about the chereography of the dance and how I teach kenneth. I lied through my teeth, making it very obvious that I'm lying. =x hais. perhaps thats why I got a very adequate grade, not here not that. ohwells.

I was the first in the morning in pink studio, and a mistake I made was that I did not warm up at all. Maybe that's why my voice sucks even more than usual, cos it was 8am in the morning. WARMUPS! speaking of which i didn't do physical warmups too. =x now to think of it, how stupid is that. hahah

Actually the whole morning before the performance was spent piahing for viva lahs. and during that period of time I prepared more than I ever did. just shows how inadequately prepared I am for viva huh?

Performace was ok, the tree helps. The tree and the curtains and everything does make me feel as though I am on stage, with my magical tree. Thanks so much to crew. The space is seriously limited though. My rope almost hit the examiners. hahah but there were parts where the audience laughed during theasthai, yet the 5 of them did not laugh AT ALL. It's kind of disappointing, are examiners susposed to stay serious and everything no matter what? Thats another issue, is that I am aware of the examiners and their responses DURING the performance, is that ok? am I going out of character? I think some parts were rushed, and there are moments of stillness as well. There are also parts where I know I am not breathing as I speak and that my voice is not projected. well, maybe cos the room is so small and I'm so close to the examiners? I dunno.

felt super nervous before the performance, cos I was the first in pink on the first day and they tend to use the first one as a benchmark. felt super nervous after the performance because I know I am going to screw up the viva. well, viva went ok, except the YJ questions and that my cuecards are in my file and I didnt even open the file at all. So much for preparation. hahah so it was basically all crapping spontaneously, mostly about the piece and characterisation instead of the devising. yupyup. They really ask like ALL the questions possible to ask, so that means lots more preparation for each individual questions the next time!

(sidenote: feel so weird blogging and reflecting on this so long after it. )

prelims tml!!!

PRELIMS IS TOMORROW!!!

ehs. actually I'm rather satisfied and okay with my text bits. (:
mdm even said good process work yesterday during consultations!
despite the fact that I missed a chunk of lines, kindly pointed out by YJ
though they said it was well-covered (:

that makes it twice I've missed lines. yesterday and during the actual theasthai.

haha CREW ROCKS. J1s rocks. Roxanne, cheryl who were doing my tree..claiming that I'm going to get the best tree. Its so much work, cutting chicken wire and stuff and they all got cuts on their bodies!!! =(

and my dearest darling got like 30 cuts and scratches on his arms lah! including those loong long deep deep ones. OMG. seriously i think it hurts me more to see him like that lahs. and the worst part is he doesn't even care about himself, jus want to finish my tree efficiently and effectively.

haiz..to all these wonderful people..I feel so bad.
need to get u guys something...by tml! hahah..
1)Roxanne
2)Cheryl
3)Kenneth
4)Aaron (this one need more time. can wait. hahah)

finally..

I finally complete the piece! with all the blocking.
The library scene now is kind of err BIG.
yupps. big elaborate movements and gestures
and MUCH use of space.

there are some new things such as:
I love the "chasseeeeee" him out part!
look at feet: barefeet
heavy leather boots: tried on yijun's boots!
tree voice: "No I'm not!"

thinking back, what an achievement! change of skill so last minute and I actaully kind of settled everything already! Now what's left is to PRACTISE.

I need to take note of my articulation and stuff. Sometimes, especially when I get excited as the silly little girl, I can't even make out what I'm saying.

Librarian? How to pronounce?

oh and rope movement and branches gestures got to be more precise. dance needs to be cleaned up.

saw kathy's and elina's piece..they're really good..
had lotsa fun with elina and lesley. Lesley was playing a little girl too, and we were playing together in the playground and I showed her the tree. Then elina (the tree spirit) came out. haha and we played catching too! xD

dance

yay yay I got a dance partner!! (:
Kenneth is really really good. He learned the whole day and remember it in less than 40 mins! AND dances better than me already. what to say? ji dan. hahah too easy for him liao. but I gotta work at it!! get all the movements precise and keep to the timing and beats. prelims getting nearer and nearer. I'm scared.

tree movements! I think I need to think of reasons and significance for every dance move liao. hahahs. swaying of branches etc. and the girl's runs, jumps, rolls, spins and rope. (:

I like the dance though, although it is really simple, the little girl's hyperness of running and jumping around kind of contrasts with the tree's more angular movements. There is a sense of "difference" yet the stong connection between them is definately there.

I like the fact that the tree takes the skipping rope away from the girl, (that part kind of connects with my earlier rope sequence) and put it gently back, because the rope is no longer just something that belongs to the girl, but another connection and symbol. There's something about the giving and taking. Does the rope symbolise love? It is also something about the tautness and strength, bad times, etc.

I love the effect that at the end of the dance too, everything go back to the usual place and the audience is left with the lingering feeling of "did that just happened?", while the girl go straight into hyper mood, "How are you?" followed by her story telling. Speaking of which, I have to polish up that part too, as well as fix the rope sequence in front. I need to work out the last sequence after the library story. Somehow the last part of the way I did it in Theasthai seems boring to me. Plus the prop. the tree itself.

gosh so much work. How am I going to build that in less than 2 weeks???

you know who you are

You know who you are

You who quietly caught my eye
You who caused me to smile
You who came over to sit by the side
And stayed for more than awhile.
You who met me the very next day 'cos like me
You just couldn't wait
Now here we are--a lifetime of loving away
My friend, companion, soul-mate

Now if this I've never let you know
It's not because I never wanted to
I just assumed you've always known
Because you take my love for granted too
But it's been so long
And it's been so good
And we've come so very very far
So this little song says that words that I should have to you
And you
You know who you are

You who brightened up my darkest days
You who taught me to share
You with the patience that changed my bad ways
And showed me how much you cared
You who opened a door in my heart
To allow the light of love in
So much so in spite of our time spent apart
I still feel like love's just beginning

And now I want to let know
You've given me as reason to go on
But if I should be the first to go
You have to promise me you'll carry on
'Cos it's been so long
And it's been so good and we've come very very far
Let this little song say the words that I should have to you
Sweet you…
You know who you are.