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Scheme Introduction
“The Mermaid and Treasure Island” English Musical Theatre Animateur Scheme is a comprehensive musical theatre education project for primary and secondary schools. It aims to engage the teachers, students and the whole school in the unique art form of musical theatre, and produce high standard complete musicals, which reflect an informed understanding, talent, training processes, and collaboration among schools and professionals. "The Little Mermaid" and "Sindbad Sails Again" are the musical plays performed by primary and secondary school respectively.
Through an array of school-based, studio and performance venue programmes – in-school introductory performance, musical theatre workshops, audition, little Broadway concert/competition, deliver musical to the community and finale performance – the scheme emphasizes the following:
Enthusiasm towards musical theatre – starting with two age-appropriate musicals, the participants will grasp the basic style and practice of musical theatre. They will be encouraged to read and attend musicals apart from regular trainings and performance opportunities throughout the year.
Thorough musical theatre performance training – professional teaching artists will train students with 3 levels of training workshops: Musical Theatre Introductory Workshop; Musical Theatre Training; and Intensive Musical Theatre Training. Students will be challenged by the vigorous demands of singing, dancing and acting as musical theatre performers.
Cooperation and sharing – many aspects of learning and staging the musicals are based on cooperation and sharing. The participants will learn to cooperate with other cast members during the rehearsal process and share their experiences with their families, students from other participating schools as well as the community.
Exploration and analysis of related theme and issues – in the process of play and character analysis, students will explore the rich elements embedded in the selected musicals. The instructors will guide the students through the theme and issues, such as coming of age, eternity, love and sacrifice, imagination and adventures.
The Scheme will be implemented in 2 primary and 2 secondary schools.
Programme Theme
Two English musicals namely “The Little Mermaid” and “Sindbad Sails Again” are chosen for primary & secondary schools respectively.
“The Little Mermaid”
Adapted from the famous fairy tale of Hans Christian Anderson, Princess Miranda, mermaid daughter of the Sea King, has come of age and is preparing to make her first “Ascension” to the surface. In her first glimpse of the world above, her heart is captured by Prince William, whom Miranda rescues in a ship wreck. She asks the Sea Witch for legs and drinks a potion that will give her legs…but take away her voice for a year, unless she is kissed by a prince, in which case her voice will return and her leg will remain forever.
With excellent music, lyrics and script very suitable to primary children, “The Little Mermaid” enables the children to enjoy the processes of training and rehearsal with enthusiasm.
“Sindbad Sails Again”
The story begins as Morgana, the gypsy, gathers a group of pirates around her crystal ball. She has important news to flash! On the other side, it is turn of the century and young Harold Sindbad, the seventh son of the seventh son of the legendary Sindbad, finds the lost map and heads for glory. Sailing the seven seas, he meets pirates, mer-people, sultans, Roc Birds and ends up on the Fabulous Treasure Island, where dreams come true and everyone gets what they wants…
The high quality script, associated music and variety of dances will enable students of different characters – shy, inarticulate, ordinary, to blossom in this fantasy musical play where ensemble work is emphasized to bring out the fun and entertainment to the audience.
Programme Content and Implementation
The secondary and primary schools will be involved in “Sindbad Sails Again” and “The Little Mermaid” respectively. The programme will run for 11 months, from September 2009 to July 2010. There will be 1 or 2 session(s) of workshop per week, each lasting for 2 or 2.5 hours, to a total of 44 sessions. Both musicals will be performed in English.
Primary Schools
The target participants are P3 to P6 students with 30 in each school.
Secondary Schools
The target participants are S1 to S4 students with 30 in each school.
September 2009
Musical Theatre Introductory Workshop: You Can Sing, You Can Dance!
The Introductory Workshop is open to all students interested in musical theatre to prepare them for audition and participation of the year-long project. There will be 2 sessions each of dance and singing, to a total of 4, each last for 2 hours, with a total capacity of 120. Students may enroll in any one of the sessions to learn the basic techniques of musical theatre, and more importantly having fun exploring song-and-dance from Broadway with professional artists.
September 2009
Audition
On completion of the musical theatre introductory workshop, students interested in musical theatre are welcome to take part in an audition. The number of students joining the audition in each school is not limited. The artistic director, director, vocal coach and choreographer will select 30 suitable and potential participants to join the Scheme.
October 2009 to June 2010
Musical Theatre Training Workshop: Triple Threats
There will be a total of 36 sessions of Triple Threats Workshop, each lasting for 2 hours. The students will learn the specific styles and techniques of the performance pieces. They will be challenged by the vigorous demand of a musical theatre performer – the triple threats – to deliver the scenes with confidence and competence. Further training in singing, dancing and acting will be offered and the professional instructors will fine-tune their ensemble work on musical scenes.
March to April 2010
Student Performance - "Deliver Musical to the Community"
Each school will form a musical performing troupe and present their song-and-dance numbers from their respective musical at a community establishment such as home for the elderly, hospital, youth centre as a service to the community. This will be jointly organized with the social services groups of the schools.
April 2010
All Cast Meet
120 participants and the teachers-in-charge will meet to share their training and progress. The cast will present songs and scene-work they have learned and the creative team will provide comments and feedback to the students.
April 2010
Intensive Musical Theatre Training Workshop: Playing Your Parts
Concurrent to the Musical Theatre Training in their respective schools, students who are cast for leading roles will attend additional intensive training workshops. Training will include, script analysis, characterization, scene works, voice and dance techniques. Students other than the leading roles are divided into two groups according to their roles in "Sindbad Sails again" and "The Little Mermaid".
Sindbad Sails Again (Secondary Schools)
Selected students of leading roles will attend 10 sessions of joint-school intensive workshop, each lasting for 2 hours at the studio of the Hong Kong 3 Arts Musical Institute.
The Little Mermaid (Primary Schools)
Selected students of leading roles will attend 5 sessions of intensive workshop, each lasting for 2 hours at the participating schools.
July 2010
Integrative Training Workshop
All participating students will be divided into two groups – "The Little Mermaid" and "Sindbad Sails Again" – to integrate singing, dancing and acting with the materials of the two musicals. There will be 8 sessions, each lasting for 2.5 hours, to a total of 20 hours of integrative training workshops for each group. The participants of each group will rehearse at each other school. The directors, musical directors, choreographers and the stage manager will also direct and guide the student through the different stages of the production processes.
July 2010
Finale Musical Performance
Two musicals – "The Little Mermaid" and "Sindbad Sails Again" will be staged at the performing venue outside school. Each of them will be a complete musical of around 45-60 minutes in duration.
After a year of intensive musical theatre training, 120 participants from 4 primary and secondary schools will perform two musicals in the finale performance to showcase their talents and coup’d esprit.
18.7.2010 (Sun)
7:30pm
Auditorium, Tuen Mun Town Hall
3 Tuen Hi Road, Tuen Mun, N.T.
Ticket price：$60
Participating Schools (in alphabetical order)
“The Little Mermaid”
Hon Wah College (Primary School)
Po Leung Kuk Chong Kee Ting Primary School
“Sinabad Sails Again”
Lok Sin Tong Leung Kau Kui College
T.W.G.HS. Lui Yun Choy Memorial College
Creative & Production Team
Artistic Director﹕Mohamed Drissi
Music Director﹕Edgar Hung
Lighting Designer﹕Jeff Lui
Sound Designer﹕Matthew Ma
Set Designer﹕Bill Cheung
Costume Designer﹕Aemilianna Cheung
Producer﹕Andrew Chan
Stage Manager﹕Gloria Ngai
Participating Artists (in alphabetical order)
The Little Mermaid
Music/Lyrics：David Billings, Rob Fairbairn, Mark Leehy & Kevin O’Mara
Script：Lynne Bartlett, Mark Leehy & Kevin O’Mara
Director/Drama Instructor：Freddy Wong
Vocal Coach：Gladys Ho
Choreography/Dance Instructor：Seesy Chow
Sinbad Sails Again
Music/Lyrics：Rob Fairbairn, Mark Leehy & Kevin O’Mara
Script：Lynne Bartlett, Mark Leehy & Kevin O’Mara
Producer/Drama Instructor：Freddy Wong & Mohamed Drissi
Vocal Coach：Sarah Yeung
Choreography/Dance Instructor：Mohamed Drissi & Annie Wong
Programme Length
The programme is about 2 hours with an intermission of 15 minutes
Ticketing and Concession
Tickets available from 7 June onwards at all URBTIX outlets.
Half-price tickets are available for full-time students, senior citizens aged 60 or above, people with disabilities and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients. Tickets for CSSA recipients are available on a first-come-first-served basis. Concessionary ticket holders must produce evidence of their identity or age upon admission.
Enquiries
Programme Enquiries: 2291 6357 (HK3AMI) / 2268 7367 (LCSD)
Ticketing Enquiries and Reservations: 2734 9009
Credit Card Telephone Booking: 2111 5999
Internet Booking：www.urbtix.hk
Members of the audience are strongly advised to arrive punctually. Latecomers will only be admitted when there is a suitable break in the programme.
The content of this programme does not represent the views of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
The presenter reserves the right to change programme and performers should unavoidable circumstances make it necessary.
Other Activities
Apart from the musical animateur workshops as mentioned above, there will also be fringe activities conducted in participating schools. The aim is to promote a general understanding of musical as an art form and to arouse their interest in it. The following two activities will be held for all members of the participating schools:
September 2009
“Broadway Musicals A to Z" In-school Introductory Performance
Entertaining, inspiring and a unique art form - musical theatre has been fascinating millions since the beginning of last century. From Broadway classics, West-End blockbusters to Disney's musical hits, the In-school Introductory Performance of 45 minutes, conducted in English and supplemented with Chinese, will showcase important song and dance numbers of musical theatre. Through live performances and video presentations, the speaker and professional musical performers will walk the students through the wonderland of Musicals.
December 2009 to January 2010
Little Broadway Concert/Competition
Open to all students, the Little Broadway Concert/ Competition aims to cultivate the interest in musical theatre and develop the artistic level of the students. Competition finalists together with guest singers will present a concert for the whole school during the pre-holiday or post-exam activities.
Fees Payable
Fees for the full course: $528* (Secondary and Primary School Students)
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Students participating in the finale performance will be required to pay around $160 for hiring of costumes.
(Fees are on a per head basis. All fees paid are not refundable.) |
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