Little Shop of Horrors

Today we had the pleasure of having a pianist work with us on all the songs, we were able to work out timings and get to know the music better for how it will be played when we perform, obviously some songs didn't work like feed me as it needs other instruments like guitars to sound rig but most of the other songs were good and sounded really good. As well as singing we worked on Audrey 2, it's slowly starting to look really good, we have added lips to the edge to give it more dimension and I think really makes it looks good JD we have now started adding green paper to get the base colour so when we paint over you can see newspaper shining through. 

Little Shop of Horrors

Today we didn't run the show at all, everyone got cracking and started to work on either Audrey 2 (The plant), set or cleaning the stage to make sure it was all ready for when we perform. Slowly but surely its all coming together but I am worried that some of the set takes up a lot of room and we have lost some stage space, hopefully we will all be able to adapt to this and just carry on as normal.

Little Shop of Horrors

Today we ran through act 2, it went well, again the main issues were just with the backing tracks, we worked on one number a few times to make sure everyone knew what they were singing and knew what the movement was, it still needs work but overall it is looking better. We have been working on the plant for a few weeks now, I spend my free periods doing paper mache, so far we have covered most of the frame but the structure is still really weak and cant really old its own weight.

Little Shop of Horrors

Today we had a few people missing so we decided to run through all the musical numbers we have so far, I think we only got through act one but we did all the dances a few times each and then worked on the singing for all of these numbers, today went really well, everything just needs a final polishing and then we will almost be ready. Some of the singing still needs a lot of work but that will be easier when we have the band instead of backing tracks that cut out some dialogue or dance breaks.

Soon we will be able to start thinking about costumes, set and props

Little Shop of Horrors

Today we ran through Act 2 this run went really well, there were a few problems with backing tracks again today but we will be performing to a live band so hopefully we will be able to sort out all our problems before we perform for real.
Our notes were that act 2 had a lot more energy and volume than act one, we then revisited a few of the dances from Act 1 and tired to put as much energy and volume into the singing, dancing and acting as much as possible.

We also finally set 'Now/ It's just the gas' I did this on the spot and it was quite a difficult one to get inspiration for but the overall dance isn't complicated at all, the music is quite creepy and fair ground like so I had the idea of a jackinabox kinda thing were people were bobbing and bouncing around on the spot, we are all sitting down with newspapers or magazines and then we start doing movements with them very basic which then leads into the bouncing bit. This was quite fun to do as I could be as weird as I wanted to be with it and hopefully it will look good from an audiences perspective. 

Little Shop of Horrors

Today we ran through Act 1 of the show, it went okay but there was just issues in singing and energy, the singing isn't too bad but it just needs more confidence and volume. The dances were okay from what I feel but they do need cleaning still. The backing tracks we used today were so fast I felt it was almost what made the run a bit rusty and messy, we aren't used to dancing or singing with the backing tracks and what makes it more difficult is when the backing tracks are super fast, I hope we aren't using these backing tracks for our actual performance because I feel the faster the music was the more crap each dance and song went, the speed makes the show lose some of the good comedy value or you just cant hear the music which I feel is really good and sets a good atmosphere for the show. Hopefully we will be able to sort out the speed of the music otherwise I feel the show will be a flop.

Overall everyone pretty much knew what they were doing, we all need to learn our lines and learn the songs solidly now so we can all focus on the acting side of it and really make this a good performance.

Little Shop of Horrors

Today we ran through every musical number we have that involves all the chorus, all the dances were good, some of them still need more cleaning but mainly we all need to focus on singing now, the singing isn't bad but we just forget to sing when dancing, so this is the next thing for all of us to work on. As well as working on the dances today, me and Kyle sang through Feed Me/ Git it. I feel it went quite well, we just need to have that set and then I think the whole show is pretty much done and we can start working on the smaller details like cleaning or working on props and set.

Little Shop of Horrors

Today Me, Meg and Kyle went off with our director to work on a few scenes around Sominex/ Suppertime reprise, this went fairly well, we then went back with the rest of the cast to run through act two, I think act two went well, it still needs some cleaning but overall its done and most people know what they are doing. Today when running some of the dances in act two we were all surprised at how fast some of the backing tracks were, this threw some of us off but I'm sure with some practice we will all get used to the speed and nail it. One thing I am struggling with is knowing what to do when I'm on stage as the plant, I'm not sure where I should stand or if people can see me or I'm just a visual representation of the voice for the plant, I think the audience may get confused with both the plant puppet moving and me but I think overall I need to be big character wise as the plant is big and I need to reflect this not only voice but body movement wise.

I think what I need to work on next is Feed me with Kyle, it still needs to be set and include the three girls.

Little Shop of Horrors

Today we ran through all the dances we have done so far, I think it went really well, no one had forgotten anything particularly major, by the end all the dances looked good and almost clean which was good. Today I worked with Harry and Kyle to do Mushnik & Sons, I had already choreographed the dance break and then did the rest of the song with them on the spot as it wasn't that hard to do, overall I am quite pleased with how this number turned out, it still needs a lot of cleaning but the basics were there and I think the audience will really like this dance.

Ya Never Know

revolutionarts2016: 'Ya Never Know' Choreography



This is the dance for Ya never know, I wasnt here for this dance becasue I was in an exam, I did choreograph the dance though and I am pleased with how it turned out.

Little Shop of Horrors

Today we continued with 'Ya Never Know' I had my work cut out for me today as everyone seemed uninterested in learning the dance or just talked to each other, however we got through the whole dance and at the end of the lesson it didn't look too bad so I was pleased with how it came together, but it still needs loads more work and cleaning.

My main concern is I am making my dances too hard, I have tried to keep them all to a similar standard and from feedback I've heard people seem to enjoy the challenge but I don't want to push them too hard to the point where they just don't try. But so far everyone has worked hard and it looks good. 

Little Shop of Horrors

Today we worked on the number 'Ya Never Know' this was quite a difficult song to choreograph too as its not a clear dance number or acting number, I tried to combine both these elements to come up with something entertaining. I spent just under two days on this dance as I struggled so much with what I wanted from it, still after finishing choreographing it I am not 100% happy with it but I may like it once its been taught to everyone and see how it looks. The advantage of this is if I do want to change something there are lots of people around me that can pitch in ideas. 

These are my choreography notes for this dance