Amersham and wickham performing arts show - Moulin Rouge

On tuesday 13th of December me and Kelly went to watch Amersham and Wickhams production of moulin rouge. Our friend from our dance school was performing in it and we wanted to go and see her and see if their btec performing arts was similar to ours. The performance included a mixture of acting, dancing and singing from the first and second years, so it was great fun to watch as a mixture of things were included.

There was a range of different dance styles during the performance. There was a duet which including things such as lifts and the connection between the boy and girl was beautiful to watch. To open the show it started with some acting opening up the moulin rouge and starting the story off, the first piece of dancing was also a girl on pointe and she made the transition from flat to pointe look so simple and smooth, and not once did her face look in pain she carried it out very well. This was great to watch and so interesting. In contrast to this there was a hip hop dance which was full of fast, bouncy, punchy moves, it just made me want to get up and dance! This was really fun to watch because of the energy and i really enjoyed the atmosphere it brang to the show, it is also a style i'm not as experienced in so it was even more interesting. Another dance was contemporary which was very different to anything i had seen before, it was very robotic and included a lot of repetition. Each individual dancer was doing different movements over and over to a strong backing beat. All the moves were jerky and different and they travelled all around the stage. At certain times in the dance there was a group of dancers doing the same moves like crawling along the floor and doing leg movements. It was very interesting to watch and i really enjoyed it because it was a new interpretation of contemporary style dance which I would love to do. The very unique dance style i didnt expect to see in the show was bhangra/bollywood. I was very suprised when this was added because it was completely different to the theme however they tied it in. We have done bhangra before and I enjoyed watching it as it reminded me of when we did it.

The singing in the show was mainly in a group which was effective because it needed to be loud to have a good impact. However there were certain points in the songs where some solo's were sung. Each individual singer had a head microphone which was really effective and professional. The singers where also very strong which was nice to see, as the dance didn't over power it, and it was all on balance.

The actors in the show were very good, they stayed in character throughout the whole show and you could hear them clearly. I liked the way the actors interacted with the audience because it made you feel more involved with what was happening. They also did things you'd see professional actors do and it was surprising how strong they were. 

Overall i really enjoyed the show and thought it had been put together really professionally. The whole night was very professional and i would go and watch another one. The stage and set that was used as well as costumes was also very professional!