To open the performance
Gang dance : 3 Cool Cats
3 boys ( the cool cats) and 3 girls (the cool chicks).
Danny Lucas Izzy Mills
Freddie Phillips Chloe Murphy
Reuben Madgwick Jess Adams
The boys are hanging around on the street when they see the girls walking their way. Each group is out to impress the other.
End of Scene 6
Gang dance : Muy Fifi
Livi Higgins Sarah Burbury
Keah Garford Freddie Phillips
Elly-Mae Turvey Reuben Madgwick
Naomi Groome Eddie Lewis
Jodie Waters Jack Hillebrandt
Hattie Ward Matt Butcher
The rich kids are on the streets and are learning that life is tough. This dance shows a gang at work searching the dump and perhaps captures a feeling of one against one in a struggle to survive on the street.
End of scene 13
La Familia Gang dance Los Chucos Suaves
Sam Jenkins Emily Ellis
Cam Smith Megan Taylor
Samuel De Jager Mark Davies
Amy Harrison
This dance captures the spirit of gang culture: a sense of fun, friendly rivalry and togetherness.
End of scene 14
Gang dance Chinito, Chinito
Ella Beard Elly-Mae Turvey
Megan Taylor Jess Adams
Amy Harrison Chloe Murphy
Emily Ellis Cam Smith
Izzy Mills
The girls from La Familia gang – Sancha, Sofia and Angelita have just taken the runaway rich kid – Isabella – in hand. Giving her the look and street cred. The song is all about going out on the town, looking good and feeling great.
Midway in scene 17
Police dance : Immigrant Punk
James Wills Eddie Lewis
Matt Butcher Danny Lucas
Ryan Goble Reuben Madgwick
Jack Hillebrandt Ed Smith
This dance introduces the police. They are tough, aggressive and violent. Armed with their riot sticks and dressed in riot gear, these are scary people.
End of scene 21
Wedding dance : Bernadette
Ed Smith Chloe Nunan
Gemma Nienaltowski Lucy Godley
Samantha Playford Kirsty Butler
Tessa Wildsmith Beth Gedge
Demi Miller Abby Nobes
Billie Webb Becky Potten
The song is upbeat and happy and the lyrics describe the love Salmenio has for Bernadette.
Each year, Y6 stage an ambitious end of year production which combines a dramatic script with dance. This year’s work is titled StreetDust – a story about street children. All of Y6 are fully involved at all levels :
We have written the script, created the dances, scenery and props.
We will be designing a lighting plan and will operate the lights and all aspects of audio visual effects.
We based the play on a book called 'The Garbage King' by Elizabeth Laird. The production is now fully underway and we invite you to our performances.
We have written the script, created the dances, scenery and props.
We will be designing a lighting plan and will operate the lights and all aspects of audio visual effects.
We based the play on a book called 'The Garbage King' by Elizabeth Laird. The production is now fully underway and we invite you to our performances.
Street children in Brazil
Thursday 19 June 2008
How are Year 6 involved in the Production ?
Actors
Dancers
Technical
Lighting
Sound
Whiteboard
Stage Crew
Props and scenery
ICT Support
Design of tickets, Programme, posters
Photos/video on Whiteboard
Word processing of letters
The Blog
Logistics – the ‘fixit’ team who can be asked to do anything !
Seating
Raffle
Refreshments
Runners during performances
Invitations and letters
Dancers
Technical
Lighting
Sound
Whiteboard
Stage Crew
Props and scenery
ICT Support
Design of tickets, Programme, posters
Photos/video on Whiteboard
Word processing of letters
The Blog
Logistics – the ‘fixit’ team who can be asked to do anything !
Seating
Raffle
Refreshments
Runners during performances
Invitations and letters
The Book Reveiw of The Garbage King written by Elizabeth Laird
"The Garbage King” was inspired by the true story of an African childhood lived on the edge of destitution. It is a gritty, deeply moving story that takes the reader on an unforgettable emotional journey, showing how the human spirit can triumph in the harshest of worlds.
Set in Ethiopia’s capital city, Addis Ababa. The Garbage King tells the story of two very different boys, Mamo and Dani. Mamo is from a very poor family, his mother has just died and now there is only his sister, Tiggist, and himself. If they can’t get a job soon, they’ll end up on the streets. One day when Tiggist is out, Mamo is taken by a man claiming to be his uncle, who it turns out is a slave trader and he takes Mamo far away from the city and sells him to a cruel farmer. Lost in despair Mamo can see no way out.
Dani, on the other hand, is from a rich and privileged background.
Set in Ethiopia’s capital city, Addis Ababa. The Garbage King tells the story of two very different boys, Mamo and Dani. Mamo is from a very poor family, his mother has just died and now there is only his sister, Tiggist, and himself. If they can’t get a job soon, they’ll end up on the streets. One day when Tiggist is out, Mamo is taken by a man claiming to be his uncle, who it turns out is a slave trader and he takes Mamo far away from the city and sells him to a cruel farmer. Lost in despair Mamo can see no way out.
Dani, on the other hand, is from a rich and privileged background.
Never able to live up to his father’s expectations, Dani is protected by his ailing mother. However when she is so sick she has to go to London for treatment, things turn for the worse for Dani. His father is going to send him away to Jigjiga to live with Feisal who would bully and terrorise Dani and make him into something. In desperation, Dani runs away from home.
Fate brings the two boys together, both of whom are on the run. Their only means of survival is each other and this is where the heart of the story lies.
Fate brings the two boys together, both of whom are on the run. Their only means of survival is each other and this is where the heart of the story lies.
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