BUBBLESKIRT :D
a performance in esplanade in 16th july 2006. i was one of th actress. from script, plots, clothing, shoes... etc everything came from us. Natalie (director of th performance) actually jus help us to consolidate all our ideas & contributed in teaching us how to act & how to project our voice. every sat & sun we will go down to little india to rehearse for this performance. is really very frustrating because whatever nat show us looks simple. when you actually got to do is yourself, you screw everything up-.- june holiday is th worse! rehearse almost everyday. we must follow th timetable strictly because we have holiday homework & remedials to attend during the june holiday. we learn things like, never show your back to th audience, talk BUT not shouting, facial expression... most importantly, act. cry within 5sec. haha! :D oh, and we have to change on stage. must change with tactic & speed. on that very day, we all wake up very early & set off to esplanade. we have hair stylist & make up artists that help us make our hair & do our make up. 3pm sharp, we went into th studio & it was so cold man! i made a quick scan around th studio. is was almost full! everybody clapped as we entered th studio. th entire show was one hour if im not wrong. there were a total of 4-5 themes. each theme there are a few scenes. th show was very fast. if we did not do well for any scene, it's over. despite th fear of not doing well and th cold air con blowing till we shiver, we did it!! every scene is linked, hence th audience feedback that they really enjoyed th show as th scenes changed so quickly that they do not have to wait & they even want encore! :D we only know they wanted encore after we went back into th make up room. nat told us that they clapped at th end of th show is because they wanted encore. we were like, 'really? i thought they just thanking us!' that kind of expression. we wanted th DVD of us acting but till now there's no news...http://sg.88db.com/Events-Activities/Concerts-Orchestras/ad-50831/ > Ad for bubleskirts
Natalie Hennedige(:My Expectation
- Why did i choose to participate in this activity?
Actually is not a choice. is a MUST to participate. - What got me started? / How i got started?
It is a community project and my hostel was one of the member for this project. - What did i hope to learn or achieve from it?
at that time i hope this will end faster as all th rehearsals is so tiring. :x but i did hope i can perform.
- What i enjoyed most about the activity and why?
What i really love is we are free to contribute anything. & everything from us actually pieced to a show! :D i know there are people out there think we are hopeless that's why we are in hostel. after watching bubbleskirts, they were so shock that it actually came from us, those that they think were rotten apples. - What did i learn from it?
i learn to follow timetable that were set because it ensure that every assignment given to me can be completed on time. i learn how to juggle between playing & working. i learn a little about acting too. - What challenges did i encounter?
i keep forgetting not to backface th stage, & i forget the script almost everytime. sometimes i entered the stage at the wrong timing. the hardest challenge should be having to wake up as early as 7am and only sleep at 11pm for the rehearsal. those days that i can don't rehearse are those days that i need to go back school for remedial & completing school assignments. - How were these challenges eventually overcome?
Practice. my friends were there for me. they rehearse with me over and over again to ensure i will not backface the stage & they will make small little action to cue me that i can enter the stage. i memorise the script even when im eating, when im taking bus to school... on some days i go back to school for remedial i actually sleep instead of studying. is this considered that i have overcome the hardest challenge that i mention? :P
- What mattered most and why?
Timetable. without the timetable i don't know what to do first because inside the timetable, those high priority things normally will be done in the morning. With the help of timetable i hand in assigments on time. Another thing is teamwork. with friends that don't quarrel over different opinion and we encourage each other instead of scolding each other. - What do the failure and successes mean?
Success means doing a good job while performing bubbleskirts. Failure means we are not hardworking enough. - What life lesson have i learned?
i learned to be more disciplined. And i learn to set short term goals i can work hard towards it and achieve it. Long term goal can be achieved through completing short term goals - How the experience will affect my future?
i am very proud that i participated in this show although im forced to participate at first. this experience changed the way i live because i will not let day pass day like the past anymore. - Have i become a better/stronger person? In what ways?
A better person i guess. like what i mention earlier, i will not waste my life like how i did in the past anymore.
