Audition Package - Illawarra and South East Region Arts

Contact Southern Stars Performing Company 2015 Auditions Deirdre Backhouse Arts Coordination Officer deirdre.backhouse@det.nsw.edu.au T 4267 6166 F 4267 6111 PO Box 118 Warilla NSW 2528 www.southernarts.nsw.edu.au Information Package The Southern Stars Performing Company is a group of performers consisting of contemporary dance, drama, vocal, choir and instrumental who are selected through an audition process for Southern Stars. Performers from the Company can be asked to perform at special Departmental and community events, but their main focus each year is Southern Stars. There may be other performance opportunities offered throughout the year. Rehearsals are usually outside school hours and some scheduled school days prior to events. Southern Stars, Dance Festival, Drama Festival and Schools Spectacular require a commitment over a number of school days. (Southern Stars 2015 will be held 25-­‐29 August) There is an annual Company fee of $200. A compulsory company uniform shirt worn at rehearsals and events will need to be purchased at an additional $30. Additional costs are incurred for all performers with other costumes and travel to rehearsals and events. The Orchestra members also require a performance long sleeve shirt. The Company performers complete their commitment at an end of year event for parents and friends. Nonfinancial members are ineligible to audition for the 2015 Southern Stars Performing Company. To be eligible for selection in the 2014 Southern Stars Performing Company you must finalise all outstanding fees from 2014 before Monday 2 March. Please Note: All Audition Applications will now be ONLINE. Please visit southernstarseoi.wordpress.com/auditions and complete the online form * There will be a compulsory 2-­‐3 day workshop held during the July school holidays. Southern Stars is held on 29-­‐30 August. Please note that costs are approximate to the closest value on audition publication. Teachers volunteer their time to operate the Southern Stars Performing Company, please contact Deirdre if you are interested in assisting. 1 Nominations close Monday 2 March 2015 General Information Auditions for 2015 Southern Stars Performing Company ALL APPLICANTS MUST PERFORM A LIVE AUDITION (unless indicated) Please check the website www.southernarts.det.nsw.edu.au for details of audition organisation and any changes that may occur to published information or email deirdre.backhouse@det.nsw.edu.au Please Note: All Audition Applications will now be ONLINE. Please visit southernstarseoi.wordpress.com/auditions and complete the online form Further auditions may be scheduled in the 2015 school year for newly located talented students and students who are unavailable through extreme circumstances, and for vacant roles which have not been filled through the audition process. Additional auditions will occur in 2015 for needed performance skills which may arise through the development of the Southern Stars show, e.g. tap dancers. Company Primary Dance Date Venue Times Sunday 8 March Albion Park High School 8:30am Registration Workshop: 9:00am – 12:00pm Years 2-­‐6 High School Dance Sunday 8 March Albion Park High School Workshop : 9:00am– 4:00pm Years 7 -­‐ 12 Drama Years 7-­‐12 Saturday 21 March Orchestra HS Round 1 Digital Audition Wollongong High School Of the Performing Arts -­‐Studio 2 Vocal Company Round 1 Digital Audition N/A July holiday rehearsal day 1 To be advised Monday 2 March Submission by DVD or YouTube Link N/A Wollongong High School Performing Arts TBA TBA Saturday 21 March Round 2 Live Audition Sunday 22 March Vocal Company Saturday 23 May Times will be posted on the website Submission by DVD or YouTube Link Vocal Company Round 3 Show Repertoire Audition Audition in small groups for a half hour block Monday 2 March Orchestra HS Round 2 8:30am Registration WHSPAC To be advised TBA Sunday 24 May 2 Primary and High School Dance Auditions Company Date Venue Registration Times Primary Dance Sunday 8 March Albion Park High School 8:30am High School Dance Sunday 8 March Albion Park High School 8:30am Audition process There will be two workshops. Students not progressing to the next workshop will need to be collected by their parents at the conclusion of workshop 1. There will be no supervision available to students not progressing to the next workshop. Primary Registration: 8:30 am Round 1: 9:00am – 10:30am Callback round:10:30am -­‐ 12:00pm Students will be advised at the end of round 1 whether they need to stay on for Callback round. LUNCH 12:00am – 12:30pm (please bring your own) High School Year 7-­‐12 Registration: 12:30pm Round 1: 1:00pm -­‐ 2:30pm Callback Round: 2:30pm -­‐ 4:00pm Students in the third workshop will be successful in their audition for the Southern Stars Performing Company and will be required to film audition pieces for the Illawarra and South East Dance Festival and School Spectacular. Rehearsals It is imperative that students and parents commit to ALL of the rehearsal and performance dates. If you cannot commit to all of the dates you will be ineligible to hold your position in The Southern Stars Performing Company. If you cannot make any rehearsals, for any reasons, you will forfeit your position in the item being learnt. Specific rehearsal dates will be given to students in the Welcome Package. Performances South Coast Dance Festival: 9 – 13 June inclusive (Tuesday-­‐Saturday) Southern Stars: 25 – 29 August inclusive (Tuesday-­‐Saturday) Schools Spectacular: 23 – 28 November inclusive (Monday-­‐Saturday) 3 Primary and High School Dance Auditions cont’d Item Fees Southern Stars participation fee Southern Stars Costume Fee Company T-­‐Shirt Company Jacket South Coast Dance Festival Dance Festival Costume Fee State Dance Festival Schools Spectacular Approximate Costs $200 Included $200 $30 $65 $100 $100 TBC $100 Please Note: All Audition Applications will now be ONLINE. Please visit southernstarseoi.wordpress.com/auditions and complete the online form 4 Vocal Company Auditions Company Vocal Company Round 1 Digital Audition Vocal Company Round 2 Live Audition Vocal Company Round 3 Show Repertoire Audition Date Venue Times All a
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Sunday 22 March Please make a note of checking it regularly. Saturday 23 May TBA Sunday 24 May GENERAL INFORMATION www.southernarts.det.nsw.e
du.au The Vocal Company consists of two main groups – Featured Artists and Core Choir. The Featured Artist group consists of vocalists from Kindergarten to Year 12* who will assume backing vocal, small ensemble and/or soloist roles in performing the vast repertoire of songs in this year’s production of Southern Stars held at the WIN Entertainment Centre in August. The Core Choir are a group of approximately 30 vocalists from years 6-­‐10 who form an advanced choral group singing in two, three and four-­‐part harmony to support the Featured Artists and to showcase as a solo ensemble, both at Southern Stars and other regional activities. In order to capture the sound that the Core Choir produces, choir members sing into individual microphones. This group proved extremely successful last year and we are excited to offer this opportunity again in 2015. We also encourage students of all vocal styles, including beat-­‐boxing, rap and other vocal talents to audition. *At the student’s schools discretion Vocal Company information continued over page 5 Vocal Company Auditions Cont’d AUDITION PROCESS Round 1: Submit the attached nomination form with either a non-­‐returnable DVD or YouTube link of a single piece of free choice designed to best show the vocalist’s ability, no longer than 2 minutes. This may be a video prepared especially for the audition or video of a performance filmed within the past 6 months. Students who were part of the 2014 Southern Stars Performing Company or the 2014 or 2015 ISER Touring Ensemble are not required to submit a digital audition and will be offered a Round 2 Live Audition by ticking the appropriate box on the nomination form. Round 2: Successful students from Round 1 will be offered a live audition, for which they are to prepare and perform two contrasting pieces with a backing track or live accompaniment. Further details will be provided to these students. Round 3: Successful students from Round 2 will be requested to prepare and perform any number of songs to be featured in Southern Stars 2015. Further details will be provided to these students. REHEARSALS Rehearsals will be scheduled in the July school holidays and on selected weekends from then until the show. A detailed schedule will be made available to those students who are successful in gaining a place in the Southern Stars Vocal Company. APPROXIMATE COSTS Item Approximate Cost Performing Company Fee $200 Southern Stars Participation Fee included Southern Stars Initial Costume $75 Fee Performing Company T-­‐Shirt $30 Performing Company Jacket $65 (Optional) Please Note: All Audition Applications will now be ONLINE. Please visit southernstarseoi.wordpress.com/auditions and complete the online form 6 Orchestral and Featured Instrumental Auditions Company Orchestra Date Venue Times 2 March DVD or You tube N/A Strings (Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass), All Brass (Inc Stage Band), Woodwind, Rhythm Section (Inc Piano, Synthesiser, Drums, Bass & Guitars) Audition process: Auditions will occur through DVD/Youtube video of a piece of free choice designed to demonstrate the performer’s ability and range of style, 2 minutes maximum. The audition should demonstrate a prepared performance. It need not be from the start of the selected piece. 2014 Southern Stars Performing Company Orchestra members and 2015 Performing Ensemble Band members do not need to complete a Video audition. Such candidates need only indicate their status on the Audition Form on the last page. NEW AUDITIONEES, in addition to completing a DVD/Youtube Audition MUST complete the additional form on the last page of this document. Students must list sight reading ability (Examination Level or Equivalent) and have a Teachers Recommendation supplied. This can be Classroom Teacher, Private Teacher or relevant Conductors. Approximate Costs Item Approximate Costs Fees $200 Southern Stars participation fee included Southern Stars Performance shirt $35 (mandatory) Company T-­‐Shirt $30 Company Jacket (optional) $65 Please Note: All Audition Applications will now be ONLINE. Please visit southernstarseoi.wordpress.com/auditions and complete the online form 7 Drama Auditions Years 7-­‐12 Company Drama Date Venue Saturday 21 March Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts Times Audition times in small groups for half hour blocks. Times notified on the website. Audition Process: Students must present ONE individual monologue selected from one of the pieces posted on the website. They may be asked to perform the piece more than once. All students will also be involved in an improvisation workshop during their allocated half hour block. All students must audition in rehearsal blacks. No props or costumes are required. Alternatively, if student are unable to attend auditions due to distance they may send a DVD or Youtube link or a video of their audition monologue for consideration. Rehearsals: Most rehearsals will be outside school time on weekends and after school. There will also be additional whole day rehearsals leading up to performances. Please be aware that there will also be rehearsals in school holidays. For all rehearsals, notice will be given in advance. Commitments: Area Drama Festival in Term 2 and State Drama festival (based on selection from area Festival) in Term 4. Southern Stars show week Wednesday to Saturday and 3 hour rehearsals. Approximate Costs: Item Approximate Costs Fees $230 Southern Stars participation fee Included Southern Stars Costume Fee $75 Company T-­‐Shirt $30 Company Jacket (optional) $65 South Coast Drama Festival $100 Festival Costume Fee $50 State Drama Festival $100 Please Note: All Audition Applications will now be ONLINE. Please visit southernstarseoi.wordpress.com/auditions and complete the online form 8 Contact Deirdre Backhouse Arts Coordination Officer deirdre.backhouse@det.nsw.edu.au P 4267 6166 F 4267 6111 PO Box 118 WARILLA NSW 2528 Website www.southernarts.det.nsw.edu.au AUDITIONS FOR 2015 Please Note:
All Audition Applications will now be ONLINE. Please visit:
southernstarseoi.wordpress.com/auditions
and complete the online form. Please complete your Online Form and email any additional forms to Deirdre Backhouse deirdre.backhouse@det.nsw.edu.au by Monday 2 March 2015 Orchestra Audition – Supplementary Form **PLEASE EMAIL THIS FORM AFTER COPMLETING YOUR ONLINE AUDITION APPLICATION**
Email to Deirdre.backhouse@det.nsw.edu.au In Addition to the ‘Company Audition Form’, New Auditionees are required to complete this from, as well as send your DVD or Youtube link. Orchestra Auditions will be conducted in 2 round for 2015. Round 1 – a DVD/Youtube Audition, March 2015 (new auditionees) Round 2 – a Callback Workshop, July 2015 (successful transition from Round 1) NOTE: If you were in the Southern Stars Company Orchestra for 2014, OR you are in the 2015 Regional Performing Ensemble Band, you do not need to fill out this form. Sight Reading Ability (please tick one): None Basic Good (Grade 6 or Equiv) Very Good Grade 6 or Equiv) ☐ ☐ Primary Instrument: Experience: 2nd Instrument: Experience: Teacher Recommendation: Name: Comment: Signed: ☐ ☐ Position: Date: