{"id":482,"date":"2016-06-01T15:09:32","date_gmt":"2016-06-01T15:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thinkingsound.org\/suis\/?p=482"},"modified":"2016-06-01T15:09:32","modified_gmt":"2016-06-01T15:09:32","slug":"first-the-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thinkingsound.org\/suis\/first-the-video\/","title":{"rendered":"FIRST: the video"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summary<\/em><\/strong>: FIRST is a 2015\/16 production by faculty and students from Shanghai United International School, Pudong Campus. It tells the story of a teacher’s first day at school. FIRST consists of three acts – Dance, Drama and Music – and was almost entirely written by students and teachers.<\/p>\n

\"Act<\/a><\/p>\n

Act I: Dance<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Act I has been inspired by the excitement and the uncertainty that we all feel the day before our \u201cfirst day\u201d. The dancers will tell a story with no words as our characters prepare themselves at home. Their feelings of excitement and anticipation will be over-shadowed by worry and uncertainty as things begin to not go their way as they get ready.<\/p>\n

This will be the first time students have studied the art of expressive dance to perform on our school stage. They will tell the story using familiar settings, such as a bedroom, which will be accompanied by an array of abstract dances and creatures. There will also be interactive visual elements to immerse the audience into the story.<\/p>\n

Dancers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Claire Tian, Joy Ge, Yifei Wang, Albert Tong, Angel Guan, Paulina Yi, Peter He, Angela Jin, Jacqueline Wang, Yolanda Zhou, Elena Sanz, Luna Liang, Evy de Waart, Isabella Keshishian, Cathy Gao<\/p>\n

Choreography:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Samuel Miller<\/p>\n

Props:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jessica Zhu, Nancy Chen, Gretl Chen, Sissi Leung, Madeleine Mitchell, Eva Dette, Dhwani Sheth, Elissa Fung, Kristy Tong, Shirley Zhang<\/p>\n

Artistic Direction:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Janis Fisher, Sebastian Seidel<\/p>\n

Note: Access to the video of Act I is limited by copyright restrictions. By clicking on this link<\/a> to the video you agree to watch it for private purposes only, not share the link and not\u00a0 distribute, retransmit or otherwise duplicate the video. Depending on your location, you may need a VPN connection to watch the video.<\/em><\/p>\n

Act II: Drama<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Act<\/a><\/p>\n

Act II tells the middle of our story through acting. As we move on from the dream world where the dancers explore the feelings of happiness and doubt over the first day of a new school our group continues our journey. From exploring what the dream might mean, saying goodbye to close friends and dealing with the trials and tribulations of meeting new people we explore the joy and sorrow that these all too common events bring in to our lives.<\/p>\n

Watch Act II here (depending on your location, you may need a VPN connection)<\/em>:<\/p>\n