EXPRESSIVE ARTS
As an Expressive Ar ts Faculty we have worked hard this year to expand the collaborative Ar ts oppor tunities available to our students at KSAB. In Term one, all Drama and Music students were given the oppor tunity to work with professional musical theatre ac tors from Ar tsEd in London. The projec t consisted of three weeklong workshops culminating in a per formance at the end. The first projec t, offered to Music and Drama students in Years 9-13, involved a week of rehearsals in the drama studio, work ing through choreography, ac ting classes and vocal workshops. Many of our students were given the oppor tunity for the first time, to per form to a large audience, this demonstrated an immense amount of courage and commitment. I t was a pleasure to see so many students develop such wonder ful sk ills in Musical Theatre. The second projec t saw all Year 5 and 6 students across all three Kings’ schools come together on stage in a musical theatre bonanza per forming singing and choreography from some musical theatre favourites. The final projec t showcased our secondar y Emirati community and students involved in the projec t created a National
Day inspired per formance to celebrate the culture and heritage of the UAE. In Term two, we saw the first student organised Ar ts’ event! Our BTEC Music Tech student organised a fantastic talent show K-Fac tor. The evening showcased a real medley of talent from songs per formances, to stand-up comedy and anything inbetween. The event also allowed our Key Stage 5 students to develop their enterprise and event management sk ills. Our biggest event of the year was our annual Secondar y Expressive Ar ts Produc tion. This year we saw our largest cohor t of student involvement with over 50 students tak ing par t on stage! ‘Grease’ was the produc tion of choice and it proved to be a real hit with our Kings’ community who got involved by wearing their finest 1950s attire at each showing. Collaboration from the Music, Ar t, Drama and Design Technology teams saw that the show was a real success and we can’t wait for nex t year ’s produc tion! M iss Franc is Head of S econ da r y E xp re s s i ve Ar t s
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