ROYAL OPERA HOUSE TRIP

On the 2nd of March, pupils completing the Gold Arts Award went on a trip to visit the Royal Opera House

All pupils who are studying Gold Arts went on the train up to London on Wednesday to get a behind-the-scenes tour of the Royal Opera House Located in Covent Garden, a man called James was our guide for the first couple of hours He initially taught us about the history and making of the building, then moved into more detail about the strenuous amount of time and effort this is spent on the costumes. We managed to catch spectacular moments of the production construction team changing set designs, as well as principle dancers in class practising for the Sleeping Beauty production.

By Missy Richardson

Overall, everyone thoroughly enjoyed the trip We learnt other facts like the costs of lighting and decorations. Specifically looking into the textiles department, we learnt about their dying department and the methods to use for killing little toxins as well as making sure they all look the same. For all of us pupils completing the Gold Arts Award, this had certain relevance to this year's competition we are entering, The Royal Opera House

“Magic Flute” challenge Each of us is enrolling on different sections of the challenge like music, set design and hair and makeup and are aiming to have our chosen final designs sent to the exterior competitor to win!