GOOD MORNING YEAR 8 Welcome to your Summer

GOOD MORNING YEAR 8 Welcome to your Summer term! I do hope you all had a relaxing break over Easter and are all continuing to stay safe and well at home. Read through the whole powerpoint to remind yourself of the project that you will working on up until June half term. Your tasks for today will be on the last slide. Keep working hard and try to involve members of your family when trying to stay fit and healthy. Create your own warm up routine, and always remember to stretch. If you need any help please email cday@ttsonline. net Take care, Mrs Day

THE GREATEST SHOWMAN PROJECT

Learning Objectives: • To understand theme of The Greatest Showman • To choreograph a one minute solo to ‘This is me’ • To create promotional material to showcase the Musical

WHAT IS MUSICAL THEATRE? Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, love, anger – are communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an integrated whole. Although musical theatre overlaps with other theatrical forms like opera and dance, it may be distinguished by the equal importance given to the music as compared with the dialogue, movement and other elements. Since the early 20 th century, musical theatre stage works have generally been called, simply, musicals.

Inspired by the imagination of P. T. Barnum, The Greatest Showman is an original musical that celebrates the birth of show business & tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation. The movie begins with a flashback to Barnum's childhood where he and his father work for the Hallett family, and he becomes infatuated with their daughter, Charity. Though Charity is being sent to finishing school, Barnum reassures her they will not be separated. The two keep in touch through letters until they meet again in adulthood, eventually marrying and raising two daughters, in New York City. They live a humble life; though Charity is happy, Barnum dreams of more. WHAT IS THE GREATEST SHOWMAN? Barnum loses his job at a shipping company after the company goes bankrupt. Taking a risky bet, he takes out a large loan from a bank and uses this loan to buy Barnum’s American Museum in downtown Manhattan, an attraction showcasing various wax models. Initially, sales are slow; and on the suggestion of his children to showcase something "alive", Barnum searches for "freaks" to serve as performers for his museum. This attracts a large audience despite protests and poor reviews, prompting Barnum to rename his venture "Barnum's Circus". Barnum goes on tour with a famous singer in an attempt to earn more money but on his return home he finds his circus on fire, caused by a fight between the protesters and the troupe. Depressed, Barnum retreats to a local pub, where his troupe find him there and persuade him to rebuild the circus. As rebuilding the circus in its original location would be too expensive, Barnum rebuilds it as an open-air tent circus by the docks. The new, revamped circus is a huge success, and Barnum gives full control of the show to Carlyle so he can focus on his family.

VIDEO LINKS – https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=AXCTMGY Ug 9 A

YOU ARE GOING TO PUT TOGETHER A SELECTION OF PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL WHICH WILL BE USED FOR THIS MODULE. YOU ARE TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY AND ENSURE THAT YOU COMPLETE ALL TASKS FROM THE LIST BELOW IN ORDER TO PROMOTE TICKET SALES FOR ‘THE GREATEST SHOWMAN’. MAKE SURE THAT YOU SAVE ALL OF YOUR WORK INTO YOUR SCHOOL AREA (MAKE A FOLDER CALLED YEAR 8 DANCE) OR CREATE A SCRAPBOOK IF YOU ARE NOT USING A COMPUTER. PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL ACTIVITIES * POSTER – MAKE IT EYE CATCHING AND COLOURFUL * PROGRAMME – RESEARCH THE CAST MEMBERS AND INCLUDE INFORMATION WE NEED TO KNOW * TICKET – RESEARCH THE PRICE OF A THEATRE TICKET AND DON’T FORGET TO INCLUDE THE DATE * BROADCAST NOTICE – WRITE WHAT YOU WOULD SAY IF RECORDING A BROADCAST ON TV

RESEARCH THE ‘THE GREATEST SHOWMAN’ YOU CAN PRESENT THE INFORMATION THAT FIND IN THE FORM OF A LEAFLET, SCRAPBOOK , POWERPOINT OR ANYWAY YOU WISH MAKE SURE THAT YOU SAVE ALL OF YOUR WORK INTO YOUR SCHOOL AREA (MAKE A FOLDER CALLED YEAR 8 DANCE) OR CREATE A SCRAPBOOK IF YOU ARE NOT USING A COMPUTER. PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL ACTIVITIES * WHAT IS IT ABOUT AND WHAT HAPPENS IN EACH SCENE * WHO ARE THE MAIN CHARACTERS * WHAT ARE THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE MAIN CHARACTERS? PICTURES OF ‘THE GREATEST SHOWMAN’ IN ACTION! * A LIST OF SONGS THAT ARE IN THE MUSICAL

CHOREOGRAPHING YOUR SOLO • You will choreographing a 1 minute solo to perform in the studio once we return. • Pick a section of the music which you think suits you best, you don’t have to start at the beginning. • Do a solo that showcases your strengths. • Challenge yourself and include things that you think you can make improvements with. • Ask your family to give you some feedback when you are rehearsing.

LESSON 5 - THURSDAY 23 RD APRIL 1 - Recap through all of this powerpoint 2 - Today I would like you to research what information would go in a theatre programme for ‘The Greatest Showman’. You won’t start making this today but aim to spend 20 minutes making notes of what you are going to put in it ready for tomorrows lesson. 3 - Practical work - Create your own warm up or take part in one of the workouts online. https: //watch. lesmillsondemand. com/at-home-workouts Perhaps you can lead a warm up for the whole of your family to join in! If you are doing your own warm ups start to create a playlist of your favourite songs. Continue to choreograph your solo and always remember to ask for some feedback from your family members. Enjoy the lovely sunshine and stay safe