Going to see the Crucible

I recently went to go see the Crucible on Broadway with AES. I really enjoyed the (really long) show. It was interesting to watch because after reading the script you could relate to what you thought when you read the play to when you were sitting there watching it. The story of the Crucible was set during the late 1600s however, as the play was also written to be compared to more recent events in American history such as McCarthyism, the actors in the show wore timeless outfits; black and gray button down shirts and slacks and dresses. This made me think about how much the costumes in a show affect the way an audience watches the show. Because of the costumes in the Crucible I often thought about how one situation during the 1690s would play out if it was taking place during the 1950s (when McCarthyism took place). This made me think about the costumes that we wore for the Summer Arts Festival. The Wade in the Water dance outfit was white, loose and flowing. This made the outfits similar to water which connects to the song that goes along to this piece of choreography. The Hawaiian dance outfits were covered in tropical colors and designs which brings you back to where the choreography that we performed is from. The Crucible was a very interesting show to see and it could be related to many experiences, including the Summer Arts Festival.

The Summer Arts Festival

It was really exciting to show off all of the hard work that we had done at the Summer Arts Festival. It took a lot more preparation and practice to be ready for this performance than it took for the Winter Arts Festival because we were doing three dances instead of one which meant that there were more costumes that we had to change into in a very short amount of time and we had to remember more choreography and where to be at certain points during the performance. Even though the performance was complicated, I still had a lot of fun doing it. I most enjoyed performing the jazz dance because I liked the choreography the best and in general, I like the genre of jazz. I also really loved my small group's performance (which was within the jazz dance) because I loved that we got to show off our own choreography. It was great participating in the Summer Arts Festival because we got to show off a lot of what we have learned this year, I hope everyone else had as much fun as I did!