ALL ABOUT CABARET
Term 3 Production - The Wonderful Wizard of OZ
St Columba’s College - Sat Sept 20th
DATES TO ADD TO YOUR CALENDAR
🗓 SATURDAY 6TH OF SEPT - STUDIO REHEARSAL 11am -12:30PM
🗓 SATURDAY 13TH OF SEPT - STUDIO DRESS REHEARSAL 11am -12:30PM
🗓 SATURDAY 20TH OF SEPT - VENUE TECH REHEARSAL 11M-2PM
🗓 SATURDAY 20TH OF SEPT - PERFORMERS ARRIVAL 5PM-6:30PM
🗓 SATURDAY 20TH OF SEPT - SHOW TIME! 6:30PM-8:30PM
WHAT IS CABARET?
WHAT TO EXPECT AS AN ENROLLED STUDENT?
PRIVATE SINGING STUDENTS:
🎤 Showcase of Individual Talent
All private students will receive a solo opportunities within the pieces that they will learn in class to demonstrate their vocal progress.
Provides a platform to meet the criteria of their private singing tuition, including stage presence, vocal technique, and performance artistry.
💡 Skill Development
Enhances confidence with not only singing by themselves
Builds stagecraft skills – movement, microphone technique, audience interaction.
Encourages emotional expression and storytelling through song.
Reinforces memorisation of lyrics and vocal lines.
Improves vocal projection and breath control in a performance setting.
🌈✨ Studio 5 Presents: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Cabaret 🎭🎶
Follow the yellow brick road and join us for a magical evening as Studio 5 proudly presents our Wonderful Wizard of Oz Cabaret!
This special production features all of our talented Studio 5 students, showcasing their incredible skills in singing, dancing, and acting.
What is a Cabaret?
A themed concert! With selected music material & costumes!
Solo opportunities for those enrolled in private lessons
Expand and grow your technique in any class you partake in
🎭 Performance Experience
Offers a safe, supportive environment to gain real-world performance experience.
Mimics professional cabaret/performance settings, preparing students for future auditions or gigs.
💬 Personal and Social Growth
Encourages self-expression and individuality.
Fosters a sense of community among students through shared performance experiences.
ENSEMBLE (GROUP SINGING) SINGING STUDENTS:
🎤 Skill Reinforcement & Expansion
Students will continue to develop core group singing skills such as harmony, blend, and timing.
Opportunity to expand on vocal technique in a different live performance setting.
Encourages confidence in group dynamics and stage presence.
🎶 Ensemble Performance Experience
Students will perform as a group ensemble, showcasing teamwork and musical unity.
Learn to listen actively and balance their sound with others.
Experience singing in harmony and following musical direction in real time.
💡 Live Stage Skills
Learn stage movement and positioning for group numbers.
Build focus and professionalism during a live performance.
🌱 Growth & Motivation
Performing in a cabaret gives students a goal to work toward, encouraging consistent effort and improvement.
Builds self-esteem and pride in their performance achievements.
👥 Community & Collaboration
Fosters collaboration and mutual support among peers.
Strengthens the studio culture of performance and participation
🎬 Acting & Character Development
Provides a platform to apply acting skills in performance, including facial expressions, emotional delivery, and storytelling.
Encourages characterisation through song and movement, essential to musical theatre performance.
Develops confidence in embodying a role in front of an audience.
🎟️ Performance Experience
Offers valuable real-world stage experience in a supportive environment.
Teaches stage etiquette, rehearsal discipline, and professionalism.
Builds comfort with microphones, lighting, audience engagement, and transitions.
🌱 Personal & Ensemble Growth
Strengthens teamwork, discipline, and collaborative performance.
Builds self-confidence, resilience, and pride in achieving a polished performance.
Inspires creativity and encourages personal expression within a group context
MUSICAL THEATRE STUDENTS:
🎭 Triple Threat Skill Development
Expands on their singing, acting, and dancing skills in a live performance context.
Encourages integration of all three disciplines – learning to act while singing, dance while staying in character, and maintain vocal control while moving.
Builds confidence in multi-tasking on stage under performance conditions.
🎤 Group Singing & Vocal Technique
Continues to develop group vocal skills such as harmony, blend, timing, and breath control.
Offers the chance to practise vocal projection and diction while incorporating movement and acting.
🕺 Dance & Movement Practice
Builds spatial awareness and the ability to dance in unison with a group.
Enhances physical expression and coordination under performance conditions.
Dance Students: Group & Private
🕺 GROUP DANCERS
💃 Skill Reinforcement & Expansion
Expands on key group dance skills such as timing, spatial awareness, unison, and formations.
Expands on technique and choreography retention in a performance context.
Encourages dancers to apply class technique (posture, control, extension, dynamics) in a live setting.
🎭 Stage & Performance Skills
Develops stage presence and expression through performance.
Teaches professional rehearsal habits, commitment, and teamwork.
Builds focus, discipline, and confidence in front of an audience.
🤝 Teamwork & Ensemble Work
Strengthens coordination with others in group pieces.
Promotes cooperation, timing, and mutual support during rehearsals and live shows.
Fosters a sense of achievement and unity through group performance
🎓 Application of Class Learning
Provides a real-world performance experience that supports ongoing development.
Prepares dancers for future performances, exams, and competitions
🌟 PRIVATE DANCERS
🌈 Solo Performance Opportunities
Private dance students will receive solo or featured roles to meet individual learning goals.
Allows students to showcase choreography and technique developed in private lessons.
Builds confidence and independence through solo stage time.
💫 Overall Benefits for All Dance Students
Encourages personal growth, self-discipline, and performance resilience.
Builds confidence in a live setting and prepares students for future auditions or public appearances.