YOUR CHANCE TO PERFORM IN PIED PIPER AT THE BARBICAN THIS CHRISTMAS WITH BOY BLUE ENT
Read on for your chance to train and perform with Boy Blue Entertainment for their award winning show Pied Piper at The Barbican Theatre, London, 9 December 2009 – 3 January 2010!
WHAT?
Following a successful run earlier this year in the Barbican Theatre, the Olivier Award-winning hip-hop street dance spectacular, Pied Piper by Boy Blue Entertainment, returns this Christmas (Thursday 10 December 2009 – Sunday 3 January 2010) due to popular demand for a four-week run. The show was originally produced by Theatre Royal Stratford East in 2006 where it thrilled sell-out houses. This time, Boy Blue Entertainment and Barbican Education run a programme which will give London’s young people the opportunity to perform in the production at the Barbican Theatre, offering them an exceptional professional experience.
In September and October Boy Blue Entertainment will go into 25 London schools to run hip-hop and street dance workshops for nearly 4,000 10 to 13 year-olds. The schools are located in 13 London boroughs and one County Council; Barking and Dagenham, Camden, City of Westminster, Croydon, Hackney, Islington, Lambeth, Lewisham, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Wandsworth, Waltham Forest, and Essex.
Following the workshops, Boy Blue Entertainment will hold three open auditions to find 60 children from any of the boroughs to play the ‘Children of Hamelin’. Pupils from each of the 25 schools are also invited to audition for a part in the show and Boy Blue Entertainment hopes to cast some of the 60 children needed from these schools. The final round of auditions will take place on the Barbican Theatre stage, giving the hopefuls an idea of the scale of the production.
The Pied Piper is played by Kenrick ‘H2O’ Sandy, choreographer and co-founder of Boy Blue Entertainment. Sandy said: “It’s important for youth today to get involved in something where they can express themselves. I am particularly passionate about this project, because we will get the chance to get out to kids in their own environment and encourage them face to face. As dancers Pied Piper still inspires us and we want to give as many young people as possible their chance of a professional and challenging experience. These could be the Boy Blue dancers of the future.”
As part of the Pied Piper Show you will be one of the ‘children of Hamelin’, who are taken away by the Pied Piper and trained up to be the Pied Piper’s apprentices. You will be involved in 2 main sections which are: Kids in the Town and the Pied Piper Finale.
You will be required to do a weeks worth of shows which may vary depending on which group you are in plus, the opportunity to perform with the full 60+ kids on the last show.
THE AUDITIONS: HOW DO I ENTER?
You will be taught a routine from the Education Team Leader, the routine that you learn will be the exact choreography that you will be doing in the show.
If you are 10—16yrs, but look like you are 10-13 years of age and think you have the potential to be part of this amazing production come and audition at one of the following heats:
10 OCTOBER, 5PM-9PM
East London Heat
Stratford Circus
Theatre Square
Stratford
London E15 1BX
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17 OCTOBER, 2PM-4PM
South London Heat
Brixton Recreation Centre
27 Brixton Station Road
Brixton
London, SW9 8QQ
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31 OCTOBER, 2PM-6PM
North London Heat
Cecil Sharp House
Camden
2 Regents Park Road
London, NW1 7AY
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FINAL AUDITION: 1 NOVEMBER
Due to demand, please note that only successful dancers will be called back for the final on 1 November.
WHAT TO DO NOW?
Email boyblueent@mac.com and let them know which heat you are interested in attending. Don’t forget to download the parental consent form which must be signed and completed for you to audition! Click here to download the form.
HOW DO I LEARN THE ROUTINE?
Watch the video below and then follow Kenrick’s step-by-step directions, this is what you will be performing at the heat.
Good Luck!
