The Penguin Cafe performance that took place on Wednesday 28th January was inspired by the following quote –
“The Great Auk Penguin, a native of the Atlantic, was the original penguin. By the beginning of the nineteenth century, numbers of Great Auks were already diminishing rapidly as a result of reckless persecution by man.
Continued hunting and natural disasters were to finally wipe them out completely…”
Using this inspiration, Year 9 dancers were given a brief to produce and choreograph a show for a public audience which involved Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 4 pupils. The group of learners had been working on this project since October both in lessons and after school. They have shown amazing talents in leadership, determination and independent learning. They have choreographed, directed, led rehearsals, taught lessons and created the majority of what was performed. Head of Performance, Mrs Powell, said she was very proud of the learners and added –
“I have extremely high standards and expectations and they always strive to achieve them. For the last month, the Year 9 learners have taught set dances to Year 3 and 4 pupils from Barugh Green Primary school on Thursday mornings and the collaborative performance came together in a final rehearsal on Wednesday ready for the evening performance. The children have choreographed and rehearsed different material at different times and at different destinations but during the final rehearsal on Wednesday, they integrated their dances to produce a truly amazing performance.
The performance enabled all pupils to celebrate their success and the talent, enthusiasm and dedication was truly amazing”.
See below a selection of photographs taken during the performance.
