Storm the Stage results?
Wed, 3 Nov 2004, 12:57 amWalter Plinge4 posts in thread
Storm the Stage results?
Wed, 3 Nov 2004, 12:57 amHello,
I was just wondering what the results were for Storm the Stage last night? Or even if someone could write a review on the evening if possible.
Many thanks,
Brock
Walter PlingeWed, 3 Nov 2004, 12:57 am
Hello,
I was just wondering what the results were for Storm the Stage last night? Or even if someone could write a review on the evening if possible.
Many thanks,
Brock
Christine EllisThu, 4 Nov 2004, 07:35 am
Re: Storm the Stage results?
Hi Brock,
Well, I hope you have seen the results of Storm the Stage on the Billboard Bulletins Forum, so i won't bore you with the results here.
Melanie DeCull also wrote a brief review of the evening and she loved it!
The evening started brilliantly with Mr Nick Christo who is a very good looking and funny young man acting as MC. I think it is very fitting that a young person should have done this job, in keeping with the theme of the night.
The first entertainment was the WA Youth Jazz Orchestra who were aboslutely brilliant. At this point, I was ready to hear another piece from them, but was also anxious to see the array of talent in the competition.
I was in awe of the massive size of the stage, and wondered how one single performer with minimal props could fill such a performance space.
I was very pleased with the decision by the organisers to have the contestants perform in front of the curtain! This worked well, and gave the contestants plenty of space to demonstrate their talent.
Being the first performer must have been extremely difficult, but the young man concerned performed with great courage and applomb!
The confidence of each performer was amazing, and although most of them probably had butterflies the size of dinner plates in their stomachs, they did not show it at all!
The Musical Director was brilliant, and added so much to all of the musical theatre performances. He obviously loves playing the piano, as he performed as if he had been accompanying these young people for months! Congratulations.
All of the competitors in the first half were truly amazing, and at interval, I think the audience was very glad that they were not in the position of the judges who were going to have an extremely difficult time! We were eagerly anticipating the second half!
The curtain opened after interval with another performance by the WA Youth Jazz Orchestra which was great!
The second half of the competition started with another young man with amazing talent, and continued to blow us away with each next performer.
By the end of the competition, I think the audience couldn't believe that these young people were only between 16-19 years old! They all acquitted themselves brilliantly and gave very professional performances!
The entertainment which concluded the evening was an intriguing peformance by the WA Ballet Company of an aboriginal inspired piece.
It held the entire audience rapt for the whole time and once again shaking their heads wondering how much amazing talent we have in WA!
The judges appeared on stage for the presentations, and the nail biting bit was about to commence!
The winners were announced, including a special surprise announcement of another audition prize by Bevan Lee which was most appreciated!
This competition was so fierce and of such a high standard, that any of the competitors could have won any of the prizes. To those who did, congratulations! To those who didn't win, just remember you are winnes anyway. What an awesome experience for you to perform in a professional venue with other professional artists and support team.
I know you inspired each other, and also the audience.
I know that you will go away from this experience having learnt so much, and hopefully having grown as a performer. Congratulations to all who competed in any of the Storm the Stage Heats, Semi Finals, and Grand final as you have great gifts which need to be nurtured and encouraged! Well done!
Congratulations also to the organisers of this competition, which includes many Rotary Clubs around WA, in addition to the organising committee, and also to the amazing Kerri Hilton, who put in hours and hours of hard work. Congratulation Kerri, it all paid off.
I wish the organisers all the best in their plans for making Storm the Stage go national next year.
Christine Ellis
Well, I hope you have seen the results of Storm the Stage on the Billboard Bulletins Forum, so i won't bore you with the results here.
Melanie DeCull also wrote a brief review of the evening and she loved it!
The evening started brilliantly with Mr Nick Christo who is a very good looking and funny young man acting as MC. I think it is very fitting that a young person should have done this job, in keeping with the theme of the night.
The first entertainment was the WA Youth Jazz Orchestra who were aboslutely brilliant. At this point, I was ready to hear another piece from them, but was also anxious to see the array of talent in the competition.
I was in awe of the massive size of the stage, and wondered how one single performer with minimal props could fill such a performance space.
I was very pleased with the decision by the organisers to have the contestants perform in front of the curtain! This worked well, and gave the contestants plenty of space to demonstrate their talent.
Being the first performer must have been extremely difficult, but the young man concerned performed with great courage and applomb!
The confidence of each performer was amazing, and although most of them probably had butterflies the size of dinner plates in their stomachs, they did not show it at all!
The Musical Director was brilliant, and added so much to all of the musical theatre performances. He obviously loves playing the piano, as he performed as if he had been accompanying these young people for months! Congratulations.
All of the competitors in the first half were truly amazing, and at interval, I think the audience was very glad that they were not in the position of the judges who were going to have an extremely difficult time! We were eagerly anticipating the second half!
The curtain opened after interval with another performance by the WA Youth Jazz Orchestra which was great!
The second half of the competition started with another young man with amazing talent, and continued to blow us away with each next performer.
By the end of the competition, I think the audience couldn't believe that these young people were only between 16-19 years old! They all acquitted themselves brilliantly and gave very professional performances!
The entertainment which concluded the evening was an intriguing peformance by the WA Ballet Company of an aboriginal inspired piece.
It held the entire audience rapt for the whole time and once again shaking their heads wondering how much amazing talent we have in WA!
The judges appeared on stage for the presentations, and the nail biting bit was about to commence!
The winners were announced, including a special surprise announcement of another audition prize by Bevan Lee which was most appreciated!
This competition was so fierce and of such a high standard, that any of the competitors could have won any of the prizes. To those who did, congratulations! To those who didn't win, just remember you are winnes anyway. What an awesome experience for you to perform in a professional venue with other professional artists and support team.
I know you inspired each other, and also the audience.
I know that you will go away from this experience having learnt so much, and hopefully having grown as a performer. Congratulations to all who competed in any of the Storm the Stage Heats, Semi Finals, and Grand final as you have great gifts which need to be nurtured and encouraged! Well done!
Congratulations also to the organisers of this competition, which includes many Rotary Clubs around WA, in addition to the organising committee, and also to the amazing Kerri Hilton, who put in hours and hours of hard work. Congratulation Kerri, it all paid off.
I wish the organisers all the best in their plans for making Storm the Stage go national next year.
Christine Ellis
simoneThu, 4 Nov 2004, 10:20 pm
Re: Storm the Stage results?
Well after that fantastic review from Christine I dont think that there is much more left to say - so I will keep it brief!!
I also had the privilege of attending the Storm the Stage Grand Final at the Burswood Theatre on Tuesday. I use the term 'privilege' because that is indeed what it was - a true privilege to see such an oustanding array of talent displayed by such young members of our community.
Every single one of the young people on that stage no doubt have a very bright future ahead.
All finalists on the night were absolutley amazing and I dont think there was even a second during any of the performances that anyone in the audience was not totally 100% captivated and in awe of the talant and potential these young people displayed!
A huge congratulations to all finalists, and best wishes for a very bright future ahead - you are all winners!!.
Finally, to the people that made this extrodinary event possible. An event like this does not happen overnight. It takes many months of preparation, planning, dedication and of course hard work (not forgetting the stress that goes along with it!).
I would like to congratulate all the organisers and supporters of STS including the Rotary Club of Cannington who adopted the program, as well as all the Rotary Clubs around WA who supported the STS intiative and made it all possible. Without your support there would not have been a Storm the Stage!!!
And last but not at all least, to the truly amazing Kerri Hilton, congratulations on a fantastic and very successful event. Your dedication, committment, and many hours of hard work (and stress!) has all been worth it and has paid off. You have provided many young people of WA with the opportunity to believe in their talant and pursue their dreams, giving them the hope of one day making their dream a reality!.
Cant wait till Storm the Stage goes National next year!!!
CONGRATUALTIONS ONCE AGAIN TO ALL!
Simone McMahon
I also had the privilege of attending the Storm the Stage Grand Final at the Burswood Theatre on Tuesday. I use the term 'privilege' because that is indeed what it was - a true privilege to see such an oustanding array of talent displayed by such young members of our community.
Every single one of the young people on that stage no doubt have a very bright future ahead.
All finalists on the night were absolutley amazing and I dont think there was even a second during any of the performances that anyone in the audience was not totally 100% captivated and in awe of the talant and potential these young people displayed!
A huge congratulations to all finalists, and best wishes for a very bright future ahead - you are all winners!!.
Finally, to the people that made this extrodinary event possible. An event like this does not happen overnight. It takes many months of preparation, planning, dedication and of course hard work (not forgetting the stress that goes along with it!).
I would like to congratulate all the organisers and supporters of STS including the Rotary Club of Cannington who adopted the program, as well as all the Rotary Clubs around WA who supported the STS intiative and made it all possible. Without your support there would not have been a Storm the Stage!!!
And last but not at all least, to the truly amazing Kerri Hilton, congratulations on a fantastic and very successful event. Your dedication, committment, and many hours of hard work (and stress!) has all been worth it and has paid off. You have provided many young people of WA with the opportunity to believe in their talant and pursue their dreams, giving them the hope of one day making their dream a reality!.
Cant wait till Storm the Stage goes National next year!!!
CONGRATUALTIONS ONCE AGAIN TO ALL!
Simone McMahon
MelzThu, 4 Nov 2004, 11:13 pm
Re: Storm the Stage results?
Christine & Simone,
Well done... Your thoughts and reviews were brilliant !!! I couldn't have said it better myself....
What a night !!!
Does this make the youth and talent of WA so much more confident and stronger - I THINK SO !!!
As each performer finished their incredible performance... I could almost feel their relief and their butterflies subsiding... not a single performer faltered or showed their incredible nerves... I am sure they were strong !!! Maybe that is why we noticed... totally awesome... I agree Simone... I say 'bring on next year'...
I think the Rotary Club of Cannington and associate clubs performed an awesome job in itself... and let us not forget the man that made this all incredibly possible.... Haruhisa Handa - Thank you so much for bringing life and great possibilities to the youth of WA... and we all look forward to the national experience - and what makes it even more delectable is you are going to keep the grand final in Western Australia....
I do hope that each and everyone of you who experienced Storm The Stage throughout the year and the Grand Final... will encourage its existance next year and many years to follow... words really can't describe how wonderful this event is and how brilliant Tuesday night was... you really had to be there !!!
CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERY SINGLE GRAND FINALIST.... I wish there were enough monetry awards to be presented to you all... you all deserved it !!! But alas, not to be !! I hope you all realise that your efforts in making it to the Grand Final of Storm The Stage = winner or not - you are all winners - and this will show great strength in your performing resume's...
Cheers and I believe we will all be talking about STS for a long time to come...
Melz
:-)
Melanie DeCull
Publicity Coordinator
Independent Theatre Association of WA
Lotteries House, 2 Delhi Street
West Perth WA 6005
Mobile: 0417 093 800
Email: melaniedecull@bigpond.com
Web: www.theatre.asn.au
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Well done... Your thoughts and reviews were brilliant !!! I couldn't have said it better myself....
What a night !!!
Does this make the youth and talent of WA so much more confident and stronger - I THINK SO !!!
As each performer finished their incredible performance... I could almost feel their relief and their butterflies subsiding... not a single performer faltered or showed their incredible nerves... I am sure they were strong !!! Maybe that is why we noticed... totally awesome... I agree Simone... I say 'bring on next year'...
I think the Rotary Club of Cannington and associate clubs performed an awesome job in itself... and let us not forget the man that made this all incredibly possible.... Haruhisa Handa - Thank you so much for bringing life and great possibilities to the youth of WA... and we all look forward to the national experience - and what makes it even more delectable is you are going to keep the grand final in Western Australia....
I do hope that each and everyone of you who experienced Storm The Stage throughout the year and the Grand Final... will encourage its existance next year and many years to follow... words really can't describe how wonderful this event is and how brilliant Tuesday night was... you really had to be there !!!
CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERY SINGLE GRAND FINALIST.... I wish there were enough monetry awards to be presented to you all... you all deserved it !!! But alas, not to be !! I hope you all realise that your efforts in making it to the Grand Final of Storm The Stage = winner or not - you are all winners - and this will show great strength in your performing resume's...
Cheers and I believe we will all be talking about STS for a long time to come...
Melz
:-)
Melanie DeCull
Publicity Coordinator
Independent Theatre Association of WA
Lotteries House, 2 Delhi Street
West Perth WA 6005
Mobile: 0417 093 800
Email: melaniedecull@bigpond.com
Web: www.theatre.asn.au
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