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June 4, 2020: Week 12, Volume 4

6/4/2020

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Current Assignment

Students should be working on the Remote Learning Assignment for the week of June 1 (due Monday, 6/8).
​Details can be found in Google Classroom.

End-of-year: all Chorus work for Term 4 will be due on Monday, June 15 (the last new assignment will come out on June 8). Please make sure you are aware of any Term 4 work that hasn't been submitted, and reach out to Ms. Simmonds with any questions!

Updates

Click here for parent information about the current Remote Learning Assignment (sent 6/1/2020).

​Click 
here for the Nipmuc Virtual Chorus Concert. Click here for the Boston Globe article. Click here for the Town Crier article.

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Click here to see the videos from Senior Music Night.

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Weekly Feature: Musicals

Broadway Dance Numbers

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Quoted from this article:
"Acting, singing, dancing! Somehow movement has been demoted to third billing in the triple threat universe of Broadway. Heck, some musicals today don't have any choreography at all. The opposite used to be the norm. The dancing was the thing you came for — the cliché being that tired businessmen wanted a night out to look at leggy girls. And of course, going back a few eons further, you can trace all of theatre back to tribal dance rituals. I don't particularly long for either of those eras, but so much of what defined the Golden Age of Broadway was the integration of music, lyrics and dance into storytelling.

Thankfully, the ever-expanding modern definition of musical theatre has room for all kinds of expression, including some that are very movement-based. Indeed, the 1996 hit Bring In 'Da Noise, Bring In 'Da Funk was most recognizable for its trailblazing choreography, and many newer shows such as Spring Awakening and Movin' Out have continued to broaden the definition of the form. It's safe to say that, regardless of how Broadway dancing evolves (or perhaps, because of how Broadway dancing evolves), it will continue to be a hallmark of musical theatre for the ages."
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Click here for the full article, including a list of 10 amazing Broadway dance numbers, with video of each.


Recommended Resource:

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The Lincoln Center at Home website (click here) has new content DAILY, including jazz performance, dance workshops, livestream performances, and archive performances. 

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