Goalmouth for Schools Botswana: 2012
Described below is an initial proposal for the staging of a schools’ performance of
Goalmouth! involving five Gaborone-based secondary state schools in early 2012. It
assumes prior knowledge of what the piece is about.
In this reduced version of the piece all 5 schools come together to form both
Goalmouth’s massed football crowd-choir and perform the piece together in a
central Gaborone venue complete with 5 professional musicians and their own
selected student dancers.
They will also be provided with a vocal script for their drama departments to weave
in further acting elements.
Teachers will be given music learning devices to help their students learn the music.
Process
Initial Stage
1) Heath Lambert and Andrew Kola of Mophato will come to the schools
individually 3 months before the performance together with the BSA in order
to explain the project. They will also be responsible for devising a new
choreography for the piece appropriate to school-level dancers in the schools
that will be dancing (as opposed to acting).
2) They will then start making individual weekly visits to 2 of the schools (3
each) to train students in 3-hour afternoon dance choreography sessions.
3) A local drama teacher (to be identified) will similarly go regularly to work
with the acting students (schools marked with a * below).
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School number
1
2
3
4
5
Dancing/Acting roles
Lions team (11 dancers)
All-stars team (11 dancers)
Linesmen and referee (5 dancers)
Commentators (5 actors) *
Journalists (5 actors)*
4) Andy Batshogile (local choir trainer) will also come to the schools during this
period and teach the Goalmouth! songs, explain the piece and leave the
learning devices for distribution (these MP3 files contain individual learning
parts for all the songs).
Countdown to the performance
2 weeks before the project
1) Korasong Radio team arrive in Gaborone from UK to work initially with a
local bass player and drummer (tba) to create the band for the piece.
Their team is:
Jeremy Avis : Choral director and performer
Rebecca Askew: Dramatic Director and performer
Sura Susso: kora player, drumming teacher, performer
2) They then start making daily visits to all the schools, running together with
local teachers the singing (inc. crowd choreography) and acting sections of
the piece. They will work with whatever level of ability the schools have
shown in learning the choral parts and leading the project, together with the
local team towards a successful performance.
5) Andrew Kola and Heath Lambert of Mophato also accompany the KSR team
on their daily visits, working with the student dancers.
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Final visit potential schedule
Sat
Sun
Mon
Tues
Weds
Thurs
Fri
Sat
Sun
Mon
Tues
Weds
Thurs
Fri
Sat
Sun
Monday
KSR Arrive
Band music rehearsal
Visit to School 1
Visit to School 2
Visit to School 3
Visit to School 4
Visit to School 5
Band Music rehearsal
Rest day
Visit to School 1
Visit to School 2
Visit to School 3
Visit to Schools 4 and 5 (am/pm)
Bringing acting together with musicians
Venue preparation (schools continue
rehearsal)
Dress rehearsal all performers together in
central location
Final performance to all parents and press in
central location
KSR depart to UK
It is intended that the participating schools will benefit not only through the high
level of arts training they receive in Dance, West African drumming, choral singing,
acting, dancing and general stagecraft but will also be taught values of precision,
timekeeping, co-operation and develop a global, multi-cultural outlook in line with
the ethos and storyline of the whole piece.
NB. All costs involving local venue hire, school liaison and technical hire will be
covered by local promoter.
For UK performers costs and logistics please contact Peter Conway Management on:
Office: +44 (0)20 8378 1012
Mobile: +44 (0)7885 288 512
www.peterconwaymanagement.com
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