Chariho High School Graduation Portfolio

(Expectation Four: Culture and the Arts)

Reflection of Cultural Experience - Concert

Complete the following for the concerts you attend at Chariho and off-campus.  This will serve as your reflection.  You may only complete sections that are applicable to the dramatic presentation.  Remember to attach a program and/or ticket stub to your review when you upload it into our graduation portfolio.

  1. Production Information

Name of the concert: ____________________________________________________

Performer(s)/band(s): _______________________________Date:_________________

Location: _________________________________________________________

Style of play: _________________________

  1. Performance.  Were all elements unified well?  How?  (Consider pacing, blocking, composition, and so on.)

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  1. Set: Describe the set:

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  1. What effect did this set up have on your perception of the band? Why? (Consider color, atmosphere, objects on set, etc.)

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  1. Costume Design: What do the costumes say about the members?  How have colors and materials been used to show this?  Have any performers changed during the play?

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  1. Lighting Design:  What do the lights do to the production?  Include comments on mood, focus of attention, highlights.  Are there any special lighting effects?

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  1. Sound Design

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  1. How do differences in sound contribute to the production? (Can you hear more singing than music, does the performer’s voice change for certain songs, etc.) Include preshow and intermission music, special sound effects (live and recorded), and use of amplification.

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  1. Culture & the Arts: Overall what are either the cultural implications of the performance or how does the performance exemplify the arts?

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