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MDMS announce AIDA for October 2012
Submitted by Robbie Carmellotti on Sunday, 15th Apr 2012
MDMS are thrilled to announce their October 2012 production and production team
Director
Robbie Carmelotti
Musical Director
Jessica Barlow
Choreographer
Joel Anderson
Production Manager
Jo Buckingham
Aida will be staged in October with auditions starting in July
Stay tuned for further details
State:
VIC
Looking forward to this one
Having worked on whitehorse's production of Aida, I think show wise it's such a beautiful show. For me, it's the story and more importantly the music that makes it such a great show to be staged.
I know that the production team that MDMS have been able to get are going to do such a great job on it and will be clever in the way they use the space too.
As for tanning thing, I think from memory the cast perhaps tanned more in terms of being stage ready rather than tanning to look dark. It was obvious who the cast were playing and this evident in the dance styles and chore used, in the costuming and of course the fantastic props that were developed/sourced/scrounged by yours truly....
Yay for company's doing shows that aren't done often!
Any word on how the team is
Any word on how the team is planning to handle the issue of race? Or can we look forward to some more fake tan?
OMG. Shut. Up.
OMG. Shut. Up.
Not doing yourself any favours...
What a lovely person you sound like.
It was actually a genuine
It was actually a genuine question. I found the fake tan in Hairspray offensive, I'm interested in this show but want to know how the issue of race is going to be handled. Sorry if that upsets you, but I was genuinely asking.
I honestly, HONESTLY don't
I honestly, HONESTLY don't see how you, or ANYONE could possibly be offended by the use of fake tan? Do you get offended at every show you attend? Every council member in the show had just as much tan as the funk kids.. it was for stage, as always. People need to get over it. I wish luck to the AIDA crew and hope you don't suffer the same unnecessary critiscm that came our way in Hairspray.
Yeah... I just don't think
Yeah... I just don't think that's true. Knowing Leighton in real life, I would say that he DEFINITELY had more fake tan on that any of the council members. But that's the same for a lot of the Funk kids, not just him.
Ok, I just want to say that I
Ok, I just want to say that I understand people's concern regarding tanning etc for certain roles in shows. I'll admit I did spray tan, as did a few others. It was never meant to be disrespectful & I personally take it very seriously & to heart being associated with any form of racism. I should point out that I did not get a spray tan solely for the purpose of hairspray, but also for other work I was doing. In regards to the offense taken at spray tanning, I have to wonder how ppl feel about other productions in the past such as parade, Aida, west side story etc, in which there has been a clear distinction of coloring the skin to create a certain effect. Also, where is the line drawn at what is defined as offensive racially in theatre? What about putting on the accent of someone from another country/culture? Having men play women & vice versa? Or for example, when a non-Asian portrays Christmas eve in avenue q, or Kim in miss Saigon etc? I also want to point out that when you are the first company to put on such a huge scale, popular production such as hairspray, there are bound to be a few issues & clarification problems regarding do's & dont's etc. Also in regards to some of our tans on stage, certain costuming colors & lighting also played a part in how we may have appeared to audiences in conjunction with our tans, that over the course of the show season we endeavored to rectify as much as possible. It should also be noted, that when the appropriate rights people attended our performance, it was believed to be received quite well with no issues regarding this argument & what we presented on stage. Now, this debate can go on forever, with both sides having valid points. However, the bottom line being if it's not clear by now, no one involved in SLAMS hairspray deliberately or intended to set out to offend anyone, be racist or treat the subject with any form of disregard. Finally, I'm aware this is a public forum, however using someone's name directly assosiating with this subject matter, can be offensive & disrespectful in its own right, particularly when the one giving the comment is unwilling to be courteous enough to give their name. Now what's done is done, there are more positive things going on in the musical theatre world that warrant attention.
And on that note...
Well said Leighton. And on that note, I think this debate has come to a close. Everything that needs to be said has been said from both sides, so this topic is now closed. Thanks to everyone who contributed your points of view so passionately. I'm sure this won't be the last we'll hear on this issue, but for now... let's move on.
Cheers,
Hughesy
Aida
Hello Anonymous,
If you have a genuine question re MDMS's production of Aida, please don't hesitate to email me at enquiries@mdms.org.au and I will answer your concerns.
Regards
Jo Buckingham - President of MDMS
There's no point re-hashing
There's no point re-hashing an argument that has already occurred on theatre people, Lana, so we will agree to disagree. Sorry for raising the issue again, I should have just asked the question without th e hairspray reference.
Thank you Jo, I have sent an email.