MIGS Talent Show 2014 was dedicated to Autism awareness
During the preparation
of the talent show, I was first given a job as an Outreach. Our job was to look
up on a charity that dealt with autism and contact one of them to see if they
would like to participate and be sponsored by the Year 10 community art group. We
found few non-governmental and non-profit organization that were set up solely
by the parents with autistic children.
Our preparation of the
talent show was not easy. The moment we finished our end of the term exam, we
all focused our attention to the preparations and discussed ideas on how to
make the night work. Each and every one of us tried our best to become a part
of the group by coming up with various ideas and suggestions. We prepared and
sold tickets, posted posters around the school, ordered trophies and other
prizes, and rehearsed our roles. Seeing everyone’s stressed yet determined
faces, I knew that our talent show was going to work out.
On the actual day of
the talent show, all of us stayed back after school to prepare for the last
time. We chose to wear blue colored shirt as blue was a color that represented
autism. I was part of backstage and my role was to make sure both the stage and
the performers were well equipped. The backstage group decided to divide the
performers into two rooms as there were many participants and we did not want
to cause any noise behind the stage. As the time passed and people began to
line up to enter the hall, everyone became more agitated. We ran around the
school, making sure that everything was ready to go. Then the door to the hall
opened and people rushed in. Finally, with a loud applaud and the lightings on
the stage, our talent show began.
In contrast to the fun and lively hall and the stage just few meters away, the backstage was packed with anxious performers, waiting for their turn to perform, two emcees going over their list of flashcards, bouncers moving props and trying to keep everyone quiet, and of course me and my backstage crew, checking the performer’s list repeatedly, making sure that all the mikes were working. The only issue we faced was with the mikes, they did not work as they were not close to the performer’s mouths enough, and these performers had to continue, without knowing what to do. There was a time when I actually dared myself to go up on the stage to fix the junior’s headsets. I knew going up on the stage in the middle of the performance could come off as rude or unmannered but I did not want all their practices to go into a waste. However, the moment I fixed the mikes and go the sound of loud clapping, I knew I made the right choice. Following this, we became extra careful with the headsets and the mikes, resulting in smooth and successful performances.
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Our talent show was a
success. Other than few minor technical issues (which not many people realized),
everyone seemed satisfied and they seemed to be enjoying themselves. There were
no conflicts as everyone worked as a group and the moment we were faced with a
problem, we solved them as a team. I have learnt a lot from this experience, from
listening to others to thinking efficiently when dealt with a difficulty. In an
eventful project like this, it is important to work as a team and support each
other as in the end, it was our year group’s teamwork that made this success
possible. I am definitely looking forward to our next Community Art Project and
I hope that it will be as good as this one!
Jennifer 10T
