Tuesday – Blocking of Stage

Dear Dancers,

For this coming Tuesday, we will be under a very tight schedule and will begin blocking of stage at 7.20pm sharp. This Tuesday is very important as it is the first and only time which we will have access to the actual performance stage. The next time you see the stage again will be on 8th Mar already.

What will happen on Tuesday is this:
We will first fun through the entire blocking once or twice. Then we will run through the choreography from the top with counting and formation. After that, we will run through a final time with the actual music.

The flow of events on Tuesday is not fixed and will depend on the orgnanisers’ intent so be ready for any unexpected changes. There may be a lot of waiting time, frustrations and messiness going on, but don’t get caught up in all that. Just give the choreographers your fullest attention and don’t chit-chat among yourselves. The moment we say “go” let’s get on stage, do what we’ve come to do efficiently and then leave the stage. Any questions you may have, just raise you hands and direct your questions to me or Nix only. There will be other performing groups around so let’s be professional about the whole thing on Tuesday.

Come fully prepared on Tuesday. We can’t waste any time on stage to conduct a rehearsal so please don’t forget your steps. If you don’t remember your steps and formation, it will firstly make Tuesday’s run very inefficient. Secondly it wastes not just our time but everyone else’s time as well. Lastly, it makes us look bad.

Time: Reach UCC at 7pm
Venue: NUS UCC Theatre
Costume: Black baggy pants and black t-shirt. If you don’t have, just wear the closest alternative.

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Below are the directions to UCC Theatre as given to me by Richard from VSA. Please arrange among yourselves if you want to meet up early and come as a group.

How to get there?
The University Cultural Centre is located within the campus of the National University of Singapore. There are two main entrances to the campus along Clementi Road, which can be reached from Ayer Rajah Expressway on the north, or West Coast Road and Pasir Panjang Road on the south. Cars proceeding along the Ayer Rajah Expressway should turn at Exit 9 / Exit 9A into Clementi Road. Cars proceeding along Clementi Road may access Kent Ridge Crescent nearest the junction with Kent Vale and University Hall. In the immediate vicinity of UCC, there are 280 parking lots including 4 lots for handicapped parking.

Nearest MRT Station:
Clementi MRT Station

Bus Services:
SBS No. 96 from Clementi MRT Station / Bus Interchange.
SBS No. 151 stops directly outside the UCC enroute to Hougang Centre via Bukit Timah.

Recommended Route:
Take Bus Service 96 from Clementi Bus Interchange. Bus Service 96 goes round in a loop via Kent Ridge Crescent.