Mixing and Mingling at the Gov's

Visit to the Governor's House (all blog photos by: the Jury, Lewis Horne & MDR

As the Official Jury for the Perth International Arts Festival, the Children's Choice Awards Jury from Roseworth Primary School were invited as special guests to the PIAF opening night function at the Supreme Court Gardens

La Fura dels Baus

Opening Celebration

La Fura dels Baus (Spain)

Friday 5 February 2010

Along with the Children’s Choice Awards Jury, the Haircuts by Children stylists and their families joined us for the opening night performance of La Fura in the Supreme Court Gardens among thousands of onlookers.

A massive scale spectacle, the performance incorporated 60 locals harnessed together and suspended 150 feet in the air, dangled from a construction crane. Together they created a moving choreographed grid, brightly lit with changing colours that contrasted with the fireworks that became their backdrop in the starry sky. The dangling people and the fireworks were a huge hit among the Jury and hair stylists.

On the ground was a huge cage wheel led by a Roman-like vicious chariot-driver, with acrobats suspended inside, as it churned through the audience, which frantically ran every-which-way to avoid being squashed. The exciting adrenalin rush felt by most of the adult audience translated into a group of nearly 80 panic-stricken youth who were too short to see what was going on and were at the mercy of a much taller herd who were only concerned about getting out of the way of the rolling cart than what they themselves might trample in their attempt.

Frightening for obvious reasons, and boring because we couldn’t see anything; both for the wrong reasons.

Jury criteria: what we're looking for !

OK artists, performers, directors, producers, and everyone behind the scenes who makes a show a show: THIS IS IT!

These are the unofficial (and constantly changing) criteria established by our judges from Roseworth Primary School, the Official Jury of the Perth International Arts Festival 2010, and what they're looking for to evaluate your performance.

Be prepared to dazzle, amaze and mystify the Jury. Bribes ARE welcome!

Singer with the best pitch

Most beautiful dancer

Person who tried the hardest

Best shoes

Best guitar hero

Most awkwardest voice

Most catchiest tune

Most lovable (I loved it the most!)

Craziest instrument

Most funniest dancing

Most coolest moves

Best magician

Most romantic

Most experienced

Most boring

The person who talked the most in one act

Most intelligent so I had to concentrate

Most organized

Most mysterious

Most adult

Best kiddish

Best role model

Most weird

Most environmental

Most minimal show

Biggest ensemble

Best choreographer

Most dramatic

Looks like the most expensive

Most magical

Silliest

Prettiest girl

Most handsomest boy

Most shiny dress

Most similar voice to a pop star, ________

The most functions on an instrument (like a space ship)

Best producer

Most funniest act

Most acrobatic show

Craziest costume

Craziest hairstyle

Scariest

Best musician

Happiest

Most dirty language

Wildest show

Most emotional

Best make-up

Most flexible person

Most original

Most realistic

Most talented

Most fit person

Most surprising act

Person who forgot their lines

Least violent show

Most instruments

Most disguises

Best show ever

Loudest show

The Jury created stylish poster-magnets to decorate the Jury-Mobile, aka, a 12-seater bus that chauffeurs the Jury from show to show, piloted by our awesome driver, Lewis.

Bling, Bling and more Bling!

Blinging the Bus

Because the Children's Choice Awards Jury must travel in style...

The Children's Choice Awards - Perth International Arts Festival 2010

Welcome to the Children’s Choice Awards at the Perth International Arts Festival, with 42 9- and 10-year-old Jury Members from Roseworth Primary School.

As the official judges of the Perth International Arts Festival, the Children’s Choice Awards Jury will be attending a performance almost every single day over the next three weeks. Like any awards ceremony the judges will respond to criteria that they have created from their vast expertise. Our CCA Jury will take rigorous notes during and after each performance, and will collectively determine the 50 award categories and winners. At the awards ceremony each Jury Member will present an award described in their own words.

The Children’s Choice Awards presents youth in positions of power, where their opinions and voices matter proving that they can be articulate and critical. It is also a decisive intervention into the festival and its structure. As the jury attends each show, they are themselves a mini performance as announcements and audience members welcome them. We ask a lot of our fellow artists, as they share their limelight with the jury, and at times deal with a bit more rustling than usual, and for this, we offer our sincere thanks.

Please join the Jury throughout the Festival, and feel free to take photographs, request autographs and ask questions. Finally, join us on Saturday 27 February 2010 at 2pm at His Majesty’s Theatre for the Children’s Choice Awards Ceremony, where the Jury will award the most coveted awards.

Roseworth Primary School

hello

hello darren and nat
im glad to see people are useing the blog again!!!!!
i miss you byyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeee

Long time no see

Hey Everyone!! OMG it's been a long time since I have looked at the blog! Darren and Nat I'm missing you both. It's nice to see you've replaced us so soon :P  Hope everyone is having a great time. High school is AWESOME!! Hi to everyone at FCPS all grade 6's must come to FCC!!

Luv U All!!

XOXO

Hannah

in case you can't understand my cheer

It was midnite and I didn't want to annoy the neighbors so I was a little quiet.

here's the cheer:

I say V you say D
V! (D!)
V! (D!)
V-A-L-E-R-I-E-D-A-N-G
Valerie on the radio
Speak your mind
Go with the flow

Go Valerie!

FOUND!!!

Will somebody let Stephanie know that I found her Pikachu backpack at Performance Works while I was working last night? It's on its way back to her....

Sukleen and Edwin on the Radio

Listen to Sukleen, Edwin and Me talking on CBC about The Jury from Surrey.

go valerie

Listen to Valerie Dang from The Jury from Surrey on Co-op Radio/, Thursday Feb 12 at 9:00PM PST

photos from the ceremony

some shots from the ceremony. ripped from Anna Ribakov's Facebook, shot by Katia Bibal and Ellie O'Day.

Message from Peter Chin

Thank you so much Jury from Surrey and Darren O'Donnell for the 4 awards for Tribal Crackling Wind! Speaking for myself and the rest of the cast and crew, it is an honour to receive these Children's Choice Awards from such an esteemed, discerning, and honest jury! I am especially tickled by the "Longest Tongue" award! I will be citing these awards in my bio and all literature about Transmission of the Invisible from now on. These awards mean alot to me!

Sincerely, Peter Chin

more stuff to come

i've got a few photos from the ceremony and a bit more video to put up. will try to keep it coming daily for a few days.

is anyone reading this anymore? or are you all so over the Children's Choice Awards?

here's a message from Cheryl L'Hirondelle:

thanks again Darren, Donna and the Jury from Surrey for the generosity of the award for Most Joyful!  Now, you've given me even more hope - it's an honour!

kininaskomitinanawaw (I thank you all in a big way)

Cheryl L'Hirondelle

a massage from the director

AND THE WINNERS ARE..............

BEST BEGINNING: Transmission of the Invisible by Tribal Crackling Wind

BEST HAIR: Skydive by Real Wheels

MOST EDUCATIONAL FOR PARENTS: That Night Follows Day by Theatre Replacement

FUNNIEST VOICE: That Night Follows Day by Theatre Replacement

MOST JOYFUL: nikamon ohci askiy (songs because of the land) by Cheryl L'Hirondelle

BEST USE OF TECHNOLOGY: Siren by Ray Lee

MOST I DON’T CARE: Don McGlashon

BEST SOLO: while going to a condition + Accumulated Layout by Hiroaki Umeda

MOST SAD: Nanay: a testimonial play by Geraldine Pratt and Caleb Johnston in collaboration with the Philippine Women Centre of BC.

MOST FUNNY: Transmission of the Invisible by Tribal Crackling Wind

BEST MUSIC: That Night Follows Day by Theatre Replacement

MOST LOUD AND CLEAR: Siren by Ray Lee

BEST USE OF ADJECTIVES: That Night Follows Day by Theatre Replacement

THE LONGEST: Don McGlashon

BEST TEAMWORK: That Night Follows Day by Theatre Replacement

BEST USE OF PROPS: Siren by Ray Lee

CREEPIEST: while going to a condition + Accumulated Layout by Hiroaki Umeda

MOST INTERESTING: Nanay: a testimonial play by Geraldine Pratt and Caleb Johnston in collaboration with the Philippine Women Centre of BC.

MOST INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGES: Transmission of the Invisible by Tribal Crackling Wind

MOST WEIRD: while going to a condition + Accumulated Layout by Hiroaki Umeda

LONGEST TONGUE: Transmission of the Invisible by Tribal Crackling Wind

MOST REALISTIC: Nanay: a testimonial play by Geraldine Pratt and Caleb Johnston in collaboration with the Philippine Women Centre of BC.

MOST CHEERING APPLAUSE: That Night Follows Day by Theatre Replacement

BEST DRIVER: Alfred's Guest Services

BEST OVERALL: That Night Follows Day by Theatre Replacement

DJ Cancer

on the set

guessing ages

The Jury tries to guess the ages of the cast of That Night Follows Day

dlocdnatohdlocdnatoh

I didn't have time to edit a new video, so I've put an old one up, but made it run backwards. enjoy!

dead

Sukhleen Sings

sorry about the spelling of your name, Sukhleen, I cut this last week before I was corrected.

HIROAKI UMEDA

hotancoldandhotandcold

Donna on Hot and Cold

Screen Test

Screen Test

Sukhleen on Siren

sorry I spelled Sukhleen's name wrong. Will change it when i have a moment. thanks for the heads up, Valarie.

haha, jk: Valerie.

Jonebel

dang!! I got Jonebel's name wrong too. and when I say "dang!" I mean "DANG!"

Stupid Commentators Exhaust Me

someone posted this comment on an earlier entry:

"kids exhaust me...they did seem impressed you had an iPhone...young consumers of tomorrow."

The comment bugs me for a few obvious reasons.

All kids are not the same, some are exhausting, and some are not. Just like real people. Oh, wait a second, they are real people. And from there the commentator moves on to another dismissive and reductive comment. Duh, they're the young consumers of tomorrow, just like you are an old consumer of today. Get over it. You want to critique consumerism, knock yourself out, but don't associate it with these guys, as if they have any hand in the barrage of advertising they're constantly subjected to. And, finally, it's annoying that the person talks as if the kids in the jury have nothing to do with the blog, are not reading it and not posting on it. It's like speaking about someone in the 3rd person, while they're sitting in the room with you: it's rude.

Mac & Cheese + Van Ride =

Stephanie

Jeetpal

Darren

Jancy

randomness

just wanted to let the jury know what my favourite song is these days.

here it is:

Bribery

So Donna is the first Jury member to blog and so she will be the recipient of a SURPRISE!!!

all Jury members will receive a SURPRISE when they post their first post.

Maybe Paul should get something because he's been commenting.

but HURRY!!! BLOG!!

the world is watching.

im bored

hey everyone
im bored...u r probaly bored too....
has anyone seen any shows? well if u did why dont u guys
blog about them?

anyways.......be that way if u dont blog
people want to know what u do!!!!!!!

donna.kabonna.anteena :P
cyz, byez

this just in from Nash Damji, Superstar Trophies, Surrey

"They look better than some of the new ones!!! Job well done. It sure is nice to see them being recycled rather than throwing them away…Maybe, that is why I was hanging on to them!!! Also, I am sure the recipients will adore them."

Edwin

wondering about artist residencies in elementary schools

I wonder what would evolve if an artist were to be resident in an elementary school for an entire year. If they were required to attend staff meetings and participate in the administrative ecology of the school. If they were asked to spend a decent amount of time observing and getting to know the school - a month, say - and then they worked with the teachers and the students to evolve programs, or supplement and fortify things happening in the school. What if they were required to live in the neighborhood? What if they were always trying to get invited over for dinner? Would a figure who shuttles between the public officialdom of the school and the private world of the family be valuable, useful, fun, interesting, worth the effort? Anyone know of people who have done that?