Pre-Production: Project Development (Schools and Locations)

Project Development: Schools And Locations

Having considered different countries and polled my potential audience, the majority of people want to see a comparison between a UK stage school, and one in Australia. I think this will be a good idea since it will give us a chance to see what similarities and differences we share with people literally on the other side of the world.

After looking at various schools I have chosen to compare Prima Stage school based in Maidstone in the UK with CenterStage performing arts school in Melbourne Australia. Both these schools have a strong focus on pushing their students through several exams and shows a year to give them a head start in the performing arts world and help them build bonds with their classmates through a supportive pushing environment.

By comparing these two schools I think we can gain an informative insight in to the world of structured performing arts, showing people that its not all fun and games and that young people especially face a lot of pressure when perusing their passions. This will allow us to see how similar or different a performing arts program on the other side of the world is and if students cope with pressure differently.

By choosing these two well established performing arts schools we are also guaranteed to find some very interesting contributors since both schools offer multiple classes for different age groups. It is likely that many students will have bold personalities and stand out stories that audiences can connect with.