Every year the second years introduce UWC to the first years through an event called the International Show where the first years have to dress up (this year it was a beach party, last year it was 80s style) and the second years put on a show for them.
Throughout the first 2 weeks we second years practiced our acts and got ready for the show, while also showing our primi around and re-bonding with our friends.
I was in three acts, the "Wake Up sketch," a rhythmic cup sketch, and a Angel vs. Devil/ Violin vs. Electric Guitar duet.
The Wake Up sketch was funny - we documented the progression of wake up routines, from the first day (wake up at 6:30 To shower, put on makeup, eat a nice, hearty breakfast, then saunter off to school)to the last day, when the alarm rings at 7, 7:30, 7:45, 8:00 (when classes start) but at 9:00 we're still sleeping.
Then I did a cup sketch...you know the cup game, the one where you move the cups from person to person in a circle doing a rhythmic pattern of clapping and hitting the cup on the table/your hand/etc. It was great fun, and we didn't really mess up too much, which was amazing. The premise was: a row of girls and 2 guys on the end of the table acting bored, then Renato (as "cool guy") comes in and starts doing a pattern with his hands and we're all impressed so we copy him, one after another. Finally it's the (now jealous) guys' at the end of the table turn and they do it really fast and we all turn our attention to them.
Renato gets mad and picks up a cup to do the cup pattern and regain our favor (of course) and we all end together happily.
Then the one I really worked on: the Angel/Devil sketch. It went like this:
I come onstage in an angel costume with my violin, and start playing Meditation from Thais - slow, romantic, beautiful violin music - when, halfway through my first phrase, I'm interrupted by a loud chord from an electric guitar: Renato, dressed as a hard-rock devil, comes onstage and starts showing off on his guitar.
Thus ensues a competition of us each trying to outdo each other with faster and harder and more impressive songs.
Then, in classic UWC style, we ended together, playing a Paganini caprice in harmony.
We had so much fun planning and playing the songs, and everyone loved it ... great success all around.
The costumes of the primi were great...especially my primo. Gavin (or Gavino as he likes to be called) dressed up as a lifeguard, sort of. He was wearing a speedo and a lifeguard t-shirt: Wow.
There were a lot of other acts as well, like Marco's and Margherita's dances, they did ballet and hip-hop "duets."
It's amazing how they can move their bodies so smoothly and gracefully ... I wish I could do that...
There was a rendition of "Cell Block Tango" from Chicago, that was great, really funny and musically well-done.
And Dominika and Ana Maria did an amazing fire dance, spinning balls of fire on chains around and around in complex patterns, it looked so cool!
There was also the traditional Israeli dance, that's performed at every show. It's a series of movements repeated, and each one has a special meaning - very powerful and beautiful to watch.
And the Christian fellowship did a dance that was really cute, all of them singing, "Testify! Testify! I will testify to love!"
All in all, it was an absolute success, I loved it. More on the actual people soooooon. I promise.
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