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By Claire Sauer Hundreds of students are staring at me expectantly as I walk up the stairs and onto the stage. Hundreds of faces the don't know the obstacles I had to overcome to get to this point. Well, that is, if you count forgetting the guitar and having to make a trip from the hall to the music room and back again.  Then realising the guitar needed a strap and having to make yet another trip to the music room and back. Meantime discovering that the guitar and microphone wouldn't even connect to the speaker.  Then with only fifteen minutes left until the bell to get all the equipment set up and to do a sound check and rehearsal, finding that the issue is the guitar itself so we needed to get yet another guitar for the performance, then finally noticing that the new guitar doesn't need a strap and that I will have to use a chair instead, with only two minutes left until everyone comes rushing in, as a “few obstacles”.  But nevertheless, here I am, about to perfo...

Recently I attended the MAGS fine arts show 2014, these are some of my personally favorites. I think some of these names are wrong so if you know please leave a comment below. Georgia on my Mind Nandini Bagraniya The Joker by Shivani Karan Dotts of Life by Brooke Nihill Noir Cowboy by Ashlee Ridgway-Keena Taniwha by Aisha Bobby Miracle Maka Life and Death Liya Kesete Depth by Toby James Ploeg Jetty Oh So Tired by Shirley Cresswell. It's wheely good Shelter from the Storm by Barry Ross-Smith In Retreat by Dean Proudfoot Red Calf Mt. Eden by Russell Jackson Some Velvet Morning - Pink by Anita Glucina My absolute favorite -- Sun-shower in Mt Eden by Claudia Slaney Wings and Men by Lorene Taurerewa Badger with Purple Grapes by Haser Squirrel with Nut by Haser Weasel with Grapes - Yellow by Haser Weasel with Grapes - Pink by Haser Sexy Kitty by Haser Hedgehog with Apple by Haser Goo...

Hey :) On the last day of term 2 M.A.G.S had a performance by Identity , our own Hip Hop Mega Crew. BUT I did have my camera on me as I was 'daily vlogging' to celebrate my one year on YouTube .  So I got some footage of the dancers that you can see here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYQBiJzuhm0&list=UUa_t0C5Kl3-kE5s_XYElxnQ (Identity) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuD8drGEzXw&list=UUa_t0C5Kl3-kE5s_XYElxnQ (M.A.G.S mega crew) Yeah that's pretty much but it was sooooo good and I was happy that I could see all the amazing talent that M.A.G.S has to offer. That's all from me byeeeeee, Hannah xox

Hello! Being the person commissioned to follow arty stuff on our blog, I thought I would start off by covering the Mount Albert Grammar School's AMAZING production of Midsummer Night's Dream. I attended on the night of Friday 23rd and as you can see from the flyer below, it was the 3rd show and right in the middle of the production run. To me this is the best time to go see any play because the actors are comfortable with everything and of the crush of must see parents have already been. Anyway onto the show. I was seated in the back left hand corner with my two friends. At first I was a little disappointed and thought we might miss things from this vantage point, but no - the characters often travelled to the stage from the rear aisles, so we had great seats.  At some points during the production the players seemed to use the WHOLE theatre. The night started with a very warm welcome as we were greeted by well dressed, smiling prefects a few random chara...