Tickets were all distributed well. Our
seats are 1,000 for each performance and we distributed around 2,200 tickets.
(plus VIP tickets – 50) We couldn’t do much about making the ticket holders
actually turn up at the performance, but when we saw the very high demand on
the tickets, we expected more than 2,000 will turn up, including those who hadn’t
got the ticket yet. In conclusion, we had around 900 for the 1st performance
and 1,100 for the 2nd one. It was quite successful in terms of the number of
the audiences.
Administratively and artistically, there
were a few points disappointed at the 1st performance, but overall it was
smooth running event. Since we only had a one rehearsal with demonstrators and
camera, lights, sound operators, we had some minor mistakes at the 1st show,
such as the malfunction of a mic. However, audiences very enjoyed the show.
They ran up to the stage after the show and tried to get signatures from Taekwondo
demonstrators. All looked very satisfied, and it was very a rewarding moment.
I would like to just make a few comments
that I felt very important to keep in mind to run a performing event. The
comments focused on the performing day procedures.
Rehearsal
As I mentioned we had only one rehearsal because
of the schedule of demonstrators and also the venue hiring finances. Even
though we were planned to conduct our rehearsal from 11am to 12 or 12:30pm, it couldn’t
have started until 11:30am because the demonstrators should have checked the
floor carefully before they actually jumped and performed on it. Therefore, we
had a very tight and quick rehearsal for around 40mins and it wasn’t sufficient
time to check all details among demonstrators and stage tech staffs. (lights,
music and video) We did not have any major problems that disturb the continuity
of the performance during the show, but the quality and completion of the show
was not that high in my personal perspective. I feel that we definitely needed more time for
rehearsal and more communications between the demonstrators and staffs. We
could not spend too much time for that, but at least we should have had one
oral rehearsal without operations of all tech equipments (but with oral
confirmation) and a tech rehearsal as a real show running. Maybe that is why
the 2nd show was better than the 1st one, because we had a tech rehearsal with
the 1st show. Setting a strict time frame is very important to conduct all the
planned procedures. Then, you can have a good rehearsals and better show.
To be continued…
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