All Art, like all Love, has its roots in Heartache.
Solitude
Laugh, and the world laughs with you;
Weep, and you weep alone.
For the sad old earth must borrow it's mirth,
But has trouble enough of its own.
Sing, and the hills will answer;
Sigh, it is lost on the air.
The echoes bound to a joyful sound,
But shrink from voicing care.
Rejoice, and men will seek you;
Grieve, and they turn and go.
They want full measure of all your pleasure,
But they do not need your woe.
Be glad, and your friends are many;
Be sad, and you lose them all.
There are none to decline your nectared wine,
But alone you must drink life's gall.
Feast, and your halls are crowded;
Fast, and the world goes by.
Succeed and give, and it helps you live,
But no man can help you die.
There is room in the halls of pleasure
For a long and lordly train,
But one by one we must all file on
Through the narrow aisles of pain.
Call me a dreamer, perhaps, but i am a person of ideas. And heres another of the dreamer's idea.
Introduction:
I realize that the Arts CCAs in BPGHS are seriously underrated and unappreciated. Seriously. Hence, im wanna propose the establishment of an Arts Circle in BP. It should consist of the choir(and the alumni choir im trying to form), drama society, dance, and the other arts ccas. Oh, perhaps a Writers Circle can be founded as well, for nutters like me who like to write. All these will be headed by the Arts Circle board.
All right, if you think im wasting your time thus far, please leave. The rest is the further devlopement of my idea,
Rational
Vincent volleyball fellas haf new jerseys and a scary teacher in charge. The band has a collarpin and the liberty to make a helluva noise(no offense here, but i always got irritated by the band playing after school). The Uniformed fellas haf their own observation days, and alot of unjustified(at least to me)CIP. The poor Arts CCAs members, however, are unsung and might I venture to say, unappreciated. Hence, I feel that the establishment of a Arts Circle might help to promote the (political) status of the Performing arts (no im sorry performing band, you dont count)in BPGHS.
How I think it should work
The plan is not really devloped, and this is just my preliminary ideas.
The Circle's commitee will be run by alumni and students alone, with as little interference from the school as possible.
Part1: The Board
Sphere of influence: Within the school
The Arts Board will be ran by representatives form the various CCAs and their leaders.
Eg: Choir prezzi, vice prezzi, dance prezzi n vp, and so on so forth.
This will be the board within the school.
Part2: The executive council
Sphere of influence: The Arts Circle, consisting of both alumni and current students
Represented by: Alumni from the various arts ccas.
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Alright, that was the Introduction and Rational of my plan. More indepth below.
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The first thing any organisation needs is funds, right? The choir needs to buy scores, dancers costumes, and what good is a writer's circle if no one reads the works? Yeah. This problem is rather hard to get around with, as it is a vicious cycle.
Need funds -> raised through concerts/sale of publication -> requires money to book venues/publish works -> Needs funds
Lo and belold, we're back to square one!
I propose that we get the school help us through the initital stages. Get them to organize our first few play/concert/prerformance. Part of the proceedings goes to the school. The remaining, we keep for the Arts Circle Funds. Don't worry, I will not install gold taps at home or stay in extravagent hotels, trust me. Nor declare bankrupt and run away either. This way, we can slowly build up our funds where we can eventually stage our own performances without aid from the school. Sounds good?
Feasability
This plan is rather feasability, if everyone has a common goal and works towards it with passion. BP may be an elite school, but it lacks SCHOOL SPIRIT. Time to build some, don't you think?
And oh, I promise you will get recognition if the Arts Council is established. Really.
I'll at least get us a collarpin.
Email enquires to genkaku_han@hotmail.com.
If you're interested, email me too.
Otherwise, the number to sms is 81192399.
posted @ 5:41 PM
