AIDA- written in the stars (part 1)

This is a clip of our high school performing Elton John's AIDA. This is a duet between Aida and I, still in the orange costume, and is unfortunately split into two clips. This is the first one.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• AIDA
• singing
• broadway

[lilyrox]

its kinda awkward to paint a white girl black... it's better that they didnt cuz it would have made it really strange looking and people would have been insulted i'm sure

[ldschick33]

I completely understand. I am one of the whitest perople you will ever meet. That's awesome that you're doing Aida!I wish my school would do it but unfortunately we are not big enough. =(

~!ldschick33!~

[aseretkavon]

I suppose, but it's not just Broadway that enhances the stereotype, but just everyone and everything. Even the museums portray Egyptians as white sometimes, which is a rather sad thing. I've seen very few documentations when they kept Egyptians as their historically black skin color. By the way, this isn't like a black power thing for me; I'm actually one of the palest white skin tones you can get aside from albino, hehe. Ironic that I'm cast as a NUBIAN in my school's Aida this year... lol

[ldschick33]

Ah, well I'm just going off of how Broadway dresses the characters.

~!ldschick33!~

[aseretkavon]

Then why isn't Radames black either?

Stereotypes.

Stereotypically, Egyptians are white, mostly because of their advanced civilization, and people a hundred years ago associated with power and advancement with being white. As a matter of fact, Egyptians are actually black, and if not that, they have the skin tone of someone from the Middle East at its lightest. They're practically on top of the equator, which the heat and light there makes skin darker, so the stereotype really makes no sense.

[lovetosing8]

Very strong voices. Pretty awesome for a high school production.

[ldschick33]

I'm not trying to be racist at all, but why isn't Aida Black. She's from nubia. Did you guys not have the make-up for that? Just wondering. It's that bad though. You have a very nice voice!

~!ldschick33!~

[TheMusicMan87]

there was no chemistry, which kinda kills the mood for the song. the emotions seem really contrived.

[djtypek]

Not bad for a highschool production but I agree, still kinda ackward in this scene which requires alot of emotion..but that comes with concentration and expriences. I did this show not long ago at my college and our leads ( despite the fact at that by the time the show ended they hated each other even more, lol) did a good job, but again that comes with expreince of the stage. Even they were kinda wierd about it too. But nevertheless, good work! :)

[truepatdfan]

i am not trying to be rude but neither of them have powerful voices and they are very boring and pitchy you can haer them both mess up a couple of times. i have heard better there are none on youtube but university high school in florida did a much better job with this play and they may have pretty voices but it takes more than that to be a good singer