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1 contractor for production - The Production Co

Grass stages for practicing

Structure added to the practices - memos were helpful

Run through and rehearsal

Room to move from seating to stage - access was better

Extra practices for the 2 weeks before. Middle practice was awesome for all kids. Less mess in the afternoon

5:30! Lost a lot fewer kids because of the earlier start time. More kids awake. Smaller crowd?

Te Kapua - a roof

Highlighting of special kids - individual mics worked well

Best food stalls

Hip Hop Middles were amazing holding themselves when the power went out

Order of items was good - good flow

Ex PES kids helping with clean up at the end

Food stall open during the day

Tongan girls chairs

Security was amazing - especially during the performance

Very special kids who got up and performed - how awesome!

Stage needs to be taller for the crowd at the back

Power supply 

Adding another delay for 2023

Adding a different style of mic to help with shotguns

Use of power from the classrooms in team 3 - windows left open

Needed someone stationed at the red door in the breeze before and after

At the end being released from the seated area - group by group - Organise the crowd, parents trying to take the kids from Te Kapua. 

Special item while we remove the kids from Te Kapua

Pathway to the toilets was covered by parents - too hard to get the kids to the toilets.

Parents grabbing kids from the toilets to go home

Kids getting food on the way back from the toilets

Toilets were disgusting

Crowd crushing into the teachers' chairs

Tongan girls chairs became filled with parents during the Tongan Girls  performance

Need blinds/covers for the windows for the Tongan girls to get changed.

Jackets to be put on in a different space - maybe behind the stage

Bigger groups rotating through the hall

Get the kids to eat before the night

Toilets to be locked before the show

Toilets to be cleaned twice on the day

Kapas kids to remove their piupiu

Busy roads

Earlier practice of little kids going to practice and holding rooms

Notice sent home telling whanau what holding room their kids are going to be in

Tongan Girls to go down to year 5 only??

Managers to share their costumes with the office to pass onto parents who ring in

Use 2x cameras to film the show. 1 for the live feed and the other for editing, etc