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If
you've ever wondered who's going to be the next big thing on the
music scene, then REACT! is the place to look as music moguls from
within the record industry will be among the 1000+ audience - many
of whom will be eager to find the next Robbie Williams, Beyonce
or Atomic Kitten.
Last
year, REACT! saw the success of a talented hip hop dance troupe
called 'Dance 2XS', a mixed group of young people aged 16 to 22,
who have gone on to be involved with the MOBO and Brit Awards.
The
auditions
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Ashleigh |
The
Birmingham School of Acting was a hive of activity on Sunday 18
April as it became home to the REACT! auditions for the day.
With
over 50 acts taking part, it took more than 11 hours to watch all
of the 150 young performers as musicians, singers, actors and dancers
were put through their paces. Covering the complete spectrum of
performance styles, from Chinese dancing to hip hop, via Shakespeare
and Busted, the hunt was on to find the best of Birmingham's young
talent.
Mark Oldknow, Creative Director of REACT! said: "I never imagined
it possible to have so much talent in one place. We were extremely
impressed with the high standard of all of the acts that auditioned
and it was a very difficult task making the final selection. We
normally only select 12 acts for the show, but there were so many
fantastic performances we just had to squeeze in a few more!"
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Lhamea |
The
15 successful acts perform at the Alexandra stage on Saturday 22
May 2004.
Paul Coxwell, the show's producer, said:
"Now it's your chance to experience young talent, as you've
never seen it before: totally live, entirely young and completely
local! From salsa to hip-hop, pop groups to opera, this is the only
way to catch young talent at its best."
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