{"id":1359,"date":"2010-12-19T00:51:21","date_gmt":"2010-12-18T16:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/?p=1359"},"modified":"2010-12-19T01:15:38","modified_gmt":"2010-12-18T17:15:38","slug":"concert-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/?p=1359","title":{"rendered":"Concert season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Concert season<\/p>\n<p>The New Year concert season has started.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Students from each department or group of departments presents one\u00a0 for their own students.\u00a0 Its held in the college theatre which is pretty large but never big enough for all who want to attend.\u00a0 \u00a0I\u2019ve been to two, have forgotten the date for the one for the whole college and will try and arrange an invitation to tomorrow night\u2019s concert. \u00a0\u00a0Each one is a well rehearsed, well produced series of variety performances hosted by 4 to 6 students and presented mostly in rented finery.\u00a0 These photos\u00a0are the best from over 4 hours of performance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engineering-Dept-Concert-006.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1360\" title=\"Engineering Dept Concert 006\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engineering-Dept-Concert-006-300x148.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engineering-Dept-Concert-006-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engineering-Dept-Concert-006.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ve been to any\u00a0 concert in the theatre which hasn&#8217;t had a martial arts item.\u00a0 This one provided a bit more colour and variety than others.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engineering-Dept-Concert-011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1361\" title=\"Engineering Dept Concert 011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engineering-Dept-Concert-011-300x272.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engineering-Dept-Concert-011-300x272.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engineering-Dept-Concert-011.jpg 844w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some sort of patter where\u00a0performers feed off one another and where one\u00a0 frequently\u00a0 recites a great list of words at breakneck speed to great hilarity from the audience.\u00a0 This is a common style of performance and very popular.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engineering-Dept-Concert-0141.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1378\" title=\"Engineering Dept Concert 014\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engineering-Dept-Concert-0141-300x127.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engineering-Dept-Concert-0141-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engineering-Dept-Concert-0141.jpg 982w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engineering-Dept-Concert-014.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dance performances in ethnic style costumes are another favourite.\u00a0 Here are girls from the Engineering Department.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/English-Dept-etc-Christmas-Concert-048.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1363\" title=\"English Dept etc Christmas Concert 048\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/English-Dept-etc-Christmas-Concert-048-300x133.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/English-Dept-etc-Christmas-Concert-048-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/English-Dept-etc-Christmas-Concert-048.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another night and girls from the Foreign Languages Department etc.\u00a0 Dance performances are about the only time any flesh is displayed.\u00a0 There are no skimpy t-shirts\u00a0or big gaps between top and bottom garments\u00a0here. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/English-Dept-etc-Christmas-Concert-0121.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1381\" title=\"English Dept etc Christmas Concert 012\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/English-Dept-etc-Christmas-Concert-0121-300x140.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/English-Dept-etc-Christmas-Concert-0121-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/English-Dept-etc-Christmas-Concert-0121.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The boys danced alone and then joined in with the girls.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/English-Dept-etc-Christmas-Concert-024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1364\" title=\"English Dept etc Christmas Concert 024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/English-Dept-etc-Christmas-Concert-024-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/English-Dept-etc-Christmas-Concert-024-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/English-Dept-etc-Christmas-Concert-024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The boys from the Foreign Languages Department\u00a0 Dept etc\u00a0 doing a dance involving a wolf.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engineering-Dept-Concert-040.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1365\" title=\"Engineering Dept Concert 040\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engineering-Dept-Concert-040-300x136.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engineering-Dept-Concert-040-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engineering-Dept-Concert-040.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Two nights later the Engineers are wearing pretty much the same costume and doing one involving a horse.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engineering-Dept-Concert-021.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engineering-Dept-Concert-061.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1367\" title=\"Engineering Dept Concert 061\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engineering-Dept-Concert-061-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engineering-Dept-Concert-061-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engineering-Dept-Concert-061.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A group of male engineering students performing a modern dance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engineering-Dept-Concert-063.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1368\" title=\"Engineering Dept Concert 063\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engineering-Dept-Concert-063-300x208.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engineering-Dept-Concert-063-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engineering-Dept-Concert-063.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A skit involving one of the early emperors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engineering-Dept-Concert-054.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1369\" title=\"Engineering Dept Concert 054\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engineering-Dept-Concert-054-260x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engineering-Dept-Concert-054-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engineering-Dept-Concert-054.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the students did tricks with his bike alternating with\u00a0another doing breakdance moves.\u00a0 Breakdance is also popular and groups of breakdancers\u00a0often show up in student concerts.\u00a0 Concerts are held for other reasons and are\u00a0presented in a much smaller venue off the gym.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/English-Dept-etc-Christmas-Concert-047.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1370\" title=\"English Dept etc Christmas Concert 047\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/English-Dept-etc-Christmas-Concert-047-300x118.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/English-Dept-etc-Christmas-Concert-047-300x118.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/English-Dept-etc-Christmas-Concert-047.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Not entirely sure about this one apart from it being boys dancing as if they were girls.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/English-Dept-etc-Christmas-Concert-012.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Engineering Dept Concert 021\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engineering-Dept-Concert-021-300x127.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"127\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Individual singers are another popular item.\u00a0 All of these sang individually and then together.\u00a0\u00a0 Most of them had very good and powerful voices and were popular with the audience.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/English-Dept-etc-Christmas-Concert-038.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1372\" title=\"English Dept etc Christmas Concert 038\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/English-Dept-etc-Christmas-Concert-038-300x161.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/English-Dept-etc-Christmas-Concert-038-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/English-Dept-etc-Christmas-Concert-038.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This performance looked like it had something to do with flowers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/English-Dept-etc-Christmas-Concert-055.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1373\" title=\"English Dept etc Christmas Concert 055\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/English-Dept-etc-Christmas-Concert-055-300x283.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/English-Dept-etc-Christmas-Concert-055-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/English-Dept-etc-Christmas-Concert-055.jpg 812w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Foreign Languages Dept etc finished with a latin style dance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engineering-Dept-Concert-068.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1374\" title=\"Engineering Dept Concert 068\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engineering-Dept-Concert-068-300x151.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engineering-Dept-Concert-068-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kerry.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Engineering-Dept-Concert-068.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Engineering Dept photo shoot.\u00a0 All performers gathered on the stage at the\u00a0finale and\u00a0 departmental teachers joined them for a photo shoot.\u00a0 College photographers photograph all\u00a0of these performances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Concert season The New Year concert season has started.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Students from each department or group of departments presents one\u00a0 for their own students.\u00a0 Its held in the college theatre which is pretty large but never big enough for all who want to attend.\u00a0 \u00a0I\u2019ve been to two, have forgotten the date for the one for the 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