A highlight of the CashBack Highlands year is our Showcase event…and in November young performers from the Highlands and Moray took to The One Touch Stage, including singer songwriters, musical theatre, music videos and our first ever drag performance!
CashBack facilitator Dave Martin reflects on the night.
Wow!!! What a night.
The 2021 Cashback Highlands Showcase was a fantastic night and everyone involved was amazing on so many levels.
We had a great team working together to create a fantastic experience for all our performers, who did so well. The team worked hard at making everyone feel relaxed, welcome, comfortable and valued in the One Touch. There was laughter, fun, great chats and a really positive vibe that lasted all the way till the end. I loved being a part of it and I felt that we had a particularly strong team because it all went so smoothly and almost effortlessly.
There was nervousness but that didn’t hold anyone back. They were going on that stage to perform and to experience what it’s like to play for an audience in a professional venue and that is exactly what they did. Each young person put on a fantastic performance. They performed with confidence and passion and it was incredible to watch.
I had a great experience doing the Cashback showcase. The team at Eden Court was great at helping with all the music, sound and lighting and it was the first time performing back on the One Touch since the Pandemic AND the first time I did a Drag performance! I love performing at the theatre as it brings so much joy to me and I definitely will do the showcase again next year but come back bigger than ever. The audience was fantastic!
We had 2 days in the space this year, which was great because it helped put each performer at ease. We had time and could do a proper rehearsal and run through which meant that on the performance night everyone would feel a bit more relaxed and confident which showed in their performance.
The fact that our performers were feeling nervous but got on that stage and did their thing was amazing and the feeling after the event was so good. Everyone was buzzing and you could see how it had impacted on their confidence by just their body language.
We were all bursting with pride.
Can’t wait till next year.
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