STELLAR ALCHEMY
Reminders for Performing Students

See you on:
Sunday, July 19, 2026
STELLAR GENERAL REHEARSALS
Student Arrival: 12:00 nn - 12:30 pm
Venue: Polecats Manila, Ortigas

General Rehearsals is when we rehearse the whole Stellar show all together in the studio. All of our practices have been for individual numbers in our classes, and now that we are drawing closer to Stellar day, we will also rehearse the show in the performance order, with rig changes, with the stage managers, lighting director, stage director, and the whole crew! It takes a lot of people and practice to mount the show and this day is really important so that Stellar day runs as smoothly as possible.

9:00 am - 10:00 am Photographers’ Workshop
10:30 am - 11:00 am Production Crew Meeting
12:00 nn - 12:30 pm STUDENT ARRIVAL, Goodie Bag distribution
Please arrive between 12:00 nn - 12:30 pm and change to your first costume for the show. Claim your Stellar goodie bag, and be ready to have your photo taken with some of the goodies.
12:30 pm - 12:50 pm Photo and video-taking of performers with Goodie Bags and items
1:00 pm Opening Reminders, must be in your first costume already, assembly in Studio 2.
1:15 pm - 1:45 pm Walk through of program. You will mark your entrance and blocking formations in Studio 1, and then exit.
1:45 pm - 2:15 pm Curtain Call Practice
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm Prepare for Program Proper
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm PROGRAM PROPER! We will run the show from the start to finish as if it were Stellar day!
5:00 pm Final Reminders, RAFFLE and announcement of winners for hotel stay, last announcements!
5:30 pm End of General Rehearsals Day

All personal photographers are invited to attend the Photographer’s Briefing at 9:00 am - 10:00 am to help orient them on how to capture pole and aerial and dance moments and what to expect for every apparatus. This is optional and open to all the personal photographers who will be capturing Stellar. This is to introduce them to the movement that we do and what kind of moments to watch out for during the show, to best capture your poses and tricks from Stellar.

Final Rehearsals Week

We will see each other for one more session on the week of Stellar! Don’t miss our Final Rehearsal at Polecats Manila, before we take it to the stage!

MONDAY, JULY 20
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm :: Spinny Pole Beginners GRAPHITE
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm :: Sensual Pole + Chair BRASS
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm :: Aerial Hammock Beginners POTIONS

TUESDAY, JULY 21
12:00 nn - 1:30 pm :: Pole Intermediate 1 and 2 AIR
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm :: Pole Beginners 2 EARTH 
8:00 pm - 9:030 pm :: Pole Beginners 1B FIRE

WEDNESDAY, JULY 22
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm :: Dynamic Pole in Heels PLATINUM
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm :: Aerial Hammock Intermediate SHAPESHIFTER
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm :: Aerial Silks Beginners ENCHANTMENTS and INCANTATIONS
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm :: Pole Contemporary ANIMA MUNDI

THURSDAY, JULY 23
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm :: Aerial Hoop Intermediate POWER and DYNAMISM
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm :: Float + Flow CRYSTALS
8:30 pm - 10:00 pm :: Spinny Pole in Heels COPPER

FRIDAY, JULY 24
12:00 - 1:30 pm :: Aerial Silks Intermediate DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL
6:00 - 7:30 pm :: Aerial Hoop Beginners BURNING FLAME
8:00 - 9:30 pm :: Pole Beginners 1A WATER

STELLAR DAY!!

Sunday, July 26, 2026
VENUE: Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World 

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8:00 AM - 8:40 AM STUDENT ARRIVAL

Please arrive between 8:00 am - 8:40 am, to allow time to look for your dressing room, leave your items there, and find the theater audience area.

By 9:00 AM call time, all students must be seated at the audience area of the Newport Theater, ready for the Block Run and to listen to the first announcements of the day.

Performers’ entrance: 
Please enter through the backstage entrance, which can be found in the 2nd floor of Newport Mall. Enter El Calle Music and Food Hall (from atrium), and go all the way until the end. This entrance is on the same floor as the dressing rooms. You must go up 1 level of stairs (in the backstage area) to get to the stage and audience level.

DO NOT BE LATE. If you are not seated at the audience area by 9:00 AM sharp, you will not be allowed to perform during Stellar.

9:00 am First Announcements, Welcome Remarks
9:15 am BLOCK RUN
11:15 am CURTAIN CALL PRACTICE
11:35 am - 1:00 pm LUNCH BREAK, MAKE UP BREAK
1:30 pm Group Warm Up c/o Teacher Mirrel
2:00 pm TECHNICAL DRESS REHEARSAL - FULL OUT PERFORMANCE! Costume changes, lights, and everything!
4:30 pm End of Technical Dress Rehearsal. Snack break, finish make-up.
5:30 pm All performers must be ready in their first costume and in the hair and make-up of their first performance at this time.
6:00 pm COMPANY CALL. Open doors for the audience to enter!
7:00 pm STELLAR ALCHEMY STARTS!
9:30 pm SHOW ENDS

REMINDERS FOR STUDENT PERFORMERS

  1. You may bring only one (1) bag to the theater.

  2. Please wear your Stellar t-shirt on this day. Only staff and students wearing the Stellar shirt and Stellar IDs will be allowed in Newport Theater backstage on this day.  

  3. Please label all your items - costumes, shoes, knee pads, grip aids, tripods, water bottles.

  4. During Technical Dress Rehearsal, and the Show Proper, once your first number is finished running, transfer to the dressing room of your second class so the Stage Managers can find you for your next performance. 

  5. Always inform your class beadle where you are, especially if you have multiple classes. 

  6. Students can leave the theater to buy food during the lunch break (after the block run and curtain call practice) and must return by 1:00 pm, to get ready for the Technical Dress Rehearsal (TDR), Please stay within Newport Mall premises only. Please report to your class beadle where you are at all times.

  7. Please bring a lot of layers to keep yourself warm throughout the day.

  8. Paid parking is available at the venue. Please note that the payment booth for this is located in the 2nd floor of the parking lot only. 

  9. Students may not use the apparatus on stage (outside of Tech Run and Block Run) to practice for their tricks. However, there will be an X-Stage set up on the first floor of the backstage area. This static pole can be used for practice. Please wipe the pole of all grip aid residue after you have used it.

  10. You may watch the show after your performance, if you get a ticket or save one of your tickets for yourself. Please return backstage before the Aerial Hoop numbers, to prepare for curtain call. 

  11. Companions are not allowed backstage. Only performing students, teachers, and production staff are allowed backstage.

  12. Audience members cannot go on stage after the curtain call. The audience will be ushered outside to the lobby, so please meet your friends and family there after packing up.

  13. Newport Performing Arts Theater must be vacated by 10:30 pm, so please be mindful of the time after the show. 

FOOD

  1. Performers, and hair and make-up artists may drink water from covered/sealed water bottles inside the dressing rooms. Outside each dressing room are shelves for other drinks. We cannot consume food and other drinks inside the dressing rooms.

  2. Food and eating is allowed ONLY in the GREEN Pantry Rooms - they are very accessible and close to the dressing rooms. Please DO NOT EAT INSIDE the dressing rooms. Penalty for eating inside the dressing rooms (as enforced by the venue) is Php10,000. Please use only the Green Pantry Rooms for eating. They are very accessible and easy to go to from the dressing rooms. 

  3. Water dispensers will be available backstage.

  4. No catering is allowed. Packed food only.

DRESSING ROOM 4 - CLASSES
Students:
HMUA:

DRESSING ROOM 3 - CLASSES
Students:
HMUA:

DRESSING ROOM 2 - CLASSES
Students:
HMUA:

DRESSING ROOM 1 - CLASSES
Students:
HMUA:

NOTE: If your dressing room assignment does not match your class’ dressing room assignment, it is because you are grouped with an HMUA team with another class. After having your hair and make-up done by the team in your assigned room, please go to your class dressing room. That is where the Stage Managers will look for you to get ready for your performance!

 HAIR AND MAKE UP ARTISTS

  1. Dressing rooms are fully equipped with mirrors and lights. We ask for Hair and Make Up Artists not to bring mirrors to avoid crowding. They may bring high chairs. 

  2. HMUAs are not allowed to leave the backstage and go to the audience to watch the show, unless they have a ticket. You may give your HMUA tickets to watch the show.

  3. All HMUAS must get their IDs from Ate Mary Ann upon arrival, and it must be worn at all times. Arrival time is only 10:00 am - 11:00 am. Please ask them to enter the same backstage entrance at the end of El Calle Music and Food Hall, so they can go straight to your dressing rooms.

  4. Once they settle in, they cannot transfer to another dressing room. Students must be ready at 5:30 PM. Please note Technical Rehearsal will happen 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM, so during your runs, they will not be able to continue putting make up at that time. 

  5. Please ask hair stylists to unplug and turn off hair dryers when not in use.

  6. Please feed your HMUAs :)

PHOTOGRAPHERS

  1. Only Polecats official photographers will be allowed backstage for the safety of our students. Personal photographers will not be allowed backstage. 

  2. Personal Photographers can enter through the main lobby of Newport Performing Arts Theater. They must claim their IDs upon entering and wear them at all times.

  3. Personal photographers must choose from only the assigned Student Personal Photographer seats in the front row. 

  4. Personal Photographers may opt to catch Technical Dress Rehearsal (TDR) to get more shots of you and to get an idea of what the show will look like. If they will attend TDR, please ask them arrive before 1:45 pm. If they will arrive for the show proper, please ask them to arrive and claim their IDs from Front of House at 6:00 pm.

  5. During TDR, photographers can move around the audience area, and approach the stage. However, during the show proper, they must stay in their row of seats at the front, and/or move around to the aisles without interrupting the views of other audience members.

  6. Personal photographers may not use tripods or flash photography.

  7. Please feed your photographers :)

SAMPLE CHECKLIST of what to pack:

  • Please rest and gets lots of sleep the day before!!

  • Costume (with any specific accessories, black or nude colored underwear, props, hair and make-up needs for your number)

  • Tissue, wipes, alcohol, hand soap

  • Personal fan

  • Jacket, socks, leg warmers, knee pads and anything else to keep you warm

  • Sewing kit, medicine, band aids, for any emergencies 

  • Phone, charger, powerbank, earphones

  • Money, payment for HMUA and photographer

  • Elastic bands, etc. for warm up

  • Water bottles with sealable lids

  • Food and snacks (no peanuts)

  • PLEASE LABEL YOUR BELONGINGS

TICKETS

  1. Please send your e-tickets to your guests before Stellar day. 

  2. Please remind your guests to have their QR codes ready upon entry for faster check-in at the reception.

  3. Tickets will be available for purchase through the Ticket2Me link > https://ticket2me.net/event/22856 up to 7:00 pm on July 26, 2026. Tickets will not be available for purchase at the venue, so please purchase tickets before coming over! 

  4. All guests will need a ticket, even a small child and baby.

  5. Senior Citizen and PWD rebate can be claimed on Stellar day at the designated table. Please tell your guests to prepare their ticket and ID to claim. 1 ID = 1 ticket rebate. 

  6. Please remind your guests that the show will start on time, especially if you’re in one of the first performances!!