Word: choreographing
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...auditions will be taped and posted to Shield’s website, www.kingstoneentertainment.com. In early May, Harvard students will be able to cast their votes to determine which two performers will receive tickets to stardom. Once the members have been finalized, they will work together to compose songs and choreograph dance moves for a for an end of the year debut performance, says Shields. Shields and Howland anticipate great success for their group, grounding their assumption in the positive feedback they received after performing a dance to N*SYNC’s “Bye, Bye, Bye?...
...familiar anxieties: cutting a favorite song, replacing a dialogue scene, finding some extra business for the star. That's nothing compared with the three-year ordeal of bringing Middle-earth to life. The mostly British creative team, beginning with playwright Shaun McKenna, had to figure out how to choreograph the complex battles Tolkien described; how to visualize the dozen realms in the saga and the dozens of characters of many species; how to blend narrative, drama and music in a three-act production--and do it all without retakes or post-production computer effects. Most daunting was the task...
...typical musical has its familiar anxieties: cutting a favorite song, replacing a dialogue scene, finding some extra business for the star. That?s nothing compared to the three-year ordeal of putting J.R.R. Tolkien?s fantasy trilogy on the Prince of Wales stage in Toronto. How to choreograph the great battles Tolkien described? To visualize the dozen realms in the great saga? To blend narrative, drama and music in a 3-1/2 hr. production, and do it all without retakes and post-production computer effects? Most daunting, how to satisfy the million of Tolkien fans whose image of Middle...
...says. And despite the play’s serious content, directing has not been entirely devoid of comedic moments.“Rehearsing the sexual moments has been really entertaining,” Dorin says. “It’s astonishing how difficult it can be to choreograph a decent kiss, especially when it seemed like the actors in question were discovering all of this stuff for the first time. So I had them start with the basics, back massages, holding hands, and such, and then something clicked. Now they’re all over each other...
...says. And despite the play’s serious content, directing has not been entirely devoid of comedic moments. “Rehearsing the sexual moments has been really entertaining,” Dorin says. “It’s astonishing how difficult it can be to choreograph a decent kiss, especially when it seemed like the actors in question were discovering all of this stuff for the first time. So I had them start with the basics, back massages, holding hands, and such, and then something clicked. Now they’re all over each other...