by Student on May 8, 2012
The spring performance on the 6th of May at the Mary Louis Academy was a spectacular event. Beautiful little divas dancing in their amazing costumes in an ephemeral setting left the audience spellbound. The last few days were very busy for the team getting all ends of the show together. From finishing production to transportation and installing, the team did it all.
In Anticipation
The audience waited in anticipation for the show to begin. The big tree upfront and the ‘rabbit hole’ on the curtain set the mood for what was yet to come.
Be Our Guest
The curtain opened with all the beautiful dancers on the stage. They performed to the number ‘Be Our Guest’ greeting all the guests in a beautiful forest setting.
Bippity Boppity Boo
The dancers danced to a Cinderella themed number ‘Bippity Boppity Boo’. A beautiful pumpkin was the highlighting feature which converted to Cinderella’s carriage with the swoosh of a wand!
Under the Sea
After Cinderella to Red Riding Hood,the dancers dressed as little mermaids with lots of fins and shells danced to ‘Under the Sea. Sea weed panels and blue lighting blended very well with the costumes creating a beautiful aquatic environment.
Alice In Wonderland
In this Act the dancers danced to a many Alice In Wonderland numbers in a forest setting.Painted scenery panels served as a backdrop to tall trees and oversized flowers and mushrooms. The sculptural cards created a unique “Alice” setting.
When You Wish Upon a Star
After the Alice in Wonderland Act, there was slideshow about the dancers, their process and passion for dancing. Following the slideshow a huge book ‘Once Upon a Time’ rolled on the stage and each dancer walked through it marking’ their moment’. After all the dancers walked through it, the book came together creating a perfect setting for the end of the show and received a lot of appreciation.
by Student on March 27, 2012
The design team made a model of the stage with all the elements to get a good understanding of the space and how everything relates to one another. We decided to use the already existing three sided rotating panels on the stage as structure for the backdrop. We designed a forest scene with a big canopy,oversized trees, mushrooms, flowers that would serve as a backdrop for the most part of the performance.
Forest Scenery Panels and Trees
For the Forest scene, we designed a system of having three panels on both sides of the stage to serve as a backdrop to all the other elements. Each panel would have a painted scenery depicting the forest and oversized abstract trees attached to it.
Abstract canopy
This is a oversized canopy that would span over a large extent of the forest. The dappling effect of light through the canopy would create an ephemeral environment on the stage.
Bright Shrubs
These bright shrubs with colorful flowers and hearts would be at the front of the stage almost extending the forest environment beyond to the audience.
Colorful Flowers
These oversized flowers would spring up on the stage and on the shrubs as moments of bright color.
Oversized Cards Sculpture
This is an abstract sculpture of oversized cards that seem to be in motion to depict the chaos of Alice in Wonderland.
Under The Sea
For one of the songs which has an aquatic theme,the three sided panels would be rotated with that side having an underwater scenery painted on it. With blue light and bubbles we want to create an underwater environment.
‘Grand Book’ Finale
For the finale we designed a grand ‘Once Upon a Time’ book with the Dancing Dreams logo on it. The idea being that each child walks through the book and it is ‘their moment’.
Three Sided Panels
This is a diagram explaining how we are using the three sided panels to create the different scenes.
