Well, since I am working backstage on the show, I should say a couple of things about it. Unfortunately, I have yet to watch the show. The music is wonderful and lighting is great, but whenever I work backstage I like to wander. For one, you really can't watch a show from the wings because you can't see the full stage, but I also spend one number in front of the proscenium preparing to move the piano back off the stage. Other times, I'm in the greenroom or pacing from SR to SL. I don't sit well. I've got to be busy with work.
The music is really beautiful, especially the last number. The costume and lighting makes a great spectacle. I just wish I could have sat down and really watched the dances. However, I hear a lot of good things about the numbers. The performance begins with a 40min classic ballet selection; then after intermission are five small dances that have a more modern feel. We have guest choreographers and dancers this semester in the concert to heighten the dance movements. Those who enjoy dance should come and see it.
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Thursday, February 21, 2008
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Stagehands have astonishing learning curves. It's not unusual for stage crews to have trucks full of unknown scenery arrive at a theatre on Monday, which we need to assemble and understand to open a show we've never seen before... on Tuesday night.
Most people, if confronted with such a task, would flatly say it was impossible.
Stagehands find ways to make it possible. We learn quickly, we draw upon years of experience, skills and training, and (all too often) we drink lots of coffee and work all night.
I've had one longstanding handicap in my career as a stagehand. I don't drink coffee.
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