Someone once asked..... who creates everything on that stage? and Why does it take so long???
Well, it's an arduous process. You'll find us after hours several days a week.
Simple. It takes HOURS.
We have estimated that on a good day, we choreograph one minute in an hour. That's on a good day and does not include teaching the choreography team, lead dancers or the placement and staging.
The photo above is a sample of the bare bones of the work. A plan for each musical piece is broken into segments of time in which to rotate dancers of different abilities and age groups on and off the stage to make a finished product. The hardest ones are like the number, "June" is last year's show, where elements of comedy, action, gymnastics, challenging flips, and dance are all integrated. And of course, there can be even more complicated challenges.
Kim Francis, the director and producer of Daedream, says that this year, "we're in for it." Due to the complexity of some of the numbers, which will include all of the above and additional things such as live singing and spoken words, she's certain it will be a "challenge we may not have taken on before, but I am sure we can do it. I have the utmost confidence in our team."
The team, lead by the co-directors, who are also the head choreographers, have to address the talents of all of the members. At the same time, they work to keep the dances fresh and unique and appropriate for the specific numbers to achieve the desired effect. Usually the director gives feedback, helps with staging ideas, keeping the music and style relevant to the theme of the show, and creating the overall vision. The co-directors/head choreographers and the choreography teams get a feel for each piece and incorporate theme and genre to fit.
This year, the job us bigger than ever due to the theme, that is a real challenge for costumers, choreographers, lighting and stage crews, and just about everyone involved.
"The Reel Stuff" is a story that, from the title, one can imagine is quite involved. Devoted to a theme of various film genres, it's one production that will definitely require popcorn but give the audience the show of their lives.
We'll have more on this process as we continue throughout the year.
Save the date, June 3, 2016
