Impossible to pan
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2011-07-27
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Doroschuk, Colin
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This document is a written report that reviews and examines aspects of production involved in the presentation of a full-length ballet based on J.M. Barrie's classic adventure tale Peter Pan presented by Ballet Victoria at the MacPherson Playhouse in Victoria on February 5, 6 and 7, 2004, for which I was commissioned to compose an original musical score and co-direct the stage. This report reviews directorial, compositional, and choreographic strategies and techniques that were empolyed in the process of production. The different methods of collaboration between composer and choreographer are also examined, and a scene-by-scene synopsis, accompanied by details of problems that arose and the manner in which they were solved, is given. The report closes with a section that details the response of cast, critics, and audience that the production elicited.
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theatre production, ballet, Peter Pan, composer, choreographer