Original Choreography Documentation

[DrVincento2]

Original Choreography Documentation#0

Posted: 9/6/05 at 10:47pm

Does anyone know where I could find original choreography documentation? Like for West Side Story, A Chorus Line, etc. I'm looking on doing some workshops and I would love to teach sections of dance...
Updated On: 9/6/05 at 10:47 PM

[morosco]

re: Original Choreography Documentation#1

Posted: 9/6/05 at 11:03pm

Have any B'way shows have been labatnotated?

[AvenueQPat]

re: Original Choreography Documentation#2

Posted: 9/6/05 at 11:12pm

http://www.mtishows.com/resource_Director.asp

You might be able to rent these without a license if it is for a specific educational purpose. Good Luck!

You learn to play the straight man, the lines become routine - never really saying what you mean - but i know the scene will change :)

[Jon]

re: Original Choreography Documentation#3

Posted: 9/6/05 at 11:20pm

I know that Rodgers & Hammerstein has a video with the Agnes DeMille choreography for CAROUSEL, taught by some of her protege's. They were planning one for OKLAHOMA as well - I don't knoiw if it ever got made.

[Labashier]

re: Original Choreography Documentation#4

Posted: 9/6/05 at 11:43pm

If you're in the NYC area, head on over to the Library of Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. Up on the third floor you can view videos of nearly every Broadway or Off-Broadway production since the 70s for research purposes.

[DrVincento2]

re: Original Choreography Documentation#5

Posted: 9/6/05 at 11:48pm

Does anyone know if the West Side Story movie choreography is the original show choreography...for example 'Cool', was it staged much differently in the movie then the musical?

[noahrp3]

re: Original Choreography Documentation#6

Posted: 9/7/05 at 12:32am

I know that for chorus line, when the show is licensed, they rent out to you Michael Bennet's "bible" which has every piece of choreography and position from the original production. contact tams-witmark about that. also i know that MTI rents out the original choreography for west side story. they might make special arrangements with you to rent out just those documents. I hope it works out for you!

[WonderBoy]

re: Original Choreography Documentation#7

Posted: 9/7/05 at 11:44am

DrVincento2 - "Cool" from the film is pretty close to the stage choreography if I recall correctly. For some reason though, I wanna say that there is a part cut out completely in the film. The "Swing Section" in it before the "Ba-da bum, Ba-da bum, Ba-da bum, Ba Dah" 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 turn repeat "Ba-da bum..." (before "Crazy, Cool, Go"). Did any of that make sense?

"For me, THEATRE is an anticipation, an artistic rush, an emotional banquet, a jubilant appreciation, and an exit hopeful of clearer thought and better worlds." ~ an anonymous traveler with Robert Burns

[WOSQ]

re: Original Choreography Documentation#8

Posted: 9/7/05 at 1:09pm

Hanya Holm's work for the original Kiss Me Kate was labanotated.

It is probably with her archive (wherever that is) rather than the show, but there could be a copy at Lincoln Center.

"If my life weren't funny, it would just be true. And that would be unacceptable." --Carrie Fisher

[WonderBoy]

re: Original Choreography Documentation#9

Posted: 9/7/05 at 1:14pm

If you want Hanya Holm's choreography and you are in the city, I'm sure you could call up Harry Woolever and make an appointment with him.

"For me, THEATRE is an anticipation, an artistic rush, an emotional banquet, a jubilant appreciation, and an exit hopeful of clearer thought and better worlds." ~ an anonymous traveler with Robert Burns

[Mister Matt]

re: Original Choreography Documentation#10

Posted: 9/7/05 at 1:51pm

That connects with turn-turn-out-in-back step-pivot step-walk-walk-walk...

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