Friday, February 05, 2010
In The Wings - Aerial Choreographer - February, 2010
American Theatre Wing: "The aerial choreographer, Paul Rubin, creates flying sequences for the stage from start to finish. During a rehearsal of a new production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Rubin shows the equipment used. He also talks about his background as a magician/illusionist, and the highlights of his experience working on Peter Pan with Cathy Rigby, Wicked, and Curtains with David Hyde Pierce."
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The flying effect he creates in the theatre world gives another spectacle to the production. This is an amazing art. When I worked for Peter Pan with Cathy Rigby as an intern at CLO, I was totally amazed -like children in the audience- at the world which Cathy illuminated with her gymnastically trained movement in the air and Paul visualized with his imagination. It is interesting to observe how the effect helps to extend the imagination beyond the visible scenery.
Flying is so appealing. It delivers a dream to not only kids but also grown-ups... because it has ever been the dream of human. Paul brought us a significant potential of theatrical expressions.
It is really intriguing to hear about how much thought and artistic vision goes into what seems like so much more of a technical skill. Flying effects truly offer a new dimension of spectacle that has the potential to say tons and stick in the audience's mind for years to come (not to mention making a fantastic advertising hook). I'm surprised that there isn't a designated flight-trained person who stays on with the show, aside from the dance captain, who has enough on their mind already. Hmm...
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