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Wednesday, January 16, 2019
When a Conventional Choreographic Approach Won't Work
Theatre Development Fund – TDF: How do you create choreography for a subtle story about human connection? That's what Patrick McCollum had to figure out when he was brought on to add movement to The Band's Visit, an intimate, character-driven musical about an Egyptian military band that gets stranded overnight in a small Israeli town. McCollum joined the creative team during the musical's Off-Broadway premiere at the Atlantic Theater Company, and he knew from the outset that conventional musical theatre dance wasn't going to work.
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