Author Archives: Christina Hecht
Christina Hecht
A Coppélia Vision
It could have been a Degas painting: twenty-four young girls silhouetted against the pale blue backside of the rear projection screen. Gold sequined, lace appliqués sparkle on stiff-standing pink tutus. Tiara jewels quiver and twinkle with the slightest movement. We are standing all the way to the rear, behind the stage, safely out of the way of [...]
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Extra Super Supernumeraries!
Supers – supernumeraries – extras: this is what you call the members of a cast who perform walk-on roles. In SFB’s Nutcracker the ‘supers’ provide the local color in the Prologue: the policeman, baby-nurse, butcher, “rich lady,” and the nuns. Company members and students play the other Prologue roles (tree boys, flower seller, “rich girl,” the shopping [...]
A Big Day
One early afternoon last week, we unpackaged a number of little tights, leotards, t-shirts, and ballet shoes. We then lined them up on tables, with the shoes and clothing arranged by size. We also created a “hair station” for bun-making. Who, you might ask, are “we,” and for whom were we preparing all this? The San [...]
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Behind the Scenes with “Don Quixote”