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Stage Management: Other / Looking for Suggestions on Stage Managing Dance

« on: Oct 29, 2006, 10:43 pm »

I am an undergraduate stage manager and will be stage managing my first dance show in January. I was an ASM on the dance concert last year and the experience was a nightmare. Since our stage managers are trained in stage management of plays and musicals, we have tried to approach dance in the same way. Unfortunately this model doesn't work. I have an extensive background in dance, so am familiar with the dance terminology but I never interacted closely with stage management when I was a dancer and therefore do not know how the stage managers approached their jobs. I would like to know if anyone has any suggestions about how to approach stage management of dance from rehearsals through performances.