The design team made a model of the stage with all the elements to get a good understanding of the space and how everything relates to one another. We decided to use the already existing three sided rotating panels on the stage as structure for the backdrop. We designed a forest scene with a big canopy,oversized trees, mushrooms, flowers that would serve as a backdrop for the most part of the performance.
Forest Scenery Panels and Trees
For the Forest scene, we designed a system of having three panels on both sides of the stage to serve as a backdrop to all the other elements. Each panel would have a painted scenery depicting the forest and oversized abstract trees attached to it.
Abstract canopy
This is a oversized canopy that would span over a large extent of the forest. The dappling effect of light through the canopy would create an ephemeral environment on the stage.
Bright Shrubs
These bright shrubs with colorful flowers and hearts would be at the front of the stage almost extending the forest environment beyond to the audience.
Colorful Flowers
These oversized flowers would spring up on the stage and on the shrubs as moments of bright color.
Oversized Cards Sculpture
This is an abstract sculpture of oversized cards that seem to be in motion to depict the chaos of Alice in Wonderland.
Under The Sea
For one of the songs which has an aquatic theme,the three sided panels would be rotated with that side having an underwater scenery painted on it. With blue light and bubbles we want to create an underwater environment.
‘Grand Book’ Finale
For the finale we designed a grand ‘Once Upon a Time’ book with the Dancing Dreams logo on it. The idea being that each child walks through the book and it is ‘their moment’.
Three Sided Panels
This is a diagram explaining how we are using the three sided panels to create the different scenes.
