Black Swan Swan Lake - johnfanninmusic.com · Black Swan Fannin Musical Productions Black Swan is a...
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BlackSwan
FanninMusicalProductions
BlackSwanisastudyincontrastingbeauty:classicalvs.contemporary,timeless&elegantvs.mysterious&intriguing…thelightvs.thedark.BymarryingTchaikovsky’sSwanLakewithSia’spophit‘Chandelier,’thisprogramsetsupamesmerizingdichotomywhichisreflectedineverythingtheaudienceseesandhearsonthefield.Atoncethoroughlysophisticatedandmodernwhileatthesametimeretaininganelegantsimplicity,BlackSwanwillintrigueanddelightyourstudents,youraudience,andjudgesinanysetting.
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SetDesign
ThefieldscapeofBlackSwanimmediatelydrawstheviewerin,usingsimplebutevocativepropswhichallowustocompletelychangethemoodasthemusicevolves.Above,theopeninglookoftheprogram,below,thetransformedappearanceduringthethirdmovement.
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…andthefinallook,representingthecomingtogetherofthelightanddarkwhichresolvestheprogram.
Themainpropsarethelargeupright‘swans’whichframethefield.Byturningthemontheiraxis,weswitchfromthelight,tothedark,andbackagainwithease.Onthedarkside,simpleLEDlightsallowtheeyetoglowredforastrikingeffectatapivotalmomentintheprogram.Theexactnumberofthesepropscanbecustomizedtomeettheneedsofyouruniqueensemble.
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Additionally,optionalfrontscreensonthefrontsidelinedisguiseguardequipmentexchangeswhilealsoconnectingtothethemethroughimageryandcolorpalette.
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FlagandCostumeDesign
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TheguarddesignforBlackSwanmostclearlyrepresentsthedichotomyinherentintheprogram:onehalfofthecolorguardiscostumedastheclassicwhiteswans,theotherthemoremodernblackswans.Inthefirsttwomovements,theyusecontrastingequipmentwhicharemirrorimagesofoneanother.Intheballad,theycometogethertospunsimple,oversizedblackswingflags,andinthecloserasingleflagsilkwhichrepresentsthecomingtogetherofthecontrastingsides.
CostumingandflagsavailablethroughBandShoppe.
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Movement1Effects
Astheshowbegins,ourfirstfocusiscenterstagewherethewhiteswansdancearoundasoloist.Thepartisoriginallywrittenforflutebutcouldbecustomizedtomeetyourensemble’sstrengths.Withtheswanpropsturnedtotheirwhiteside,themoodisclassic,butcontainingahintofedgeandmenace.
Asthemusicanddrillbegintodevelop,theevolvingmoodisreflectedbytheentranceoftheblackswans,emergingfrombehindthepropsandmakingtheirwaytowardscenterstage.
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Asthemusicalensemblelayersin,buildingtowardsthefirstarrivalpointoftheshow,theguardintroducesourfirstsilk.Usingthesameimageryasthesetdesign,butmirrorimagesofeachother,theyservetoimmediatelycommunicatethethemeofcontrastandunity.CostumingandflagsavailablethroughBandShoppe.
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Finally,themusicalandvisualelementscometogethertocreateourfirstemotionalarrivalpoint,amajesticstatementofthemainthemefromSwanLake.Thewhiteandblackswans,separatedbythemusicalensemble,makeaunifiedstatementwhilemaintainingthecontrast.
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Movement2Effects
Movement2isamoreplayful,technicalpartoftheprogramwhichallowsyourstudentsmusicianshiptoshine.Thevisualprogramreflectsthisbyusingtwodifferentpiecesofequipmentinthecolorguard.Ifusingweapons,theblackswansshouldbeplayedbythoseguardmembers.Ifweaponsarenotbeingused,thentheblackswanscouldalsocontinuetousetheiropenersilk.
Asthewoodwindstakethefocus,thewhiteswansspinwiththem,andwhenthefocusshiftstothebrass,theblackswansvisuallyaccentuatethatchange.
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Then,asthemusicalideasbecomelesssegmentedandcometogether,sodoesthedrillbecomemoreunisonandtheguardcometogetherinpairswhoseworkcomplementsoneanother.Theflagsandweaponstradevisualideasbackandforth,beforetheblackswans‘win’theirduel…amoodchangemadeclearinthemusic,andvisuallymadeobviousbytheturningofthepropstotheirblacksidetofinishthemovement.
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Movement3Effects
Astheprogramtransitionsmoods,anewsoloisttakescenterstagesurroundedbydancingblackswans,aninvertedreferencetothewayinwhichtheprogrambegan.OriginallywrittenforFrenchhorn,andsketchedhereasamellophone,thepartcanberescoredasneededforyourgroup.
Fromhere,theballadquicklybuildsintoapowerful,majesticmusicalimpact,madeallthemorepowerfulbytheuseofoversizedswingflagstofillthefieldwithsilk,andthelightingoftheLEDeyesontheswanprops.
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Afterthemusicalrelease,themainensembleretreatsfromthestagewhiletheblackandwhiteswanscometogether.Astheoptionalsounddesignlaysdowntheclassic1,2,3ofawaltz—butinadecidedlymodern,almosttechnoway—theydancetogetherandframeamusicalduet.Thetwoprevioussoloistsplaytogethernow,symbolizingyetagainthereconciliationofcomplementaryopposites.
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Movement4
Thefinalmovementbeginswithafocusonpercussion,andamoreupliftingtonebefittingthethemeofjoyouscomingtogether.Halftheswanpropsreturntotheirwhiteside,settingupadichotomy.Thetwoguardelementsperformasone,usingaflagsilkperfectlyreflectingthesameconcept.CostumingandflagsavailablethroughBandShoppe.
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Asthemusicalintensitydrivestowardthefinal,excitingstatementsoftheshow,theblackandwhiteswanpropsarepushedtogethercenterstage,mimickingtheflaggraphicsandaddingonemoretouchstonefortheconceptualmotifofthemovement.Allelementsofthedesign—music,drill,choreography,costuming,andsetdesign—cometogethertomaximizevisualandmusicaleffect.
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Andasthelast,powerfulmusicalmomentsarrive,thecontrastingconceptsofbeauty—darkandlight—havecometogetherandbeenrevealedastwosidesofthesameunderlyingunity.
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