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The dream ballet part of BDG's (very, very good) perfect pokérap is a goof and it's really difficult to justify including it here; pat and brian's dance is an attempt to express motifs present in a certain three categories of pokémon, ones which aren't even indicative of the themes of the piece as a whole |
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Dream ballet sequences exist mainly for clarification, foreshadowing, and symbolism, and occur outside the continuity of the production. They also advance the plot of the story through dance. Dream ballets also provide the opportunity to impress the audience with advanced dancing techniques and elaborate staging that would otherwise be impossible or [[drama]]tically inappropriate. |
Dream ballet sequences exist mainly for clarification, foreshadowing, and symbolism, and occur outside the continuity of the production. They also advance the plot of the story through dance. Dream ballets also provide the opportunity to impress the audience with advanced dancing techniques and elaborate staging that would otherwise be impossible or [[drama]]tically inappropriate. |
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The dream ballet is referenced as an inspiration by performer Brian David Gilbert (of [[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]), using it as a foundational technique in his rendition of ''[[Pokémon 2.B.A. Master|PokéRAP]]''.<ref>{{Citation|last=Polygon|title=The Perfect PokéRap {{!}} Unraveled LIVE at PAX East 2019|date=2019-04-07|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cT6ULpScZA&feature=youtu.be&t=857|access-date=2019-04-08}}</ref> |
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The dream ballet is thought to have originated in [[Rodgers and Hammerstein]]'s 1943 musical ''[[Oklahoma!]]'', which includes an 18-minute first-act dream ballet finale choreographed by [[Agnes de Mille]]. The technique has since become a routine (although by no means universal) theatrical practice. |
The dream ballet is thought to have originated in [[Rodgers and Hammerstein]]'s 1943 musical ''[[Oklahoma!]]'', which includes an 18-minute first-act dream ballet finale choreographed by [[Agnes de Mille]]. The technique has since become a routine (although by no means universal) theatrical practice. |
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A dream ballet, in musical theater, is an all-dance, no-singing production number that reflects the themes of the production. The plot, themes, and characters are typically the same—although the people playing the characters may be different, as the roles of the dream ballet are usually filled by well-trained dancers rather than actual actors.
Dream ballet sequences exist mainly for clarification, foreshadowing, and symbolism, and occur outside the continuity of the production. They also advance the plot of the story through dance. Dream ballets also provide the opportunity to impress the audience with advanced dancing techniques and elaborate staging that would otherwise be impossible or dramatically inappropriate.
The dream ballet is thought to have originated in Rodgers and Hammerstein's 1943 musical Oklahoma!, which includes an 18-minute first-act dream ballet finale choreographed by Agnes de Mille. The technique has since become a routine (although by no means universal) theatrical practice.