Tour
Joe’s dream comes true as he if finally able to perform at the half note club! Designing the choreography for the musical segments was such a challenging and gratifying assignment. I tried to take my design cues from the pieces of music themselves: First, an introductory piece puts the audience under the spell, there is then a more complex jazz piece, for which I drew inspiration from the very graphic and bold colors of jazz album covers (Could I make green, orange and purple work together?). Dorothea’s solo, a melody piercing through silence, is represented by the strong shine of her dress and saxophone through the darkness. For Joe’s improv solo, I went as RED as possible! As I mentioned earlier, red is the color we chose to symbolize Joe’s hopes of becoming an accomplished musician, so this is the epitome of red!! Finally, there is an englobing warm light for the finale, bringing all the band members together at the close of a killer performance!