The Nutcracker

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Role

SCENIC DESIGNER

Scope

SET DESIGN CONCEPT

Date

APRIL, 2024

Venue

DOROTHY SUMMERSET STUDIO – UBC

Location

VANCOUVER, CA

CONCEPT

This adaptation of the Nutcracker is an invitation to question our own understanding of the world that surrounds us, beyond the boundaries of our knowledge and the places we inhabit.

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OTHERNESS & DIVERSITY
REALITY VS. FANTASY
IMMERSIIVE EXPERIENCE
HOUSE VS. HOME
DISTORTED CONCEPTIONS

OTHERNESS & DIVERSITY / REALITY VS. FANTASY / IMMERSIIVE EXPERIENCE / HOUSE VS. HOME / DISTORTED CONCEPTIONS

OTHERNESS & DIVERSITY / REALITY VS. FANTASY / IMMERSIIVE EXPERIENCE / HOUSE VS. HOME / DISTORTED CONCEPTIONS

Breakdown

SCENES
0

[ NON - TRADITIONAL BALLET ADAPTATION ]

DANCE NUMBERS
0

[ ALONG A STRING QUARTET
LIVE PERFORMANCE ]

VENUE
0

[ BLACK BOX THEATRE ]

Sketches

First Sketches, Space and audience relationship

Space and audience relationship, sightlines and spatial effects on set

Layout iterations - Rough Sketches

Models

Main set - White Digital Model

Set Front View - Digital White Model

Set and venue Isometric view - Digital white model

RENDERINGS

Scene 1: Overture -
Rendering with textures and lighting

Scene 5: Dance of the Reed Flutes -
Rendering with textures, projections and lighting

Scene 4: Russian Dance -
Rendering with textures, projections and lighting

DISCLAIMER

THIS IS A CONCEPTUAL SCENIC DESIGN PROJECT. IT IS AN ADAPTATION OF THE SHORT VERSION OF THE NUTCRACKER BALLET.

THIS DESIGN AIMS TO BE AN EXPLORATION OF LIVE MUSIC AND PERFORMANCE IN A SMALL BLACK BOX THEATRE FORMAT TO CREATE AN IMMERSIVE THEATRE EXPERIENCE.

THUS, THIS SHOW WAS THOUGHT FOR 6 ACTORS/DANCERS, ACCOMPANIED BY A LIVE STRING QUARTET.

AUDIENCE: MAXIMUM 14 PEOPLE.