Into the Woods

In a show like Into the Woods, choreography plays a nuanced and integral role in the piece as a whole when you consider that the script and score are composed and orchestrated as one. The choreography is not simply set on individuals, but is created to give the entire story movement and life, and deepen the storytelling.

Every transition and scene change was carefully coordinated in rhythm to ensure a seamless flow of events. My work as a choreographer in this type of musical is most successful when you scarcely notice it's there.

This show also features an array of archetype characters and I worked with each actor to create a physicality. Many of them played multiple roles and each one had a unique movement vocabulary. In some ways, though there is no traditional dancing in the show, it was my job to make the entire musical dance.