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A character has a lot on his or her mind. They lie down, and all of a sudden, there's music. And guys in tights. What the... |
A character has a lot on his or her mind. They lie down, and all of a sudden, there's music. And guys in tights. What the... |
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Then they wake up, and the ballet was [[All Just a Dream]]. |
Then they wake up, and the ballet was [[All Just a Dream]]. |
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The '''Dream Ballet''' had its heyday in musical [[Theatre]] from the 1930s through 1950s, when it was a favorite of such choreographers as George Balanchine, Agnes de Mille, Jerome Robbins and [[Bob Fosse]]. It appeared in other media as well, but has now fallen out of fashion. It doesn't necessarily have to be a dream, but it only takes place in a character's mind. |
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Compare [[All Just a Dream]] and [[Disney Acid Sequence]]. |
Compare [[All Just a Dream]] and [[Disney Acid Sequence]]. |
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== Theatre == |
== Theatre == |
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* In ''[[Oklahoma]]!'', there is a |
* In ''[[Oklahoma]]!'', there is a Dream Ballet after Laurey takes smelling salts to help her decide whether to take Curly or Jud to a dance. |
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** Famous as the ''Oklahoma!'' |
** Famous as the ''Oklahoma!'' Dream Ballet is, ballets in Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals aren't always dreams—those in ''[[Carousel]]'' and ''[[The King and I]]'' don't involve dreams. There is, however, a Dream Ballet for Ta in ''[[Flower Drum Song]]'', and the college dance sequence in ''Allegro'' takes a three-minute break from awkward reality to send the dancers twirling through their imaginations. |
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** This scene is spoofed in Matt Stone and Trey Parker's early film ''[[Cannibal! The Musical]]'' |
** This scene is spoofed in Matt Stone and Trey Parker's early film ''[[Cannibal! The Musical]]'' |
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* "Somewhere" from ''[[West Side Story]]''. |
* "Somewhere" from ''[[West Side Story]]''. |
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* "Carpe Noctem" from ''[[Tanz der Vampire]]'' |
* "Carpe Noctem" from ''[[Tanz der Vampire]]'' |
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* ''[[The Nutcracker (theatre)|The Nutcracker]]'' is a ballet in which all of the second act and some of the first turns out to be [[All Just a Dream]] in some productions (other productions play it as straight fantasy with magical things orchestrated by the mysterious Drosselmeyer). |
* ''[[The Nutcracker (theatre)|The Nutcracker]]'' is a ballet in which all of the second act and some of the first turns out to be [[All Just a Dream]] in some productions (other productions play it as straight fantasy with magical things orchestrated by the mysterious Drosselmeyer). |
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* ''Fiddler On The Roof'' has both a |
* ''Fiddler On The Roof'' has both a Dream Ballet and a ballet to explain a dream. |
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* The [[Trope Maker]] ''might'' be the "Beggar's Waltz" from the 1931 revue ''The Band Wagon''. |
* The [[Trope Maker]] ''might'' be the "Beggar's Waltz" from the 1931 revue ''The Band Wagon''. |
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* [[The Musical]] adaptation of ''A Tree Grows In Brooklyn''. |
* [[The Musical]] adaptation of ''A Tree Grows In Brooklyn''. |