Thriller

Thriller/ Smells Like Teen Spirit, A Dance Piece
Newcomb Dance Company
Choreographed by Geoffrey Gunshol

This fun and energetic dance routine was choreographed to the songs Thriller by Michael Jackson and Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana. Both the costumes and the lighting served to bring a sense of the original music videos into the dance. Both fog and haze were used for effect.

During the Thriller section of the routine the zombies dance in front of a cyc textured with foliage gobos.

During the Smells Like Teen Spirit section of the piece, the zombies transform into warped cheerleaders as the lights flash and change, resembling a rock concert.  Make-shift ACL lights, made from narrow beam par cans,  flashed upstage to the beat of the song.

Towards the end of the piece, moving yellow beams ballyhoo as the characters  leap through the air.