Directed and choreographed by a long-time collaborator, I approached this design as a classic story ballet to showcase the extensive dancing.

My first iteration of Carousel, designed 23 years earlier, had featured rather dark, 3D architectural structures. That design worked well in the early ‘90’s creating a memorable production.  

But now, with a different choreographer/director at the helm, I dispensed with simplified realism and relegated all scenery to the role of “décor” to frame and support the lyrical story telling, placing the choreography and exuberant dancers front and center.