New York City Ballet鈥檚 Justin Peck won a Tony Award for his work on the Broadway revival of Carousel, but what happens once the production opens and the choreographer鈥檚 off on his myriad other projects?
That鈥檚 where dance captains Corey John Snide and Craig Salstein step in. Watch in the video above as the two explain what it takes to preserve the show鈥檚 choreography for the company at the Imperial Theatre.
鈥淵ou are responsible in the creation to learn intention and really to try to develop a full understanding of the choreographer鈥檚 vision,鈥� says Snide (who also serves as a swing for the Jack O鈥橞rien-helmed staging).
As Snide is a swing and Salstein appears in the ensemble, the two offer different but complementary perspectives as dance captains; one is onstage every night witnessing the cast navigate the choreography first-hand, while the other is able to be in the house more regularly to 鈥渂ring what the audience sees.鈥�
Carousel continues at the Imperial Theatre .
