RAD Releases Podcast Featuring Christopher Scott on Choreographing ‘Wicked: Part 1 and 2’
The Royal Academy of Dance has released a special podcast episode with Christopher Scott, the choreographer of the award-winning blockbuster movies Wicked and Wicked: For Good. Based on the original Broadway and West End productions, the two Wicked films have been critical and commercial successes, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande as Elphaba and Glinda, with Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh (Royal Academy of Dance alumni), and Jeff Goldblum in supporting roles.
This podcast episode goes inside the process of Christopher choreographing the two movies and working with the cast. Through his choreography, Christopher brings the land of Oz to stomping, whirling life – continuing his collaboration with director John M Chu (including In the Heights and the web series Legion of Extraordinary Dancers).
The episode asks how does Christopher, who began as a street dancer, work with stars like Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande? And in the absence of an Oscar for choreography, how does Christopher, a passionate advocate, feel about that?
Christopher Scott graduated from the Hollywood High Performing Arts Magnet Program, and began his choreography career in the Step Up dance films. He became associate producer and choreographer of The LXD: The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers. From 2010-16, he was a resident choreographer on So You Think You Can Dance, receiving three Emmy nominations. He has directed for stage and screen and has worked with artists such as Miley Cyrus and Gloria Estefan. In 2019, for director Jon M Chu, he choreographed the film of Lin Manuel Miranda’s In The Heights, followed by Wicked and Wicked: For Good.
Scott on why dance matters to him, “My mom’s an activist, my sister’s an activist. So, I grew up in this space of: we should be doing something that leaves this earth better than the way we found it. And this is how I’m spending my life, telling stories through dance.”
Why Dance Matters is available to stream via all major podcast platforms.
Find out more here: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/605cb25f381b45645f1b99e2
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