Fiddler on the Roof
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Topic: Fiddler on the Roof
Posted By: wynham
Subject: Fiddler on the Roof
Date Posted: 6/01/05 at 11:01pm
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I
am looking for the special bottles that are bottom heavy and concave
for the bottle dance in "Fiddler" Please contact me if you know
where they can be found.
------------- Wynham |
Replies:
Posted By: dougb
Date Posted: 6/02/05 at 10:49am
| I have seen a couple of productions and was in one and they all used regular bottles. All it takes is a lot of practice. We tried weighting the bottles with shot held in place with melted wax but the actors had better luck with just plain old wine bottles. |
Posted By: Shatcher
Date Posted: 6/02/05 at 3:03pm
I always used regular bottles as well. They are eaiser and less expensive to replace if one gets broken!( and I'm sure one will)
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Posted By: Juliet
Date Posted: 6/04/05 at 10:30am
| If you don't want to use regular, you can get these hats and bottles with velcro on them. When my highschool did fiddler, that's what we used. |
Posted By: dougb
Date Posted: 6/04/05 at 11:15am
| I might add that when we did Fiddler, the bottle dancers were played by high school kids. The first time they made it through without a bottle falling off, the cast applauded more than the audience - we knew how hard they had worked on it. It was one of those magical theater moments. |
Posted By: basscase
Date Posted: 8/26/05 at 10:03am
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We used magnets- one in the bottle and one attached to the inside of the hat. They never fell off.
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Posted By: Gaafa
Date Posted: 8/31/05 at 11:58am
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We have always done the dance with glass wine bottles! It takes practice & the dancers become very adept in catching them before they hit the stage. I think we only had a couple that actually broke, all the rest bounced & none shattered. The other warm props quickly cleaned up the glass. Also it adds to the punters appreciation, if they can see, they are not held to the hats. ------------- Joe Western Gondawandaland turn right @ Perth. Hear the light & see the sound. Toi Toi Toi Chookas {{"chook [chicken] it is"} May you always play to a full house} |