An Evening in Paris
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Topic: An Evening in Paris
Posted By: gfpaiges
Subject: An Evening in Paris
Date Posted: 9/26/05 at 11:16pm
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Help! I am DESPARATE for cheap ideas for a Middle School Dance in Dec. The theme is "An Evening in Paris". We have ordered a 17' Eiffel Tower and a 32' long skyline....and THESE have already stretched our budget! I am picturing a "fake" street of buildings, shoppes, cafe's, etc. but I don't know how to make it work! We have access to large sheets of cardboard and I have lots of volunteers BUT...how do I create a city street against a 100 foot wall in our gym??????? Also, need to make our concession area into a "Bistro".....need to make an awning of some kind...EEEKKKK! ANY IDEAS?????????I've never been to France so I am trying to pull it together from pictures and TV! THANKS.........Paige |
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Posted By: casey05
Date Posted: 9/27/05 at 5:28am
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If you've seen the movie Something's Gotta Give, there's a scene set in
a theatre on a Paris set. You could look at that for some ideas. You could have the Eiffel Tower in the centre of your stage, and then - at either side of it - have flats in the shape of shops like this:  If you can't paint something like that, you could even just try having black flats with yellow windows? You could also have a couple of old-fashioned lampposts sitting in your street scene, and maybe a park bench. A table and chairs could sit outside a cafe. You could also have the Moulin Rouge windmill painted onto a flat (you could use fairy lights shaped to spell out "Moulin Rouge" on the flat) and maybe the Arc de Triomphe on the other side ... hmm I'm not sure. |
Posted By: Shatcher
Date Posted: 9/27/05 at 1:18pm
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have you thought about using Gobos? I use these for school dances all the time. Your local theatre supply place should be able to help you. I know Apollo makes an Arch De... I just used one for the party. they run about $13.00 a piece. You do need a elipsoidal to run it though. Perhaps your school theatre has some of these? |
Posted By: Thespian_4_ever
Date Posted: 3/17/06 at 3:31pm
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Wow school dances are always hard, I like the gobo idea try theatre drops hung in your gym... ------------- |