Editing Narrative ballet (section)

==Creating narrative ballets in the 21st century==

[[Christopher Wheeldon]], composer of [[The Winter's Tale (ballet)|''The Winter's Tale'']], states that in today's age, "Design and the use of technology are important tools in storytelling... such as the well integrated use of projection in his ballet 'Alice' and 'Winter's tale'".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pointemagazine.com/contemporary-story-ballets/|title=Story Ballets for the 21st Century: What Are the Secret Ingredients of Today's Successful Narrative Works?|first=Hanna|last=Rubin|date=March 31, 2016|website=Pointe Magazine}}</ref> While we love the classics such as ''[[Swan Lake]]'', ''[[The Sleeping Beauty (ballet)|The Sleeping Beauty]]'', and ''[[Cinderella]]'', modern ballets should reflect the modern days changing technology. While classic ballets are interesting to the audience because of its unique plot and characters, it's a good idea to make minor tweak to the original work to hold the audiences' attention. This could mean adding a new character or making changes to a character's costume. However, any changes need to still reflect the original storyline. For example, costumes need to be appealing and reflect a character's personality. The lighting and staging needs to complement the storyline to keep it engaging.