Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVChoreographer Dondraico Johnson brought his talent for putting together captivating live performances into National Geographic’s “Genius: Aretha,” where he reimagined some of the Queen of Soul’s most memorable concerts, down to hundreds of extras all feeling the music through period appropriate moves.
His efforts on the eight-episode limited series earned him his first attention from the Television Academy, picking up a nomination in the scripted programming choreography category.What was your philosophy for how much to move-by-move recreate actual Aretha Franklin performances?In my opinion, choreography is a thin line between doing research and making references to things and doing research and.
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