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Backstage

Behind the Scenes: Becoming the Creature

It takes hours of intricate prosthetics and makeup to bring Frankenstein’s Creature to life. This time-lapse captures Principal Dancer Wei Wang’s transformation from bare skin to a fully-realized monster.

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