A friend of mine ryan was called in to audition for one of those men in fiddler on the roof.
Fiddler on the roof wine bottle dance.
Six things you may not have known about fiddler on the roof.
In 2001 chicago s improv olympic produced a well received parody the roof is on fiddler that used most of the original book of the musical but replaced the songs with 1980 s pop songs.
He observed one man entertaining a crowd by tottering around with a bottle on his head.
Talent not tricks makes this bit if theatre magic work.
If you have ever seen jerome robbins famous bottle dance you may have wondered how do they do that.
Take it from a photographer who knows light and classic movies the wine bottle dance scene from the 1971 movie fiddler on the roof is extraordinary.
The cinematography is simply amazing from the dim interior lighting to the slow motion dance steps to the dust being kicked up from the dirt floor during the dance sequence.
Broadway references have included spamalot where a grail dance sends up the bottle dance in fiddler s wedding scene.