Wanting to Tell Stories.

The article discusses the purpose on the development of the ballet adaptation "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," choreographed by Bob Bowyer. Bowyer decided to establish the ballet like a musical with the wants and needs of the characters leading the plot while the dancing and groups would arise out of it. The transition of the novel into a ballet was a great challenge because of the limitations to the freedom of the choreographer to build, change and strengthen the plot for the emphasis on its dramatic arc. Aside from these limitations, it was a picaresque novel with no real plot which means the plot should be built from scratch to establish a strong starting point of the scenes with strong antagonists.