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They have made several changes to the show since Vegas, so we might try and sneak in to watch it again
I am most interested in seeing Black or White and the new dancers
They have made several changes to the show since Vegas, so we might try and sneak in to watch it again
I am most interested in seeing Black or White and the new dancers
Been waiting for over a year! And now I'm only 5 days away from seeing the show (Feb. 10th). I saw one video on youtube before it got removed, and the giving tree wasn't there? Any reason why that would be?
Been waiting for over a year! And now I'm only 5 days away from seeing the show (Feb. 10th). I saw one video on youtube before it got removed, and the giving tree wasn't there? Any reason why that would be?
Oh! Are you going to Houston to watch it? Me too! Except I am going on the 11th. I hope you have a great time!
Cirque Du Soleil celebrates an immortal with Michael Jackson tour
By Rebecca S. Rivas of the St. Louis American | 0 comments If there were ever to be a world tour commemorating Michael Jackson's life work that would meet the world's expectations, it would have to be mind-blowing - filled with world-class dancers, musicians and performers.
Cirque du Soleil, the world-famous circus, took on the task. And last night, the group's "Michael Jackson - Immortal World Tour" sent many to their feet and to tears at the St. Louis Scottrade Center in a two-and-a-half hour performance filled with all the things one would hope.
Taking center stage amidst acrobats flying through the air and a 10-piece live band was video footage of the King of Pop, projected on video screens that reached from the ceiling to the floor - equivalent to 12 stories.
The audience roared when Jackson's music, recordings of interviews with Jackson and his famous music videos were brought to life among more than 40 dancers and acrobats. Through video storytelling and acrobatic language, Cirque du Soleil is spreading Jackson's message of unity, love, peace and justice across the world.
The show began with Jackson's "Childhood" at the gilded gates of Neverland, where a break-dancing mime awakens the bronze statues that inhabit the magical place.
The serene scene transforms into a high-powered number "Wanna be Starting Something," where dancers and acrobats in tribal costumes climb and down the stage and flip off a tiered tower.
From there, one begins to understand the flow of the night - Jackson's songs overlaid seamlessly from one to the next. And at least 10 exciting things to see at any one time - the electrifying band, dancers and live video-mixing that combined live footage with Jackson's old videos.
Every one of the 22 scenes was hypnotizing, but some stood out more than others.
Starting with "This Place Hotel," artists performed a sensual aerial tango, partially suspended in the air, as if they were in an anti-gravity nightclub. Then the male dancers from this number climbed up about 20-foot-tall light posts, which were flimsy enough to sway back and forth as they read newspapers.
That prompted a prelude to "Smooth Criminal," which was a video of old-timey newspapers talking about this uncatchable criminal and mixing images of Jackson in a white zoot suit. The men climb down from the light posts, as dancers in blue suits perform a choreography that showcases Jackson's iconic moves, including his famous leaning motion.
Then a white-zoot-suited figure arrives on the scene, and the men rip her suit off. Pole dancer Anna Melnikova reveals herself in a sequence bikini-like costume, and proceeds to climb up a tall pole and perform one of the most truly dangerous pole-dancing acts ever attempted to "Dangerous." She was surrounded by gangsters below also dancing.
Mime Salah Benlemqawansa, who served as the show's clown or storyteller, was also a crowd pleaser. As he led the audience from scene to scene, sometimes he would be "inhabited" by Jackson's spirit and break into a beat box number or break dancing.
At one point, the mime opened a stage-size book, and contortionist Baaska Enkhbaatar crawled out to "Is it Scary." At times, she turned the book's pages in a handstand with her feet on her head and with only one hand.
The scene right before intermission was rightfully "Thriller." The number re-imagined Jackson's original choreography and his iconic moves, as dancers and acrobats dressed as mummies performed on a graveyard set.
While the first act "thrilled" the audience, the second act truly pushed forward Jackson's pleas for an end to injustice, hatred, war and destruction of the planet.
It started with a breathtaking dance that encompassed his message of love in "I Just Can't Stop Loving You." Appearing as a black and a white swan, two artists emerge from a lake to perform a graceful straps duo. As they flipped high above the crowd, other aerial ballerinas twirled in the shadows.
Following, the songs "Beat it" and "Jam" were powerful dance numbers that worked the crowd up to "Scream," where acrobats executed a perfectly synchronized tumbling act, flinging themselves in the air and belly flopping onto the stage. Above Ninja-style acrobats suspended in the air interacted with the Japanimation-inspired sequences projected on the screens. The whole scene evoked the planet in peril.
Then in "They Don't Care About Us," dancers reenacted the number that was designed for the THIS IS IT concert tour, as artists dressed like soldiers wearing robot suits lined up to perform a powerful choreography in unison.
The soldiers' breastplates began to glow and artists from the audience came on the stage holding red glowing hearts to "Will You Be There." Almost spooky, Jackson's image was projected on a cloth-like screen that made it wave in and out. The song matched with his image sent many in the audience to tears.
The emotional moment was followed with an up-beat mega mix of "Can You Feel It," "Don't Stop Till You Get Enough," "Billie Jean," and "Black or White" - all riveting dance numbers.
The show's trumpet player Keyon Harrold, a native St. Louisan, kicked off the segment by coming out on the stage and waving the crowd up to dance. One can all but guarantee that his mother Shirley Harrold and his family were among the first audience members on their feet.
For "Black or White," performers manipulated flags in a tribute to the nations and dance styles of the world, including African, Spanish, Thai and Georgian dances.
The show's finale was "Man in the Mirror" - a song that Jackson often chose to end his concerts - in a celebration of the legacy of an immortal.
The show takes the stage again tonight at the Scottrade Center downtown at 8 p.m.
For more information, visit http://www.scottradecenter.com/STC-events/mjcirque.html
http://www.stlamerican.com/entertainment/living_it/article_d8e324e6-5276-11e1-ae14-001871e3ce6c.html
Waw these changes in the show, means you can go to shows in different states and come away with new experiences. This is very clever marketing, because it is making me want to see the show in several different states/countries. The only problem is that I do not have unlimited funds to run all over the world.
I am heading to the second series of Montreal shows in March - should be interesting. And they are coming back to my hometown in July. I think the changes to the show are still happening so I might go again in July just for the different experience.
I wish they would have a new date for Madison Square Garden too.
I am sure they will...I too am waiting for NY tix.
There are so many shows int he surroundings areas (Long Island, New Jersey) maybe they are waiting for those to sell out before announcing new NY dates. MSG sold out a long while ago.
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Tell us how it was!!! have funI have tickets for tonight at the Houston Toyota Center. I can't wait. I'm so excited! :wild: