Cirque du Soleil "Michael Jackson" Show

[daggi]

Genau das ist und war meine "Befürchtung", von der eigentlichen Show nicht so viel mitzubekommen, eben wegen seiner Präsenz.

[Lena]

http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/theater/even_in_death_michael_jackson_thriller_4dJZlPaGzhRaaBJDc6kruO#ixzz1quIGpCzg

Even in death, Michael Jackson’s a thrillerLast Updated: 12:08 AM, April 3, 2012

More Print Frank Scheck

THEATER REVIEW

MICHAEL JACKSON: THE IMMORTAL WORLD TOUR
Madison Square Garden, 4 Penn Plaza. 800-745-3000. Through April 5.

There’s a surreal quality to Cirque du Soleil’s “Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour,” which played this weekend at Newark’s Prudential Center, and it’s not just because its inspiration is no longer with us. This lavish show, featuring the company’s trademark spectacular acrobatics and stunning visuals, is not all that different from the theatrical extravaganzas of today’s arena concerts. Except, of course, that the star fails to show up.

But he certainly would have approved of the alternately mind-blowing and silly proceedings. For every element that is sublime — the acrobats in multicolored LED-studded bodysuits cavorting overhead in “Human Nature,” the incredibly sexy female pole dancer who writhes her way through “Dangerous” — there is another that is just wrongheaded, such as the Afro-headed clowns lipsynching Jackson Five songs. And don’t get me started on the performer wearing a monkey suit pretending to be Bubbles the Chimp.


Cirque du Soleil’s Michael Jackson tribute proves alternately eye-popping and predictable, but can’t outdo its inspiration.
Not surprisingly, much of the show, which moves to Madison Square Garden for three nights starting tomorrow, replicates Jackson’s choreography and visual iconography in ways both slavish and inspired. You can be sure of seeing the dancing graveyard zombies of “Thriller,” the hard-rocking juvenile delinquents of “Beat It,” and the dancers leaning at impossible angles to “Smooth Criminal.”

Far more imaginative is the treatment given such songs as “Dancing Machine,” featuring a phalanx of industrial-suited tap dancers, and “Beat It,” with performers inhabiting a giant rhinestone glove and pair of loafers.

Diehard fans will be gratified by the inclusion of “They Don’t Care About Us,” a number originally designed for the never-to-be “This Is It” tour. But its robot-suited dancers, who wear LED breastplates flashing images ranging from dollar signs to hearts, aren’t exactly subtle.

The music is presented in suitably deafening mega-mix style, with Jackson’s voice accompanied by a live band led by Jackson’s frequent collaborator, Greg Phillinganes. The large ensemble performs his trademark dance moves with uncanny precision, with one-legged dancer Jean Sok an unforgettable standout.

The singer himself is often seen on giant video screens showing clips of his videos and concert appearances. And here’s the ironic thing: No matter what spectacular event is taking place live in front of you, you still can’t take your eyes off him. Even in death, Michael Jackson steals the show.
Der Sänger selbst ist of zu sehen in gigant. Video-Bildschirmen, die Clips von seinen Videos und Konzertauftritten zeigen. Und hier ist die Ironie. Egal was für ein spektakuläres Event live auf der Bühne vor Dir passiert, Du kannst Deine Augen nicht von ihm lassen. Sogar im Tod, Michael Jackson stiehlt die Show.
Read more: https://<br /> http://www.nypost.co...#ixzz1qzCVlvDY

[Lena]

Gestern bei Good Morning Amerika

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/cirque-du-soleil-flips-michael-jackson-gma-16039621

[daggi]

Liebe FL Freundin, ich bin froh, dass Du mich runterholst, ich glaube, ich werde mir die Doku nicht anschauen. Ich werde es auf mich zukommen lassen, ich weiß, Du verstehst meine Gedanken...

[Jackie2010]

Ich weiß schon ungefähr, worauf Du hinaus willst Daggi, aber... lass es im Original auf Dich wirken! Warte hab, schau es Dir an und dann entscheide! So Stückchenwerk kommt sicher noch anders rüber als das ganze Programm.
Und der Cirque hat immer sehr ausgefallene, extravagante Bühnenbilder, Kostüme und fantasievolle Masken. Versuche lieber, das Ganze unvoreingenommen und im Stück zu betrachten.
Ich weiß auch gar nicht, ob es für mich sooo gut ist, diese Doku's VOR der eigentlichen Aufführung zu sehen, ich glaube auch, ich lasse das jetzt lieber. Irgendwie habe ich das Gefühl, mir geht sonst der Zauber und die Vorfreude auf das Spektakel verloren, wenn ich schon im Vorhinein alles analysiert und dokumentiert betrachte!

[daggi]

Nachdem ich Teile der Doku gesehen habe, bin ich hin und hergerissen zwischen Freude auf die Show und Sorge darüber, ob die Inszenierung passt und nicht ein wenig zu "lustig" rüberkommt. Bei manchen Einstellungen, die in der Doku gezeigt wurden, wirkt es auf mich (Himmel, wie drücke ich mich jetzt am besten aus, ohne dass es falsch verstanden wird) ein gaaanz klein wenig albern, also zu dem eigentlichen Song wirken einige Outfits oder die Darbietung etwas überzogen. Bitte, bitte, geißelt mich jetzt nicht. Ich kann es nicht anders formulieren.... Sind nur meine bescheidenen Ängste. ich hoffe inständig, sie werden entkräftet.

[Dreamerdancer]

Mir wäre lieber, wenn ein lebender Michael das Geld verdienen würde und nicht der Tote

Dann ist die Nachfrage ziemlich hoch, wenn sie die Shows aufstocken.Momentan sind sie wieder in Kanada.Man kann schon fast sagen, es ist Michaels vierte Welt Tournee (Jackson5 nicht mitgezählt), nur ohne Michaels physische Anwesenheit, aber doch seine Tour.

[geli2709]

Da dieser aktuelle Artikel auch oder vorallem unterschwellig Werbung für die Immortal-Tour ist, stelle ich ihn hier ein:



Long live the King of Pop


Article by: JON BREAM , Star Tribune
Updated: March 25, 2012 - 9:05 AM

In death, Michael Jackson's shattered career was reborn - including the country's No. 1 tour,
coming to town this week.


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We saw the funeral. We saw the posthumous movie "This Is It." We saw the manslaughter trial of his doctor.

The King of Pop may be dead, but he is coming to an arena near you. "Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour" is the No. 1 tour in the music business right now, grossing more than $1 million a night -- doing bigger business per city than current outings by Kanye West/Jay-Z, Bob Seger and Brad Paisley.

Even though it's sort of a Michael Jackson concert without Michael, what Cirque du Soleil's "Immortal" -- which lands at Target Center Tuesday and Wednesday -- underscores is that Jackson remains immensely popular nearly three years after he overdosed.

"He was strangely reborn as a pop star with his death," said filmmaker and culture critic Nelson George, who has written two books on Jackson.

The pop icon certainly has been boffo box office of late. In October, when Forbes last calculated the income of dead musicians, Jackson was the runaway winner, having grossed $170 million in the previous year. Elvis Presley ranked second with a mere $55 million.

Since Jackson's death on June 25, 2009, at age 50, his estate has pulled in more than half a billion dollars, including $60 million upfront for the movie "This Is It" and $250 million for a 10-project record deal with Sony, according to Forbes.

"Michael is Elvis," said George. "In terms of iconography of cult Americana, Michael is replacing Elvis in so many different ways."

For one, Jackson is taking over for Presley in Las Vegas, where the rock 'n' roll king reigned for decades. Cirque du Soleil has announced the December closing of its "Viva Elvis" show after less than two years in Vegas and the opening of a resident production of "Immortal" there in 2013 to complement its Beatles' show, "Love," which opened in 2006, and the touring "Immortal."

Because he didn't tour in the United States between 1988 and his death, "Immortal" has become something of a surrogate Jackson tour.

"You cannot ever replace Michael," said Jackie Jackson, second oldest member of the Jackson 5.

But Jackie said that his brother always wanted to work with Cirque du Soleil so, of course, the Jacksons cooperated on "Immortal," which features Michael's voice on more than three dozen songs.

Directed and written by Jamie King -- Madonna's longtime collaborator -- the show doesn't follow a story arc, per se, but rather jumps around chronologically and features images of Jackson's career from his bejeweled glove to Bubbles the chimpanzee.

Big abroad

The 1990s were not kind to Jackson, especially in the States. To be sure, he scored hits, including the chart-topping "You Are Not Alone" and "Scream," a duet with his sister, Janet. But he was rocked by negative headlines, including allegations of child molestation, that made him a concert attraction non grata.

Except abroad. On two separate tours -- to support the "Dangerous" and "HIStory" albums -- he performed in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Oceania, South America and Mexico. The only U.S. venue was Hawaii. All the concerts were sold out.

"He's truly a global icon," said choreographer/dancer Travis Payne, who worked with Jackson from 1992 to 2009 and collaborated on "Immortal." "You could just feel a definite tonal shift in the way that he was perceived and received in all parts of the world."

After experiencing teen stardom with the Jackson 5 in the 1970s, Jackson became a solo sensation in the 1980s, peaking with "Thriller," which became the best-selling album of all time (29 million sold in the States alone) and led to a then-record seven Grammys.

"He came of age artistically at a time when his art could be presented in a multimedia way," said Joe Vogel, a Huffington Post critic who wrote the 2011 book "Man in the Music: The Creative Life and Work of Michael Jackson."

"We don't just hear the songs. There's the visual representation. There's the music videos. There's the dances. There's the iconography. There's the costumes. There's this whole web of things that we associate with Michael Jackson. People can relate to it in all those different ways. It's very multi-sensory."

It wasn't just those big-budget music videos with wow-inducing visual effects that hooked fans. While Elvis rocked and the Beatles made us sing along, Michael made us dance. He may have recorded more enduring dance tunes -- from the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back" to his own "Billie Jean" -- than any other pop figure.

Emil Campbell, who used to be a Jackson impersonator in a Las Vegas revue, still turns to Jackson songs with his popular Twin Cities show band the R Factor whenever he wants to be starting something on the dance floor.

"His music just makes you want to move," said Campbell, who has been performing Michael's music professionally for four decades.

But Michael didn't just do dance tunes.

"There's a depth and a range to his catalog," Vogel said. "He has ballads, he has protest songs, he has anthems, he has dance music. He did gospel, he did R&B, he did pop, he did hip-hop. It's not a traditional pop catalog where all the songs are love and relationships."

As inventive as his music may have been rhythmically and sonically, it was clearly mainstream and had mass appeal.

"It was clean and wholesome. It wasn't nasty music," explained singer Campbell. "You didn't have to worry about who is in the room. Your grandma could listen to it."

But what may have been the strongest magnet for Michael was the way he made you feel when he was onstage.

"He was the ultimate performer," said superfan Emily Clifford, 24, of Minneapolis, who regularly wears leather jackets like those her idol wore in the "Thriller" video and on the cover of his album "Bad."

Yes, he tried to be bad, but, as Clifford puts it, "he had the ability to have androgynous sex appeal that was both innocent and addicting." With that image, that dancing and 16 No. 1 songs, he became a demographic dream -- the first pop star to truly transcend race, genres, generations and geography in his appeal.

Dark side disappeared

Death obliterated the dark side of Jackson -- the child-abuse allegations, the plastic-surgery misadventures, the curious marriages -- and the masses focused on why we appreciated him in first place.

Released four months after his death, "This Is It" -- the highest-grossing concert movie ever, with $261 million -- was a crucial component in restoring his reputation. After years of his reclusiveness, the documentary showed the world what few had seen before: Michael as a person, his humanity and creativity in full view of the cameras. He taught moves to dancers, shared ideas with the show's director and created sounds with his mouth and fingers to instruct his musicians.

"He'd take as much time as was needed to get it right," choreographer Payne said of Jackson's creative process. "It was always about trying to top the last idea. That didn't necessarily mean bigger. It definitely meant different. It needed to have some surprise element. He wanted [the dancing] to be entertaining enough that it catches people's eye but simple enough that they want to get up and do it."

The movie chronicles the preparation for Jackson's ballyhooed comeback This Is It show -- 50 nights at London's O2 Arena in 2009-10 -- that never happened. Thus, for younger fans who never experienced Jackson in concert, this "Immortal" tour is it.

Matt Webster, 28, of Minneapolis, has a $175 ticket for Target Center. Actually, he had plans to see Jackson live for the first time in London three years ago.

"He was the coolest guy in the whole world," said Webster, who, at age 5 or 6, started break-dancing to his parents' cassette of the "Bad" album. "I was looking at paying $800 to scalpers for a This Is It ticket in London. Now, if you can't have Michael, you might as well have the most grandiose tribute to him. Cirque du Soleil is the one thing that can do him justice. I'm super-pumped."


King vs. King

Jackson's estate out-earned Elvis' by more than 3 to 1 last year, according to Forbes magazine, which ranked the top earners among dead pop stars:

1. Michael Jackson: $170 million

2. Elvis Presley: $55 million

3. John Lennon:$12 million

4. Jimi Hendrix: $7 million

5. George Harrison: $6 million

Source: Forbes, Oct. 2010-Oct. 2011

http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/143974986.html?page=2&c=y

[Lena]

Für Deutschland sind 3 weitere Termine hinzugekommen. Jetzt 16 Shows.

Jeweils eine 3 Show für Frankfurt und München und eine 2. Show für Leipzig.

http://www.eventim.de/michael-jackson-immortal-world-tour-tickets.html?affiliate=TUG&doc=artistPages%2Ftickets&fun=artist&action=tickets&kuid=465035

Für Österreich/Wien wurde ein 3. Termin hinzugefügt.

http://www.oeticket.com/de/tickets/cirque-du-soleil-michael-jackson-wien-wiener-stadthalle-halle-d-109364/event.html

[Dreamerdancer]

Auf SAT1 wird für die Immortal Show sporadisch Werbung gemacht.

Hier noch ein Radio Interview über die Immortal Show

http://www.991themix.com/Michael-Jackson-The-Immortal-World-Tour-by-Cirque-/11315408?pid=225727

[Paulyne]

hier sind die ganzen Daten.....

http://www.eventim.de/michael-jackson-the-immortal-world-tour-by-cirque-du-soleil-tickets.html?affiliate=EVE&doc=artistPages%2Ftickets&fun=artist&action=tickets&erid=689786&xtcr=1&xtmc=Imortal

[dirrtydiana]

Was les ich hier? Eine MJ Cirque du Soleil Show? Gibts ja garnicht, hör ich gerade zum ersten Mal
Wie toll! Stehen schon andere Tourdaten außer München fest?
Ich war vor zwei Jahren in der Saltimbanco Show und war einfach total überwältigt... Hoffe es gibt bald neue News dazu =)

[Lena]

http://www.nachrichten-muenchen.de/index.html?art=16867

Lokalnachrichten aus München und Umgebung

Cirque du Soleil: Michael Jackson - The Immortal World Tour am 25.11.2012 in der Olympiahalle München


Die Fantasiewelt des Michael Jackson als Arena-Produktion

Eine fesselnde Fusion aus Musik, Tanz und optischer Opulenz

Seine Tourneen waren die größten Events der modernen Geschichte. Jetzt kann man den Nervenkitzel und die Musik, die unsterbliche Legende und die Leidenschaft noch einmal erleben! Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour von Cirque du Soleil, lässt Genie und Gefühl des King of Pop überlebensgroß wiedererstehen.

Die einzigartige Show überträgt Essenz, Inspiration und Talent des Michael Jackson in fantastische, monumentale und farbenprächtige Visionen des Cirque du Soleil. Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour kommt von Mitte November bis Ende Dezember nach Deutschland und Österreich, wie die Erben von Michael Jackson und Cirque du Soleil bekanntgaben.

Die fesselnde Fusion aus Musik, Tanz und optischer Opulenz lässt den Zuschauer in die kreative Welt von Michael Jackson eintauchen. Die gigantische, elektrisierende Arena-Produktion offenbart, warum er wie kein anderer die globale Pop-Kultur geprägt hat. Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour verwandelt vor den Augen des Publikums seine Songs in unvergessliche Fantasy-Bilder und artistische Expressionen. Michaels Bewegungen werden sprichwörtlich auf den Kopf gestellt. Die Show richtet sich an Fans, die den Superstar verehrt haben, aber auch an Unbefangene, die zum ersten Mal mit der künstlerischen Schaffenskraft Michael Jacksons konfrontiert werden.

Das Mammutspektakel erfasst Wesen, Kosmos und Inspiration des King of Pop, zelebriert sein Vermächtnis, das nach wie vor Generationen bewegt. Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour eröffnet Einblicke in eine Fantasiewelt, wo die Wurzeln des Menschen und Musikers sowie der Ursprung seines kreativen Impulses offengelegt werden. Es ist der Versuch, seine Motivation, seine Affinität zu Musik, Märchen, Magie, Tanz und der fragilen Schönheit einer vermeintlich harmonischen Natur zu entschlüsseln.

Dreh- und Angelpunkt von Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour sind Michael Jacksons Pop-Hymnen und die immense Ausstrahlung, die von ihnen ausgeht. Dies ist der Motor der Show, die mit unglaublicher Energie und atemberaubender Intensität realisiert wurde. Mit phänomenalen Darbietungen unterstreichen 64 Tänzer, Musiker und Akrobaten Michael Jacksons universelle Botschaft von Lieben, Frieden und Einigkeit.

Der Autor und Regisseur der Show, Jamie King, ist stark von Michael Jackson beeinflusst worden. Er hatte die einzigartige Gelegenheit, Michael Jackson als Tänzer auf der Dangerous World Tour zu begleiten. King blickt auf eine erfolgreiche Karriere als Choreograph und Regisseur und schuf Konzepte für Tourneen von Superstars wie Rihanna und Celine Dion. Seit über zwölf Jahren arbeitet er als kreativer Direktor für Madonna.

Hinter Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour stehen die folgenden kreativen Köpfe: Guy Laliberté - Kreative Leitung; Gilles Ste-Croix - Kreative Leitung; Chantal Tremblay - Gestaltungsleiterin; Jamie King - Buch und Regie; Carla Kama - Stellv. Showregie; Kevin Antunes - Musikgestalter; Greg Phillinganes - Musikregisseur; Mark Fisher - Bühnengestalter; Michael Curry - Requisitengestalter; Zaldy Goco - Kostümdesigner; Germain Guillemot - Gestalter der Akrobatik-Performances; Scott Osgood - Gestalter für Seile und Akrobatikausrüstung; Olivier Goulet - Projektionsgestalter; Martin Labrecque - Lichtdesigner; François Desjardins - Tondesigner; Travis Payne - Choreograph; Rich und Tone Talauega - Choreographen; Debra Brown - Akrobatik-Choreographin; Napoleon und Tabitha Dumo - Choreographen; Jamal Sims - Choreograph; Cloud und Tamara Levinson - Choreographen; Mandy Moore - Choreographin; Florence Cornet - Makeup-Designerin.

Quelle: PGM Promoters Group Munich Konzertagentur GmbH



Termin
25.11.12 19:00
Kartenpreise
61,60 bis 106,60 EUR zzgl. Gebühren

Tickets unter

http://www.muenchenticket.de

[Lena]

Michael Jackson’s The Immortal Show Dethrones Jay-Z and Kanye West As Top Concert
Post by Alex Stone, Mar 9, 2012 at 7:41 pm Speak Up1

Jay-Z and Kanye West’s ‘Watch The Throne’ tour took second place to Michael Jackson’s The Immortal Cirque du Soleil show on the top concerts list.
2011 was definitely the year of The Throne. When Jay-Z and Kanye West announced a collaboration album dubbed ‘Watch The Throne,’ we already knew to expect an incredible project. The album was held in high regard for many throughout the hip hop community, but what was more impressive was The Throne’s tour.
Anyone that attended the performance knows that there was absolutely nothing like it, and although the ‘N*ggas in Paris’ music video took actual footage from their show, if you weren’t there, you just can’t understand the energy these two possess on the stage together.
With a tour so spectacular though, the hip hop duo only managed to pull in the number 2 spot with an impressive $1,902,032. This number averages out to each fan spending around $113 per ticket. It comes as no surprise that the only artist great enough to dethrone Jay-Z and Kanye West would be Michael Jackson himself.
‘Michael Jackson: The Immortal’ was a Cirque du Soleil show that pulled in the number 1 spot, thanks to a mind boggling $2,2362,502 in revenue being generated over the past three months in ticket sales. Even after death, Michael Jackson still has such a strong presence in pop culture, and many would say that he simply is pop culture.

Michael Jackson`s The Immortal entthront Jay-Z und Kanye West als Top Concerte
Beitrag von Alex Stone, 9. März 2012 um 07.41 Uhr Speak Up1

Jay-Z und Kanye Wests 'Watch The Throne "-Tour belegt den zweiten Platz hinter Michael Jacksons The Immortal Cirque du Soleil Show auf der Top- Konzertliste.
2011 war definitiv das Jahr von The Throne. Als Jay-Z und Kanye West ein Album in Zusammenarbeit angekündigt hatten genannt "Watch The Throne", wussten wir schon, dass uns eine unglaubliches Projekt erwartet. Das Album fand ein hohes Ansehen bei vielen in der gesamten Hip-Hop-Gemeinde, aber was noch beeindruckender war war die Thron-Tour.
Jeder, der die Performance besuchte, weiß, dass es gab absolut nichts Vergleichbares gab, und obwohl die "N * GGAs in Paris 'music video eigentliches Footage von ihrer Show nahmen, wenn Sie nicht da waren, kann man einfach nicht die Energie verstehen, die diese beiden auf der Bühne zusammen besitzen.
Obwohl die Tour so spektakulär ist schaffte es das Hip-Hop-Duo nur auf Platz 2 mit beeindruckenden 1.902.032 $. Diese Zahl ist ein Durchschnitt von 113 $ pro Ticket, die jeder Fan ausgab. Es ist keine Überraschung, dass der einzige Künstler der groß genug ist Jay-Z und Kanye West zu entthronen Michael Jackson selbst sein würde.
'Michael Jackson: The Immortal "ist eine Cirque du Soleil Show, die auf Nummer 1 steht dank eine jede Vorstellungskraft übersteigenden $ 2,2362,502 Umsatzes in den letzten 3 Monaten des Ticketsverkaufes. Selbst nach dem Tod hat Michael Jackson immer noch eine so starke Präsenz in der Popkultur und viele würden sagen, dass er einfach Pop-Kultur ist.

[Tijaju]

Die sind ja der absolute Hammer!!