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The Legend Lives On - Official Cirque du Soleil 'Immortal World Tour' Discussion

Annita;3528225 said:
Some fans likes to spread negativty. The Tour is a big big success. Last week I read a article they have sold tickets für 40 Mill. The reviews from public and press are positive. In decembre are now 31 shows in Las Vegas.
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Thus far, no one here is bashing or even criticizing the show. Fans want this show to be a big success, so nobody is spreading negativity.

Some here are expressing concerns of show cancellation, which is totally legit. Show cancellation, whether it is due to logistical problem or weak sales, is not a good thing. If it's due to logictical problem, that means there are some major production issues that need to be resolved.

Also, if you venture out of this community and take a look to the comments on ticketmaster, some of the most critical comments are valid. Some are complaining about the lack of Giving Tree. Giving Tree is a major theme and a centerpiece of the stage. How can it be missing for almost a month? Without the Giving Tree, some people in the front rows have problems in viewing the actions on stage (although I cannot visualize how a tree can affect viewing). I'd be pissed too if I paid almost $180 for the best available seat, but couldn't even see all the actions.

Also, some are complaining about costume malfuctions, volume of live music, inconsistent flow, etc... These are the problems that I hope Cirque take notice and work to improve.
 
According to this website, Dec 3 and Dec 27 (2nd) shows already sold out

DateAvailable Times
Dec 3, 2011 Saturdaysold out | sold out
Dec 4, 2011 Sunday7:00 pm | 10:30 pm
Dec 6, 2011 Tuesday7:00 pm
Dec 7, 2011 Wednesday7:00 pm
Dec 8, 2011 Thursday7:00 pm
Dec 9, 2011 Friday7:00 pm | 10:30 pm
Dec 10, 2011 Saturday7:00 pm | 10:30 pm
Dec 11, 2011 Sunday7:00 pm | 10:30 pm
Dec 13, 2011 Tuesday7:00 pm
Dec 14, 2011 Wednesday7:00 pm
Dec 15, 2011 Thursday7:00 pm
Dec 16, 2011 Friday7:00 pm | 10:30 pm
Dec 17, 2011 Saturday7:00 pm | 10:30 pm
Dec 18, 2011 Sunday7:00 pm | 10:30 pm
Dec 22, 2011 Thursday7:00 pm
Dec 23, 2011 Friday7:00 pm
Dec 24, 2011 Saturday7:00 pm | 10:30 pm
Dec 25, 2011 Sunday7:00 pm | 10:30 pm
Dec 26, 2011 Monday7:00 pm | 10:30 pm
Dec 27, 2011 Tuesday7:00 pm | sold out



http://www.bestofvegas.com/Shows-Tickets/Michael-Jackson-THE-IMMORTAL-World-Tour/
 
They don't have Christmas off? Maybe it's too many shows? I thought there were only a couple of shows in Vegas like everywhere else.
 
I saw the show this past Tuesday and I thought it was fantastic..I absolutely loved it....What struck me the most was the fact that the show was dedicated to spreading Michael's message of love, acceptance, unity and making this world a better place...I cried (a lot), I laughed, and I danced and sang along....The audience consisted of all ages across the spectrum - very young children to people in their 70s and 80s....incredible to see....People dressed up as Michael and you could just feel the love...:)

I give Cirque the utmost respect for carrying on this part of his legacy while intertwining his incredible artistic genius..

The live band was just incredible, and the music and Michael's amazing voice soared across the arena...It was just breathtaking...

Although the show I saw didn't have a Giving Tree, it didn't matter to me...I was just so impressed and touched by the dedication they had to this man and all he meant to the world....I would love to see it again....:)
 
Congratulations to those who have already seen the show!!! I'm going to see it on Dec 4, during Fan fest in Las Vegas. Can't wait!!! I'm sure the show is amazing :)

Can you describe what memorablia they sell before the show? I'm very interested in t-shirts - both Immortal and other MJ-related.
Do they sell these t-shirts? http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/shows/michael-jackson-tour/merchandise.aspx
I like them very much. But they say on the website that they are available online only. I can't order them, because I'm in Russia and they deliver to the USA and Canada only.

And what about these t-shirts?
http://www.myplaydirect.com/michael-jackson/
Do they sell them before the shows?
 
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http://www.southwest.com/contest/ci...MTVAeWFob28uY29t&src=MAILIANWKND000000111105B
 
http://www.vancouversun.com/enterta...Soleil+Immortal+World+Tour/5661487/story.html

MICHAEL JACKSON: THE IMMORTAL WORLD TOUR

When: Friday night (also Saturday and Sunday, 8 p.m.)

Where: Rogers Arena


VANCOUVER - The King of Pop is not dead, he lives on in Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour show.

The Cirque's latest musical spectacular, after its much celebrated Love show dedicated to the Beatles and Viva Elvis dedicated to other King, certainly proved Jackson's musical legacy is alive and well.

The brainchild of creative director Chantal Tremblay (who worked on Love and other Cirque classics Alegria and Mystere) and award-winning tour director Jamie King (Madonna, Rihanna, Britney Spears), Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour is a whimsical, eye-popping extravaganza aimed to please fans and non-fans alike.

It was a concert that wasn't really a concert, a circus-themed show that wasn't really the circus, and while it was a multimedia, multi-disciplinary spectacle worthy of the King of Pop, The Immortal World Tour makes Jackson's absence from the stage and from his fans' lives all the more glaring.

What the all-ages crowd that filled Rogers Arena Friday night got - and will get again for two more presentations Saturday and Sunday - was more of a tribute to a dream and a creative vision.

The presentation featured close to 300 different costumes designed by Zaldy Goco (This Is It, Lady Gaga's Monster Ball Tour) and acrobatic and aerial feats and props, all of it layered with MJ's spellbinding musical catalogue re-invented and re-mashed by musical director and keyboardist Greg Phillinganes and musical designer Kevin Antunes, who gave MJ's music a similar treatment the Beatles got with the Love show.

Boasting a creative team beyond compare, Cirque du Soleil has brought Michael Jackson's work back to life under a new light.

The Immortal World Tour, with its loosely woven narrative of a mime (played flawlessly by Salah Belemqawanssa) coming to revisit Jackson through the various stages of his life and career, was mostly about imagery: The signature glove, the hat, five "fanatic" clowns recalling the Jackson Five trying to get into Neverland, the monsters and moves from the Thriller video and, of course, Bubbles.

The music was, with a mix of recorded material and a full live band, the star of the show, but that doesn't mean credit should be taken away from Cirque du Soleil's top notch team of choreographers, whose massive dance numbers were one of the main features of the presentation.

The Dancing Machine number, for example, was a combination of a multitude of dance styles complete with blasts of steam, animated machinery, metal outfits and acrobats swinging from the rafters. Crazy.

Smooth Criminal was a fantastic homage to the original with a stellar video intro and MJ's classic dance moves, while Dangerous featured an impressive feat of pole dancing.

Some numbers felt a little contrived, namely Ben and its ode to MJ's love of animals blending African rhythms, Japanese drumming and Lion King-esque props, and the show's pacing sometimes felt haphazard.

The retro-tinged numbers closer to the source material certainly fared the best, Thriller and its horde of dancing ghouls and the Beat It/Bad combo number and its oversized dancing glove and shoes really standing out.

Throughout, the crowd seemed entranced by the stunning visual presentation, which was really something to behold, and the amazing sound design.

It is unfair to try to guess what Jackson would have thought of Cirque's $60 million re-imagining of his work, but The Immortal World Tour is a concert-slash-circus-slash-multimedia extravaganza of tremendous proportions.



Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/enterta...l+World+Tour/5661487/story.html#ixzz1crqbd8mP
 
Forget the old opera line about it not being over until the fat lady sings. At Michael Jackson: The Immortal, it ain't started until the fat clown busts out the body rock.

In an opening sequence akin to a blunted b-boys' idea of interactive Saturday morning cartoons, Cirque du Soleil's homage to the late king of pop began big and stayed big.

Fitting for the larger-than-life subject of the show too.

The somewhat creepy or poignant — depending on where you sat with Jackson's assorted legal issues — opener "Childhood" certainly pulled heart strings. It isn't a great song, but perhaps one of the most honest lyrics the troubled artist penned. But what people came for was the all-out intensity of the first mega-number, "Wanna be Starting Something." Uh, wow.

Amazing bendy aerialists; spot-on band exquisite lighting and set design, and upwards of 30 people onstage at any given moment in the piece meant you never had an opportunity to focus one place long for fear of missing fantastic breaking, ballet, tap, aerial tango. The show even has a pole dancer that puts a whole new slick on "Dangerous."

And always the quintet of clowns hamming up "ABC" and "I Want You Back" and reminding us all of just how brilliant the Jackson 5's fashion was. And how great their animated program was too.

The hits just keep coming. With subtle use of video, photos, interview clips and filmed sequences always bringing Jackson's presence into the proceedings, this is unlike any tribute you'll ever see. The silver "ghost" of the dead singer is also used effectively as both guide and re-focusing tool for the beautiful aerial take on "Human Nature."

Those changing light suits would kill at Halloween.

Actually, anything in the whole "Thriller" lead-up would do. This was the creative at some of its most inventive. It was also the only song to get its very own cheer. Deserved applause as those were some kinda funky zombies and acrobatic mummies. The one-legged crutch dancer in particular has mega presence.

Although the conga player-cum-extra from a Chuck Norris flick and the one i call Xena, Warrior Cellist deserve mention for being so different from any other performer appearing. They'll be great in Bruce Lee: The Immortal if it ever happens. With the fierce mohawk'ed guitarist too.

Act two included a tight "Beat It" and jam sequence but then sort of slumped into ballads and more childhood themes. But the "They Don't Care About Us" sequence originally designed for the This Is It tour was interesting, if heavy handed. So was the "Heal the World/Will You Be There" heart-shaped lantern procession. Second half not so much; kind of like his career after Bad.

The final medley of upbeat tracks revived the set with some high-flying ring acrobatics but it couldn't top the first for full-on fantasy.

I'll never buy Bubbles as a DJ.


http://www.theprovince.com/entertai...ion+Michael+Jackson+legacy/5661514/story.html
 
Snowflake said:
Congratulations to those who have already seen the show!!! I'm going to see it on Dec 4, during Fan fest in Las Vegas. Can't wait!!! I'm sure the show is amazing :)

Can you describe what memorablia they sell before the show? I'm very interested in t-shirts - both Immortal and other MJ-related.
Do they sell these t-shirts? http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/shows/michael-jackson-tour/merchandise.aspx
I like them very much. But they say on the website that they are available online only. I can't order them, because I'm in Russia and they deliver to the USA and Canada only.

And what about these t-shirts?
http://www.myplaydirect.com/michael-jackson/
Do they sell them before the shows?
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I think they had those shirts...I stood in line to buy a shirt after the show and ended up with a man's size small because everything else was sold out or XXL :lmao:
 
Saw it tonight it was great. I loved how they started the show, it totally showed how misunderstood Michael was. Everytime Michael was shown on the screen the crowd freaked. My show didn't have the giving tree either. I love their overall message of love, hope, unity etc it was everything Michael stood for. I totally cried during the end of Will You Be There. I also loved how many elements from This Is It they used. Truly would have been a gorgeous show had we gotten to see it in it's full capacity. My only criticism was I wish the costumes had more of a Michael-esque look to them. I mean there were some where it was oozing Michael which I loved and there were others that IMO barely had any Michael in it. The people around us would freak anytime the dancers did any Michael movement. Btw I LOVED the mixes of the songs sooo much. So ya overall enjoyed it can't wait to see the Vegas show in 2013 and how it'll be different.
 
Arklove said:
I think they had those shirts...I stood in line to buy a shirt after the show and ended up with a man's size small because everything else was sold out or XXL :lmao:
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:lmao: I hope they understand that there will be a huge number of fans in Las Vegas and they need a huge number of t-shirts of different sizes :)
Which t-shirts you saw and bought? White or brown?

And what was the price, if you remember?
 
Snowflake said:
:lmao: I hope they understand that there will be a huge number of fans in Las Vegas and they need a huge number of t-shirts of different sizes :) Which t-shirts you saw and bought? White or brown?And what was the price, if you remember?
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II tried to find a picture of the shirt I bought, but I couldn't find it...it's a grey men's shirt with a V-neck...has red and blue silhouette Cirque acrobats and Michael doing the lean...in the top right hand corner it says Michael Jackson Immortal World Tour...when I get chance I can take a picture if u want :DI paid $50.00 for it ..:)
 
Can somebody contact or tweet @cirque and find out what's happening to Giving Tree.
I mean it's a main part / anchor of the show as they advertised /promoted in James King's video and now it seems like they are not fixing it /ignore about it. That's is not good at all.
 
Arklove said:
II tried to find a picture of the shirt I bought, but I couldn't find it...it's a grey men's shirt with a V-neck...has red and blue silhouette Cirque acrobats and Michael doing the lean...in the top right hand corner it says Michael Jackson Immortal World Tour...when I get chance I can take a picture if u want :DI paid $50.00 for it ..:)
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Wow! So they have another type of t-shirts.. Interesting.
If it's not difficult for you, I would be happy to see the picture :)
 
I agree that the fact the Giving tree isn't there is not good. It's the whole spirit of the concept, it was said it was being repaired in montreal and was supposed to be back for the shows in Toronto, but no sign of the Giving tree....

:(
 
Carinemjj said:
I agree that the fact the Giving tree isn't there is not good. It's the whole spirit of the concept, it was said it was being repaired in montreal and was supposed to be back for the shows in Toronto, but no sign of the Giving tree....

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I can't believe they've performed all these shows without the Giving tree. This is unacceptable. WTF...?
 
yeh, they have 3 shows that weekend . Hope they have the GT fixed by then. The show in Vegas is coming soon dec3 will see what happens.
 
http://www.becultured.ca/2011/11/06/mjs-spirit-lives-on-in-the-immortal-world-tour/

Tonight, something magical graced the city of Vancouver; overtaken by fans of all ages donning everything from fedoras to single white gloves, Rogers Arena played host to the most amazing and magical spectacle it ever has, or likely ever will: the “Michael Jackson IMMORTAL World Tour by Cirque du Soleil” was in town. Well over 15,000 people filled the arena, occupying every available floor, stand, and upper bowl seat, and sat mesmerized as one of the most astonishing acrobatic and dance troupes in the world put on a show that could only be matched by The King himself.

Opening with clips of MJ flashing on the screens, and progressing through a hugely multi-faceted array of visuals and incredible music, the show highlighted the career of the most iconic artist of all time. The show employed pyrotechnics, shifting stages, incredible dancing, and Cirque du Soleil’s signature acrobatics to bring soul to MJ like only He could. I will briefly disclose that I am an incredibly huge fan of Michael Jackson, and so for me this event was moving on such a deep level that I was brought nearly to tears on more than one occasion.

Clearly modeled after Michael’s dream for the This Is It concert series, The IMMORTAL Tour took cues from various scenes in the original show, including the “They Don’t Care About Us” infinite-soldier army. The “story” of the show is based on five MJ ‘fanatics’ who are trying to get into Neverland, dancing and ‘blasting’ music from their little stereo until they end up doing so by about halfway into the show. Being a circus, after all, a mime is necessary, and the one in this show seemed to play the part of the ‘spirit’ of Michael Jackson. He, along with every other member of the troupe, threw down some simply jaw-dropping dance moves, displaying impeccable choreography throughout the nearly three-hour show.

If you’ve ever been to a Cirque du Soleil show before, you know that props and elaborate costumes are no sticking point for them, and this show was certainly no exception. Incredibly immersive backdrops and costumes brought life to the already magical dream, and with the incredible dexterity and fluidity of the dancers, it was like Michael himself was right there on stage, moving with each and every member of the cast.

All in all, this was simply an awe-inspiring show. I cannot stress enough how truly magical it was, with my only concern being the mere 20 minute intermission that tricked 5000 people into thinking they would be able to make it to the bathrooms and back without missing the beginning of the next half- but really that’s just nitpicking.

If you’re any sort of Michael Jackson fan at all, you simply must make it out to the show. Go ahead and drop the extra 100 dollars for floor seats, it is totally worth it, for an experience that will rock your mind, body and soul.

MJ would be proud.
 
Snowflake said:
Wow! So they have another type of t-shirts.. Interesting.
If it's not difficult for you, I would be happy to see the picture :)
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Here you go :D...It wasn't my first choice for a shirt, but I at least wanted something lol

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love is magical said:
Very nice t-shirt, Arky! Love it! I'll have a chance to experience the magic about five months away from now... :)
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Yay! You're gonna love it...It was absolutely magical...Michael was there in spirit, they made sure of that....:wub:

Now I wish I would have bought a programme...ah well lol
 
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