But still we can discuss details:
- Open stage or Renegade performance?
- I propose to do it before the battle, so the Diabolo Battle gets more publicity
- Maybe we can discuss with an assumed number of players, 10/12, and how it would look like. I believe providing details may encourage people to get involved earlier.
Good idea, was going to wait and see if there was more interest first but i think that this is the best way to create more interest.
So i was thinking of doing it for one of the Open Stages, preferably one of the later shows so we have some choreography time during the festival. Open Stage is for a few reasons.
1. more people get to see
2. more room for us to manoeuvre on stage/ more room to perform tricks
3. we can use it to also advertise the diabolo battle as well.
4. will come across as a more powerful performance with better lighting etc.
with the assumed numbers I have had a few different ideas.
I would ideally like to have a great variety of skills and styles - 1D (contact, body + integrals), vertax, 2D, 3D, 4D and some passing [however this all entirely depends on who puts their names down]
In terms of the performance itself I would like to keep it interesting - building in apparent difficulty and wonder throughout our time on stage.
I'm thinking for the start, everyone coming on with 1D doing orbits then doing some short passing sequence until maybe there is a few people left doing 3.
then start with the techy stuff. getting individuals or duo's (whatever people want to do) to step forward and do some show stopping tricks whether it be integrals, 2D, 3D feed the sun combos, passing, the more variety the better - This is the part of the performance where you put down your stamp down and say "BOOM, this is what I like to hit on a Sunday Morning Mothaflipppppaaaaa!"
So depending on the amount of Diaboloists we have depends on how many tricks an individual will have to do - i.e the more we have the easier it is for everyone involved.
The layout of this performance is simple yet effective - every individual may only have to practice and nail 1 or 2 mega tricks for the performance but the crowd will see 20 of them back to back and hopefully be gobsmacked throughout the show (so get your ideas flowing and practise some big ass tricks)
I think the hardest part will be picking a song/tune. I think the earlier we pick one the better as we can start making some concept choreography and everyone will know what to expect before we start practising.
Feel free to write queries, put your name down, suggest songs
I want this to be an OPEN project where we all have a voice - thats what this forum is about after all.
Thanks
Graham =]
