The Night Theater Presents: Winter Wishes

A fun show of dreams & Wishes for this time of year. 

The Dreamdancers have worked their magic to bring you a few of their winter hopes and dreams to pixel life. 

Proudly introducing JenzZa Misfit debut as a choreographer with 2 numbers she has collaborated with Martty on. And Sarah shares her Grown-up Christmas list with us.

Saturday Dec 13th at 1pm

Saturday Dec 13th at Midnight ( 11.59 pm) slt

Monday Dec 22nd at noon slt

Ride below:

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Dusty/191/181/25

Merry Christmas from us All

A Magical Sleigh Ride Through a Winter Wonderland

Christmas !* ExtravaDanza *!

No need to pout, cry or shout... Santa Claus IS coming to town AND he is taking YOU for a magical journey on his sleigh!  A sim-wide winter wonderland awaits, with reindeer stopping along the way for you to enjoy the splendor of Christmas, celebrated with music and dance!

* A sleigh ride across a winter wonderland of spectacular dances, celebrating Christmas around the world and through time!

* From the North Pole to Whoville, a lighted ice palace to Victorian charm, frozen forest fantasy to rusty Holden utes, this very special show will be a highlight of your holiday season.

* Some of SL's most dedicated dancers have been working very hard to create a Christmas ExtravaDanza for your enjoyment.

* Featuring a sim-wide venue built by RestlessSoul Blackheart!  Bring your camera and stay after the show to tour the sim, ice skate, have snow ball fights, and line up to sit on Santa's lap.  You are invited to enjoy the sim and take lots of pictures!

WITH CHOREOGRAPHY BY:
SexyS Quintessa
BabyP von Phoenix
Gunner von Phoenix
Aelva
Chandra Meehan
Dragon McMasters
Jilley
Kellan
Misse Tigerpaw
Setsuna Hirano
Naybabe
Winnie
MaarVoLous

PRODUCED BY:
Miss SexyS Quintessa

FOUR SHOWS:
Dec. 17th at 9pm SLT
Dec. 19th at 9pm SLT
Dec. 20th at 1pm SLT
Dec. 21st at 1pm SLT
FINE PRINT: Not all choreographers will perform at every show

This very special holiday presentation is the final offering on LEA12, the sim granted to Euphoria by Linden Endowment for the Arts.  In its final month, it features ExtravaDanza, the new dance troupe directed by SexyS Quintessa, in a Christmas around the world and through time production!  Mark your calendars and bring your wish list, plan to stay after the show and enjoy the sim... great photo opportunities, snow ball fights, ice skating, and a chance to sit on Santa's lap!

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/LEA12/124/124/40

Believing is seeing!!  We got THE GRINCH!!

La Oro's Unleashed Ladies and Gents

 ★★★LA ORO’S PERFORMANCE ARTS VENUE  ★★★

  ★★★★★★ PRESENTS TO YOU ★★★★★★

  ★★★★★★ LA UNLEASHED LADIES & GENTS DANCERS★★★★★★ 

Saturday, Dec. 6th at 5pm SLT

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Stellina/228/160/4001

                                              ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★                                

               CLICK THE OPERA GLASSES BOX AT LA ORO'S PERFORMING ARTS VENUE 

              TO RECEIVE A PAIR OF OPERA GLASSES THEN FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS

         ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★   

  WEAR YOUR HUD; ONCE ON YOU WILL HIT THE ESC KEY ON YOUR COMPUTER KEYBOARD 2 TIMES.  THEN YOU WILL CLICK ANY OF THE CIRCLES YOU DESIRE FOR YOUR VIEW OF THE SHOW.  ALL HAVE DIFFERENT ANGELS OF THE VENUE AND STAGE FOR YOU.    HIT RESET TO GET OUT OF THE OPERA GLASSES, THEN REPEAT THE ESC TO GO BACK TO LAST POSITION.  THANKS.

 ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★

IF THE OPERA GLASSES IS NOT YOUR CUP OF TEA FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTION BELOW

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HERE ARE A FEW TIPS TO AN AWESOME VIEW OF THE SHOW, MAKING YOUR EXPERIENCE VERY REWARDING.  

BE SURE TO KEEP YOUR CAMERA FOCUS TO THE FRONT OF THE STAGE.  CTRL, ALT, THEN CLICK THAT SQUARE THE MOUSE GIVES YOU ON THE UNLEASHED LADIES AND D.  NOT PERSON BECAUSE IT WILL MESS UP THE SYNC OF ALL TEAM MEMBERS, I AM SUGGESTING THE GOLD SQUARE IN THE FRONT OF THE DRAPES.  ONCE YOU HAVE CLICKED IT.  ADJUST YOUR CAMERA UP OR WHICHEVER WAY YOU NEED TO MAKE IT STRAIGHT.  ONCE YOU GET THIS VIEW, DO NOT TOUCH YOUR CAMERA AGAIN.  THIS WILL KEEP ALL PERFORMANCES SYNC AS WELL AS GIVE YOU A FRONT ROW SEAT. 

ALSO IN ORDER FOR YOUR MUSIC TO MATCH THE TEAMS PERFORMANCE, PLEASE RESTART YOUR PLAYER FOR EACH PERFORMANCE SONG, IT WILL SYNC YOUR PLAYER WITH THE TEAMS PLAYER GIVING YOU AN AWESOME SHOW EXPERIENCE.

HEADS UP; IF YOU SEE NAMES OF THE TEAM MEMBERS OR EVEN THE AUDIENCE OVER THEIR HEADS AND IT IS CLOUDING YOUR VIEW, I AM SUGGESTING THAT YOU, GO TO YOUR PREFERENCE IN YOUR VIEWER, THEN IN THE GENERAL TAB FOR SHOW NAMES PUT NEVER, TILL AFTER THE SHOW, THAT WAY THE WORDS ARE NOT FLOATING ON ANYONE'S HEAD.

THANKS FROM LA ORO'S UNLEASHED LADIES AND GENTS

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☆GUERILLA BURLESQUE ☆

Guerilla Burlesque's live dance entertainment show is a whole world of fun jammed into one hot hour. Great tunes, amazing concepts, it's a weekly revue that combines art, dance and music as a series of soloists create beautiful acts for great songs. Come join the best audience in SL, raising a ruckus at the fabulous Acuo Theatre on Idle Rogue! 

Doors open at 11 pm for the midnight show! Get there early the sim will fill up fast! And we want you there! http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Idle%20Rogue/107/189/36 

Photo by Imrhien Fargis
Models: gamma.infinity
babypeavonphoenix.bikergrrl

Elysium Cabaret's 2nd Anniversary Show!

Elysium Cabaret turns two on December 7th, 2014!  To celebrate, we are performing a "Best Of" show on Friday, December 5th, starting at 6pm SLT.  Some of your favorite dancers will revisit some of your favorite acts!  Featuring an exciting special guest performance from Dragon McMasters and La Oro's Unleashed Ladies and Gents, plus a brand new act from Babypea: Des'ree - Kissing You.  The show concludes with some of the funnest crowd dances ever, from Jilley.

Welcome to the weekend!

Check out what we have planned:
Gunner: Zoot Suit Riot
Selene: Bang Bang
Kyshra: Show Me How You Burlesque
Dragon: Apache - Robotic Ladies and Gents Take 2
Maar: I'm your Boogieman
Wiz: Life Is a Highway
Myth: Gods and Monsters
Queenie: Lullaby
Jilley: Alien
Babypea: Kissing You

In The Empire Room at the Copperhead Road sim!  Hope to see you there!
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Copperhead%20Road/76/64/2754

Blue Velvet "Crystal Kids"

Greetings!

Blue velvet team is back after holidays , with refreshing new acts, Friday 5th december 4 pm slt will be opening their home theatre , with fragments from the Nutcracker and Aida.

Dont miss it!

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Xappen/232/38/3004

Kiki's House of Burlesque

Merry Christmas, Baby - December schedule

Art vs. Craft

        Art                                    vs                                           Craft
 

There is a representation of craft in SL dance. That being the notion that a performance be judged by muscle memory...the repeated practice of manually interacting with your avatar and their environment  during showtime. And that repeated practice will earn praise for an increased level of achievement. It is a reward for work. Hard work....for a sacrifice of energy expended.

It might be a fair assessment if everyone was forced to play on an equal playing field. That being that everyone spend countless hours practicing for a real-live performance.  But the vast majority of performances are sequenced. Scheduled actions planned to occur at specific times. A beautiful accuracy and symmetry of pre-thought out actions planned to work together in visual harmony. And with tools available, their is a respectable level of consistency and quality produced. So I oft find it hard to rate its appreciation next to that of scheduled offerings of life-like MOCAP, as one example

And this "ART" (pre-planned presentations), as I would equate it to,  has become a de-facto standard most audiences have come to expect.

Art.

 Must it be performed? Must it be practiced? We don't watch artists paint. We don't watch writers write books. We don't listen to live musical recording sessions. We buy* the finished product. We admire the work after the fact, save for things like live jazz where we watch a creation, or a caricature of ourselves drawn at the country fair.

So why not admire sequenced work. In that sense I DO INDEED deem it as 'art' along side songs, paintings, and novels.

But, to be fair, I have also noticed audible, laudable, audience appreciation for practiced manual dexterity in these rare SL marvels of manual manipulation. I went to one recently, having been previously bored...repeatedly. I figured....I must be missing something. 

What I realized was that there was something akin to the reuse of the same 7 common musical notes (over 12 semi-tones - think 7 white keys (ABCDEFG) and 5 black keys on a piano before they repeat) over and over again to make the Western music we have become aurally accepting of, for centuries. But in all fairness, the analogy could be drawn against non-Western music as well (Non-Western cultures often use scales that do not correspond with an equally divided twelve-tone division of the octave. For example, classical Ottoman, Persian, Indian  and Arabic musical systems often make use of multiples of quarter tones (half the size of a semitone, as the name indicates). 

Bottom line is the reuse of the same notes but with variations of treatment. Pitch, volume, rhythm, harmony etc. We rely on the recognition of parts of a song 'repeating'. Variations of a common theme (or 7 notes or less) is how classical compositions are built. So in this way there is an approach to music-like form to these "marvels of manual manipulation", dare I repeat MYself.


Purist manual-based performances usually do something in a way that is harder than they need to be. One of those 'things' is making your own animations, vs buying pre-made animations. No way can they match up with the realism of MOCAP, if that is indeed the measuring stick.

But I did notice some creative use of doing things we can't do, (well that we don't think to do without intention) with MOCAP, like turning and twisting and perverting body parts in ways impossible for the human body. A nice creative twist. 

I imagine it takes a very long time to create a manual animation. So what they end up doing is repeating a lot. Using built-in animation extensions like hovering hovering, turning, diving, swimming, hovering, etc. Clever reuse to stretch a creation into something resembling a 'performance' worth attending.

And the repetition is what I sensed mimicked the reuse of musical notes in various combinations. I think there was something akin to 'trance-music'...'trance dance'. Forced to feel the motion-drone and offer personal transcription of a motion abstraction. Am I over-thinking it? Maybe?

Ok here is where I would normally go onto this other idea I want to also tie in but Nai is holding a gun to my head saying "Stop or I'll make you listen to 24 hrs of owl jokes that ended up on the floor and never made it to the Blue Moon stage".

I yield to the Anti-Yummy. Hope this passes the Nai-brevity test. /me blows into the Nais breathalyzer, and decides I am too word-drunk to continue and hails for my trusty designated relief blogger. KAAAAAAAAAAAAT!!!

*sighs*

Lat "Yummy" Lovenkraft

Starlite Dancers Present "Cabaret Spectacular"

See Blog Calendar for More Show Dates!

http://starlitetheater.blogspot.com

Starlite Theater proudly present you with an evening of entertainment sure to be a crowd pleaser! Featuring a rotating cast of Amazing artists performing everything from creative solo dances to large high energy routines. You don't want to miss it! Doors open at 6:30 PM SLT. 

Location: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Cocoon/21/42/818

Video Channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSla1iWalOWWsLRAFD47DGg

Short Honeymoon and Making the Cut

Well just when I thought it was safe.... 

...drama...not all of it with my mama.

And...more trends...faster and furious-er.

*****So the dance-love-dam is showing sings of leaking...first crack. 

Dancer contention has been and I fear will become more and more overshadowed by producer-contention. 

And dancers, dancer-talent, and choreo-talent is now becoming scarce and noticeable. There is a fevered pitch to be the best, led by type-A' overseers who bring with them, tried and true real-life experiences,  successes, and methodologies that qualify them as being 'capable to lead and succeed'. The short-term fix is social engineering....networking...leading to sharing of resources...inviting other troupes to perform...performing elsewhere...cross-promoting....feel-good festival-ing.

However behind the scenes...producers are shuffling, reshuffling, maneuvering, manipulating, recruiting, staffing,  and other creative chicanery, prestidigitation, skulduggery, and legerdemain to keep their names among the top of the top. The top spot is very coveted and there is some serious competition for the spot once held by 1 or 2 venues.

Producers could and often did treat their auburn-headed offspring with disdain, contempt, and outright discourteous-y. "Where you gonna go, lil one walk out that door and you'll never work in this town again". Yes that was once the the oft-heard theatrical-threat. Only a few games in town. So you kissed as you were, bowed your head or curtsied and mumbled "Yes ma'am and no ma'am". Look away, look away look away.

Not the case anymore.  A hint of unfairness or disrespect and the able-bodied are off for greener-pastures in a heartbeat where they  are welcomed with open arms and legwarmers.

The best as the once-revered badge of sold-out-performances is now a shared commodity in several venues. 60, 70, 85, 101 persons in attendance. Some producers known to scorn and frown if they get less than 80 filled seats. 

Child's play now. So how to distinguish the great from the best NOW?? Pre-sold ticket sales? Length of time you can make people wait in line? Total donations? Glowing reviews? Size of your staff?

Well first I must send kudos to those who paved the way...those bold enough to have created this phenomena out of the ether. True inspiration and creativity. We owe them a debt of gratitude. It offers so many people great opportunities to maximize the creative potential of SL. SOMETHING TO DO in this, some might say God-forsaken playland. YAY for stuff to do! Amen and Awomen.

What could be next? Salaried performers from the cream of the crop? I don't count it out. An unofficial star-rating system? I don't count it out.

Who will turn out the villains? Who will reign supreme as heroes?

After great SUPER-shows, the real SUPER-drama MAY be about to unfold...if so, then keep your head down as brown stuff is about to hit the air-conditioner.

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And on a lighter note, more trends.

1) more humor injected into routines

2) adding to the list of on-board specialists  are: in-house special-fx specialist 
that probably will include particles, lighting, and other feats of magic.

3) open rehearsals 

4) the process of creation, itself, as a new form of entertainment
    We are seeing that head peek out as we witness Kat's testament of how several performers interpret the same piece of music.

5) higher caliber debuts

6) more story, more story, more story

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Making the Cut

Another trend I've noticed recently among the bigger venues is an established 'service-level agreement' among the performers as troupe-sizes grow. There are only so many slots available in a 1 hr show. Not all the 25 performers in trhe roster have time to do 5 minute solos. If zero time between acts, thats a 2hr++ show minimum. Of course there will be chances to do group acts.
But, long-story, short....decisions have to be made on who will perform and who won't. Should venues offer a 2nd weekly show or an additional bi-weekly slot to give more performers a chance to shine?

Making the cut is a new phenomena. It used to mean, either you did or didn't perform. The best acts got to go on. Now its escalated to, not only will you not perform but you may get cut from the troupe all-together, if you show continual sub-par performances. What level of excellence should be expected? What level of consistency should there be? Should it be the producer, the audience, the performer? Is there value in providing room for performers to grow? Are the audience less-critical than performers are of their own routines? 

 So on both ends of the spectrum, there is less toleration for being 'unhappy'. Producers now letting people go, dancers up and leaving if their talent fails to get the proper respect they feel it is due. 

I used to assume producers were right. The people they let go would rid off into the sunset. 

On the contrary.

 They have go on to blossom like never before. Shock me! Is it a case of 'everything happens for a reason' ?.  Maybe not unlike Bill Gates dropping out of Harvard. A win for the grander picture?

Some producers argue, a silver lining when performers up and leave in that people leaving creates an opportunity for a new person to hire on and bring their friends, thus expanding the audience base. Hmmm? If that be the case, can we expect scheduled firings for the sole purpose of expanding the audience base? 

Sighs.

Lat "Yummy" Lovenkraft

☆☆GUERILLA BURLESQUE ☆☆

Guerilla Burlesque is the sensational dance troupe presenting performance art, dance entertainment and a little burlesque performing every Friday night at midnight! Amazing concept, spot on choreography, glamorous costumes and high energy music are your guarantee for a fabulous fun-filled night. Hope you will join us! 

This popular show fills up fast, so get there early and bring your friends for the fun!

Doors open at 11 pm for the midnight show! We have your seat waiting for you!

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Idle%20Rogue/107/189/36 

Photo by Imrhien Fargis

Models: arrehn.oberlander, in2udeep.luv, tray.porthos, mercutio.evanier, oodlemi.noodle

MJ's Burlesque Review

FRIDAY 28th November at 2 pm SLT

Join us at MJ's Burlesque Review for an evening of explicit dance routines featuring oral hygiene tips, traditional burlesque with smattering of seamen and some unspecified whatnottery. This is definitely an adult show so leave the kiddies at home and enjoy the smut and giggles you've come to expect from MJ & co.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Air%20Atoll/174/89/27

☆☆☆GUERILLA BURLESQUE ☆☆☆

☆☆☆GUERILLA BURLESQUE ☆☆☆

It's Friday night, and you know what that means!!

Guerilla Burlesque hits the stage tonight at midnight! The show that is talked about across the grid. Stay up late with us and see the finest dancers in SL interpret great tunes using glamorous costumes and elaborate sets. Join us at the Acuo Theater on Idle Rogue for one great hour of awesomeness! 

This popular show fills up fast, so get there early and bring your friends for the fun!

Doors open at 11 pm for the midnight show! We have your seat waiting for you!

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Idle%20Rogue/107/189/36 

Photo by Imrhien Fargis

Models: Maeve, Imrhien, Jess, Chewie, and Blaze

Paramount Players present Rocky Horrid Show 2014

Join the Paramount Players at 7pm slt, as they put on their show, “Rocky Horrid Show 2014....Show will take place on November 22, 29th, December 6th, 13th and 20th.

Tale of newly engaged couple Brad Majors and Janet Weiss who find themselves lost and with a flat tire on a cold and rainy late evening. Seeking a telephone, the couple walk to a nearby castle. They discover a group of strange people who are holding an Annual Transylvanian Convention. They are soon swept into the world of Dr. Frank N. Furter, transvestite from Transsexual, Transylvania. The ensemble of convention attendees also includes servants Riff Raff, his sister Magenta, and a groupie named Columbia. In his lab, Frank claims to have discovered the “secret to life itself”. His creation, Rocky, is brought to life....

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Honeywood%20Island/102/198/22

Blue Moon Dark Carnival V

For the 5th year running, Naiki's alt, Reala, has rebelled against him and made an attempt at a hostile take-over of Moons with the help of her carnival of monsters, demons, and Derek the squid. This year however she had help. The treacherous SathCat offered his assistance (mostly because he was bored of Nai's bad jokes).  This year, Reala has won.

 As Moons enters its 4th week of Dark Carnival occupation, Reala has turned the Mooners into monsters and is forcing them to do a carnival cabaret, with Nai telling Reala's jokes.

 Can the Mooners recover and beat back Naiki's alt? Can SathCat find the cat kibble she lost down the back of the sofa? And will Beff get a job in the Japanese porn industry after her legs were turned to tentacles?

 These questions and more are not going to be answered at the cabaret, 2:30pm SLT, this Saturday at the Blue Moon.

 http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Feschenko/35/211/25