Paparazzo Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 i've never noticed before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rachelle of London Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 ^^^ tbf EVERY time I watch an MDNA clip I see something different, there are just so many different elements to that show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.Dolla Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 My favorite technical aspect of the show was the lighting. Her best yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 My favorite technical aspect of the show was the lighting. Her best yet. I agree! All the technical elements of this show really make it her best show to date, IMO anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mensch Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I agree! All the technical elements of this show really make it her best show to date, IMO anyway I agree, the lighting was phenom. And put that together with the screens, stage, choreography, props, dancers etc... It's just like WOW! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VogueMusic Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 My favorite technical aspect of the show was the lighting. Her best yet. The lighting was AMAZING!!! Interesting how she decided to go with such a big lighting package for this show...when a few previous tours had very minimal lighting with more emphasis on video. Re-invention and Confessions are very dark (aesthetic wise), with minimal lighting...I wonder if that was just a creative decision, or a budget thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessie Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I was pretty sure that at some point one of the dancers would fall from the ceiling and hell would break lose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessie Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 On top of that she could have put real fire on the stage and smoke too (like she did at the GS with fire and at the RIT with smoke). Imagine Gang Bang with pyro fire and I'm Addicted with a smoked floor! Anyway, the show was dangerous enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb19 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 You have to be joking. It lifts during I don't give a, I'm addicted...it goes down after Best Friend interlude, takes her away after GMAYL, Actually, the part of the triangle that went up is different from the part that went down. There was a large square lift at the back of the small stage at the end of the triangle, and the tip lifted. Speaking of the lighting, there were even hidden lights that only appeared when the tip was raised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mensch Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Actually, the part of the triangle that went up is different from the part that went down. There was a large square lift at the back of the small stage at the end of the triangle, and the tip lifted. Speaking of the lighting, there were even hidden lights that only appeared when the tip was raised. You're right. That slipped my mind. Lol And yes the lighting on the tip was awesome too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VogueMusic Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 On top of that she could have put real fire on the stage and smoke too (like she did at the GS with fire and at the RIT with smoke). Imagine Gang Bang with pyro fire and I'm Addicted with a smoked floor! Yeah...I was thinking of that too. Real fire and fog/smoke. I could definitely see IA being really foggy and ethereal. I also could imagine at the end of IDGA, when she raises on the pillar in front of the cross, seeing fire go off around her...like she's descending to hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paparazzo Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Yeah...I was thinking of that too. Real fire and fog/smoke. I could definitely see IA being really foggy and ethereal. I also could imagine at the end of IDGA, when she raises on the pillar in front of the cross, seeing fire go off around her...like she's descending to hell. omg perfection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat.Guy Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Yeah...I was thinking of that too. Real fire and fog/smoke. I could definitely see IA being really foggy and ethereal. I also could imagine at the end of IDGA, when she raises on the pillar in front of the cross, seeing fire go off around her...like she's descending to hell. But in my interpretation she's not descending to hell. She expresses all her struggles with the Catholic Church, her personal demons and her search for God on the first section. At the end of it she finally finds what she was looking for (the Light). That's why the lights change from red to white (enlightening) at the very end. And that's why she breaks the cross (religion) with her name on it (ego). The journey of a soul from darkness to Light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rachelle of London Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 But in my interpretation she's not descending to hell. She expresses all her struggles with the Catholic Church, her personal demons and her search for God on the first section. At the end of it she finally finds what she was looking for (the Light). That's why the lights change from red to white (enlightening) at the very end. And that's why she breaks the cross (religion) with her name on it (ego). The journey of a soul from darkness to Light. Thats what I was thinking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VogueMusic Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 But in my interpretation she's not descending to hell. She expresses all her struggles with the Catholic Church, her personal demons and her search for God on the first section. At the end of it she finally finds what she was looking for (the Light). That's why the lights change from red to white (enlightening) at the very end. And that's why she breaks the cross (religion) with her name on it (ego). The journey of a soul from darkness to Light. Interesting interpretation. I like that. I feel the whole show is the journey, not just the first act. Yes, "Transgression" is about her struggle with religion (Catholicism), her inner personal demons, her bad girl/rebellious/liberated from the dogma and structure of organized religion essence, what does "God" mean to her ... but when you get to that final ascension on the pillar with the cross, it's as if she's asking for redemption, as she raises her hand to the sky (the light), the cross illuminated...but ultimately is rejected, as the cross explodes and the church crumbles. I don't really sense any redemption in that moment. She then has to continue her journey (the rest of the show), peeling back the layers of her identity, exploring other emotions/feelings - joy, humor, fun, her revolutionary essence, vanity, fashion, sex, sexuality, defiance, aging, love...and ultimately culminating in her realization that "she's a sinner" (whether you think she's being literal, or ironic) essentially accepting herself for what she is - all those things we explored in the show - and culminating in the much broader 'spiritual' moment of "Like A Prayer" that unites all as one consciousness (she has now truly found her "light"). Then, we 'celebrate' as one. So overall, to me, the redemption doesn't come until that final moment from "I'm A Sinner" into "Like A Prayer", as she looks to the sky and sings "And it feels like...home". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat.Guy Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Thats a good interpretation too. I do feel like the whole show is the journey too, but not like the way you put it. I still like mine. But thats why art is so amazing! Its open to many interpretations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VogueMusic Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Thats a good interpretation too. I do feel like the whole show is the journey too, but not like the way you put it. I still like mine. But thats why art is so amazing! Its open to many interpretations! Yep! Especially a Madonna show. Curious...how would you describe/interpret the 'journey' of the whole show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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