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Post by maple on Jun 1, 2013 17:55:18 GMT 1
enjoy the show! Thanks, Anna! I really enjoyed the show Everyone, I am still too excited to talk about show today, but just to let you know that Stephanie's new program was just amazing. It has begun with lots of surprise. Stephane was not on the ice, but with dancers on the stage. And, first part of the music was with a sound of "dialogue of the musical", expressing scene of "dance lesson". He was just like playing a principal role of the musical "Chorus Line". I would say, it is not like "expressing world of musical by figure skating", but showing the "musical itself" by means of figure skating! Stephane's dance was so beautiful and natural. In the later part, he took off the outfit, and gold running shirts (no sleeve) appeared! He did a cartwheel( ?) twice. I am so happy to see he himself is enjoying the program. Not to mention that audience was attracted to his world in a minute! According to the AOI booklet purchased at the venue, he choreographed the program with valet dancer in Brussel, and then Salome made some change (step and movement) on the ice so that it will fit to figure skating. In the end, he got many standing ovations, and I saw many Swiss flag/banner raised by the audience! Hope you could at least have an idea about his new program. (Sorry for my poor English vocabulary). Good night!
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Post by pianomaya on Jun 1, 2013 19:41:13 GMT 1
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Post by pia on Jun 1, 2013 19:51:37 GMT 1
enjoy the show! Thanks, Anna! I really enjoyed the show Everyone, I am still too excited to talk about show today, but just to let you know that Stephanie's new program was just amazing. It has begun with lots of surprise. Stephane was not on the ice, but with dancers on the stage. And, first part of the music was with a sound of "dialogue of the musical", expressing scene of "dance lesson". He was just like playing a principal role of the musical "Chorus Line". I would say, it is not like "expressing world of musical by figure skating", but showing the "musical itself" by means of figure skating! Stephane's dance was so beautiful and natural. In the later part, he took off the outfit, and gold running shirts (no sleeve) appeared! He did a cartwheel( ?) twice. I am so happy to see he himself is enjoying the program. Not to mention that audience was attracted to his world in a minute! According to the AOI booklet purchased at the venue, he choreographed the program with valet dancer in Brussel, and then Salome made some change (step and movement) on the ice so that it will fit to figure skating. In the end, he got many standing ovations, and I saw many Swiss flag/banner raised by the audience! Hope you could at least have an idea about his new program. (Sorry for my poor English vocabulary). Good night! Greatest, greatest thanks maple!!! We were so waiting news from the show! So interesting about working with a dancer in Brussel!!
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Post by littleely on Jun 1, 2013 19:54:08 GMT 1
Thanks Maple I'm so curious now ;D
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Post by Anna on Jun 1, 2013 21:29:50 GMT 1
enjoy the show! Thanks, Anna! I really enjoyed the show Everyone, I am still too excited to talk about show today, but just to let you know that Stephanie's new program was just amazing. It has begun with lots of surprise. Stephane was not on the ice, but with dancers on the stage. And, first part of the music was with a sound of "dialogue of the musical", expressing scene of "dance lesson". He was just like playing a principal role of the musical "Chorus Line". I would say, it is not like "expressing world of musical by figure skating", but showing the "musical itself" by means of figure skating! Stephane's dance was so beautiful and natural. In the later part, he took off the outfit, and gold running shirts (no sleeve) appeared! He did a cartwheel( ?) twice. I am so happy to see he himself is enjoying the program. Not to mention that audience was attracted to his world in a minute! According to the AOI booklet purchased at the venue, he choreographed the program with valet dancer in Brussel, and then Salome made some change (step and movement) on the ice so that it will fit to figure skating. In the end, he got many standing ovations, and I saw many Swiss flag/banner raised by the audience! Hope you could at least have an idea about his new program. (Sorry for my poor English vocabulary). Good night! Thank you so much, dear, for your story! I'm really happy that in the end you could go and enjoy it! The program seems so interesting, now I'm even more curious!! Thank you!!
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Post by reut on Jun 1, 2013 21:43:31 GMT 1
Thank you for your report, maple. I'm so curious to see the program (though I'm already not a big fan of the golden shirt ). I wonder how this program will look in Korea, without dancers...
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Post by reut on Jun 2, 2013 6:09:16 GMT 1
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Post by maple on Jun 2, 2013 16:57:40 GMT 1
You are very welcome. I just got back from 4th show (last show), and still in the middle of dreaming. His Chorus Line is becoming better and better, and today I was more relaxed to "enjoy" the performance. (Yesterday, I was a bit panicky ). This program is really enjoyable, and every little movement of Stephane is perfectly matching the rhythm. After reading AOI booklet, I now have second thought about the 1st part. Still an assumption, but it may not be a "dance practice", but a scene of audition to win a spot for "chorus line". Then later part is (maybe) expressing a joy after finally winning the spot as a result of audition. Maybe those who saw the musical will have better understanding. Now, I am very interested to see real musical. It is also very interesting to see his facial expression throughout the performance. Meantime, I must talk about BMTL of the last show today. It was so touching - I just could not stop crying. Not only me, but all of my friends at the venue said the same thing after the 4th show. It is not only because it was perfectly clean, but because we felt so much emotion from Stephane. I saw BMTL many, many times in the past, but think tonight BMTL was best performance ever. Really, really hope both of "best" performance of last show (4th show) will be on TV next Sunday. One more news. In the last "service" part of the finale (kind of "special service" event), male single skaters tried quad jump (while other skaters do what they like). Can you guess how many times Stephne landed quad jump? He landed ALL (4 out of 4)!!! And 3rd one (today's afternoon show) was perfectly clean - unfortunately, I could not see how he landed for this perfect one because it was part of finale and most of audience was standing. Even top skaters like Daisuke, Yuzuru, and Takahiro were having hard time on this . I am so proud of Stephane! And in 1st and 2nd show, in addition to the quad jump, he landed side-by-side triple jump with Shizuka, successfully (in he 2nd show, it was combination!!!).
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Post by lavrujjka on Jun 2, 2013 18:15:48 GMT 1
Thank you for your reports, maple!
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Post by littleely on Jun 2, 2013 18:18:44 GMT 1
Maple,your story makes me happy for what I read and sad because we could not see "ALL" what our Stéph did. It is really a shame that, from Japan, we not be able to enjoy the show with videos of fans.
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Post by reut on Jun 2, 2013 18:40:04 GMT 1
Thank you for such an emotional story, maple. Glad you could see it live! Your reports are especially precious because I couldn't find much news or reports about the show. Thank you for taking your time and efforts to write it down. As for the libretto of the program, it sounds very logical to me. I didn't see the musical, but I read the synopsis. The plot and the main point of the story are a bit different: it tells very different stories of very different people who came to the audition, each one is a bit strange in his own way, each one comes from a different background, but they all really love to dance. And in the end, when they perform their final dance (which they perform wearing golden costumes, maybe that's why Stephane's shirt is golden?), they suddenly become similar and lose their individuality and personality. But I think with Stephane, like always, it might be very different. And the story about audition and winning it in the end sounds right to me (even before I saw the program ), maybe because it is something he is thinking about now. About the auditions for the different parts he will need to try in the coming future, as a dancer and as an entertainer.
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Post by MaRaMaya on Jun 3, 2013 12:21:32 GMT 1
Thank you so much dear Maple for your intresting Story. Lucky girl ..... You could see this Wonderful Show and the new program of Stéphane. Now after reading your report I am still & more and more curious to see "A Chorus Line" P.S. I'am agree with Littleely - it's a shame that it's not possible to see a Video of the Show ......... In Japan you are much more rigid and follow the rules - even in Italy would be prohibited make a Video and Photos but everyone always record every Show. And nothing ever happens
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Post by pianomaya on Jun 3, 2013 19:18:09 GMT 1
I didn't know that taking the video is forbidden in Italy. At least in Milano and Torino also Bolzano I heard only "please don't use any flash." At Art on Ice in Switzerland there is always an anouncement that tells, we can take photos and videos. But above all, follow the rules is not something to be blamed.
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Post by aleachim on Jun 4, 2013 13:44:00 GMT 1
Thank you, MAPLE, for your story, you really made my day!!!
I am happy you could see new program live a have many nice memories:)) It seems very interesting, I love performances, that "copy" the rhytm and Stéphane is able to be very precize - can't wait to see it:) I am also happy that he did many quads - good sign also for us that he is not going to stop skating in nearest future:))
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Post by MaRaMaya on Jun 5, 2013 13:11:42 GMT 1
I didn't know that taking the video is forbidden in Italy. At least in Milano and Torino also Bolzano I heard only "please don't use any flash." At Art on Ice in Switzerland there is always an anouncement that tells, we can take photos and videos. But above all, follow the rules is not something to be blamed. Pianomaya follow the rules is not surely something to be balmed. I did not mean that. In Italy no one follow it - if only could do it.... but it's a shame for us don't have the opportunity to see the video of Japanese Shows Here normaly you could only read in the ticket that it is forbidden to take photo and video - but no one follow this rule and there is nobody who tell you it's forbidden during the Show In Swiss is very good you could make video and photos but only for your private use - they say in the ticket - much better
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