The remote control is in my hand / I ain't giving it back
BASEMENT JAXX, guys. We sang. The Metropole Orchest (from Holland) played. A US hip-hop dancer called Lil Buck and a London ballet dancer called Jennifer White danced. The soloists were Vula Malinga, Sharlene Hector, Brendan Reilly, Lisa Kekuala and the RIDICULOUSLY fabulous and awesome cabaret star Le Gateau Chocolat.
The soloists wore mostly period costume - hats, tiaras, frock coats, massive ruffs - and in the case of Le Gateau, skin-tight lycra, high heels and a giant orange... thing. The conductor wore headphones and at one point (in Drill Loops) conducted via the medium of doing the robot. The choir wore all white and these ridiculous visor thingies which I secretly thought were quite awesome despite not being able to see a thing beyond the conductor at any point during the concert.
The only song I knew in advance was Where's Your Head At, and it pretty much remained my favourite - people who actually know about these things will care that Good Luck and a totally unrecognisable version of Red Alert were also in there. I came away really loving all of the music (as I now know it) - especially Enchant Me and If I Ever Recover.
To Youtube!
My Turn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDBKkYNxelw
Cello Solo (not with us, but great video of Lil Buck doing his weird/amazing stuff)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNCRwbRB3Ak&feature=related
Mozart's Tea Party (as above but with Jennifer White)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6SoGKOz2D8
Where's Your Head At
(Less good filming, but you should listen to this one first because it has the full harpsichord intro. And did I mention? FULL HARPSICHORD INTRO.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXLpdp2e1UM
(Better filming.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX-Y7txttKw
Lights Go Down
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=binV6EMGyuI
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The soloists wore mostly period costume - hats, tiaras, frock coats, massive ruffs - and in the case of Le Gateau, skin-tight lycra, high heels and a giant orange... thing. The conductor wore headphones and at one point (in Drill Loops) conducted via the medium of doing the robot. The choir wore all white and these ridiculous visor thingies which I secretly thought were quite awesome despite not being able to see a thing beyond the conductor at any point during the concert.
The only song I knew in advance was Where's Your Head At, and it pretty much remained my favourite - people who actually know about these things will care that Good Luck and a totally unrecognisable version of Red Alert were also in there. I came away really loving all of the music (as I now know it) - especially Enchant Me and If I Ever Recover.
To Youtube!
My Turn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDBKkYNxelw
Cello Solo (not with us, but great video of Lil Buck doing his weird/amazing stuff)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNCRwbRB3Ak&feature=related
Mozart's Tea Party (as above but with Jennifer White)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6SoGKOz2D8
Where's Your Head At
(Less good filming, but you should listen to this one first because it has the full harpsichord intro. And did I mention? FULL HARPSICHORD INTRO.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXLpdp2e1UM
(Better filming.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX-Y7txttKw
Lights Go Down
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=binV6EMGyuI
This entry was originally posted at http://opportunemoment.dreamwidth.org/453079.html, you can comment here or there.