MJ and The Cirque du Soleil

:dops..Assi..DER smiley passt

Michael Jackson The IMMORTAL Welttour und MJ Fan Fest in Las Vegas ab 03.12.
und im Mandalay Bay ab 2013

Aufgepasst, MJ Fans! Es wird eine dauerhafte Michael Jackson-Produktion im Mandalay Bay ab 2013 geben. Zudem wird die Michael Jackson The IMMORTAL World Tour im Mandalay Bay ab 03.12. einen ausgedehnten Stop einlegen. Dort wird dann auch das allererste, vom Estate autorisierte Michael Jackson Fan Fest stattfinden!
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Zum Auftakt des Tourstopps in Las Vegas werden die Fans die Gelegenheit bekommen, das erste Michael Jackson Fan Fest zu erleben, das ab dem 03. Dezember 2011 im Mandalay Bay stattfinden wird. Hier wird viel geboten sein, zum Beispiel eine Ausstellung mit Erinnerungsstücken, unter anderem aus der Neverland Ranch, es wird Fotogelegenheiten inmitten nachgebauter Sets der einmaligen Michael Jackson Videos geben, man kann einen Blick hinter die Kulissen der Michael Jackson The IMMORTAL World Tour werfen, es werden Wettbewerbe stattfinden und "Fragen und Antworten"-Sessions mit dem Michael Jackson The IMMORTAL World Tour-Team und vieles mehr. Außerdem könnt ihr auf dem Fan Fest gegeneinander beim UBISOFT Videospiel "Michael Jackson The Experience" antreten.

Das Fan Fest wird vier Stunden vor den jeweiligen Vorstellungen der Michael Jackson The IMMORTAL World Tour stattfinden: am 3., 4., 6., 7., 8., 9., 10., 11., 13. und 14. Dezember in der Mandalay Bay Bayside Exhibit Halle. Weitere Infos über das Fan Fest und über die Tickets hierfür gibt es auf http://www.MichaelJacksonFanFest.com.
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Michael Jackson Fan Fest details, plus late singer’s plans before death
Associated Press
By Robin Leach
Monday, May 2, 2011 | 2:08 p.m.

The first-ever, estate-authorized Michael Jackson Fan Fest takes place here on the Strip starting Dec. 3 when the new Immortal Tour from Cirque du Soleil opens at Mandalay Bay. Vegas DeLuxe has now learned that for 4 hours before each of the 33 performances, fans will experience the legacy of The King of Pop in a very new way.

Already planned is an up-close look at Michael Jackson memorabilia, items from Neverland Ranch that have never been seen publicly, photo opportunities in re-created sets from Jackson videos and a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour. There will be a main stage featuring contests and Q&A sessions with members of the creative team from Immortal and Michael’s other associates.

“In addition, the Fan Fest will give visitors the opportunity to play and compete against others in contests centered around the recently released Ubisoft video game Michael Jackson: The Experience. An interactive, engaging and immersive design will create a larger-than-life environment for all Fan Fest goers and promises to be a one-of-a-kind event,” one of the organizers said.

The Michael Jackson Fan Fest will be open to those who want to participate in it and to ticket holders of the touring show. Fan Fest will be set up in the Bay East and West Halls of Mandalay Bay Convention Center.

This week, we’ll post our interviews with the partners of Team Michael Jackson involved with the new Cirque du Soleil shows headed here -- the touring show and the new permanent residency show opening in 2013 as part of an MJ Zone at the resort. First up is a rare and revealing interview with the co-executor of the estate, attorney and former manager John Branca.

Robin Leach: When you took on this enormous responsibility, I think it’s safe to say that at that moment, neither his family nor his fans understood what your role was. You’ve not only polished the reputation, you’ve protected the reputation, and you’ve built an enormous industry going forward. When you sat down those first moments after his tragic death and said I am the co-executor of the estate, what was in your mind to achieve for the man you once managed?

John Branca: That’s a big question. First of all, when that job was handed to me, I was thankful because a lot of Michael’s fans were really supportive. They had felt that since I’d been there with him since January 1980 that John McClain and I were the right co-executors for the job. So that gave me some confidence, but we had to prove ourselves, and there were a lot of challenges. The fact that I’d worked with Michael on and off for 30 years and that I had come to know him so well in terms of his business approach gave me a big advantage.

I kind of felt like I knew what to do right from the start. I think if somebody brand new had come in, it would have taken them a year or two just to figure everything out. But John McClain went to high school with Michael, I worked with him on and off for 30 years. It almost seemed natural.

It didn’t seem like, “OK, we have to figure this out.” It was just once the judge handed the baton to us, we just started running. The one thing that I think made it easy was our decision to authorize and release the movie This Is It because when I saw that footage, I realized, in my opinion, that people would see Michael in a different way. They would see Michael the perfectionist, they would see the reason why he was a great artist. At the same time, you would see his humanity. Michael did not talk down to his musicians and his dancers. He was a very gentle but demanding human being.

We felt if we put this movie out, people would see Michael in a whole different way, and fortunately that was the case. And it went on to become by far the most successful concert documentary movie of all time. As busy as he was, I’m certain he got time to see the video shot of himself from those final rehearsals. I’m sure he did review it to study it to see which parts he might want to do better. I don’t know for a fact, but I’m pretty sure he reviewed some of it, although not all of it.

RL: Do you get any criticism, or if there was any, how did you answer it about making so much money out of his name? First of all, I’m presuming some of that moneymaking was forced on you because of his large debts that had to be straightened out.

JB: We viewed our obligation as really to Michael, in terms of his legacy and his work, and then to his mother and his children. And what we wanted to do over time was to be able to put the Estate into a condition where eventually when it was handed over to his own three children down the line, it would be in much better shape than when we inherited it. So it’s our job to generate income. If we sat around and did nothing, it would be a disservice.

RL: Do you eventually relinquish this work, and then it goes to the three children?

JB: Down the road. Well down the road. Under Michael’s trust, which is confidential, there is a date at which when the children reach a certain age, the assets get distributed, and as is typical in high income, high-network families, you don’t turn it over too soon. You wait until the kids are older.

RL: So they have to be well over 21. If Michael was witness to everything that’s going on now, with what you’ve done, what you’ve managed to achieve, do you think he would approve and it would all have his blessing?

JB: I think so. I think that because of the many conversations I’d had with him over the years. It wasn’t so much that he spoke about his own immortality, but he spoke about his legacy. I met with Michael the week before he passed away, and we had an agenda to go over about future affairs. A couple of months before, he had said through his manager Frank DiLeo that he wanted me to start thinking things, ideas, so when I came into that meeting, I had an agenda with a lot of ideas. I left knowing which ones Michael wanted, and so what we have done is what he wanted anyway.

The other thing is that John McClain had said to me, if we went to Michael and said let’s put out a film of your rehearsal footage, he would have said, “Are you of your mind?” Michael was a perfectionist, so purely rehearsal footage would have been a no. But if we’d said to him, ‘Michael they’re gonna pay you X amount of money, and it’s going to be the most successful concert film ever, and the album will go to No. 1, and it’s going to outsell Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber combined, what do you think then? He would have instantly said, “Where do I sign?”

RL: This meeting that you had a week before he passed. Was it in any way a premonition, or in getting ready to fly to London for an extended stay with This Is It, was it just being protective and the normal case of keeping one’s life in order?

JB: I had not been working with Michael since 2006. I had resigned. But in 2009, he signed up for the This Is It concert tour. I said to myself humbly, “I’m not sure that there’s anybody else that can help Michael achieve what he wants to achieve. Not artistically, because he was the master with that, but business-wise. I called the AEG people and his manager to simply let Michael know if he wanted any help and had the interest, I’m here for him.

I got the calls back, and they said Michael wants you to implement a plan. So over the course of a couple of months, we gave it a lot of thought, and I was ready to meet him on the Wednesday -- never thinking for a moment he would be dead that weekend. It was far more about helping him have a plan from the concerts. The timing was totally coincidental … it was not a premonition. Those outlines, however, became our blueprint for protecting and ensuring his legacy. It’s what he wanted to do anyway.

RL: Would he have wanted this amazing partnership with Cirque du Soleil?

JB: I took Michael to his first Cirque show. We went together back in the early ’80s. It was a tent show in a Santa Monica parking lot next to the pier. He loved it! We had to go backstage after because he wanted to say hello to all of the entertainers. He was a huge Cirque fan. He saw every one of the Cirque shows. He went to Montreal to see Cirque headquarters and watch all the performers at work. In his way, he is now working with Cirque, which is something he always wanted to do.

RL: Your prediction for Cirque’s arena tour and for the second show and the Neverland re-created museum of memorabilia here -- a prediction on it all?

JB: My philosophy is you do the best you can in creating what you’re creating. And if you do a good-enough job and it’s Michael Jackson and Michael’s music with Cirque and Jamie King, well, the results speak for themselves.

RL: Final question: You worked with him for a long period of time. What was his genius, what was it about him that had that mega appeal to connect with everybody around the world? Did he even understand it himself?

JB: Michael’s genius was multifaceted. He started out as this incredible young singer and dancer that then got molded through the Berry Gordy Motown music factory into becoming the consummate entertainer. He then started to write his own music. Who knew he was a songwriter? Then after Off the Wall, he started to produce his own music. He produced “Billie Jean” and “Beat It” with Quincy Jones and co-produced “Bad.”

His talent kept unfolding and growing -- part of it because he was so driven to perfection and he studied the other greats. The other part was an innate likability about him. You read stories of great artists with egos, and nobody wants to be around them. That was not Michael. Michael was a great artist and a great genius, and everybody loved him.

RL: I had the privilege of having a Chinese dinner with him one night at the Wynn hotel here. He was the most regular, likeable guy in the world.

BJ: Exactly, and then when he was ready to go onstage, he went to another level of superstar.

John told me that Michael has 32 million friends on Facebook and that his older brother Jackie Jackson is very involved with the Estate. “Jackie has been working with us at the estate on many projects, including developing a very high-end leather jacket line inspired by Michael’s videos that will be available retail at the MJ Zone in Mandalay Bay,” he said.

Tomorrow, we’ll post the conversation with Jackie, along with how Mandalay Bay President Chuck Bowling plans to set up his hotel for the experience. Later in the week, our interviews continue with Immortal director Jamie King and Cirque President Daniel Lamarre.

John summed up: “We are thrilled to establish Michael’s home away from home here at Mandalay Bay. Very few fans would ever get to visit Michael’s Neverland Ranch because of its remote location. But millions of Michael’s fans will now come to Mandalay Bay to hear Michael’s music and experience Michael in many other ways.

“When we think about Fan Fest, Michael was always a fan of Beatles Fest, Elvis Week, Star Wars conventions, and he used to say, ‘Someday I want to have my own fan convention.’ Michael’s fans have told us they also want the same thing, so we are thrilled to accomplish another one of Michael’s objectives. We look forward to working with our partners to make happen all the things Michael himself wanted.”

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http://www.lasvegassun.com/new…etails-plus-late-singers/

mj.net

:hm..ich WILL dahin

guckt ihr ...:menno

..Berichte von der show und denen die schon mal reinschnuppern durften...*vor Neid grün werd*..:verlegen

http://www.mjfanclub.net/home/index....news&Itemid=82

(16-9-2011) On September 15, the Estate of Michael Jackson and Cirque du Soleil invited MJFC and a few other select fan sites, out to Montreal to watch a rehearsal of the much anticpated Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour. The purpose was to get our unedited reactions to the show and even to listen to our gripes and concerns. As MJFC's representative 'fly on the wall,' I can tell you that what you are about to witness is quite simply, the ultimate tribute to Michael Jackson.

Am 15. Sept. hat das Estate von MJ u.. CdS MJFC und einige andere ausgewählte Fanforen nach Montreal eingeladen, um den Proben zur Immortal Word Tour beizuwohnen.
Der Zweck des ganzen war, unsere spontanen Reaktionen zur Show zu testen und auch unsere Kritik u. Bedenken anzuhören.

Unfortunately, there were no cameras allowed inside the arena for the show or at the Cirque headquarters so I have no pictures to share with you but, belive me when the show opens in early October, not only will you see the most dynamic specticle of dance and acrobatic prowess the Cirque du Soleil is so known for, but you will also see, hear - and most importantly - you will feel Michael.

Natürlich waren in der Arena keine Kameras erlaubt, so dass ich keine Bilder liefern kann. Aber glaubt mir, wenn im Oktober Premiere ist, werdet ihr nicht nur das dynamischste Spektakel was Tanz u. Akrobatik angeht sehen, wofür CdS bekannt ist, sondern ihr werdet ebenso Michael sehen, hören -und was am wichtigsten ist- ihr werdet Michael fühlen.

As you all know, this is the first time that Cirque has ever done a show with a live band. And boy, what a band it is! Michael's long-time band director, Greg Phillingaines and also his drummer, Jonathan "Sugarfoot" Moffit head up the team. Along with them are a 19 year-old female guitar wizard that Phillingaines discovered on YouTube and an amazing electric cellist. Pair all that with the magic Kevin Antunes is working with Michael's original masters and, needless to say, the truly world-class band sounded phenomenal!

Wie ihr alle wißt, ist dies die erste Show von CdS mit einer Live-Band. Oh mann und was das für eine Band ist! Michaels jahrelanger Bandleader Greg P. und sein Drummer J. Moffit stehen an der Spitze des Teams. Dabei ist auch eine 19jährige Gitarristin u. ein wunderbarer Cellist. Dies gepaart mit der Magie eines Kevin Antunes, Michaels Originalmasters ... unnötig zu erwähnen, diese wahrlich Weltklasseband klingt phänomenal.

But as amazing as the music is, this show actually goes beyond the music and captures the essence of Michael. His genius, his imagination, his heart... it's all there. They get it. And, aside from a couple of small concerns that we (the fans present at this little 'think tank') voiced, they really nailed it! You will laugh and you will cry and you will be absolutely astounded at many of the visuals!

Aber so wunderbar die Musik auch ist, diese Show geht weit über die Musik hinaus und erobert das Wesen von Michael. Seine Genialität, seine Fantasie, sein Herz...es ist alles da. Sie haben es geschafft.
Und, außer einigen wenigen Kritikpunkten die wir anzubringen hatten, haben sie es wirklich auf den Punkt gebracht. Ihr werdet lachen und ihr werdet weinen und werdet staunen über die vielen visuellen Effekte!

But I want to back up a little and make sure you understand what I just said. Cirque du Soleil and the Estate invited a small group of 15 fans, representatives from the fan club community, to a viewing of The Immortal World Tour in order to get our feedback and imput. They listened to what we had to say and they took our feelings and suggestions into consideration. And it wasn't just lip service. Changes were made to the show immediately based on our feedback. That's huge! And the passion for Michael that I witnessed from everyone involved - from the band members to the costume designer, from the dancers to the technicians, to members of the Estate and the entire Cirque du Soleil behind-the-scenes production team - was very real. Their love for Michael and their concern about upholding his legacy was evident. As I said, this show really is the ultimate Michael Jackson tribute and I, for one, can't wait for the curtain to go up!

Ich möchte aber noch etwas ausführen , um sicher zu gehen, ihr versteht was ich gerade schrieb.
CdS u. MJ Estate hat eine kleine Gruppe von 15 Fans, die die Fan Community repräsentieren sollen, eingeladen um deren Feedback zur Show zu bekommen. Sie hörten zu, was wir zu sagen hatten u. sie nahmen unsere Gefühle u. Anregungen ernst. Das war von ihnen nicht nur so dahergesagt. Aufgrund unserer Aussagen wurden tatsächlich Änderungen vorgenommen. Das ist so großartig!
Alle Involvierten, von den Bandmitgliedern, den Kostümdesignern, den Tänzern bis hin zu den Technikern, den Mitgliedern des Estates u. dem gesamten CdS-Produktionsteam, zeigen eine solche Leidenschaft für Michael, es war wirklich zu fühlen.
Ihre Liebe zu Michael und ihrem Bemühen sein Vermächtnis hochzuhalten war offenkundig.
Wie ich sagte, diese Show ist das ultimative MJ Tribut und ich für mich kann es kaum noch abwarten, dass der Vorhang endlich aufgeht.

Hier noch ein anderer Bericht: http://www.mj4justice.com/cirque-dusoleil-news.html

Hier ein ausführlicher Bericht mit Einzelheiten:

http://www.positivelymichael.c…MORTAL-REHEARSAL-spoilers

Das wird eine großartige Show Ich bin sooo gespannt

Outside of Bell Center in Montreal

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..ich WILL dahin

guckt ihr ...

..Berichte von der show und denen die schon mal reinschnuppern durften...*vor Neid grün werd*..

Alex zustimm

Ich gönns ihnen schon.......

aber ich will auch wir müssen noch soooooo lange warten
irgendwie wohnt man immer im falschen Land

So lange brauchen wir anscheinend nicht mehr zu warten. Laut dem Tänzer aus Amsterdam wird die Show nach Sommer 2012 - also schon nächstes Jahr nach Europa kommen. Die Show tourt bis Juli 2012 in Nordarmerika!

Also, dann aber jetzt los und das Sparschwein füllen

Ja, echt! Sparschwein anlegen! Freu!, wenn es Karten jetzt schon gäbe, würde vorbestellen!!!! Und dann noch Michael Jackson Honors 2012 - mit vielen Freunden! MJ Highlights nächstes Jahr! Speechless!

Zitat von Bronchus

Ja, echt! Sparschwein anlegen! Freu!, wenn es Karten jetzt schon gäbe, würde vorbestellen!!!! Und dann noch Michael Jackson Honors 2012 - mit vielen Freunden! MJ Highlights nächstes Jahr! Speechless!

MJ Fans Lay Eyes On the Stage – Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour (Video)

Read more: http://www.mjnewsalerts.com/#ixzz1YfhgMEru

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CONFIRMED: Cirque du Soleil Drop ‘Breaking News’ AND ‘Monster’ from The Immortal World Tour

It’s official… “Breaking News” AND “Monster” have been dropped from the The Immortal World Tour’s set-list.

Many fans expressed deep concerns(that we also expressed directly to the Estate and Cirque) over the use of these two controversial Cascio tracks.

We’ve just received word directly from the Estate that changes to the show are still ongoing and that 50 Cent’s rap “may” still be used. “Off The Wall” and “Cry” have also been dropped. “Threatened” has been added and ”more changes are expected.”

Read more: http://www.mjnewsalerts.com/20…world-tour/#ixzz1YfnUdgz8

22.09.2011:
Neuer Blog Post zum Besuch der Cirque de Soleil Show

Am 19.9. haben wir hier über den Besuch einiger eingeladener MJ Fanclubvertreter bei der Cirque de Soleil Show "Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour" berichtet. Da haben wir bereits viele interessante Insiderinfos aus erster Hand erhalten. Nun wird's aber noch besser. In ihrem neuen Blog auf der "Dancing with Elephant" Seite erzählt uns Joie vom U.S. Michael Jackson Fan Club in noch mehr Einzelheiten, was sie bei der Performance gesehen und erlebt hat (siehe hier).
http://dancingwiththeelephant.…/2011/09/22/aweandwonder/

Definitiv lesenswert.
Tom von Jackson.ch wird im Dezember nach Las Vegas reisen und sich eine Show ansehen - und dann berichten.

Quellen: jackson.ch, worldpress.com

Michael Jackson Fans Meet Creators of Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour

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:top..was find ich das spannend wie die uns immer wieder ein Häppchen vorwerfen...angebissen hab ich schon längst :beiss..mit diesen Kurz-Videos..DAS is erstklassige promotion...:ehre ..yeah!
..*skeptisch zur family rüberschiel*

Mal eine blöde Frage ... aber wann wird die Show ein fester Bestandteil von Las Vegas *Mandalay Bay Hotel* muss diese Info unbedingt wissen, weil ich ein Praktikum in Amerika machen muss *Hotel*
Wenn ich dort arbeiten würde ... wäre das einfach genial *eigennutz*

Zitat von Miji

Mal eine blöde Frage ... aber wann wird die Show ein fester Bestandteil von Las Vegas *Mandalay Bay Hotel* muss diese Info unbedingt wissen, weil ich ein Praktikum in Amerika machen muss *Hotel*
Wenn ich dort arbeiten würde ... wäre das einfach genial *eigennutz*

Laut den bisherigen Berichten gibt es die Dauershow ab 2013....zur Zeit läuft dort noch König der Löwen, anschließend muss umgebaut werden und dann soll es losgehen......:ausg

Zitat

I’m reliably told that The Lion King will cease performances by the end of the year. Currently, tickets are on sale through Sept. 8. Work on reconstructing and redesigning the theater to be renamed in Michael’s honor would begin by next January for the 2013 premiere.

Wie geil Was für Neuigkeiten

das ist ja ne tolle neuigkeit