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[bronzey]

The black and red dress thingy looks too Madonna-ish for me. All in all, Im impressed with Jamie King's perspective about this tour. Hope it all ends well.

[Prince Whiskers]

OMG, WHERE ARE YOU, SHAMAN SEB???

Celine's itinerary reportedly now includes AZERBAIJAN and GEORGIA!!!!  You know those 2 are tantalizingly close to your "favorite" place in the world!!!!!  OMG

I'm sure the Chernobyl Plant in UKRAINA is busy crossing its fingers for the Nuclear Diva!!!

        

        

Edited by manuel morriso, 09 February 2008 - 12:30 PM.

[JP]

Woww, the red dress is so "haute couture"!! So beautiful!! Must be from the fashion victim part!! The 4 parts sounds so interesting, she's building a show like Madonna, it's awesome!
Can't wait, can't wait, can't wait LOL

[tativale]

i think the red dress is horrible LMAO hahah very weird! haha I didn't like her hair either lol I don't know lol but those things doesn't matter at all, what really matters is to see Celine and as long as she is happy doing the show etc that's the greatest thing!

[nano]

tativale, on Feb 9 2008, 08:40 PM, said:

i think the red dress is horrible LMAO hahah very weird! haha I didn't like her hair either lol I don't know lol but those things doesn't matter at all, what really matters is to see Celine and as long as she is happy doing the show etc that's the greatest thing!

I loved the red/black outift.

[anna]

martin, on Feb 9 2008, 11:57 AM, said:

OMG found this on youtube:

Must be some footage from the tour rehearsing !!

oh my goody!!!  thanks so much    

the tour clips start @ :53 - 1:29 min
then 2:02 - :09 min,  2:45 -:55 min,  3:11 - :41 min,  3:51 - 4:23 min
and then it becomes really repetitive  @ 4:42 - 5:05 min and lastly 5:46 - 6:58 min.

[mirage]

Bellamy, on Feb 9 2008, 05:02 PM, said:

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Jamie King will join the tour on May 2nd in Manchester. Before that date, the show will not be on a central scene for logistic-matters. After two months and half, Celine will rehearse again to settle the show at four sides.

That explains the blank between Beijing and Manchester concerts.

i still dont understand im sorry... :S

but i cant wait, celine driving high speed, celine with fashion looks, playing a fashion victim...
think it will be a freaking great concert...
can you imagine celine 25 years old doing her FIY concerts... dark stage, nothing special, and now at the age of almost 40 years she is rocking, dancing, dresses, fashion...


I sooo want to see more!! hope we will get more the next few weeks!! hope those rehearsal will be part of the dvd

[zanif]

i'm excited. thanx for the pics and clips.

[Nando Férri]

anna, on Feb 9 2008, 05:04 PM, said:

martin, on Feb 9 2008, 11:57 AM, said:

OMG found this on youtube:

Must be some footage from the tour rehearsing !!

oh my goody!!!  thanks so much    

the tour clips start @ :53 - 1:29 min
then 2:02 - :09 min,  2:45 -:55 min,  3:11 - :41 min,  3:51 - 4:23 min
and then it becomes really repetitive  @ 4:42 - 5:05 min and lastly 5:46 - 6:58 min.

OMG! I have never seen some footages before!!! How come???

[celinefanonline]

oh my thanks for the video it's so cool!!! and so can't wait for it

[anna]

Nando Férri, on Feb 9 2008, 03:31 PM, said:

anna, on Feb 9 2008, 05:04 PM, said:

martin, on Feb 9 2008, 11:57 AM, said:

OMG found this on youtube:

Must be some footage from the tour rehearsing !!

oh my goody!!!  thanks so much    

the tour clips start @ :53 - 1:29 min
then 2:02 - :09 min,  2:45 -:55 min,  3:11 - :41 min,  3:51 - 4:23 min
and then it becomes really repetitive  @ 4:42 - 5:05 min and lastly 5:46 - 6:58 min.

OMG! I have never seen some footages before!!! How come???

this is all so new !!!

isn't it exciting?!!    

[mirage]

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Segment very nervous rock'n'roll
by Marie-Joelle Relative
Newspaper of Montreal
09-02-2008 | 04h59
Céline Dion will be rockeuse than ever, promises Jamie King, the artistic director high-speed motorboat behind the round Taking Chances.
She dances more than ever, she runs on all the sides!" entrust Jamie King from Los Angeles. What held the brain for us behind the rounds of largest the pop stars of the hour?

A two hour old spectacle in four great segments. "Celine is like a cake on floors. She can make the pop one, rock'n'roll, soul... I wanted to show all these facets ", explains it. Jamie King thus imagined Céline evolving/moving in a segment very nervous rock'n'roll.

There will be also a part more soul, another where the singer will play impassioned fashion and finally a segment strongly inspired of the cultures gypsy, Spanish and Arab.

Celine will be surrounded of four dancers and four dancers, including two which was spectacle A New Day in Las Vegas.

The diva learned all choreographies besides from the spectacle in November and last December in Primm, in Nevada.

TECHNOSHOW

The square scene will be located at the center of the auditoriums, with the spectators around.

"It is the spectacle with the central scene most technical which I ever saw", Jamie King acknowledges. It refuses however to specify the budget of such an operation.

"But I can say to you that for the last round of Madonna, that cost 1 M$ right to reduce this enormous ball disco music from the ceiling. That gives you an idea!" entrust it.

A score of screens the last cry, of which one which will turn in orbit of the scene, the travelling carpets, the elevators will supplement the portrait. Jamie King also imagined slopes which will leave the scene so that the singer goes directly in the public.

RETURN TO THE FILE
Cape on Africa CONNECTED LOOK

Vidéos were turned to Los Angeles especially for the new spectacle, of which that of opening, where one will see Céline leading to any speed. "It rolls all during the night to go to you", is ironical Jamie about the song of Celine. Another video will show Céline in various looks mode.

In addition, Annie Horth, designer montréalaise with whom one owes the looks of the new album of Celine, will occupy themselves of the majority of clothing of scene.

As regards Jamie King, it will join the round on May 2 in Manchester. Before this date, the spectacle will not be on a central scene for questions of logistics. After two months and half of round, Céline will turn over in repetition to adjust the show at the 4 sides of the scene.

The ways of Jamie and Céline crossed by a fortunate coincidence. By learning its departure from Las Vegas, Jamie required of its agent to contact Rene Angélil to make him share of its interest. Angélil had already made the same thing on its side. They finally met in Las Vegas first once to make knowledge.

"That clicked automatically. The ideas came very naturally. It is an artist very professional and energetic and I would like to work again with it ", concludes Jamie King.

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A scene made in Quebec
by Agnes Gaudet
Newspaper of Montreal
09-02-2008 | 04h59
At the time of her world round, Céline Dion will sing on a square central scene of 48 out of 48 feet, smaller and comfortable that that of Colosseum of Caesars Palace. The scene of the round Taking Chances is at present in Varennes where some last modifications are made. It is the Inhabitant of Quebec Yves "Rabbit" Aucoin which is the originator. The scenographer saw with all the visual aspect of the spectacle, lightings included/understood. He inter alia put at execution the requests of the director Jamie King.

"A priori, the scene is central, explains Yves Aucoin, and the spectators are around. The scene is square, the eleven small elevatorswhich raise Céline on scene are it also - Celine likes all the objects of square form -. It wanted something of slick very, of the pure lines, not complicated. All the look of the show comes from it."


RETURN TO THE FILE
Cape on Africa TO LIVE THE SCENE
The idea of a central scene, it is to be close to people, continues Yves Aucoin. For the same reason, one also added footbridges to approach with equality the spectators in the steps, until the eighth line...

"the director, Jamie King, are famous for his energy and Céline Marie very well with that. She adores to move and what one will see of her of turned will be very different from what one saw in Colosseum of Las Vegas. The scene of round is smaller than that of Vegas (48 X 48 feet in round, for 125 X 85 feet in Caesars Palace) what will make it possible Céline to completely live it. She likes much the shows of arena."
UNDER THE SCENE

On the whole, a hundred people will move behind and under the scene for the correct operation of the spectacle and another local technician hundred will be employed on the spot for various tasks.

On the scene of Taking Chances, there will be much action. There will be as much under the scene. In this restricted space and the cabin of Celine, of tens of people will be busy each evening to ensure itself of the correct operation of the accessories, of which a travelling carpet.

Yves Aucoin will arrive on February 10 at Johannesburg, to South Africa, to return "to the house", in Las Vegas, in August only. His wife and her two children will join it in round in Australia and will follow it during four months.




Voyageuse scene
Varennes, the scene of Taking Chances will leave soon in boat for Japan. The scene was manufactured by Ethical Scène of Varennes and was initially delivered in Las Vegas where Céline and her troop repeated in January and December. This prototype returned to Varennes to undergo some adjustments, according to displacements and the order of the songs of Celine.

The scene will set out again in a few days by truck on the road to Vancouver, from where it will be embarked by boat to Japan.

"It is in this country that the total scenic concept of Taking Chances will be seen for the first time", explains Yves Aucoin. In fact, 90% of the representations of the round will profit from it. For Africa and Australia, because of "the distance and insurmountable logistics", the scene will be different. The system of sound, as for him, will be the same one used in all the towns of the same country from one room to another. All the other summary accessories will be provided by the local productions of each country.

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So that you still like to me will make the turn of the Earth
09-02-2008 | 04h59
In the world round of Celine, only one French song will be interpreted everywhere on the sphere, even in the anglophone countries: So that you still like me.
The musicians and the singer repeated an about sixty songs, in English and French. Among these, from twenty to twenty-five will be presented according to each visited market.
According to Mégo, some will be added in court of road and others will fall. "Only one (in French) is always there, So that you still like me, the song of most popular French Celine, all gone confused", says it.

In South Africa like elsewhere, the choice stops on preferred of the public. Celine will interpret several songs of her new album, Taking Chances. "It will make also small new numbers, entrusts Mégo, and some recoveries which it never interpreted on scene before."


RETURN TO THE FILE
Cape on Africa ONLY ONE BAG
The musicians and Céline Dion repeated in the small town of Primm, at the border of Nevada, from the 18 to December 30, three days only after the last spectacle of Celine in Las Vegas. Repetitions in the arena of the MGM of Las Vegas followed. Each time, the decoration and lightings was assembled there, to be more close possible of reality. The musicians had repeated before only during six weeks with the autumn.

Mégo left a few days ago for South Africa, one week before the first representations. It wished to take small holidays and to make a safari before the great departure of the round. All this time, it will repeat "mentally" the spectacle in its head.

"most difficult, it is to travel light, says it. _ my blonde and me (it work with vidéos), one leave for six month, one return to house only on the July 15 and one bring only only one bag, specify it, even if the temperature be very different from one un country to another."

HASTEN SEE THE AFRICAN PUBLIC

In South Africa, where begins the world round from the star, Claude Mégo Lemay expects that that moves much. For the leader, each public of the world is different.

"the cultures, manners and the vibrations are different in Africa, in Japan, in Germany, in France and in Quebec. The Japanese are about quiet. They listen until the last sound before applauding. In France, they sing all time, of the beginning to the end. In Germany, they are always a little cold. You never know if they like or not. In South Africa, I do not know. I expect that that dances much. Celine hyper-known and is very appreciated over there."

The challenge for Mégo is simple, it wants that people who come to see the spectacle, it does not matter where they are, leave the room 100% satisfied.

Mégo already worked in several countries with Céline Dion.

It is a first for all the troop in Africa, but also in the United Arab Emirates, in Istanbul and in China.

The troop of Celine is not destabilized too much after five years with residence in Las Vegas. In Caesars De luxe hotel, one always tried to break the routine by changing or adding elements.





Already delivered instruments
The instruments of the musicians of the round Taking Chances for three weeks have left in direction South Africa, by making a turning by Montreal to be in rule.

The equipment of the troop, instruments, accessories of sound and others, came from Canada when spectacle A New Day... was assembled to Las Vegas. They thus must, according to the law, to compromise again by Canada to be delivered to their next destination.

People, as for them, arrive each one their turn at Johannesburg. The ninety-five percent of the technical team are Québécois. They prepare the scene, the instruments, the sound. The first test of sound will be carried out without Céline and the second with it.

Celine Dion and her family arrive tomorrow. A press conference will take place the 12 in Johannesburg for the journalists of the world who will have moved for the event, including some Inhabitants of Quebec, of which a representative of the Newspaper of Montreal The great general repetition will take place on February 13 with Johannesburg, in the Coke Dome, one day before the take-off of the world round of the singer, February 14, day of the St. Valentine's day.

[Shamrock_1982]

wow
so much excitement for one day...thanx for sharing, cant wait 4 2morros press conference, my sony contact is there, so looking forward to what they can share with the board that won't be announced by the press....

but on the other hand....lol, i dont wanna know or see anything else about this tour till may 6th.... well apart from the songlist lol.

[Dionism]

I love the red dress and the black gloves very much! Hearing all this news about the tour, I think it will be amazing. I can''t wait!

[nano]

wow..thanks for the article!!!

[pepillo90]

Thank you!

[stevo]

The Ultimate Diva Event
http://www.men-arena...website_MEN.pdf

[Loup_garou]

I bet the red dress and the gloves are for the segment inspired to the gipsy, spanish and arab cultures. which will go aside with the video of the Spanish bullfighter...and for sure is going to tear up as they did on Eyes on me @ An audience with


SO THRILLED!!!!   this going to be her best concert ever!!! (at least on the wardrobe side of it) jajaja

It will be so cool if they release the sketches of the costumes as the ones for Madonna and Cher


And Gosh they have to release at least TWO DVDs of this tour...the one in english and the one in french...plus all the extra songs for the different markents....IT WILL BE AMAZING!!!!!!

Edited by Loup_garou, 09 February 2008 - 09:30 PM.

[Nando Férri]

Loup_garou, on Feb 10 2008, 01:20 AM, said:

I bet the red dress and the gloves are for the segment inspired to the gipsy, spanish and arab cultures. which will go aside with the video of the Spanish bullfighter...and for sure is going to tear up as they did on Eyes on me @ An audience with


SO THRILLED!!!!   this going to be her best concert ever!!! (at least on the wardrobe side of it) jajaja

It will be so cool if they release the sketches of the costumes as the ones for Madonna and Cher


And Gosh they have to release at least TWO DVDs of this tour...the one in english and the one in french...plus all the extra songs for the different markents....IT WILL BE AMAZING!!!!!!

Yeah. Now it REALLY sounds great! I think this tour is gonna be HUG and different... I hope so...

[celinesounds]

ahmed, on Feb 9 2008, 04:17 PM, said:

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Celine will act the part of a fashion-victim and another one inspired to the gipsy, spanish and arab cultures.

oh i wanna be in Dubai maybe she will sing 2 or 3 lignes in arabic

Spanish culture without a concert in Spain

[Bruno Dion]

Spanish culture without a concert in South America ????

[Nando Férri]

Bruno Dion, on Feb 10 2008, 02:04 AM, said:

Spanish culture without a concert in South America ????

Yeah. She will only use the latin's sex appeal for some minutes and then she will ask Rene: "This part of the show was about what?"

[celinesounds]

Nando Férri, on Feb 10 2008, 04:21 AM, said:

Bruno Dion, on Feb 10 2008, 02:04 AM, said:

Spanish culture without a concert in South America ????

Yeah. She will only use the latin's sex appeal for some minutes and then she will ask Rene: "This part of the show was about what?"

so  

[Bruno Dion]

jajaa hey!!!!!!!! don´t be bad with Celine.................

[Prince Whiskers]

100% GUARANTEED:

Soul segment = greatest hits

Rock segment = TC, Alone, TJTWIM, The Show Must Go On

Everything else is a matter of speculation at this point.

[CSCfan]

manuel morriso, on Feb 10 2008, 10:49 AM, said:

100% GUARANTEED:

Soul segment = greatest hits

Rock segment = TC, Alone, TJTWIM, The Show Must Go On

Everything else is a matter of speculation at this point.

Oh? It isn't 100% guaranteed.... there's also RDMH for example.
And I wouldn't class TJTWIM as "rock"..

[Julian]

The dresses are phenomenal, the stage performance is sensational. I think this Tour will be a HIGHLIGHT!
Celine will surprise us!
I cant wait

[anewdayhascome]

I bet JNVOP will be at least in French leg!
and in the soul segment there could be New Dawn!
everything is so incredible i can't believe it's happenning....
only drawbacks are the countries (South Americans, Greece, Poland) which are not included... i hope yet still!

[nic]

Omg!  I love the red number.  I'm so excited for this tour.  I have no idea how i'm going to be able to wait 3 months.  

[fred]

For those who still haveing promblem with how the tour is gonna be like the first half, it's like this:

Calm down, this is not the stage for Céline's Taking Chances tour.

And the rest of the tour will be like in the ACDS DVD, with a stage in the middle of the venue.

Now, thanks for the clips and all.

But who is Jamie King????

/fred