Somehow you hit the nail on its head: ALL of these programs are ridiculous and the more second-degree the skaters do it, the better their programs. Fame may be youth sentiment for many, but just listen to the lyrics: "People will see me and cry; I'm gonna make it to heaven; light up the sky like a flame; I'm gonna live forever; baby remember my name". Sure. Maybe Jupiter will be a possible venue to host that ego-trip, I'm sure Earth is too small to be considered.I totally disagree with the Flutzels’ opinion. This program is made to be fun, to bring positive energy, dynamism but I don’t remember the story as ridiculous. Fashion then might look ridiculous now, as today fashion might look ridiculous in 30 years. But the story was just about young adults full of dreams giving all their heart and vital energy to find their place in the world as artists. There is absolutely no reason to make fool of the protagonists or the musical itself.
Of course you need to paint the period of the show with costumes which remember this time and this show. But you don’t need to be literal.
Why should this musical be more ridiculous than Grease, Saturday night fever, Singing in the rain or any other one ( except west side story maybe). It is not a question of serious content or profound feelings. Fame was as full of hope, happiness and broken dreams and hearts as any other musical. I don’t see why it should be treated as a ridiculous piece of musical. You can have fun, respect the characters of the musical, enjoy the music of that time and try to communicate enthusiasm and energy, like they do, without overplaying the ridiculous look of the costumes.imo.
We love the program because it brings us good memories of easier times or because we were much youngers than, or because we liked pink fluo or for all these reasons together. The main challenge of this program is to bring a smile on our faces and I guess, they do it.
This said, I still expect more from the slow section and the final. But the pattern step sequence is really great.
OMG ... I am actually able to follow the live stream on my phone!
Thank you @ floatingworld for mentioning that the FD was about to start! :hap57:
I don't envy you for being in Europe in January, but wow, seeing them live at Europeans! That's worth a shiver!The FD is really starting to hit its stride now. I can't wait to see what it's going to be like by the time we get to Worlds. (Though what I'm most looking forward to is seeing it live at Europeans!)
Fully agree, these are really fitting and still 'something'.I am a fan of their new outfit in the Free Dance ... those metallic grey inserts are brilliant imo ... just the flash of light needed to break the black. :yes2:
I don't envy you for being in Europe in January, but wow, seeing them live at Europeans! That's worth a shiver!
I am absolutely looking forward to European weather in January. It'll be beyond preferable to 47C and weeks of catastrophic fire danger here in Australia. Best December I ever spent was the one in New York City.
Plus, skating! All good.
I am not sure they are going in the right direction with this program. There may be a gap between what they want to express and how it translates in the ice. I personally find the most interesting and mesmerizing parts of the program to be when they don't try to overthink the whole thing. It's where they just let go. From their older programs and performances, I feel that Gabby and Guillaume are very musical and they let the music go through them and captures them. They listen and let their bodies respond to it, quite naturally. And what happens when there is this poem and no music ? They stop, they dance, they don't skate nymore. They lose fluidity and rythm. They have to think instead of letting go. And that's when a facial expression can look out of place or awkward. Perhaps it's just no something for them or just for him/her.
Besides, Chouinard's choreo is nothing groundbreaking or extraordinary. I really hope they are not going to keep working with him. I really think Dean or MF are much better suited to them and really made programs that looked perfectly fitted.