Berlin’s Friedrichstadt-Palast theater’s newest “grand present” — previews begin Sept. 24 — has each proper to the phrase grand with its price range of $14 million, greater than 100 performers, 500 costumes by Jeremy Scott, 11 choreographers, eight composers and songwriters, and — for the primary time — a BMX and halfpipe act.
The venue, boasting what’s billed as one of many largest levels on this planet, might be outfitted with a ramp course for six riders, whereas overhead, spectators can watch Argentinian acrobats Flora Aracama and Nico Busso work their nail-biting, emotional magic on the rings.
Jeremy Scott
Courtesy of Jeremy Scott
Titled “Blinded by Delight,” the present is a component Moulin Rouge, half Cirque du Soleil, half rock live performance and billed as “a reminder of happiness that overwhelms all of the senses.”
Enter Scott, who focuses on trend as a theatrical joyride. He plans to reference Previous Hollywood, Busby Berkeley musicals, and his personal archive.
Jean Paul Gaultier, Thierry Mugler and Christian Lacroix have beforehand performed costumes for Friedrichstadt-Palast spectacles, and Scott plans to ship outfits which might be uniquely him.
“I really feel very assured in that and hopefully that may also please and delight the viewers,” he says.
Friedrichstadt-Palast
Friedrichstraße 107, Berlin, Germany
Tickets: www.palast.berlin/en/blinded
