Jack was originally the announcer of the show, the main man who comes out onto stage and announces the whole performance. After looking at the way in which the curtains open, once again, I can see how I was obviously inspired by Madonna's Girlie Show Tour from which her whole performance is introduced as being a theatrical production.
The usage of opening the show with large red curtains and large round spotlights, give the whole performance the feel as if everything which follows will be a performance and you cannot believe anything that is going on. This is exactly what I will try and embody in my own piece. Jack himself has begun to resemble Madonna in my eyes, he has become quite ambiguous in gender and very feminine. Below you can see how he resembles, quite strongly, Madonna from her Girlie Show Tour.
Even some of Madonna's characters begin to morph into David Bowie's creations, and Jack once again holds a strong similarity to Bowie. This genderless persona is something that will be enhanced by the use of masks as an identity. Jack, taking on multiple characters will need to have various masks to show and represent these different characters, makeup and costume will also play big parts in how the audience recognizes each character.
The performance is more a Cabaret, it is a collection of weird surreal and odd acts that all bring their own unique skills to the stage. In this case Jack has now become the Master of Ceremonies (MC). He is the master of the show and he has the ability and privilege to announce each act.
Joel Grey is probably the most famous of MC's, from his award winning performance in Cabaret.
The look of this character and the actions of him as well, will undoubtedly lead into my own character now, excessive makeup and everything flamboyant and eccentric.
The usage of opening the show with large red curtains and large round spotlights, give the whole performance the feel as if everything which follows will be a performance and you cannot believe anything that is going on. This is exactly what I will try and embody in my own piece. Jack himself has begun to resemble Madonna in my eyes, he has become quite ambiguous in gender and very feminine. Below you can see how he resembles, quite strongly, Madonna from her Girlie Show Tour.
Even some of Madonna's characters begin to morph into David Bowie's creations, and Jack once again holds a strong similarity to Bowie. This genderless persona is something that will be enhanced by the use of masks as an identity. Jack, taking on multiple characters will need to have various masks to show and represent these different characters, makeup and costume will also play big parts in how the audience recognizes each character.
The performance is more a Cabaret, it is a collection of weird surreal and odd acts that all bring their own unique skills to the stage. In this case Jack has now become the Master of Ceremonies (MC). He is the master of the show and he has the ability and privilege to announce each act.
Joel Grey is probably the most famous of MC's, from his award winning performance in Cabaret.
The look of this character and the actions of him as well, will undoubtedly lead into my own character now, excessive makeup and everything flamboyant and eccentric.
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