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Offline Katie77

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Brokeback.....the stage show....
« on: July 23, 2006, 07:18:02 pm »
I have just watched a video which is new on you tube, from the Gay Games, of two male ice skaters doing a figure skating to the tune of Brokeback Mountain.....

The skating and the choreography is not the greatest, but the idea is great, and the response from the audience was terrific. There was no need for explanation, they all knew what it was about.

Got me to thinking of the future possibilities of follow ons from this movie, which i'm sure would receive the gratitude and great entertainment to people like us.

Firstly, after watching the skating..."Brokeback...On Ice", comes to mind, but then, there could also be "Brokeback...The Stage Show", "Brokeback....The Musical".....and one not to be missed would be "Brokeback....The TV Series".....

All of these would and could be possible....Wouldnt you all watch shows like this...
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Re: Brokeback.....the stage show....
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2006, 07:28:55 pm »
Hi, Katie,

Were they just skating to music from the film, or was the routine attempting to portray some theme from the movie? Or, put another way, did it appear that the skaters were "supposed to be" Ennis and Jack?

This reminds of the thread that I think was back at IMDb, about the possibilities of conveying Brokeback in other art froms, the musical being one of them, but also opera and ballet. For myself I saw great possibilities for ballet, but then I'm a ballet fan, and there are the precedents of other Western-themed ballets, such as Rodeo and Billy the Kid.
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Re: Brokeback.....the stage show....
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2006, 07:45:48 pm »
Brokeback the TV series?

I'd hope it was based on some of the Alternate ending/ Alternate reality fanfics we've seen.   I don't think I could handle seeing Jack live and die again spread out over 26 weeks or whatever a TV season consists of nowadays.
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Re: Brokeback.....the stage show....
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2006, 08:29:31 pm »
Hi Katie, could you post the url so we can see it too?

Found it! 
« Last Edit: July 23, 2006, 08:44:24 pm by Ellemeno »
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Re: Brokeback.....the stage show....
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2006, 09:35:47 pm »
Well, if you followed the link that Ellemeno has put up, you will have seen for yourself...

they were dressed as Ennis and Jack, and the music of Wings was BBM, but as I said before the skating and the choreography wasnt "in depth" or anything....but good on the guys for getting out there and doing it, as I said from the audience reaction, it was very much enjoyed.
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Re: Brokeback.....the stage show....
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2006, 10:56:52 pm »
Katie77 -- MANY thanks for posting this... and many thanks also to Clarissa for the link...

the audience's enthusiasm is definitely contagious!!
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Re: Brokeback.....the stage show....
« Reply #6 on: July 24, 2006, 12:44:09 am »
I LOVE IT!  :D

I wish I had been there live in person to see that!
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Re: Brokeback.....the stage show....
« Reply #7 on: July 24, 2006, 01:01:50 am »
Quote from: sfericsf on July 24, 2006, 12:44:09 am
I LOVE IT!  :D

I wish I had been there live in person to see that!
I just dragged Tim upstairs to watch it (he now lives here fulltime - one reason I haven't been posting so much) without having watched it right through myself. We both cried. The DVD comes out here tomorrow!
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Re: Brokeback.....the stage show....
« Reply #8 on: July 24, 2006, 11:30:39 am »
A while ago I read in a newspaper that a theater group here in Holland acquired the rights to make a play out of the story, this is supposed to be in theaters in November 2006.  :o
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Re: Brokeback.....the stage show....
« Reply #9 on: July 24, 2006, 05:12:49 pm »
I see quite a lot of the movie in it: Ennis lolling, Jack on a bronco, they meet, interact, love, separate and finally, Jack dies and Ennis holds the shirts. You couldn't do much more in the time available. I think it's brilliant. Tim wants to know where you can get the music (I thought it was disco but he says it's a house version). Does anyone know? Someone said Wings...?

Does anyone know what happens off to the left when we can't see them and they lose the hats? It got a round of applause.

I hope a better video of that performance becomes available.
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