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If your favorite part of a football game is when the marching band takes the field, then you're going to love Blast. Think of the most rousing, in-sync band that you ever saw, turn them way up, add cool costumes and a black-and-white checkered stage with colored spotlights, throw in a good helping of the Stomp vibe, and you've got Blast. Color is the theme that threads the different musical pieces together. Beginning with Ravel's Bolero, the audience is pulled into this new music/dance/theatre experience as the band takes the stage marching, twirling, and weaving. The performers aren't simply musicians--they dance, sing, act, and play their brass and drums. "Loss," in the Blue section of the color wheel, is particularly touching. Even the flag team--a very sexy and talented flag team--is represented. The Green section melds into a sober and lovely rendition of "Simple Gifts," then concludes quietly with Copland's Appalachian Spring. In the black light of "Battery Battle," you're pulled into the rhythm of the lone drummer, then dueling snare drums, and finally a row of energetic, blindfolded drummers who never miss a beat. "Medea" combines movement and music in a dramatic interpretation of Samuel Barber's piece, and, set to a dance-club beat, "Lemon Techno" is a flurry of yellow flags, poles, and sensuous movement. A spectacularly sultry "Malaguena" drenched in red ends the program. It's easy to see why Blast is a PBS favorite. It's an amazing new type of performance--one that every high school marching band member will want to emulate. Included here is a 25-minute documentary, Music in Motion: The Making of Blast, which takes you behind the scenes to the conception of the show and into the ensemble's homes and lives as they perform in London's West End. --Dana Van Nest
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I bought this for my son who is in a marching band. Everyone who has seen it loves it. Adults and kids think it's fantastic. Unlike something you have ever seen before! Spectacular!
Taped in 2000 at the London Apollo Hammersmith Theatre, is unlike anything we have ever seen before! It is truly unique and amazing. The production is about percussion, horns, dance, intricate choreography with props, color and music. The music ranges from Broadway, pop, classical, etc.
A total of 70 performers grace and glide the stage, lighting is beautiful with varying colors that match the performers costumes. What was amazing to me was a dance with flags: the colorful flags were thrown from offstage to middlestage and they were caught perfectly by each person. You will have to see it.
There are snare drum soloists. Men play the horns and gracefully provide dance movements. There is just too much here do describe. But this is the type of show you can have as background when family or friends come for a visit.
Disappointing was the segment "Making of Blast", which consisted only of chats with some horn and drum players. I would have like to have seen more of how the production was made.
But all in all, one has a difficult time describing this production other than it is an extravaganza unlike any other......Rizzo You'll be out of breath when it ends!
I happened to catch the tail end of a BLAST! performance on my local PBS station and was disappointed not to have seen it in it's entirety. I was pleased to find out that it was going to be rebroadcast immediately afterwards. What a show! Having sung(badly) and danced(even worse) while in a local chorus I was blown away by, not only the quality of the performers, but their versatility. They are clearly the "best of the best"in all respects. When I heard BLAST! was coming to town, I gathered up a bunch of friends to see the show.An amazing show from beginning to end.If you have a chance(not sure if they are still touring) don't miss it. Until then,buy the DVD and watch it over and over Good if you like Blast
I bought this to show my students in band class at the end of the year. I enjoy this type of thing but when I saw it through there eyes, I realized that some parts of it are boring or seem weird. When I show it now, I skip through various parts. There are some dazzling displays of virtuosity and fans of Blast will definitely enjoy it. Those who like marching band will also enjoy it. The typical "man on the street" may not get into it. VEY GOOD
This is GREAT Musical video i enjoy a lot IT'S GREAT, FINE, VERYGOOD AND MORE |
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