Avon 2008..Show Theme?

[eNVy]

Kinda random question (and it isn't a texas band) but what was Avon's show about? I saw a small clip on youtube and pulled a tarp that said "don't make me come down there~God". I was ultraconfused so if anyone can tell me that would be great.

[dmbalash]

Their show title was MassIVe.

 

There was 4 parts to the show:

 

I. Critical Mass

II. Weapons of Mass Destruction

III. Mass Media (where the flags/banners fit in)

IV. Mass Exodus

[takigan]

My interpretation was that it combined basic religious ideas with.....I dunno, pop culture and conspiracy theory? It's pretty abstract I'd say.

 

I never bothered worrying about what a show is about. People feel like there has to be a reason to fine art, and generally feel turned off to it when they can't find it, somehow feeling they don't have the intelligence to understand it. So many people last year asked what L.D. Bell's show was about....and of course it's heavily inspired by Pan's Labyrinth. So people turned to Pan's Labyrinth in hopes to better understand a more concrete idea of what the show was about. I've never seen Pan's Labyrinth and I have no desire to. I feel like it would ruin the impression I received from watching Bell's show for the first time and how it resonated with me personally each subsequent time of watching it.

[Montoya]

  takigan said:

I've never seen Pan's Labyrinth and I have no desire to. I feel like it would ruin the impression I received from watching Bell's show for the first time and how it resonated with me personally each subsequent time of watching it.

 

 

Man... that's such a shame. That movie is FANTASTIC! Truly one of the best that year.

 

 

 

 

 

[eNVy]

montoya-agreed. one of my favs.

~i do think that art can be viewed more than one way, but i also believe a story line drives theme which drives a show (dosen't need narration to do that though )

my perfect example is faust because phantom regiment connected to the crowd by portraying a story. i just feel that the more relatable the theme is the more successiful the show is with GE (not to mention with some kick butt fundamentals! )

[bluebellbrass07]

  Montoya said:

Man... that's such a shame. That movie is FANTASTIC! Truly one of the best that year.

 

Agreed.

 

As far as Avon's show, Michael Boo wrote a really nice review of it on the BOA website somewhere, and it helps explain the story pretty well. All I really remember from it is that the end was supposed to represent anarchy and thats why everyone sprinted off the field.

 

I definitely didn't get the show the first time I watched it...

[dmbalash]

  bluebellbrass07 said:

Agreed.

 

As far as Avon's show, Michael Boo wrote a really nice review of it on the BOA website somewhere, and it helps explain the story pretty well. All I really remember from it is that the end was supposed to represent anarchy and thats why everyone sprinted off the field.

 

I definitely didn't get the show the first time I watched it...

 

Here's Mr. Boo's review:

 

  Quote

1st place: Grand National Champion - 97.75

Avon HS

Outstanding General Effect

Outstanding Visual Performance (tie)

"Mass-IV-e in Four Movements" playfully investigated various whimsical permutations of the show's title. The band reached "Critical Mass" right from the beginning, causing tempers to flare, with the consequence being "Weapons of Mass Destruction." Military-like movements inharmoniously interpreted the sacred strains of "Ave Maria," with weapons and warlike visuals, ultimately resulting in a giant mushroom cloud. "Mass Media" addressed God's take on what's going on down here on earth, with humorous asides as, "I'll make it rain on your parade. (Retractable roof or not.)" "Mass Exodus" began as an anarchistic breakdown of the band by assorted individuals who just ran out the tunnel, soon followed by the entire band, putting the final massed stamp on the show that earned the highest score ever awarded in a Grand Nationals Finals.

[takigan]

Is that really what the show was about or was that just his own interpretation? He uses the term "anarchistic", but I don't think that term in itself inherently relates to the concept within the show.

[eNVy]

does anyone know the repertoire for the 4 movements? just curious since it was such a successful show.

[dmbalash]

  Nick VandenBush said:

does anyone know the repertoire for the 4 movements? just curious since it was such a successful show.

 

Part 1: "Critical Mass"

La Fiesta Mexicana-H. Owen Reed

Symphony of Psalms-Igor Stravinsky

 

Part 2: "Weapons of Mass Destruction"

Ave Maria-Johann Sebastian Bach

 

Part 3: "Mass Media"

God Said from Mass-Leonard Bernstein

 

Part 4: "Mass Exodus"

Organ Symphony-Aaron Copland