Is any of the TV channels broadcasting this? Any anybody acquired the rights already? On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Vithur <[email protected]> wrote:
> THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The countdown has begun for the mother of all live > shows in the city, the A.R. Rahman nite on April 14, Vishu day. > > A two-member team in charge of the technical and production aspects of the > Rahman show, the celebrated composer’s first live show after winning the > double Oscars, landed in the city on Thursday on a one-day recce mission. > > Shailesh and Bharath, who have been associated with a number of Rahman > shows during the last four years, first visited the Chandrasekharan Nair > Stadium, the main stage where Rahman will perform live. Both work for > Rapport Productions, the even management company that organises the tours of > A.R. Rahman. > > They inspected the venue, deliberated on the position of the stage - the > pros and cons of each - the lay of the land, gauged the wind behaviour, the > natural acoustics of the stadium, its capacity and took stock of the > facilities. > > ``We normally design the stage after taking a close look at the venue,’’ > Bharath, who is in charge of production, said. When the team reached the > stadium, a skeleton of a stage was already present, the one that was used > for a channel presentation. It was at the West end and faced the Palayam > mosque. > > Shailesh was more or less happy with the position. ``Ideally, the stage > should have been on the opposite side, right below the mosque. But > accessibility is a problem there. Moreover, there are no rooms on the other > side,’’ he said, standing five-feet high on the half-dismantled stage. > > ``This side looks fine. It is easy to reach the stage from the main road > and there are rooms at the back which can be used as green rooms for the > musicians.’’ > > The viability of designing the stage in front of the torch pavilion, > facing the M.K. Joseph Pavilion, was also discussed. The idea was dropped > because, as Shailesh said, the sound could get slapped back from the > opposite pavilion. Further, the seating capacity will also be reduced. > > The stage will be 100 feet wide and 70 feet long. It will be roofless. > Except for these basic facts, both Shailesh and Bharath are in the dark > about Rahman’s plans. > > ``We don’t know what Rahman has in mind. This is the first show after the > Oscars. He would definitely want to give this show a completely new feel, > something that has never been experienced before. He might even have a > unique theme for the show. It’s Rahman, anything is possible,’’ Shailesh > said. > > Normally, a Rahman show will have ten big singers and 40-odd musicians. > > ``For the show here, we feel it might be bigger. That’s the feel we have. > We will get a clear idea after we meet the man himself,’’ Shailesh added. > > Bharath was particular that the venue should have chemical toilets. He > found two on the track, behind the bare stage. Bharath told his local > contacts that he would mail a check-list after he gets back in Mumbai. > > While Rahman performs live at the Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium, the > performance will be simultaneously projected in two other venues in the > city. ``Rahman himself will reveal the two additional additional venues when > he flies down to Kochi on a day between March 5 and 10 to formally announce > the show,’’ Shailesh said. > > The show has been organised by Global Kerala Initiative - Keraleeyam to > obtain funds for their AIDS initiative. > > *[email protected]* > > ** > > http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Setting+the+stage+for+Rahman+show&artid=jESb7Q5rVbw=&SectionID=lMx/b5mt1kU=&MainSectionID=lMx/b5mt1kU=&SEO=AIDS,+rahman&SectionName=tm2kh5uDhixGlQvAG42A/07OVZOOEmts > > > -- > regards, > Vithur > > > > >
