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[email protected] Technique Entertainment Editor: Zheng Zheng 13 Assistant Entertainment Editor: Friday, Entertainment Patricia Uceda November 12, 2010 Cirque dU Soleil’s { OVO takes stage }

EVENTS ders and butterflies. expect insects to interact, and it For those of you unfamiliar was a good precursor to the over- Ovo with Cirque du Soleil, this pro- all show. PERFORMER: Cirque du gressive Canadian performing Once the performance start- Soleil troupe mixes elements of circus ed, it was a nonstop display of arts and street entertainment to amazing stunts punctuated by LOCATION: Grand Chapiteau produce magnificent results. The brief periods of comedic relief. at Atlantic Station absence of performing animals The main storyline was the ar- DATE: Nov. 4 - Dec. 19 allows them to focus instead on rival of a huge egg in the world character-driven narratives por- of insects and the insects’ subse- OUR TAKE: «««« « trayed through continuous live quent efforts to explore and ob- music and talented performing tain the coveted egg. By Patricia Uceda artists. A side story line was the love Assistant Entertainment Editor Ovo, which means egg in Por- story between a voluptuous la- tuguese, throws the audience dybug and a goofy fly named Cirque du Soleil unveiled into a close-up look at the lives of Foreigner. Combined with the their newest show, Ovo, Nov. 4 various insects as they simulta- insect-leader, a beetle named Fli- under the Grand Chapiteau tent neously eat, fight, play and look po, this trio of clowns provided at Atlantic Station. It was a truly for potential mates. A central plenty of laughs throughout the unforgettable experience. This theme of the show is the mysteri- show. show presents a magnified look ous egg that opens and ends the “The show was definitely sil- into the breathtaking world of show, representing the continu- lier than last year’s Kooza, which insects, featuring everything in- ous cycle of life that these insects had a more serious overtone,” cluding ants, grasshoppers, spi- are all a part of. said Aimee Williams, an AE Even before the show start- PhD student. Her opinion was ed, artists wearing bizarre bee- widely shared by the audience, as keeper costumes began to pull laughter was in no short supply the audience into the world of under the Grand Chapiteau tent. the insects by walking around Despite being funny, Ovo the tent and interacting with the did not sacrifice when it came crowd. They carried very realis- to stunts. The performers moved tic props such as large butterflies effortlessly in ways that do not on a string. This transition was seem humanly possible. Every further developed when two of single stunt was incredible, espe- the artists crept onstage in full cially when you take into consid- insect costumes. eration that the artists are doing Their mannerisms were rep- resentative of how you would See Cirque, page 14 Image courtesy of Cirque de Soleil Stevens transcends convention Conan debuts new CONCERT Most known for his use of sweet musical compilations. The Tour multi-track recording, Stevens’ Age of Adz, his latest release after knowledge of each unique sound his five-year sabbatical, is a poetic PERFORMER: Sufjan Stevens allows him to facilitate a truly collection of semi-electronic ex- late-night show TELEVISION LOCATION: The Tabernacle unique form of symphonic sound. perimental indie rock. The A member of the Asthmatic Kitty is based on the apocalyptic work Conan DATE: Nov. 6 label, he plays guitar, drums, oboe of self-proclaimed prophet and NETWORK: TBS and English horn but primarily schizophrenic artist, Royal Rob- WHEN: Weekdays 11 p.m. OUR TAKE: ««««« favors the banjo. ertson. His newest album is “a result Sufjan provided the audience STARRING: Conan O’Brien By MK Johnson of the process of working through with new levels of sensory overload Contributing Writer health issues and getting much with choreographed digital media, OUR TAKE: ««««« more in touch with my physical eccentric background dancers and Like an accomplished tailor, self,” Stevens said in an Oct. in- more wardrobe changes than a By Chris Ernst Sufjan Stevens wove together terview with Vish Khanna. Lady Gaga concert. From Hunter Staff Writer an elaborate, complex and over- Stevens mesmerized the crowd Thompson visors to gorilla masks, whelmingly beautiful experience with new songs from his latest in- stunner shades to metallic pants, For those of you who don’t that transcended convention. The trospective album, The Age of Adz, Sufjan kept the crowd guessing know, Conan O’Brien hosted Michigan bred singer- including songs like “I Walked,” throughout the night with his his “second annual first show” led the Tabernacle crowd through “Vesuvius,” “Get Real Get Right” spontaneous outfit changes, wide- on Monday, Nov. 8. This marks Image courtesy of TBS a kaleidoscope of emotions to- and the title track “The Age of spread use of props and entrancing O’Brien’s return to television wards new heights of audio ec- Adz.” Between songs, the crowd stage presence. The digital media, after his departure from NBC. not visibly bitter and does not stasy. fell silent, drunk with Sufjan’s primarily based upon the work of The entire situation is still seem to harbor any ill will to- Royal Robertson, added another shrouded in a little mystery, so wards any one. His attitude is dimension to the acoustical bliss the whole truth is hard to fully refreshing because a lot of people reverberating off the newly reno- discern. O’Brien’s first episode would expect him to launch an vated Tabernacle walls. does not tell the whole story or attack with his new soapbox, but Toward the end of the perfor- really much of it at all. instead he kept it classy and real- mance, Sufjan led the frenzied Exactly what happened may ly avoided the issue all together. crowd to embark upon a journey, never be known, but Conan The show opened with a cold his 30-minute magnum opus, seems to be in control of his cut, in the form of a short film titled “Impossible Soul.” Upon anger, if he has any at all. “Peo- chronicling the happenings of the striking of the first note, the ple ask why I named the show his departure from NBC. While crowd quieted and braced them- ‘Conan.’ I did it do I’d be harder entertaining and cameo-filled, selves for the ride upon Sufjan to replace,” O’Brien said. This it focused more on what hap- quote is typical of O’Brien’s ap- Photo by Virginia Lin / Student Publications See Sufjan, page 14 proach to his new show. He is See Conan, page 16 14 • November 12, 2010 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT

Sufjan from page 13 Cirque from page 13

Stevens’ roller coaster of musical all these remarkable stunts while mastery. The climax of the com- Carey’s holiday album flops wearing elaborate costumes. position was the dance party that MUSIC Lovestruck butterflies twirled dissipated from the artists onstage in midair from long drapes, ants to the crowd during the penulti- gathered food with their feet us- mate phase of the song, complete Merry Christmas II You ing precision juggling, a dragonfly with auto-tune, quirky dancing LABEL: Island balanced precariously on a slender and vibrant lights. stalk, a firefly performed impos- Although “Impossible Soul” GENRE: sible juggling acts, scarabs per- was arguably the climax of the TRACK PICKS: “One Child” & formed a flying trapeze act, a spi- performance and the best use of “When Christmas Comes” der defied gravity by balancing on auto tune since “Bed Intruder,” a moving wire and grasshoppers each song was carefully punctu- OUR TAKE: ««««« jumped and walked straight up an ated with Sufjan’s cosmic mus- 24-foot vertical wall without any ings and reflective interjections. By Robert Solomon support. The list goes on and on, Stevens performed other crowd Staff Writer and each act was done impeccably favorites such as “Chicago” off by trained artists who knew what Come On, Feel the Illinoise, the Usually when you see a Christ- they were doing. indie pop sensation that boosted mas album by an artist, it is ei- In addition to the astounding Stevens to fame. After “Chicago,” ther a thinly veiled attempt at stunts, there was also continuous Sufjan and his band exited the bolstering a faltering career or a live music, which is impressive for stage to raucous cheering, clap- cash-grab intended to exploit the any show. ping and stomping that shook the popularity of a hot artist. When The music was uplifting Brazil- Tabernacle. Mariah Carey released her first ian music. This makes sense since He returned shortly alone to Christmas album 16 years ago, it Image courtesy of Island the choreographer and creator perform “Concerning the UFO was largely due to the latter as she in the sweet spot of her range, of the show, Deborah Colker, is Sighting Near Highland, Illinois.” was one of the hottest selling art- bringing a transparent interpre- ple of decent Christmas ballads from Brazil. The lively music pro- The piano-driven track transi- ists of the 1990s. tation to songs such as “The First such as “One Child” and “When moted the overall feel-good vibe tioned seamlessly into the rest of In the present day, Merry Noel.” Christmas Comes.” of Ovo; it is definitely meant to his three-song encore as his band Christmas II You might be seen as Unfortunately, Carey and In a sea of Christmas cheer, be a celebration of life at one of its rejoined him for touching and more of the former as Carey has her producers cannot resist over- brought far too soon year after simplest forms. nostalgic renditions of “Casmir certainly not retained her former producing these songs, and the year, these are pleasant and in- Also worthy of mention was Pulaski Day” and “Jacksonville,” popularity. There was certainly adornments that are added bring viting. Less pleasant is the “extra the incredible set design. Tall dan- which appeased crowd members no call for another Christmas re- little to them. At the end of “The festive” version of Carey’s ear- delion stalks provided space for who longed to hear some of his cord by her, or anyone else for that First Noel,” a generic R&B beat lier Christmas hit “All I Want for artists to elevate themselves. Huge more folksy work. matter, but here it is. barges in as Carey starts doing vo- Christmas Is You.” Apparently, flower bulbs hung from the ceil- Overall, Sufjan’s performance From the very beginning of cal improvisations. It is the sort of the prescription for Christmas fe- ing, periodically blooming into was a beautiful, overwhelming the album, Carey seems aware of thing that is probably fun to sing ver is more sleigh bells. beautiful flowers that added to and stunning piece of art that left the potential blast to her artistic but not very fun to listen to. I can think of no album that the overall aesthetic appeal of the many speechless. The raw talent relevance, going abruptly from a Despite these strange produc- is less necessary to purchase. The show. The costumes themselves and genius that graced the Taber- short traditional medley of “Santa tion detours, there are a few un- best songs will make it to radio, were impeccably made; accurately nacle stage seemed to speak into Claus is Coming to Town” to the expected and inspired moments. and the worst can live on in future evoking real insects in a way that the souls of the audience, leaving a modern beat of the lead single I probably never needed to hear Christmas bargain bins. made the audience feel as if they deep impression of unabashed joy “Oh Santa!” Mariah Carey sing the Charlie However, if you are a Mariah were truly immersed in an insect and appreciation. It is a disturbing mash of hand- Brown Christmas song, but it is Carey fan who loves it when radio ecosystem. The intimacy of the show, claps and Christmas platitudes not bad in a wedding reception stations switch to Christmas songs Ovo certainly does not dis- combined with its flawless sound, and will likely be seen as a dated sort of way. on Nov. 1, you will adore this. It appoint as the newest addition fitting visual effects and avant- product of today’s music scene, There are few singers that has a train wreck fascination, and, to Cirque du Soleil’s impressive garde elements proved undoubt- even 12 months from now. could do a better job with “O for better or worse, there remains repertoire of shows. It is a visual edly that Sufjan is a game-changer Where the album performs Holy Night,” and hearing this no singer quite like Mariah Carey. masterpiece that must be seen to in the world of music; he truly is a better are in the slow ballads that particular song in a live situation Only she could close this album be believed. Because of its light- man who has opened the door to have always been Carey’s trade- highlights Carey’s vocal ability in with a strange Euro-Pop version hearted nature and hilarious co- himself and isn’t afraid of what’s mark. Even with her considerable all its glory. of “Auld Lang Syne” and get away medic antics, it is family friendly on the other side. vocal ability, she mostly remains Besides this, there are a cou- with it. and everyone should go.

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Help us keep Tech students informed! Send news tips to [email protected] ENTERTAINMENT Technique • November 12, 2010 • 15 Date delivers familiar premise Enchanted Fable FILM on the no-fly list and leaves Peter Due Date without any money or ID. This then sets into motion a greater innovates franchise GENRE: Comedy chain of events when he reluc- GAMES play as either the prince or prin- STARRING: Robert Downey tantly decides to go cross-country Fable III cess of the kingdom of Albion Jr., Zach Galifianakis with Ethan and his bat-eared where the story takes place. The French bulldog Sunny. CONSOLE: Xbox 360 player happens to be the child of DIRECTOR: Todd Phillips For those of you who missed GENRE: Action RPG the protaganist from Fable II. RATING: R out on the opening humor, the The previous hero has left the basic plot has quite a resemblance DEVELOPER: Lionhead kingdom to your older brother, RELEASE DATE: Nov. 5 to director John Hughes’s Planes, Studios Logan. After seeing the terrible Trains and Automobiles from 1987. RATING: M things Logan does to the people OUR TAKE: ««««« The only difference is that it of Albion, you set out with your has been updated to the modern RELEASED: Oct. 26 servant Walter, your butler Jasper By Andrew Ho day and feels very much like The and your trusty canine compan- Contributing Writer Hangover going on tour. Much of OUR TAKE: ««««« ion to start a revolution. the story and comedy focuses on The combat system of Fable Tell me if you’ve heard this the tension that inevitably arises By Andrew Akker III is very similar to that of Fable story before: A high-strung, caus- between the two very different Contributing Writer II. The player wields both a melee tic fellow has to get home in time men, leading to moments that are weapon and a ranged weapon in for a critical event in his life but anywhere from incredibly hilari- Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures The Fable series has enchanted combat. is forced to pair up with a good- ous to particularly awkward. The might have been able to get even players since the first game ap- However, there are differences natured but clueless weirdo in or- disasters that occur are often a re- more laughs. peared on the Xbox and PC back to how the ability system in the der to do so. sult of their separate flaws. Even though Due Date has a in 2004. game works. This is pretty much the plot of While there are a good num- fitting soundtrack and numerous Over the course of the past six In Fable II players got cer- Due Date, the latest film from di- ber of laughs to be had through- beautiful, sweeping shots of the years, Lionhead Studios has con- tain orbs that corresponded to rector Todd Phillips of The Hang- out the movie, it feels like they are American landscape that all fit in tinued to bring us quality titles in strength, will and skill. In Fable over and Old School, where an sometimes spaced far apart from with the road trip plot device, it is the Fable franchise and Fable III III, all of the orbs have been com- unlikely pair of travelers ends up one another or fail to elicit much a pity that more time is not spent is no different. The newest game bined into one type that corre- trekking across the country while amusement. exploring these places or getting in the series takes an already good sponds to acquiring “Guild Seals.” enduring a series of mishaps and A certain level of zaniness is ex- the character relationships better game and puts a few twists on it to Guild Seals can be spent on the disasters. pected from this movie given the developed. surprise and wow players. “Road to Rule,” which is a place The movie starts out with a director, but some of the scenarios It is certainly worth noting The story ofFable III is slightly in another dimension that con- morning monologue by Peter that occur feel forced and unnatu- that for Atlanta natives that watch similar to the first two games but Highman, played by the perpetu- ral like some especially unreason- this film, familiar sights such as with a few twists added in. You See Fable, page 16 ally scruffy and sarcastic Robert able airport security measures that the Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, Downey Jr., who is an architect hopefully do not exist in real life. the skyline of Atlanta and a non- traveling away from Atlanta. To their credit, Downey Jr. and descript Waffle House make an He is set to return to his home Galifianakis play into their roles appearance. in Los Angeles so he can witness and are funny to watch together, The laughs are plenty, though the birth of his first child. Though with the former sometimes ex- uneven, and the main characters his life is on the cusp of some- ploding out of his usual cool and manage to keep the audience’s at- thing new, things take a decidedly sarcastic self into expletive-ridden tention the whole time. However, bizarre and difficult turn for him rants and threats, and Galifiankis the lack of character development once he hits the airport and runs fitting the oblivious loser quite and the familiar premise of the into fellow traveler Ethan Trem- well. film’s plot detract from the expe- blay. There are also cameos from rience. Wannabe thespian Ethan is Jamie Foxx, Danny McBride and Due Date would most certain- played by the especially fuzzy the rapper RZA, though they are ly be worth watching with some (figuratively and literally) and ro- small parts. If they had been big- friends for a source of amusement, tund Zach Galifianakis. A sense- ger parts in the movie, like Mike but do not expect anything thrill- less turn of events puts both men Tyson in The Hangover, the movie ing or especially noteworthy. Image courtesy of Lionhead Studios 16 • November 12, 2010 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT

Fable from page 15 well. To prevent this being game- play feature from being abused, tains upgrades for melee damage items cannot be used to heal and Festival presents subpar art pieces and magic as well as expansions healing items cannot be pur- EVENTS to your interaction skills with chased in the Sanctuary. Chastain Park Arts people. Another interesting change is The most interesting change that during the game, the player Festival in Fable III is that the Sanctuary has almost no heads-up display PERFORMER: Local Artists is the game’s pause screen. When (HUD). the player presses the start button, There’s no health bar for the LOCATION: Chastain Park he or she is instantly taken to the player to see. There are only visual DATE: Nov. 6 - 7 Sanctuary. indicators for low health. Inside the Sanctuary, players The screen will eventually start OUR TAKE: ««««« can do all sorts of things. He or to become darker with red around she can customize what clothing the edges. Health potions and By Hank Whitson the character should wear, what food pop up to use on the bottom Contributing Writer weapons and magic to wield, view left corner when the player is low pacts made for alliances and find on health. The Chastain Park Arts Fes- companions online for co-op play. Fable III is a brilliant addition tival was starting to wind down The Sanctuary also contains a to the Fable franchise. Its unique when I arrived just after 4 p.m. on map of Albion in the middle of style of non-player character in- Saturday, Nov. 6. The few signs the main room so that the play- teractions makes it one of the posted didn’t provide any detailed er may find quests around the most interesting games to play if directions or directional arrows. kingdom or set targets to certain you like a game that is open and Better signage would have been quests. The map also lets play- adventurous. New players as well nice, but I arrived in a reasonably ers fast-travel to any city that the as those who are familiar with good mood, ready for art. player has explored. the previous two games will be And what art there was. All of Photo by Hank Whitson / Student Publications Game options such as sound thrilled with it and all it has to the tents were still open for busi- tures. energy of the larger Inman Park settings can be changed here as offer. ness and the little sprawl of culture While browsing the tents, Festival. covered every physical medium I kept an eye out for potential Maybe I arrived too late in Conan from page 13 may have changed, the channel you could imagine. There were ce- Christmas gifts, though it quickly the day, but as far as I could tell, may be different, and the time is ramics, metal sculpture, jewelry, became apparent that the wares the live acoustic entertainment pened since leaving NBC. While not quite the same, but O’Brien is embroidery, knitted goods, wood- were not priced with student bud- consisted of one artist playing a O’Brien was unemployed, he no different. Everything anyone crafts, glass work, pottery and gets in mind. wooden panpipe flute with CD spent most of his time tweeting loves about O’Brien has stayed. every variation of painting and You could find a few trinkets accompaniment. and portraying, but in the video, O’Brien is witty and fast, always photography known to man. One and a couple prints were under There was face painting, sling- he is doing various other jobs with interacting with Andy, the audi- booth was selling music CDs, but $20, but most of them were the shot swings, inflatable castles for his late night talk show host skill ence, himself and the camera. He everything else was physical me- sort of items that would fetch the kids but decidedly less enter- set. This opening is really the only keeps the audience engrossed be- dia. confused expressions followed by tainment options for adults. It reference to his wildly publicized cause he never stagnates; there is The quality of the art varied forced smiles after the wrapping was a soothing experience, even if departure from NBC, which he always something interesting hap- wildly. There were a couple pieces paper came off. Food and drinks it approached the border of bore- retells as not bitter, hostile or dra- pening. that I would have liked to own were slightly more reasonable, but dom at times. matic at all. Everyone who knows and loves myself, finances permitting, while by no means cheap. As I paced the sprawl and took The format of the show should O’Brien will like his new show. others looked like grade-school art You could not ask for a more notes, I struck up a conversation not seem unfamiliar. There is an He has a few jabs about being projects gone horribly wrong. appropriate fall backdrop for a with a few of the artists. It was in- opening monologue followed stuck on basic cable and having Most of the offerings fell into festival than Chastain Memorial teresting to learn how pieces were by celebrity and musical guests. poor job security, but he is always a void of mediocrity, however. Parkway. A brown sea of fallen created or what they were inspired Andy Richter followed O’Brien in good humor. The pieces were pleasant to look leaves surrounded the tree-lined by. to the new Conan. However, the His frenetic personality and at while passing by, but not strik- path, with chill air that was still This is really the heart of what band on Conan is now helmed by snappy wit are as charming as ing enough to claim a permanent fresh with the moisture of yester- a small arts festival has to offer: an Jimmy Vivino. ever, especially to the just-off- space in your head or on the wall day’s rain. opportunity to engage artists as With all these familiar faces, mainstream Adult Swim crowd of your living room. Other pieces But beyond taking in the envi- much as their art. Keep an eye out O’Brien almost seems not to have that populates most college cam- were great fun at the festival, but ronment and gazing at the tents, for the Chastain Park Art Festival missed a beat and he is still as puses. O’Brien definitely has a hard to imagine bringing home, there was very little to do. The when it comes around again next hilarious as ever. It almost seems showman’s personality, which is like the industrial metal sculp- festival lacked the volume and year. like his old show is back. The set easy and entertaining to watch. ENTERTAINMENT Technique • November 12, 2010 • 17

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