Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour comes to Dubai. Creative director and choreographer Jamie King talks about Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour by Cirque du Soleil' and what led him to create the show. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00It is the Michael Jackson Immortal Tour by Cirque du Soleil that is going to be here.
00:22And it's going to be here very soon.
00:24It's the end of the year and into the beginning of next year during the Dubai Shopping Festival.
00:28We have around 60 performers.
00:30It's in its third year of touring and it's made its way around the world.
00:34My work essentially is done.
00:36That's the good part.
00:37That was the hard part and now it's the kind of great part because I get to sit back and
00:40watch.
00:41I started this show in early 2011, debuted in October of 2011.
00:45My creation process actually started in 2010.
00:47My direction, my writing the story for the Immortal Tour by Cirque du Soleil happened
00:51really then and acquiring all the performers and putting the show together for its launch
00:56in October 2011.
00:57And now it's just a little baby that gets to go out in the world on its own and grow.
01:02It's really a journey where in our characters in the show who are a combination of dancers
01:07and other acrobatics, gymnasts and artists, they go on this journey which really goes
01:11into the fantastical world that is Michael Jackson that we all remember, love and know.
01:16When we get to experience his music, his iconic looks and that means the way he used to dress
01:20and perform and the sequined glove that we all probably had at one time.
01:24And then into his different kind of areas of himself really which are the humanitarian
01:28Michael Jackson.
01:29We go down that road.
01:30We go down, you know, his love of animals in the Neverland fairytale world.
01:34Then we go into the straight pop, iconic, smooth, criminal, thriller, dance star that
01:40we loved in Michael.
01:41But in the end, it all culminates with us ending up in Neverland and on this global
01:46journey together as one in Michael's world.
01:49And then there's a little twist that happens where you'll see one of the characters evolve
01:52into and become part of that world in a very special way.
01:55The show that was created, the show that I wrote and directed was really about the love
01:59of Michael Jackson, the man that we all remember and who affected us and really globally affected
02:05and changed the world.
02:07He was a maverick for his time.
02:08Cirque du Soleil is a maverick in their field.
02:10It makes sense that these two entities would unite to create the biggest show on earth.
02:23I don't stop till you get enough.
02:27Feel the change.
02:29Let my love.
02:31Feel the change.
02:33Let my love.
02:35Feel the change.
02:37Let my love.
02:39Feel the change.
02:41Let my love.
02:52Feel the change.