jjeffeory Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 1 hour ago, DrumManTx said: I usually don't feel this way but there is one corps in particular this year who is getting pretty.......lengthy trying to describe their show. And I'm still not sure what it's supposed to mean. Gee, I wonder who it is? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 the answer is clear they want to give us something to talk about on dcp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppycock Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Now isn't that special 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappybara Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Let the designers have their fun. These descriptions are basically the only time they get to talk about their creation publicly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumManTx Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 (edited) I don't mind explanations about shows. I actually would LOVE to see the one paged description that judges get from the corps (am I remembering that right???). It would probably help me out with some. Some just get.........extra. I love the video Troopers put out today of Robert W. Smith explaining part one of the show in pretty straight forward terms and talking about the music they are using. That was nice. I'd love to see more stuff like that. Edited June 17, 2017 by DrumManTx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skevinp Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Of course, if it isn't detailed enough to be distinguished from the hundreds of shows we have seen in the last 20 years, they will be criticized for being derivative. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwillis35 Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 (edited) No doubt there are some pretentious show titles. But over the years I have had less problem with show titles and more of a problem with bad show design. In some cases corps are trying to show how clever and artistic they can be with a show title. Almost every year we get a few shows where, no matter how bad the title, the show is even worse. Edited June 17, 2017 by jwillis35 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrk Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 “I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.” ― Oscar Wilde 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terri Schehr Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 10 minutes ago, mrk said: “I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.” ― Oscar Wilde We have a winner. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleveland1 Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 I personally don't mind it. it's very, idk, post-post-modern. or meta-modern. Opting for an experience rather than a narrative. The description is supposed to help fill in the gap for the audience to understand the designer's intent. Of course a person can still enjoy a show without the description, and people are left to interpret the show as they see fit. This is why I have thoroughly enjoyed BK over the last few years. Sure, its just people walking around in funny ways on a football field playing notes and throwing things. I don't see how this is supposed to take away from how a person feels watching a well done (performed, staged, designed) show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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