Final Halloween Show for Guerilla Burlesque tonight at midnight

It's our last show for the Halloween season, and we're staying up late. When you're done with stealing the kids candy, come and see us at the Halloween Theatre on Idle Rogue, for a final waltz with the spooky, darkside divas of Guerilla Burlesque. Doors open at 11:45pm for a midnight start!
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Bonnie Revnik plays dead in an attempt to lure you to Idle Rogue for Guerilla Burlesque's final Halloween show for 2012.

 

Guerilla Halloween!

Guerilla Burlesque is traipsing around the grid, tricking and treating on tour. Don't miss our fun and creepy Halloween shows, each one is unique, with acts from all your favourite divas.

It's Halloween at Idle Rogue!

It is an Idle Rogue tradition for the sim to decorate for Halloween, and each year we put a lot of thought into ways to celebrate Halloween in a way that's not too cheesy. I have always been fascinated by notions of decayed beauty, and the thrill of fear, and Idle Rogue's Halloween displays traditionally use those motifs.

This year's display is our finest yet, a graceful epic of design and texture, created by ShippyCreations, the noob who, in just over one year, has had a significant effect on Idle Rogue's style. I decided to interview Shippy for the blog, and let him share with you some of the influences he feels in his Second Life.

Shippy's RL background is profoundly creative. He describes a close and supportive family of artisans, innovators and teachers who were very willing to nurture his creative urges. " I am a creator by nature," Shippy says. "If there is a way for me to make it, I will try". An architecture graduate, Shippy's college years were enriched by several trips abroad, including to Italy, Egypt, China and Norway, as well as a Theatre Design scholarship. As a self-confessed "power gamer since the age of 5", Shippy incorporated a digital media minor into his studies, and resisted the lure of Second Life while he finished his degree.

"I first learned about Second Life in 2005," Shippy says, "when a fellow architecture student did a project surrounding digital design as well as cloud space.  I had considered joining then, but I stayed away from it until I was finished with school, both for financial reasons and for time considerations, knowing I could spend way to much time there and not get studies done." 

When he arrived, his explorations brought him quickly to Idle Rogue. "My first search was for Star Trek, since I'm a huge trekkie.  The sims I found were lacking, and slightly disappointing compared to other games I've played.  Next I went for Star Wars, because I like it as much as I do Star Trek." Shippy acknowledges the space themes: "I am generally geeky that way," he says. His search for others of his kind was disappointing, he says, but notes "I love steampunk almost as much as I love spacepunk, " . His explorations brought him to the Joy Of Steampunk on his second day in SL, which naturally led him across the ditch to Idle Rogue. At Idle Rogue, he found the 3D environment that suits his various interests, "Oh, and they have a rock venue... sweet, and some sort of dance show?". You can almost hear him rubbing his pixel hands together in glee.

Shippy started the Halloween build with plans to equal the build from 2011, which he'd admired, perhaps by incorporating a graveyard and cathedral into a crypt or maze. "After the crypt/maze was largely completed, I went to work on the upper stages.  I had only a vague idea of some sort of basilica design in mind, something with high arches and holes in the ceiling with fallen arches and ruins in the main sanctuary". 

As he incorporated the Guerilla Burlesque stage, however, he found his design leaning to "Paris Opera" house style,". A huge fan of original soundtrack music, he admits his building was influenced by The Phantom Of The Opera and preview trailers from the upcoming film version of Les Miserables. "I love theater design, so it was more fun to build a broken ass theater, something that looked like it was once glorious.  A place for kings and queens and heads of state."

The resulting building is certainly reminiscent of glorious times. High quality textures were chosen, and Shippy feels textures are a vital resource for 3D builders. "A box is a box, until you paint it with something pretty.  Learning how to dial textures is also important.  Your box is still an ugly box if you can't place the paint in the right spots," he says. 

The theatre itself, which will house Guerilla Burlesque's Halloween Show (midnight Wednesday October 31st) features a mezzanine balcony for members of the Guerilla Burlesque Exclusive group, as well as ample seating on the lower level for regular guests. The building opens, almost casually, onto stunning ocean views, evoking a distinctly European feel. The maze, sprawling underneath, is suitably challenging, and filled with enough spooky surprises to make it fun. Don't forget the graveyard, and pumpkin patch, complete with interactive poses and a dance machine for your ghoulish parties.

As for power-levelling content creator Shippy Creations, his plans for future builds remain squarely in the Epic column. "My favorite (project) so far is an "Air Basillica" done in the steampunk style.  Think Flying Fortress from "Sonic the Hedgehog 2" for those of you gamers, " he says. 

The Halloween Theatre opened on October 1st and will be gone before dawn on November 1st (as long as chry can bear to part with it). We're very keen to publish any photos you take that use the building, they can be mailed to idlerogue@gmail.com.

More photos on Idle Rogue's Flickr page

 

London Online - F@*K YEAH!

Idle Rogue Productions and Factory Nation are excited to announce LONDON ONLINE, the first in what may develop into a series of concerts bringing top-shelf first life performers to second life, live from London.

This event will be presented from 12am on Saturday, October 29th, and you can get help converting that time at the very easy-to-use World Time Converter. The lineup, announced today, is:

12am Jordan Reyne: well known in Second Life, award-nominated steampunk siren Jordan Reyne performs a polished fusion of dark folk, industrial found sound and acoustic melodies. Her rich vocals convey edgy tales and noir observations with an easy grace that has taken her across the globe to reach audiences from all walks of life               

1am Amphibic: "quite dark and lyrically understated",  "quirky songwriter meets orchestra" ... you can get a good feel for the material at Amphibic's Facebook Player

2am - Maxdmyz   described as focused, tight, and hypnotic, Maxdmyz are a genuine industrial metal outfit (a rare thing in Second Life) about to show online audiences the relentless power that's causing all the talk

This is an extraordinary infusion of genuine talent for Second Life. Thanks are owed to Jordan Reyne, Factory Nation, Secret Rage and Anek Fuchs for their assistance in presenting this event.

Hallowe'en is coming ...

We have closed off the common at Idle Rogue to commence our Hallowe'en build, which we hope to open on the first weekend in October.

Guerilla Burlesque will be performing a Hallowe'en show at midnight on October 31, with a roster of dancers enticing you to stay up late and get your fright on. When you wake up in the morning, Idle Rogue's Hallowe'en build will be gone, as if it were never there ....

Mr Timeless & The Pale Hypnotic - Sunday, September 2

 Mr Timeless & The Pale Hypnotic is the current stance for an ongoing project from DeepSky Timeless. Idle Rogue has produced several shows with Mr Timeless and Guerilla Burlesque now, weaving together his Wonderbot concept with music from his excellent solo album of the same name.

Wonderbot follows a nameless hero in the distant, post-human future. Mutants worship talk radio broadcasts from years past, cyborgs live in a Utopian community where Area 51 one stood, and the mysterious Wonderbot waits for the nameless adventurer.

This Sunday's production is the most truly collaborative and inclusive from the Idle Rogue team. Chewie Quixote's set design reaches into the Pale Hypnotic's chaotic heart and is lit with rockstar love by Shippy Creations. A hand-picked team of dancers are put through their paces by choreographer Diawa Bellic, who has been working with Mr Timeless for many years. 

*SK Designs* Sho Kyong has put together a post-apocalyptic glamour for the dancers, featuring a limited edition dress with that special burlesque touch, a combination of creepy and sexy you can only get at an Idle Rogue production.

Join us for the journey at Idle Rogue on Sunday September 2, 2012, at 7pm. Audience members are encouraged to dress in cyber/steampunk ... and pack light, in case you need to run :-).

some bits'n'pieces

Is it just being in your undies that draws you out? One of our best attended theme nights recently, and a lot of fun too. Maybe we should dispense with themes and just have Undies Night :-)

Starting July 7, Idle Rogue will have a meeting once a month, at 5pm on the second Saturday of each month. No-one is required to attend, it's just an "official" opportunity to give us your feedback, ask questions and learn what's coming up. We'll also have a "staff" meeting on the third Saturday of each month, where we can monitor your suggestions and keep an eye on developing ideas. Those meetings will show up on the calendar, which is to your right there ===>

I'll post more after the meeting, so that I can report any astounding developments (I jest) as well as the few upcoming things I do know about. Hope to see you there, you'd be very welcome

(chry)