After Dark on Idle Rogue - it's happening

photo by chryblnd Scribe

The big announcement today on chryblnd Scribe's blog was that two of live entertainment's favourite venues - Idle Rogue and After Dark - are coming together to form a new community based around their merged interests and styles. That's us!

Both entities will continue to function much as they have, catering to their specific audiences as they have always done, but there are plans to add in new events and expand others. "We think After Dark on Idle Rogue can be the leading live entertainment sim in Second Life," chry says.

" After Dark run a stylish and cool live music venue, where the attention to detail is perfect. They treat their musicians well, establishing productive relationships, nurturing their talent and promoting their endeavours. They treat the fans well, providing a warm and inclusive atmosphere in which to enjoy performances. So for Idle Rogue, this means we get live music run by people who care at the same high standard we do, " Scribe tells her blog audience. "I am beyond excited, and I hope you guys will make yourselves part of the new and vibrant community that can grow around this fusion of music and dance."

She also announced plans to move the "Mayfair" environment, built by Gloriana Maertens, down to ground level as a home for Arrehn Oberlander's Metaharper Interactive Stages. These stages are a "push-button" interactive experience. Professional dancers have taken some of their best-loved works and made them accessible to everyone. You simply select the act you want to take part in, press the panel, and the entire stage set rezzes. Hop on the poseball and wait for the music to begin. This has been a very popular activity on the sim and is expected to grow as people learn what it does. It is currently housed in the Acuo Theatre, but will be permanently housed and expanded in coming months.

photo by Imrhien Fargis

"What we are doing on Idle Rogue - with the generous help of Meegan Danitz and Arrehn Oberlander - is consolidating the resources of three separate entities. While the Metaharpers are a separate and very well-defined group, with their own set of interests, many of them are an integral and valued part of the Idle Rogue ecosystem. We hope the same will prove true for the After Dark community," Chryblnd Scribe says, noting that the Metaharpers intend to maintain their current grid presence. "We think exciting times are ahead, as we build a strong and really dynamic sim that benefits everyone attached to it."

After Dark will start operating from Idle Rogue as of April 20th.

Bookings are open for Le Cirque de Nuit

Gamma Infinity and Shesa Quandry in costume for their roles
in Idle Rogue Productions Le Cirque de Nuit

This year's season of Le Cirque de Nuit is shaping up to be every bit as exciting as last year's phenomenon, with new acts and new stars joining the best of  the 2014 season to take the show forward.

Here's what you need to know:

• You must be a member of Guerilla Burlesque Exclusive (inworld group) to book
• Only 20 seats are reserved at each performance (the other 20 are held for the public)
• You must book your preferred show before March 27
• You may only book for one performance
• You must be on the sim before 6:30pm on the night of your booking. At 6:30 the gates open to the public and your seat will be returned to the public allocation
• There are no seat numbers. You will only be able to arrive at the sim if you have booked

Performances:

Friday April 3rd at 7pm

Saturday April 4th at 2pm

Saturday April 4th at 2pm

Sunday April 5th at 7pm

These four performances are the ONLY scheduled performances of Le Cirque de Nuit for 2015, however we are hoping you will all enjoy it so much it will return in 2016 and begin to establish as a Second Life tradition.

Le Cirque de Nuit pays homage to Erin Morgenstern's novel, The Night Circus. We present a black and white steampunk circus in Gloriana Maertens Big Top environment above Idle Rogue. The show was wildly popular in 2014 and features cutting edge, immersive performances from some of Second Life's finest entertainers.

Reviews from the 2014 Season:

The SL Enquirer

Kat Feldragonne 

Second Life Newser

Karima Hoisin

rez SL Magazine

Contact the delightful Franney Resident before midnight on March 27th to make sure you get a seat at this premier dance entertainment event.

Le Cirque de Nuit is an Idle Rogue Production.

Media enquiries: Aubreya Joszpe
Production Enquiries: chryblnd Scribe

New Season of Guerilla Burlesque starts March 6

We have a new schedule for the first season of Guerilla Burlesque for 2015, and it features some amazing dancers. Old faces and new adorn this schedule, which will commence on March 6th, running through to May 15th, and will include a run of performances by Le Cirque de Nuit across the first weekend in April.

We are delighted to welcome Gloriana Maertens back to the stage, after an extended break building the most beautiful stage sets on the grid. Empyrean Forge's Master Blacksmith Rahpture returns to the stage, as well as steampunk maven Kait Tomorrow.

We are debuting two new dancers this season - Anashara, whose memorable performance as Stella Mayfair marked her baptism-by-fire, and the very popular Franny, who promises to inject some badass rock into the roster.

Last season's stellar debutantes, Imrhien Fargis, Maeve Branner and Tray Porthos have graduated into accomplished soloists and join the impressive and much loved ongoing cast - Aubreya, Azabella, Blaze, Chewie, Deb, Gamma, Jess, Meegan, Oods, Shadow, Sho, Thea and Zahra are all signed on for another whirl, and Cyllene Dembo has finally committed to a brace of dates as a regular dancer.

We look forward to welcoming Chandra Meehan back as a guest performer, and promise intriguing things from DoraMaar, whose smoking hot work with Winds of The Sahara brought her to our attention. And finally, the legendary Madison Pinelli has agreed to stay up late with us just one time, and we promise you will adore this true superstar at her work.

We also welcome the intriguing Lindy Hopper to the Guerilla Burlesque corps and look forward to watching her reignite her formidable talents. Guerilla Burlesque Corps provide a very necessary substance to our work, and we love them dearly.

Now the only thing missing is you, our dedicated audience, who patiently arrive early and stay late to share the fun with us, and who always make us feel like we made something good happen. We can't wait to see you in March, we've missed you!

Other cool things:
The Metaharpers Interactive Gallery on Idle Rogue allows you to rez stage sets from our well-known dance routines and participate in them as the dancer. Call into the Acuo Theatre and look for the signboard at stage right. Click on the graphic for the act that interests you and watch as the stage set rezzes. Then sit on the prim, allow a few seconds to cache your animations, and the magic begins.  Jo Balogh has a couple of photos here and there are a few from our launch party here, but the most fun is trying it, and make sure to send us a copy if you get some good photos!

Don't forget, voting is open for the AviChoice awards, and Guerilla Burlesque is nominated. Only one vote per ISP, but if you haven't yet cast yours, drop by and have your say, this is a rare opportunity for dancers, entertainers and artists to gauge their popularity.

And auditions for this year's season of Le Cirque de Nuit are shaping up to be very exciting - if you haven't put your name down to audition yet, what are you waiting for? Details are here, on this very blog! Run away and join the Circus!

Disclaimer

Idle Rogue and Guerilla Burlesque, as wholly owned by chryblnd Scribe, are not in any way involved in any business or other dealings with GString Strom, Spirit Starbrook or Nance Brody. If you are approached by them with regard to any venture in which the names Guerilla Burlesque, Idle Rogue, chryblnd Scribe or persons acting on behalf of any Idle Rogue Productions entities or staff, are offered as a benefit or inducement, please disregard the offer as it is false.

Auditions announced for "Cirque" in 2015

Idle Rogue Productions

Le Cirque de Nuit

2015 Auditions

Idle Rogue Productions are performing the very successful Le Cirque de Nuit this Easter, with performances at 7pm on April 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th and a matinee performance at 2pm on April 4^th.

These will be the only performances of Le Cirque de Nuit in 2015, however it is envisaged that the production will be scheduled each year as long as it remains fresh and successful.

We are seeking new acts to add to our roster of performers for the 2015 season, and will be holding auditions during the last week of February. Please read the following information about preparing your audition for Le Cirque de Nuit.

Time Requirements:

You must prepare a circus, steampunk or exotically-themed act that would fit into the existing production

Auditions:                   Week ending 27th February, 2015

Rehearsals:                  20th March

27th March

2nd April

Performances:             3rd April at 7pm

4th April at 2pm and at 7pm

5th April at 7pm

Idle Rogue Productions uses scripted camera technology by Arrehn Oberlander, and successful auditions will need to allow additional time for your cinematography to be completed; these sessions generally take a couple of hours.

Please note that not all acts will appear in all shows.

Act Requirements:

You are required to create an original dance-based act to be performed in real time at performances as outlined above.

Your act must be magical, circus or exotic dance based, with a steampunk theme. We will be looking for a variety of acts, particularly circus acts such as acrobatics, tightrope, trained animals and similar. Illusionists, acrobats, clowns and tarot performers who can stay in character should consider applying.

Your costume and set must be in monochromatic tones - black, grey cream and white, no other colours are permitted, except for skin and hair.

Your set must employ the Metaharper Show Tools as supplied by Idle Rogue Productions, so you must ensure that each component, all prims, scripts and textures have modify and copy permissions.

Your act must be able to stand alone among those previously presented. We strongly suggest you pay attention to the following:

•  Tight, realistic choreography with smooth transitions between animations
• Well-made builds and costumes with baked textures on all visible surfaces 
•   High quality avatar, high resolution skins and well-made hair and clothing
• We are playing at the elite level of a high-end game. You are expected to have computer equipment sufficient to the task

Background:

Le Cirque de Nuit is a loose homage to Erin Morgenstern's book, The Night Circus. It is not necessary to have read the book to take part in the show, as we will not be recreating the story. The novel is set in the Victorian era, and we have substituted “steampunk” for “Victorian”.

For practical purposes, consider steampunk to be applying an olde-worlde style to modern concepts, as opposed to Victoriana being old stuff that looks old J.

As an example, if you can take the ingenuity of Le Cirque de Soleil and make it look steampunk, THAT is the act we want.

For those seeking a better definition of steampunk, please see this link, and be aware that the subject is covered extensively on the internet:
http://people.howstuffworks.com/steampunk.htm

Music Resources:

Your act should be set to “steampunk” music. We know this is not an easy genre to define and especially to source material. Some genres you might find helpful are punk cabaret, glitch hop, electroswing, trip-hop and folk-noir.

Playlist – steampunk - please note these tracks are NOT your suggested music, they are a point at which to start searching, for those who are not familiar with the previous production or the genre

 http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgv_Su4XQdaHqsPrzKiJBvV2JU7v4pc9I

and the playlist of music already used in the production is here:

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgv_Su4XQdaGHrxzkb46SBrodLMLvYVGN

You may not use a song that is already in the production, and you should avoid using the same artists as have been previously used.

Visual Resources:

collected machinima of the production in 2014 can be viewed here:

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgv_Su4XQdaFED8yzyUQb9UKmBR9LkLB0

Learn more about The Night Circus on Tumblr and on Pinterest.

Reviews:

The SL Enquirer

Kat Feldragonne 

Second Life Newser

Karima Hoisin

rez SL Magazine

Production Requirements:

Payment: you will be paid a share of all tips collected during your performance. Idle Rogue Productions divides every tip between cast and crew. Tips paid privately to you are yours to keep

Publicity: You are asked to make yourself available for publicity opportunities that may arise during pre-production, production and performance. This can include photo shoots, media events, social media sharing, interviews in addition to interactions with the audience, prior to, during and after the show.

Essential: Sets must be completely mod/copy permissions and you must be willing to learn how to use the Metaharper Show Tools to prepare your act for performance

You must be willing to join inworld groups “Idle Rogue” and “Production Team – Idle Rogue”

Ability to accept constructive criticism and to workshop improvements

Be scrupulous about honouring your commitments

Desirable: Facebook profile to join “Le Cirque de Nuit Production Crew”

Google email address and access to google calendar

Nominating for an audition:

Please create a notecard and name it -

Cirque 2015 Auditions [your avatar name]

Inside the card please nominate two times from the following list to audition:

Friday 27^th February:

                2:00pm                                                                 5:00pm

                2:30pm                                                                 5:30pm

                3:00pm                                                                 6:00pm

                3:30pm                                                                 6:30pm

                4:00pm                                                                 7:00pm

                4:30pm                                                                 7:30pm

Please also include the name of the song you will perform in the notecard. Additionally, please email the music you will require for your audition to idlerogue@gmail.com . Both your nomination for audition and your music should arrive by 2pm on February 25^th, and your audition time will be confirmed by 2pm on February 26^th.

Auditions will be held in front of a panel from the show’s production team. You should not expect feedback from members of the audition panel, and will be advised affirmative or negative by March 2^nd.

MAYFAIR DATES ANNOUNCED!

Jami Mills/Rez Magazine

IDLE ROGUE PRODUCTIONS

presents

MAYFAIR - The Stories of the Mayfair Witches

based on characters from the novel "The Witching Hour", by Anne Rice

Brought to you by the team behind "Guerilla Burlesque" and "Le Cirque de Nuit", "Mayfair" tells the stories of a dynasty of powerful witches ...  and the demon who caters to their every whim.

The setting is a garden party at the old Mayfair mansion on First Avenue in the Garden District of New Orleans. The notorious are-they-or-aren't-they family has always drawn it's fair share of speculation, with wild tales of a purse full of coins that never runs out, and a mysterious man whom only some can see.

But the Mayfair witches have endured shattering tragedies along with their immense power. What does the comely Lasher want from them? And is any witch strong enough to control him?

Join us in the gardens of the Mayfair mansion. It's the most beautiful hour of the evening, and the soft deep sky is dimming to twilight. Surrounded by friends old and new, the legends unfold before your eyes ...

Performances

January 21 at 7pm

January 22 at 7pm

January 23 at 7pm

January 24 at 2pm and 7pm

January 25 at 5pm

Reserved Seating

To maximise sim performance, seating for this event will be strictly limited to 40 audience members, with a total of 240 unique seats across 6 performances.

Seating can be reserved by members of the inworld group "Guerilla Burlesque Exclusive". Strict conditions will apply, please contact Franney for further details.

Membership to Guerilla Burlesque Exclusive costs $1000L. Reservations are not required to see this show, however reserved seats will be seated prior to opening to the public.

Performance enhancement:

Dance entertainment uses a large portion of a sim's resources, and Idle Rogue Productions strive to give you the best entertainment experience. We want you to enjoy your visit with us, and will not harass you to modify your avatar or observe script limits to stay on the sim. However there are several things you can personally do to gain more enjoyment from the show, and to assist our performance

• Arrive early, and allow your computer processor time to cache the environment and the animations
• Switch off or preferably remove scripted items to free up resources we need for special effects. Check items like jewellery and hair for weighty scripts. An assessment tool will be available at the landing point on the Idle Rogue sim, we encourage you to use it, but we promise we will never hassle you about normal avatars
• Remove facelights and particle effects to enjoy those we have planned as part of the production
• Switch off nametags
• "Mayfair" employs Arrehn Oberlander's scripted camera technology to help you see the important parts of the show. You must be seated with your camera in the default position to utilise this technology

Your host Franney can help you with these ideas when you book. Please ask for an appointment to choose seating and go over best practice if this would be useful you.

Edited to add: We wish to advise that scenes in our current production - "Mayfair" - contain adult concepts and occasional nudity.
No judgment here if that makes you uncomfortable. If you've booked a seat and feel this would affect your enjoyment of the show, please contact myself or Franney Resident and we will cancel your reservation without hesitation.
If you haven't booked a seat, whyever not? We have nudity!

Guerilla Burlesque Season Opens November 7

Announcing our lineup for the final Guerilla Burlesque season for 2014. Please click on the texture to view an enlarged version