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At first the amazing Metropole Orchestra started playing, after which Dianne van Giersbergen (Xandria) came on stage to act out her role as The Narrator. Thus far a little bit of the background story. Maybe in the future there will be more shows. The next installment is the release of the second part of the game and the release of the album. Ivo, mastermind behind this whole project and previously member of the band Xystus, played the drums this evening.

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Not only did Ivo van Dijk manage to form a band together and play a regular show, he also got some of the artists who participated in the video game on stage and added a full orchestra. The second part is the theater show I went to tonight. The reason this project caught my attention, is that some of my favourite musicians participate in it. This is a story based game in which the player can enjoy the story through music and songs. First off, there is Karmaflow: The Rock Opera Videogame. Karmaflow is an ambitious project of a few (former, they graduated) students from the University of Arts in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Back then the project was just starting, but on this evening I went to see the premiere of Karmaflow in Concert: The Rock Opera. Tickets are on sale now for the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center November 11-12 shows at Check out that site for additional information on the show and to buy show merchandise.Theater aan de Parade, ‘s Hertogenbosch (NL)Ī while ago during a concert of Tristania and Dark Tranquillity, I got into contact with the guys and girls behind Karmaflow. Choices is Broadway bound, and these Westchester shows (Westchester County, NY is home to the show’s creative team) are critical to the development of the story, and the show overall. With the changes made for the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center shows on November 11-12, viewers will have a deeper understanding of who this person is and why he makes the choices he does. His journey is universal in the way that with each twist and turn he must make choices as to which path to take, knowing that all paths lead forward, and you can’t do-over your past. These changes do not change the storyline at all, but merely enhance it.”Ĭhoices: A Rock Opera tells the story of a journey through life of a lead singer in a 1980’s “hair band”. We were happy to oblige.” Krupa says the changes made “give more clarity to important elements of the plot, illuminating reasons why a character acts a certain way or interacts with another character in a certain way. In response, viewers suggested that we provide them a little more information about the characters and the storyline, to help them see things more clearly.

“In the first shows, we purposely left a lot to the interpretation of the viewer. The show has even been working with a licensed therapist to help better understand why the characters might do what they do.

The storyline has been given greater depth by adding six brand new songs that provides more backstory and better explains certain elements of the storyline. In the prior performances, acting was secondary to singing and blocking. To help achieve this, there is a new focus on acting, with a concentration on character motivation. “The goal of the new shows is to explore the storyline, characters, emotions, reactions, and all interpersonal relationships to a deeper degree,” states Krupa. After meeting with several focus groups that included dozens of people with mixed theatrical backgrounds, ranging from casual theatergoers to Tony-Award winning producers and directors, it was determined by Choices creator John Krupa to “go deeper” with the show’s next performances at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center on November 11-12. Following three OVERSOLD premiere performances at Whippoorwill Hall in Westchester County, NY, the creative team of Choices: A Rock Opera went back to the drawing board to improve the show wherever necessary.