This from the frontier website in australia.

The revamped production will feature:

Kylie has engaged not one, but three of the most innovative choreographers in the world. Kylie has brought together Michael Rooney, Rafael Bonachela and Akram Khan, three diverse and internationally renowned choreographers from the worlds of contemporary dance, Kathak and pop music. Michael Rooney is the leading American choreographer responsible for Fatboy Slim’s famous dance videos, as well as the classic choreography for Kylie’s Can’t Get You Out Of My Head (recently voted best pop video ever in Smash Hits UK TV poll). Contemporary choreographer Rafael Bonachela, who has a longstanding association with Kylie, and notably worked on her 2002 Fever tour, has also come on board. Equally impressive is her engagement of the sought-after British-Bangladeshi Akram Khan, for a special new section of the show.

‘The dancer/choreographer Akram Khan, sets out to blur boundaries. Mr. Khan gives a 500-year-old Indian dance tradition a contemporary flair. But if anyone could merge such drastically different elements, it’s Mr. Khan, who is one of the few dance-fusion artists to have achieved vocal acclaim. The 30-year-old British-Bangladeshi artist was singled out as “the greatest new hope in the dance world” by the Observer and has been hailed by critics as one of the most exciting fusion choreographers in the world.’The Asian Wall Street Journal, 11 June 2004

The world’s leading designers are working on new, show-stopping costumes, including:

Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel Couture

John Galliano whose previous work includes Kylie’s trademark Showgirl corset and feathers

Dolce & Gabbana building on the celebrated collaboration that resulted in 2002’s Fever tour

London avant garde fashion maverick Gareth Pugh; the enfant terrible of the London fashion scene

Perth born young designer Richard Niccoll

Matthew Williamson for Emilio Pucci. This will be the first time that Pucci have lent their iconic and precious prints to be used on such a scale, which will help create Kylie’s breathtaking finale

The famed Lido of Paris are loaning Kylie’s thirteen dancers spectacular headdresses and classic feather costumes, never before seen outside the Lido in France!

Kylie is travelling with a video department who are responsible for a visual extravaganza comprising four separate video displays and an nprecedented $10 million of video hardware. Hollywood’s Oscar-nominated Cinematographer John Matheson (Gladiator and Phantom of the Opera amongst others) has filmed this never-before-seen footage.

The $2.5 million stage, which is already in Australia, is being rebuilt to accommodate the new elements in the show.

Rehearsals will continue in London until the end of October when the entire production, including equipment, wardrobe, performers and crew of over 100 personnel, will be transported to Sydney.





http://www.news.com.au/da...32,00.html

KYLIE Minogue is finally coming out of the "haze" that enveloped her during her battle with breast cancer and has dreamt about taking to the stage in her Sydney comeback show.

The pop princess was upbeat about her health in a candid interview on cancer, marriage rumours and her reworked Homecoming tour yesterday. "Things are looking good," Minogue told The Daily Telegraph.

"I don't know what to compare it to, but it's not something where they say 'you're better' and you're better, it's an ongoing process.

"But it's such an important part of recovery to get on and do what you do and be who you are. I'm finally starting to come out of that haze."

The Australian leg of Minogue's Showgirl greatest hits tour was postponed when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in May last year. Only a small number of tickets were returned.

"I feel like there's unfinished business," Minogue said. "Which makes it feel like it's a duty and partly I feel it is, because people have been so loyal and showed me so much hope in the fact they held on to their tickets. I feel really inspired, more than I have for quite a while."

Minogue said her ordeal had made her embrace her musical career more than ever.

As well as working on the revamped Homecoming version of her greatest hits tour, Minogue has released a children's book, is set to launch her perfume range Darling during her Australian tour and has been recording a new album which she says is a return to "sexy pop".

"I'm sure I'm going to look back on this period and go, 'How on earth did I do that?' I'm not a year out of recovery and I'm recording and doing photo shoots and we've filmed new stuff for the screens for the show. I've hardly stopped.

"Not to panic people that I'm overdoing it, but I've been doing quite a lot. I'm trying to build up my strength," she said.

Minogue's reworked tour will be adapted to suit her health, with less gruelling dance moves and more rest between shows.

"There's certain things I can't do but I don't think that will make it less of a show, it will be more of a show," she said.

Minogue said she was keen to see how her body would cope when she returned to the stage.

She will have all new costumes for the tour and, despite rumours on the internet, said she won't wear wigs.

"It would seem wrong to create the illusion that I am the way I was before. I've had such good response to my short hair and there's not much I can do about that at the moment anyway. I want to feel light and free."

Minogue revealed the Australian tour would feature a brand new song, tipped to be White Diamond, written with Jake Shears and Babydaddy of the Scissor Sisters.

The song is said to touch on her health battle, using the diamond as a metaphor for strength and resilience.

The singer also denied simultaneous rumours actor boyfriend Olivier Martinez would be marrying her in December and also was refusing to marry her for six years.

"How many times can I get married?" Minogue said, laughing.

The singer said she had dreamt about her comeback show in Sydney on November 11.

"I don't know what that moment I get back on stage is going to be like. I might be the only one who keeps it together, who knows?"

And maybe we can expect a NEW DVD of it?
I can't wait for a new CD!

purpleunderground said:

the last show at her Hometown of Melbourne