"Stage is neither Madonna or Lady Gaga," says tour director "MDNA"
Who saw the Lady Gaga concert in Brazil will notice the similarity between the stage she and Madonna are dividing in Latin America. Madge fans came to insinuate that she would borrow the structure to rival, but Jake Barry, director of the tour "MDNA" clarifies that about 384 tons of steel "is not neither." "It belongs to the company Stage Co. Neither Live Nation [producer of the show and 'mistress' Madonna] has money to have a structure of these" jokes.
According to him
, the choice for sharing the structure was aimed at reducing the costs of production of the two tours, and logistics issues. "We have four stages traveling the world aboard four Boeing 747.'s The River is going to Porto Alegre. And this one will go to Buenos Aires."
Straight from the Morumbi stadium, Barry says that generally takes about eight hours between dismantling and reassembly of the structure, but thanks to the "legendary traffic in São Paulo," the contract will take a little longer. "It started at 6 am and must end at 2 hours of Tuesday (4), the date of the first show in town.
Asked if accompanied Madonna on soundchecks and rehearsals, she says check item by item the stage, Barry replied, to laughter, that prefers to hide this time.
About late singer, who arrived in Rio de Janeiro three hours, the coordinator of the tour, Alison Larkin said that really are the result of perfectionism Madonna, who checks each item. "The passages sound are very accurate. It tests all moving parts, for example."
The professionals also commented on the role of the artist in choosing the type of stage and how it would work. Barry, once again, jokes: "She chooses all. Even the clothes I'm wearing today.'m Kidding. But it all began with the presentation of the Super Bowl, which was a preview of this tour. So since this all started I did not go back to my house, "they say in chorus and Barry Larkin.
