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Originally posted by EdgeOfAddiction
You saying there were no distractions when there was a huge ass face covered with jewels sparkling around on the screen at one point.
Didn't Bey recruit more male dancers?
The asians in the beginning in complete white body makeup.
The stage directions.
She's far from being minimalist.
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Beyonce generally has herself, lighting, screens and dancers. In this case she had a few props like the poles for Partition and the sheer amount of songs performed made it not as minimal, but the screen itself was used best for moments when it was just Beyonce's silhouette against the screen. That's a pretty simple yet powerful effect.
In the past, she generally is minimal as well. Think Single Ladies (most performances, but I could mention the AMAs.. just her and 2 girls on a stage, or even the VMAs where it's her and lots of dancers), or Deja Vu at the BET awards where it's basically just her, a band and Jay-Z. Or DIL at the Grammys: just her and a chair and Jay-Z. I could go on.
She has moments where there is a concept/gimmick like Dangerously in Love at the Grammys but overall she sticks to not having excessive elements.