Elysium Cabaret’s February 21st 2020 Show

Creation was on overdrive at Elysium this week. This show was full of surprises. I have seldom seen a show with so many choreographers doing things that are completely different from the genre of music and style of act that they more typically create. Our cherished audience was treated to performances that inspired, delighted, and filled a mind with wonderment. I’ve seldom felt so small before such majesty. It was glorious! Thank you to our dedicated choreographers, our team of dancers, Paul, Jilley, and Wiz for keeping everything nailed together, and DJ Gunner for the tunes. A huge thanks and much love to our audience… thank you for letting us share our imaginations with you. WELCOME TO THE WEEKEND!

I do wonder what was up with all the bananas at the show….

The after-party is really becoming a thing too, with thanks to Tempe and Jeni for dancing peeps and DJ Gunner spinning requests! Hanging out and enjoying a bit of socialising with music and dance… good fun!

Let’s take a look at some pics from the show.
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Lina
With Nara, Diawa, Jilley, Pea, Bianka, Evangelina, Kelly, Soco
Take Me by Paloma Faith
Fabulous, must-see choreo and mover work, Lina always amazes!

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Nara
‘Can’t say No”
Super cute and sassy, a touch of nostalgia and heaps of personality!

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Kyser
With Taema
Dragon Empress by Brunuhville special mix
WOW taken away to indescribable dimensions, leaving the mind in awe! I must bestow a Golden Pea upon this dance. It was mind-blowing. A Golden Pea, not to be confused with a Golden Shower, simply means it’s one of my new faves from this choreographer.

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Sarah
With Ginty and Jo
TheFatRat – Mayday (feat. Laura Brehm)
WOW Sarah… this was utterly captivating. Brilliant use of props and particles. A Golden Pea for you!

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Kelly
With EvAngelina
I’m Gonna Show You Crazy – Bebe Rexha
Colourful and lively, a dynamic set juxtaposed with dazzling particle magic and super fun choreo!

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Taema
With Kelly and Web
You don’t Know me by Jax Jones
Oh gawd this was so DARLING! Taema looked good enough to eat and the choreo for this was wonderful!

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Jo
With SoCo, Queenie, and Melvis
Dancing through the Light – Yes
Another Golden Pea for this mesmerising performance!  I want to live in this dance. It was spell-binding.

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Britt
Thank you Britt for dancing us all to such fun songs, and a very cool set!

With Everyone

1: Justin Timberlake & Timbaland – 4 Minutes

2: Madonna – Celebration

3: Vogue Walk For Me Remix

4: Bitch I’m Madonna ft. Nicki Minaj

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Elysium Cabaret’s Upcoming Show February 21st 2020

If it’s Friday, it’s Elysium Cabaret! Fancy some imagination in a fun social setting? In The Empire Room at Copperhead Road, every Friday at 6pm SLT, the dynamic performers of Elysium Cabaret take the stage to bring you a solid hour of entertainment! Featuring elaborate sets, stunning costumes and choreography sequenced to an eclectic genre of music, Elysium Cabaret offers something for everyone.

Grab your friends and get there early because the sim fills. Come celebrate Friday!

We also offer a ‘best of the past month’ matinèe the last Saturday of every month at 1pm SLT, for our friends who can’t make it to our Friday evening shows. See you there!

Welcome to the Weekend!

Your escorted limo: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Copperhead%20Road/74/64/2754

Elysium Cabaret’s February 14th 2020 Show

What a special Friday this was! It was Valentine’s Day in the USA, which meant it was LOVE, Elysium-style. In The Empire Room at Copperhead Road, our talented choreographers and dancers performed dances about the the different facets of love. And in an exclusive performance, Diawa proposed marriage to her long-time partner, Nara. Congratulations to the two of you! What a memorable night. Let’s take a look at some pics from the show, and WELCOME TO THE WEEKEND!
The GMan gave out GBears to all the gals….


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Jilley
Céline Dion – The Power Of Love

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Melvis
With Jo, Britt and
MastaGaan ft. Simonne – Koti Ko

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Di
With Nara
Di’s Song

[18:20] GracefulLove Resident: Diawa you have rendered Nara speechless, we need to mark this down on the calendar for history keeping.

And she said yes!
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Antonio
With Jilley
Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello – Señorita

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Adam
With Bella
Farewell by Rosie Thomas

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Alexis
Katy Perry – Unconditionally

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Mikiko
With Kelly and Gracie
Britney Spears – Oops!… I Did It Again (Audio)

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Babypea
Take Me Now

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Bella

With Everyone

Crazy in Love Beyonce

One Kiss Calvin Harris

Lean On by Major Lazer and DJ Snake

LOOK, it’s Kitteh!

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Elysium Cabaret’s Upcoming Valentine’s Day Show

If it’s Friday, it’s Elysium Cabaret! Fancy some imagination in a fun social setting? In The Empire Room at Copperhead Road, every Friday at 6pm SLT, the dynamic performers of Elysium Cabaret take the stage to bring you a solid hour of entertainment! Featuring elaborate sets, stunning costumes and choreography sequenced to an eclectic genre of music, Elysium Cabaret offers something for everyone. And this Friday is a special themed show, celebrating Valentine’s Day!

Grab your friends and get there early because the sim fills. Come celebrate Friday!

We also offer a ‘best of the past month’ matinèe the last Saturday of every month at 1pm SLT, for our friends who can’t make it to our Friday evening shows. See you there!

Welcome to the Weekend!

Your escorted limo: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Copperhead%20Road/74/64/2754

Elysium Cabaret’s February 7th 2020 Show

It was another fabulous Friday night in The Empire Room at Copperhead Road. Elysium Cabaret entertained a cherished audience with some of the finest choreographers on the grid. Their dedication and talent was appreciated by all, as they shared their imaginative creations with family and friends. There are no strangers at Elysium, just friends we haven’t met yet. Which is part of the fun of dance… meeting new people and making new friends! It is such a fulfilling social outlet as well as a creative one. Jilley and Paul welcomed arriving guests, greeting them with champagne and caviar. DJ Gunner warmed up the crowd with some fine rock and dance tunes as The Wiz wrangled the talent backstage. Babypea was found under a riser, enjoying a pre-show snack of beer and pork rinds. It was a good night! Welcome to the WEEKEND!
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Wiz
Dance Monkey – Tones and I
WOW Wiz… very cool choreo to a fascinating song.

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Sarah
The Angels – Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again
Such beautiful lighting and effects!

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Bianka
With Soco and Kelly
Keys N Krates – Glitter (feat. Ambré) | Dim Mak Records
Uber SEXEH and a very trick transition/costume change!

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Britt
With Beebs and Ary
Brittainy Spears “Gimme More”
Britt’s usual stylishness, could you just drool over those costumes?

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Taema
With Baby, Britt, Evangelina, Jo, Kelly, Kyser, and Rhyme
The Lonely Goatherd by Julie Andrews
SO much fun, and OMG Kyser, what a great sport!

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Dear
P!nk – A Million Dreams
Extreme beauty.

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Soco
With Jo, Kelly, Jilley, Baby, Lina, and Taema
Tumba
Sasseh! Fabulous choreo and mover work!

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Antonio

Picture with thanks to SouthernComfort Magic
With Everyone
Fabulous choreo and great songs, a good time had by all!

Picture with thanks to Bianka LittleBoots
1)Chordettes Lollipop

2)Daft Punk Harder better faster stronger

3)Grease Vs Dr Dre & Snoop Dogg Mashup

Elysium Cabaret – January 31st 2020 Show

It was Friday night so that means, it was Elysium Cabaret! This was the last Friday of the month, so it was our monthly theme show. Tonight’s theme was Flashback Friday, allowing our choreographers to present some of their best and most favourite acts ever. What a great show it was, some old acts, some new, all fantastic. With Paul and Jilley greeting arriving guests, DJ Gunner spinning the tunes, Wiz backstage sobering me up, the show started with a whole lotta steam and finished with a tear. It was all powerful stuff. Thank you to our friends and family for filling our audience and sharing the joy of dance with us. Let’s take a look at the show! Oh, and WELCOME TO THE WEEKEND!
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Taema
Voodoo by Godsmack

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Jo
With Seb, SoCo, Queenie, Jilley, Antonio, Taema, Kyser, Mikiko, Nara and Wiz
Vedo Nero – Zucchero

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Nara
‘My Head is a Jungle” Wankelmut & Emma Louise

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Britt
With Hell, Melvis, Kyser, Baby, Taema, Beebs, Kelly, EvA
Mishmash, Taylor Swift “Shake the Name off, Mickey”

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Jilley
With Pea, Evangelina
Yes Sir I Can Boogie – Goldfrapp

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Mikiko
With Kelly, Zena, Eva, Rhonda, Sarah
Tokyo Bon

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Babypea
The Cinematic Orchestra – To Build A Home

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Antonio

With Everyone!
Apologies for all the grey. Ever since I got the newest viewer, I am having dreadful rez issues. Been a long time since I saw this much grey. Tried to avoid it when taking pics but was all but impossible to keep it all out.

1. The Knack – My Sharona

2. What I Like About You

3. nothing but a good time

We had a celebrity bartender tonight… check it out!

Coming to Elysium Cabaret January 31st

If it’s Friday, it’s Elysium Cabaret! Fancy some imagination in a fun social setting? In The Empire Room at Copperhead Road, every Friday at 6pm SLT, the dynamic performers of Elysium Cabaret take the stage to bring you a solid hour of entertainment! Featuring elaborate sets, stunning costumes and choreography sequenced to an eclectic genre of music, Elysium Cabaret offers something for everyone.

Grab your friends and get there early because the sim fills. Come celebrate Friday!

We also offer a ‘best of the past month’ matinèe the last Saturday of every month at 1pm SLT, for our friends who can’t make it to our Friday evening shows. See you there!

Welcome to the Weekend!

Your escorted limo: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Copperhead%20Road/74/64/2754

Donation Completed to Wildlife Victoria

Well, I sold the 73,050 lindens which is what you have to do to convert them to USD. I then processed the credit which is what you have to do to withdraw the lindens to Paypal. It all finally cleared today, and I made the donation to Wildlife Victoria. Linden Labs took a small chunk for fees totalling 22.61 USD, which is I believe 5% of the lindens when ‘selling’ them (converting them to USD) and then 5% of that when processing the credit (withdrawing them to Paypal). But I topped the donation up to an even 400 AUD, which more than covers what they took.

I again THANK each and every person who participated with this donation by performing in the show and/or donating lindens. And THANK YOU to Nara for suggesting this event. Wildlife Victoria appreciates every dollar donated, and it all adds up. Every bit helps. Following is a screenshot of the donation receipt, and a copy/paste of the message on the receipt, as well as the receipt number with date and amount. I did black out my surname and address for the sake of my privacy.

Thank you for your generous donation towards wildlife affected by bushfires and extreme heat events in Victoria. When it comes to wildlife, the real work begins after the main crisis has passed. Your support will help wildlife shelters and carers in bushfire affected areas, as they rebuild and tend to all the extra animals in need of care over the coming months. Your donation will also assist wildlife carers who are struggling to care for hundreds of flying foxes left orphaned by the extreme heat events all over the state.

Please add our number – 03 8400 7300 – to your phone contacts if you are travelling in a fire affected region in
the coming months and see wildlife in distress.

On behalf of all of the injured and orphaned wildlife that will receive a second chance, thank you.

Receipt No. 0126055
Date 29/01/2020
Amount 400.00 AUD

Andy’s Video of the Bushfire Appeal Show

Thank you Andy, this is beautifully done. Thank you for the message at the end of the video, as well.

Please give this video a like and share it. People can still donate directly to the bushfire appeal organisation of their choice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=se0LsjtEDyg&feature=emb_logo

Correction from previous post: It was NARA who suggested we donate our tips from this past Friday’s Australia Day-themed show to one of the Australian bushfire appeals. We chose Wildlife Victoria because they had been missing out on a lot of the donations being given, so we wanted to help them out. But any donation to any bushfire appeal is a blessing, and we thank you for anything you have given or will give.

Elysium’s January 24th 2020 Australia Day Show!

This was a very special show. We had already planned a theme show for today. In celebration of Australia Day which is January 26, we had already decided to do an Australian-themed show on the 24th. Then Nara suggested us donating our tips to the bushfire appeal in Australia. As most people know, the bushfires still raging in Australia have devastated the nation and killed over 1 billion animals.

As of 14 January 2020, fires this season have burnt an estimated 18.6 million hectares (46 million acres; 186,000 square kilometres; 72,000 square miles), destroyed over 5,900 buildings (including approximately 2,683 homes) and killed at least 34 people. An estimated one billion animals were also killed and some endangered species may be driven to extinction.

And the fires are still going. Due to the horrid drought that has ravaged the land, wet gullies and areas that usually remain untouched by bushfires are also so dry, even they have burnt, leaving nowhere for wild animals to retreat to. Some species are feared to be extinct after so much destruction. Australia is reeling under the extreme need, people are doing everything they can to help people and wildlife who have lost homes and habitat as well as so many injured animals. So everyone who made dances for the show tonight agreed to give all tips to Wildlife Victoria, who have put out a bushfire appeal.

https://www.wildlifevictoria.org.au/

Our show was fun, beautiful, and deeply touching. We thank all who participated, whether it was on the stage, behind the scenes, or in the audience. We THANK everyone who donated! Together, we raised 73,050 lindens. I have begun the process of withdrawing this as real life money. It will take up to five business days, but hopefully no more than three. Linden Labs took 5% (!!) which there is no way around, apparently they don’t even make exceptions for charities. So the amount I am awaiting is $262.11 USD. I will report back what that converts into once the donation is made. The final amount will depend on the exchange rate on the day. At the moment, it’s $384.04. The bushfires are heartbreaking, but we each do what we can, and every bit helps. This will help. It is something we can do.

Meanwhile, today was also DJ Gunner’s RL birthday. How hold is he? Depends on how you place the candles! After the show, a lot of us stayed and celebrated The Man’s special day.

Here is a look at a very special show, with a very heart-felt ‘Welcome to the Weekend.’ Love to you all!

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Jilley
With Antonio
Holly Valance – Kiss Kiss

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Babypea
With Gunner, Britt, Hell, Jorgio, Jeni, Jordan
Butterfingers – FIGJAM

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Antonio
With Jilley
Need you tonight

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Sarah
With Ginty, Pea, Jilley, Web
EPIC POP | ”Hope” by Nathan Wagner
I usually post two pics of each dance, but Sarah’s dance was so emotional, I have included more pictures from her dance. She made us all cry. And seeing the pics of Lewis, a koala the world came to know through a brave woman’s rescue… it was overwhelming. Sarah’s tribute was deeply touching. It is so hard to type this. Words do not do it or any of these bushfire catastrophes justice. And the people… when you think people are bad, just look at all the people helping. People at home, risking their lives to try to rescue other people and animals, our firefighters risking their lives to try to stop the fires. All the volunteers rescuing and treating wildlife, searching for injured animals, and setting up feeding and watering stations for animals who have lost their homes and food sources. People from all over the world caring, giving, and trying to help Australia heal. It is love. It is overwhelming.

To watch the video of Lewis being rescued, click the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xnX1PVvkX4
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Bianka
With Web, Jorgio, Sarah and CowGrl
G’day, G’day from Australia

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Babypea
Christine Anu- My Island Home

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Dear

With Everyone

Midnight Oil, Beds are Burning,

Keith Urban – The Fighter ft. Carrie Underwood

Kylie Minogue – In My Arms

And who did I find lurking in the trees during the crowd dance????

Plus, Miss Australia herself… well, not really, but this is some Ausome Aussie Spirit!!