Introduction
18/09/2017 17:25 par exilum
Dear human fellows,
You're about to enter the world of APOCALYPSO. A new concept of musical : the “SPACE OPERA”.
The libretto and the 24 songs of the show are ready. You may listen some demos on the blog.
A futuristic show mixing ROCK music and SCIENCE FICTION.
We're looking now for associates to join the team.
If you appreciate what we have done and envision a great future for this show, feel free to contact us.
You may be a producer, investor, agent or whatever professional in the field of entertainment, even a fan, you are welcome.
The next step is to put APOCALYPSO on stage.
REFERENCES
The show borrows from the world of COMICS, HEROÏC FANTASY, SUPER HEROES and the new generation of VIDEO GAMES.
- «Matrix», “Dark City”, “Blade Runner”, “Metropolis”, "Divergente", "Hunger games", etc.
The myth of a prison-planet where an exiled community is handed over to a Tyrant Titan, is a classic of SCIENCE-FICTION, as is the rebellion of the people to overthrow the oppressor. It is, in fact, a universal theme which appears many times in the Bible, the Torah, Mythology, or is told in epic stories , classics or adventures.
One can say that APOCALYPSO, a fortress where the people are under a relentless power, is an allegorical representation of our planet EARTH.
MUSIC
Musically, it is a Rock Symphony. With a powerful rhythm, embellished with Baroque.
There are twenty four songs for about twenty four scenes.
DURATION
The show lasts about two hours.
THE TEAM
Jeremy Stefen (composer) and Paul-Henry Stem (writer) are working on this project together with a talented and renowned french graphic designer Philippe Druillet and with the master of lights and scenic magic Gérard Pullicino.
Musical arrangements are signed by Pascal Florence.
Given the innovative style of the show, imagination and efficiency are required.
Yes, the APOCALYPSO project is ambitious. Yes, we are looking for exceptional success. And all the members of the team are putting their energy and their talent into this event.
With live singers and actors on stage, the most advanced techniques will be used to create the world of APOCALYPSO: 3D, holography, shadows and lighting, decor....
We are aiming at a wide-ranging audience including children, teenagers and all lovers of action and adventure. This show needs to transcend the generations.
Today the great adventure of APOCALYPSO begins!!!
Under the watch of OMNICYON, the ZEPHURS pay a last tribute show to an exilian who has been sentenced to death in the dreadful VAPORATOR.
Scenography
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(A proposition of scenographic atmosphere)
Graphic Universe
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The Philippe DRUILLET's Touch
(A proposition of graphic style)
The Characters
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On the supreme level, surrounded by a jungle of video screens, OMNICYON lives alone in his den, which is prohibited to all. Only his lieutenants may sometimes penetrate the sanctuary. When OMNICYON appears to the citizens of EXILUM (only on screens), they are touched by his freaky appearance reminding them of the heroïc actions he supposedly took to save them.
ZAGOR
SHAÏKAN
ILELL
The instigator of the revolt. Nicknamed by the people as «ILELL the Stealthy», he appears and disappears at will. His physical shape is in contrast with his feminine voice, hence his «androgyny». He conceals himself very easily in the crowd and often disappears by melting into the scenery of EXILUM like a chameleon. He is an elusive ghost haunting EXILUM and seems to appear by magic. He mingles with the JUNKJACKS and pushes them to reject their status as slaves. He mingles with the SUBALTS to short circuit their blind obedience.
He mingles with the ZEPHURS, encouraging subversive actions against the establishment. And the MILITZ never catches him.
YENARK
The Great «Director» of the SUBALTS. A powerful woman, (f)rigid and stuck up. A kind of colonel who controls the officers with a firm grip. She becomes warmer when she falls in love with the handsome WILDRIFF, charismatic singer idolised by all Exillians. She is a very determined character and ensures the moral order in the city. She has information on absolutely everyone.
WILDRIFF
The idol of the young and old alike. In every zone, his wild appearances create new fans who consider him to be a semi-god ; they are always hysterical.
This annoys OMNICYON who doesn’t like sharing the admiration of his people. This (very) popular singer, is used to sequins and a rock’n’ roll lifestyle. He knows the physical impact his sensuality has on women and takes the opportunity to live a dissolute life, jumping from conquest to conquest ; he is much talked about because of his lovers, his fights and his memorable drinking.
But.... he will come back from the Kingdom of Shadows after having found the Great Secret of immortality, and will become, for once, a true living legend.
DARZAL
The great priestess of the Media. An android, half human, half robot. She presents the «EXILUM News» every day. The bottom half of her body is a metal base that the technicians need to move around to put her in front of the cameras. Only the top half is mobile and visible. Her face is no more than a big pair of thick red lips that announce events in a mechanical voice. She has two big eyeballs rotating 360° with huge eyelashes overlooking her pair of lips. We can guess that DARZAL is alive, because she reacts to provocations. She is always bossy with the technicians who handle her but always subservient to the leaders.
SALERO
She was twelve when the ignoble SHAÏKAN chose her parents to be sacrificed during the killings which resulted from overcrowding.
Among the JUNKJACKS, when a child at this age finds himself alone, he's almost sentenced to death as living conditions are too harsh. But SALERO had a passion for life.
When ZAGOR, one of OMNICYON’s lieutenants, falls in love with her, she knows that her vengeance has come.
A dancer in the hovels, she spends her nights entertaining the weary and drunken JUNKJACKS. A rebel at heart, she will soon become one of the leading lights of the revolt.
KLAPO
He is the JUNKJACKS’ main warder.
Servile, deceitful and overbearing. His miserable little power gives him the possibility to harass and humiliate the men and women of his caste. He always hopes to benefit from his power, maybe even rise up in rank. He is a thick brute with a frog’s brain, only moved by his sexual appetite and his thirst for domination.
Hated, despised by his companions, he will be enlisted in the revolt, but will always be a subject of distrust to the rebels.
The Story
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SYNOPSIS
APOCALYPSO tells the story of a bunch of aliens who survived a great intergalactic disaster. They now form a population of exiles trying to recreate a society on a prison-planet called EXILUM.
They live under the yoke of the tyran OMNICYON, an entity the various tribes of the communauty worship and fear.
This evil character seldom appears in front of his people.
He communicates from his secret lair through a network of giant screens.
While trying to protect his reputation as a people’s friend, he hides a deep secret : he was one of the instigators of the great intergalactic disaster.
Assisted by his three lieutenants ZAGOR, SHAÏKAN and YENARK, he rules the city as if it was a puppet theater.
We see ILELL appearing, masked agitator, able to merge into the scenery like a chameleon. He blows the winds of rebellion until he becomes a people’s hero, a myth, a symbol.
This is a show on the progressive fight against dictatorship, whether open or hidden. We strip the velvet glove from the iron fist. At the sound of music.
OMNICYON injects the Obedience Implant into his four lieutenants : ZAGOR, SHAÏKAN, YENARK and DARZAL.
THE TRIBES WHO LIVE IN EXILUM
1. The JUNKJACKS
These are the slaves of the system, the workers. They toil without knowing why. During the day they exhaust their bodies working on machines and, at night, gather in hovels where they try to forget their miserable fates through alcohol, dance and sex.
Their outfits are quite chaotic, often patched or ragged, revealing the muscular bodies of the men and the forms of the women. T-shirts, leather vests, skins, etc. It’s the temple of blood, sweat and tears. Life is hard.
2. The SUBALTS
Here we have the class of the «Officials» «Civil servants». Completely devoted to the system , they obey the finger and the eye and blindly accomplish the missions confided to them by the supreme power. Based in the vast offices of high technological evolution, they manage the standardisation , recording the evolutionary stages of every citizen of EXILUM, indicating their errors in behaviour, violations of rules, etc.
Their outfits are uniforms, with huge glasses that give the impression they have fly’s eyes. The chief director of the SUBALTS is a central feminine character : YENARK.
3. The ZEPHURS
These are the last citizens who think of themselves as «free» on EXILUM. They are the artists, the musicians, writers, thinkers, poets, painters, sculptors, tight rope walkers, clowns, etc. In fact, they are there to entertain OMNICYON and benefit from a much cooler life style than the other exiles.
They have certain privileges as the dictator favours them. But their lord and master can at any moment, demote them to a lower area if a performance displeases him. It has happened that he'd sent to the VAPORATOR (disintegrator) an artist deemed subversive or who ceased to entertain him.
The zone where the artists perform is the central theatre of operations. Here the large square is located where their activities take place, with tight rope walkers, acrobats, fire eaters, musicians, dancers, etc.
The JUNKJACKS fanatical workers activate the relentless pace of the « BOULOZOR ».
Mastermind
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Jeremy STEFEN and Paul-Henry STEM
Composer and writer / The creators of APOCALYPSO
Pascal FLORENCE
Musical arrangements and demo
Philippe DRUILLET
Scenery and costumes
National Prize for Graphic Arts. Commander of the Order of Arts and letters.
Painter, architect, sculptor, Philippe Druillet has created numerous scenery for Opera, for TV films plus famous film posters (Quest for Fire, The Name of the Rose), animation films and CD-Rom.
He’s the master of Sci-fi and Heroïc Fantasy of the french comics culture.
Gérard PULLICINO
Master of lights and scenic magic
Producer and/or director of many clips, television programmes, and live shows (Starmania, Johnny Hallyday, Jean-Michel Jarre, Garou, Céline Dion, Taratata, Victoires de la musique, NRJ music awards, etc.).
Producer and/or adviser, he directed great artists such as Céline Dion, Ray Charles, Johnny Hallyday, Joe Cocker, David Bowie, or Madonna.
Awarded the Victoires de la Musique, the 7 d'Or, and the Grand prix SACEM, his talents are multiple and always of quality.
Introduction
18/09/2017 17:13 par exilum
Dear human fellows,
You're about to enter the world of APOCALYPSO. A new concept of musical : the “SPACE OPERA”.
The libretto and the 24 songs of the show are ready. You may listen some demos on the blog.
A futuristic show mixing ROCK music and SCIENCE FICTION.
We're looking now for associates to join the team.
If you appreciate what we have done and envision a great future for this show, feel free to contact us.
You may be a producer, investor, agent or whatever professional in the field of entertainment, even a fan, you are welcome.
The next step is to put APOCALYPSO on stage.
REFERENCES
The show borrows from the world of COMICS, HEROÏC FANTASY, SUPER HEROES and the new generation of VIDEO GAMES.
- «Matrix», “Dark City”, “Blade Runner”, “Metropolis”, "Divergente", "Hunger games", etc.
The myth of a prison-planet where an exiled community is handed over to a Tyrant Titan, is a classic of SCIENCE-FICTION, as is the rebellion of the people to overthrow the oppressor. It is, in fact, a universal theme which appears many times in the Bible, the Torah, Mythology, or is told in epic stories , classics or adventures.
One can say that APOCALYPSO, a fortress where the people are under a relentless power, is an allegorical representation of our planet EARTH.
MUSIC
Musically, it is a Rock Symphony. With a powerful rhythm, embellished with Baroque.
There are twenty four songs for about twenty four scenes.
DURATION
The show lasts about two hours.
THE TEAM
Jeremy Stefen (composer) and Paul-Henry Stem (writer) are working on this project together with a talented and renowned french graphic designer Philippe Druillet and with the master of lights and scenic magic Gérard Pullicino.
Musical arrangements are signed by Pascal Florence.
Given the innovative style of the show, imagination and efficiency are required.
Yes, the APOCALYPSO project is ambitious. Yes, we are looking for exceptional success. And all the members of the team are putting their energy and their talent into this event.
With live singers and actors on stage, the most advanced techniques will be used to create the world of APOCALYPSO: 3D, holography, shadows and lighting, decor....
We are aiming at a wide-ranging audience including children, teenagers and all lovers of action and adventure. This show needs to transcend the generations.
Today the great adventure of APOCALYPSO begins!!!
Under the watch of OMNICYON, the ZEPHURS pay a last tribute show to an exilian who has been sentenced to death in the dreadful VAPORATOR.
Contacts
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Paul-Henry STEM
Mob : +33(0)6 75 46 18 35
Mail : ph.stem@gmail.com
Jérémy STEFEN
Mob : +33(0)6 31 38 94 37
Mail : jeremy.stefen@gmail.com
Music
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