So new plans! I’m still working on my new website, but i’m gonna give my blog a new make over!
Not as many options but still the same kind of feed on what happening in my life!
Good part is that I’ll have a connection between the website and my blogs!
Sorry for being so MIA for those who still try to follow!
Hugs,
Cesar
This hot event of 2010 is coming to beautiful Vancouver, BC on November 17!
This is the first public showing of the movie that has become an international phenomenon, Idiots=Product+Money The Movie, and the Official after party with DJ Mischieff.
Be there along with Ferrari Maserati of Vancouver, BlownGlass
Media Group, VisualNoiseType.com for the entire Live Xperience.
Be there for the Pre-show that will be broadcasted live worldwide,for the live interviews, to meet our V.I.P Guests, and for the whole live Xperience.
This is a Dress To Impress Event! V.I.P Guest in Attendance and
Ticket go on sale November 8, 2010 for $15.
TICKETs ON SALE NOW at:
So this is one of the many behind the scene clips from Idiots=Product+Money The Movie. This is a special interview they had with me during a lunch break on the IPM movie set.
There are more behind the scene videos about the film in my “Gigs” section of the site! Click here to get in on the fun: Idiots=Product+Money The Movie.
Have fun!
Cesar
I’m on IMDB!!! Since I help worked on set for the movie Idiots=Product+Money The Movie, I have two official credits on IMDB. One as a Location Production Manger, and one as the Storyborad Artist!
Check it out here: IMDb
Fun fun!
Cesar
So yesterday I had my first Applause Musicals rehearsal for the show Good News. We had a very adorable potluck and a read through of the show. I have a lot of f***ing lines to worry about, but it feels great to step into a completely different character then I’ve ever played before, and that in itself makes me extremely happy. I love challenging myself like that when it come to acting no matter how big the role is. And the character of the Announcer is very intriguing! I’m gonna have to study football, and do my research on the year 1928.
I can’t wait! Anyways I’ll keep you posted on more juicy details about the show.
Hugs,
Cesar
So I’m not in the production of FCP’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street; although it would have been an amazing show to be involved in, I was privileged to be involved in Ruby Red Burlesque instead. Nevertheless the director of Sweeney Todd wanted me to create a trailer for promotional purposes of the show, and here it is for your viewing pleasure.
Click on the photo to read Langley Advance article.
This is a column the North Shore News wrote regarding an interview with Ruby Red Burlesque’s director Cameron Fatkin. He expresses his intrigue in burlesque, and how his inspiration to create the show came to be.
- Ruby Red Burlesque, presented by Concrete Vertigo Productions, Oct. 1-10 (except Oct. 4), at 7:30 p.m. at the PAL Theatre, 581 Cardero St., Vancouver. Tickets: $15 through www.ticketstonight.ca.
When it comes to Las Vegas, many believe that what happens there, should stay there.
Cameron Fatkin is of a different opinion.
The North Vancouver resident and Capilano University film program graduate opted to break with tradition following his February trip to Sin City.
During his visit, Fatkin took in a number of burlesque shows –some small, intimate productions as well as some larger, big-budget affairs.
When he returned to the Lower Mainland, the 21-year-old realized the shows had made quite an impression.
“I couldn’t get the idea of doing a burlesque show out of my head,” he says.
Interested in revitalizing his involvement in theatre, having taken some time off from acting and writing for the stage to pursue a career in the film industry, Fatkin considered mounting an existing musical. However, his Vegas experience prompted him to move in a more original direction.
Struck by burlesque’s empowerment of women, impressive choreography, costumes, and overall entertainment value, he decided to create Ruby Red Burlesque, a sexually-charged retelling of the classic Wizard of Oz tale. The show, a unique cross between musical theatre and burlesque, opens tonight in Vancouver at the PAL Theatre and runs until Oct. 10.
Joining Fatkin for the production, the inaugural through his company Concrete Vertigo Productions, are a number of talented local actors and behind-the-scenes team members, the majority of whom are also graduates of Capilano University.
“Our goal was to bring a Vegas-style show to Vancouver,” he says.
Fatkin wrote the script and is directing the work. A musical revue, Ruby Red Burlesque features a wide variety of music from the last few decades, ranging from a Pat Benatar cover to Marilyn Manson’s version of “Sweet Dreams.”
The show covers the major plot points from the 1900 novel by Frank Baum and the 1939 classic film starring Judy Garland.
“Instead of saying that we’ve turned it on its head, we say that we’ve turned it on its stomach and spanked it,” laughs Fatkin.
Dorothy is played by Capilano musical theatre program alumna Jacqueline Breakwell, seen in many recent local productions, for example Fighting Chance Productions’ Rent and TUTS’ Jesus Christ Superstar.
Ruby Red’s Dorothy travels through Oz, a sexually free and liberal land. Her subsequent journey of self-discovery and sexual freedom helps her overcome her shyness and fully embrace what it means to be a woman.
For the most part, the actors jumped on board with the project. One woman expressed concern that the burlesque genre may prove too much for her modesty. However, she’s a convert, says Fatkin.
“I think the show really helped her because it does have a really positive message about being comfortable in your own body and everything,” he says. “And she now is down to pasties and she’s having a lot of fun. It’s a very positive show. We try to send a really good message. It’s a very feminist show.”
Fatkin believes Ruby Red Burlesque will appeal widely to audiences. For example, older audiences will be interested, being more familiar with the genre from its heyday; as well as younger audiences, both men and women, will find it enjoyable as burlesque empowers rather than objectifies performers and is continuing to increase in popularity.
“I think the gay community will (also) like it because one of our lead characters, Glinda the Good Witch, is now a drag queen,” says Fatkin. “It’s very glittery. It’s fun. It’s sexy.”
The 12 cast members undergo many costume changes, designed by Capilano graduates Chelsey Danielson and Elizabeth Dubney. From an Indian-inspired Emerald City scene to an Iron Maiden-esque Tin Woman, the designers have taken a no-holds-barred approach.
Fatkin is also pleased with the show’s choreography, created by Britt Macleod who plays The Ragdoll, his version of The Scarecrow.
“She’s a wild woman, oh my goodness,” he says. “The stuff that she comes up with, everyone’s like ‘We’re going to break our ankles’ because everyone’s in six inch shoes.”
Fatkin can’t wait for audiences to experience the work.
“It’s stressful and everything leading up to it, especially now that we open (today),” he says. “But I’m really excited. It’s weird because we started planning this back in early May and we were like, ‘Oh it’s so far away, it’s so far away’ and we spent all summer working on it. . . . . Time went by really quickly.”
“I want people to come see it. I think people will be really surprised,” he adds.
Concrete Vertigo Productions presents:
Ruby Red Burlesque! A sexy, hip, musical revue spectacular!
Join Dorothy on her journey of self discovery through the sexual and vibrant land of OZ. Ruby Red Burlesque is a hybrid of traditional musical theatre, modern rock/pop and the sensual art that is burlesque. Filled with amazing singers and sexy, contemporary choreography, Ruby Red Burlesque is bound to be a night you will not soon fo…rget.
Showtimes:
Friday 10/01/2010 – 7:30pm
Saturday 10/02/2010 – 7:30pm
Sunday 10/03/2010 – 7:30pm
Tuesday 10/05/2010 – 7:30pm
Wednesday 10/06/2010 – 7:30pm
Thursday 10/07/2010 – 7:30pm
Friday 10/08/2010 – 7:30pm
Saturday 10/09/2010 – 7:30pm
Sunday 10/10/2010 – 7:30pm
TICKETS ARE AVILABLE TO BUY ONLINE AT:
www.ticketstonight.ca
Only $15!
CAST
Dorothy – Jacqueline Breakwell
Ragdoll – Britt MacLeod
Tin Woman – Brittany Scott
Lioness – Sable Strub
Glinda - Cesar Erba
The Wizard – Madeleine Suddaby
The Witch – Lee Mckeown
Ensemble:
Allison Fligg
Emily Fraser
Maddison Popov
Isaac Kwok
Nilsen Tiefenbach
CREW
Director – Cameron Fatkin
Producer – Elizabeth Dubney
Choreographer – Britt MacLeod
Musical Director – Jacqueline Breakwell
Technical Director – Jeff McAlpine
Stage Manager – Meghan Kerr
Costume Designer – Chelsey Danielson
Artistic consultant – Sable Strub
