From: oivindi@dhhalden.no (OIVIND IDSO)
Subject: Jean-Michel Jarre INFO! (Was: Jarre & Swatch)
Organization: Ostfold College
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 15:52:10 GMT

In article <1992Sep28.232304.4721@cs.kuleuven.ac.be> vwulpen@cs.kuleuven.ac.be (Henk Van Wulpen) writes:

>Has anyone attended the Swatch-festival in Zermatt (?), Switzerland ?
>It appears that Jarre was there to give away another of his mega-
>concerts. Why the hell doesn't he fill us in on this much earlier !!?
>No one has to tell me that he did not know himself. I won't believe any
>one saying that he knew it himself only a couple of weeks before... Such
>a concert requires too much of planning for that !!!!
>What will his next album be ? Another Best Of with some tracks of the
>Swatch gala ? *grin*
>
>- Henk

Talking about Jarre... In a Norwegian newspaper of yesterday (29.09) called 
Aftenposten, there was a large article on Jarre and his (quote) "multi-
media concerts".

The headline of the article *and* the interview, indicates that Jarre is 
very interested in making the opening ceremony for the 1994 Winter Olympics, 
which are to be held in Lillehammer, Norway, because he "finds Norwegian 
and Scandinavian culture appealing". His conditions are "artistic freedom, 
and that the purpose of the ceremony is to 'bring out' (pseduo translation) 
Norways cultural identity."

Apparently, he was asked to open both the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics 
and the Expo'92 World Exhibition in Sevilla this year, but turned down both 
offers as there were too many commercial interests involved, trying to 
control the ceremonies (TV-companies always seem to want to control 
everything, don't they).

However, the GOOD NEWS is: Jean-Michel Jarre is according to the article 
going to do 15, that is -fifteen- (!!!), concerts in just as many European 
countries next summer (1993), to "celebrate European culture"!

Jarre says: "I will seek assistance from local artists in each country. The 
concerts will be based on my music, combined with national music 'in 
between' (pseudo translation). This way each show will be unique."

There will also be wide use of visual techniques/effects (that's Jarre, 
alright!).

At the moment neither local artists or authorities have been contacted, but 
Jarre's agent in London is working hard on developing the program for the 
European Tour.

When the agent finds possible partners, Jarre will personally visit them to 
discuss details.

He will most probably visit Oslo, Norway during March. His plan is to do the 
'Scandinavian' part of the tour either there, or in Copenhagen, Denmark (too 
early to tell).

BTW (get this): Jarre is working on a new OPERA! An outdoors OPERA!

The article contains no information whatsoever on an eventual new release, 
but who knows what Mr. Jarre has got up his sleeve next...

Oivind Idso (-: oivindi@sofus.dhhalden.no :-)

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