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The Confessions Tour  was the seventh concert tour by American singer-songwriter  Madonna . It supported her tenth studio album,  Confessions on a Dance Floor . Madonna confirmed the possibility of going out on a tour as early as November 2005. Jamie King, Madonna's longtime collaborator, was then hired on to direct. The set list consisted of mainly songs from the supporting studio album and rehearsals started during 2006. As with many of her prior tours, the Confessions Tour did not go to Australia, prompting Madonna to release an apology statement on her website.

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In November 2005, during an interview with  The Guardian , Madonna confirmed that she was going out on tour in 2006 and it would likely be named either the Confessions Tour or the Confess Your Sins Tour. Jamie King was next hired on as the director of the tour. During an interview with MTV in February 2006, Madonna explained that she wanted to play first at small venues like Roseland Ballroom in New York or the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, then move out to perform at stadiums and arenas. That way she deduced that she would not feel bored during her performances. King clarified,

"A typical Madonna show is quite produced, [...] She likes things large, she likes things theatrical, but this time, being that  Confessions on a Dance Floor  is an intimate album, we want to try to make people have an intimate experience as well as a big produced theatrical experience. So look for us doing some small venues, some smaller venues. [...] I would like to put her as close to her people — her fans, her dancers, her fellow supporters — as possible,"

King also confirmed that the set list for the tour consisted mainly of songs from the supporting album, with few of Madonna's old hits making the cut. Some of the dancers from the music videos of "Hung Up" and "Sorry", both singles from  Confessions on a Dance Floor , were signed to perform on the tour as well. [3]  In March 2006, Madonna, along with her then-husband Guy Ritchie and with their kids, moved to Los Angeles, to begin rehearsing for the tour. [4]  In the summer of 2006, Madonna's manager Guy Oseary announced that her Australian leg to the tour had been dropped.  Her official website released the following statement:

To my fans in Australia, Please forgive me. I really did hope and expect to come to Australia during the Confessions Tour and asked my managers to try to include some shows there. I have fond memories from previous tours. Unfortunately, the logistics just didn't work out this time around. We looked into going from Japan to Australia and ending the show there but I have to get my kids back into school in England and they are, as you can understand, my most important priority. The important thing to remember is that I'm not retiring anytime soon and I am gonna get to Australia as soon as I can. You remain in my heart and Thank you for your continued love & support. Love, Madonna

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Act I: Equestrian 1. " Future Lovers " / "I Feel Love" 2. " Get Together " 3. " Like a Virgin " 4. " Jump " Act II: Bedouin 5. Confessions (Video Interlude) (contains elements of " Live to Tell ") 6. " Live to Tell " (contains elements of Tears) 7. " Forbidden Love " 8. " Isaac " 9. " Sorry " (Pet Shop Boys Remix) 10. " Like It or Not " Act III: Glam-Punk 11. "Sorry" (Remix) (Video Interlude) 12. " I Love New York " 13. " Ray of Light " 14. " Let It Will Be " (Paper Faces Mix) 15. " Drowned World/Substitute for Love " 16. " Paradise (Not for Me) " Act IV: Disco 17. "The Duck Mixes The Hits" (Video Interlude) (contains excerpts from " Borderline ", " Erotica ", " Dress You Up ", " Holiday " and "Disco Inferno") 18. Music Inferno (contains elements of "Disco Inferno" and excerpts from "Where's the Party") 19. " Erotica " (remixed version based on the unreleased demo "You Thrill Me") 20. " La Isla Bonita " 21. " Lucky Star " (contains elements of "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" and excerpts from " Hung Up ") 22. " Hung Up " (contains elements of "Lucky Star")

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Recorded at a 2006 show in London, The Confessions Tour is Madonna's second concert CD+DVD set in eight months. The first, I'm Going to Tell You a Secret, supported her American Life album and had the distinction of being both the first live album of her quarter-century career and her greatest musical fiasco. While similar in staging, this new set supports a much better album, 2005's stronger Confessions on a Dance Floor , and that alone makes it the better of the two. Viewed together-- their quick succession makes it impossible to assess them separately-- this pair of releases signals the beginning of a new stage in Madonna's career, one in which director Jonas Åkerlund has become more crucial than musical producer Stuart Price, and music has become secondary to the dizzying, dazzling, slightly nauseating spectacle of her live show.

That spectacle has eclipsed music in the Madonnaverse is readily apparent on the Confessions tracklists. The DVD contains a full concert, with 21 tracks running more than two long hours. The CD has a mere 13, including two versions of "Sorry" and several of Stuart Price's instrumental interludes, which demand visuals to explain what the hell is going on. Instead of "Live to Tell", the CD contains songs like "Confessions", during which Madge's dancers describe life-changing experiences. One tells of an abusive father, another of her belief in angels, the third of his "decision to gangbang." Without the performers' hyperactive and not unimpressive moves, the song sounds aimless and exploitive, group therapy set to music.

Instead of presenting herself as the art-school activist of Secret (which was recorded during an election year, after all), on Confessions Madonna plays the part of a self-help guru-- Tony Robbins with a Farrah 'do and an ugly leotard. The recurring theme is self-empowerment, which she means to be universal, but which ultimately is specific to Madonna. On the lively "Jump" she extols the virtues of self-motivation and sisterhood. She confidently masters the simplest guitar riffs on "I Love New York" and "Drowned World" and doesn't care what you think of her clumsy dances moves.

Granted, empowerment is easy when you've got thousands of fans applauding your at every turn. And why shouldn't they? Madonna has the power to put on a ludicrous, obscenely expensive stage show-cum-counseling session year after year, as well as the brand name to make Confessions one of the top-grossing tours of 2006. She has the body of her much younger self, so she can still rock a leotard or a feathered collar, no matter how ill-advised such wardrobe choices may be. And her voice has aged surprisingly well. She can't sell the girlish giggle of "Lucky Star" or "Like a Virgin", but she's got a deeper, heartier range that works best on ballads like "Drowned World/Substitute for Love" and "Paradise (Not for Me)". We are left, however, to imagine how commanding Madonna would sound on a good ballad, like "Oh Father" or "Something to Remember". "Live to Tell" might have fit the bill here, but she delivers it perched uncomfortably on a mirror-covered cross, which limits her breathing and phrasing as well as our ability to take her seriously.

Let's talk about that disco crucifixion. Nothing says "I've got a messiah complex" like performing on a cross, and this notorious routine, which begins as a comment on the travails of fame, sure enough turns into a plea to end AIDS in Africa. That's a serious issue, and it deserves better than this confused, self-aggrandizing pitch. Nevertheless, this segment will likely be a selling point for many fans and bystanders alike: It was cut from the original NBC broadcast of the show following the expected avalanche of Catholic uproar and outraged punditry.

But it's a polite curtsy compared to what happens when Madonna's politics go global. During "Forbidden Love" two male dancers appear with symbols of Islam and Judaism painted on their abdomens, locking arms stoically in a choreography that makes them look like two children fighting in the backseat. But that's just silly, not insulting. The show's nadir comes during "Isaac". Centerstage stands a giant cage in which a burqa-clad dancer twirls and gyrates. When the gate lifts, her cage dance becomes a striptease. From one oppression to another...

As always, Madonna is at her best when the stakes are low and the music frivolous, an approach that seems natural for the frothy disco of Confessions on a Dance Floor . The live show's best-- and consequently most meaningful-- moments come during the closing disco-kitsch set, which begins with a mash-up of her underrated single "Music" and the Trammps' "Disco Inferno" and closes with a medley of "Lucky Star" and "Hung Up". Despite the tacky travel-agency brochure vibe of "La Isla Bonita", these songs achieve the sort of gaudy pop transcendence that justifies the month's-pay ticket price.

Still, it's too little too late to salvage Confessions , which, with Secret , feels like a failure of imagination. Åkerlund gives you everything you don't want from a concert film: incessant quick cuts that you give you no sense of space or stage, overdubbed music and vocals that give you no sense of performance, and only a few shots of the audience to gauge their excitement. But Madonna herself is mostly to blame. On stage, she draws from a deep well of amazing pop songs and has the money and power to reinvent this sort of traveling circus. So why not try to break down the wall between performance and audience and hold a gigantic rave? Or, better yet, launch a small-club tour and share the spotlight with some musical collaborators. Work with Timbaland or even Xiu Xiu. Let other people write songs for you. Reinvent yourself for real this time. Until Madonna comes up with something completely new and makes her shows as exciting to watch as they are to perform, her spectacle will never be as fun or as world-changing as her music.

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The Confessions Tour is the second live album by American singer and songwriter Madonna. It was released on January 26, 2007 by Warner Bros. Records. Directed by Jonas Åkerlund, the album ch... Read all The Confessions Tour is the second live album by American singer and songwriter Madonna. It was released on January 26, 2007 by Warner Bros. Records. Directed by Jonas Åkerlund, the album chronicles Madonna's 2006 Confessions Tour. It was recorded at Wembley Arena during the Lond... Read all The Confessions Tour is the second live album by American singer and songwriter Madonna. It was released on January 26, 2007 by Warner Bros. Records. Directed by Jonas Åkerlund, the album chronicles Madonna's 2006 Confessions Tour. It was recorded at Wembley Arena during the London dates of the tour, and was released in both CD and DVD format. The DVD contains the ent... Read all

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Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005) was Madonna’s heralded return to club music. Not only did the album resuscitate her record sales, debuting at #1 on the Billboard 200 and topping charts worldwide, its singles (“Hung Up”, “Jump”, “Sorry”, and “Get Together”) were among the most infections club hits of Madonna’s 25-year career. Altogether, Confessions on a Dance Floor proved that Madonna, approaching 50 years-old, is a vital force in the ever-expansive landscape of popular music. Buy that album. Her latest release, however…

The Confessions Tour follows on the release of I’m Going to Tell You a Secret (2006), which was a documentary about Madonna’s “Re-Invention” tour. Like its predecessor, The Confessions Tour is a lavish CD/DVD package. Instead of a documentary, the DVD on this set presents a full-length concert directed by Jamie King from Madonna’s Wembley Arena date. The CD contains 13 highlights from the show. Aside from over-saturating the market with three Madonna releases in two years, there’s a fundamental problem with the release of The Confessions Tour .

Experiencing recorded dance music in a club and hearing it rendered live in concert on a CD constitutes two very different experiences. The 4/4 beat that stimulates the body to dance sounds less dense in such a massive space like Wembley. This works against the The Confessions Tour since most tracks have a fast beats-per-minute count. If the beat is a bone, so to speak, there isn’t a lot of muscle cushioning it. The aural clarity and seamlessness of the songs on Confessions on a Dance Floor are also butchered on The Confessions Tour by zealous audience reactions. Enjoying propulsive tracks like “Hung Up” and “I Love New York” is difficult because of interminable vamps that are dotted by annoying hoots and hollers. Just what is everyone yelling about at the 00:42 mark during “Sorry”?

Such curiosities are answered on the DVD of The Confessions Tour . Whereas the CD is a superfluous “value add”, the DVD is thrilling entertainment, particularly for Madonna fans. Since Madonna is among the few artists to successfully and consistently exploit the visual medium to her benefit, it should surprise no one that The Confessions Tour is a stellar visual experience. Each song is dramatized and choreographed to within an inch of its life; therein lies Madonna’s most indispensable and enduring talent — dancing. The limbs that gave birth to a million “Madonna Wannabe’s” are stronger and more sinewy than ever. On The Confessions Tour Madonna is joined by a dozen or so dancers who narrowly escape injury during remarkable acrobatic dance sequences. Even more amazing is that Madonna breathlessly keeps pace with every one of them.

The stage design of The Confessions Tour gives Madonna and her “children” a decadent playground to frolic about. The moment she enters the stage inside a gargantuan mirror ball, understatement ceases to exist. Most notorious among Madonna’s grandiose gestures is her entrance from the stage floor cuffed to a gigantic crucifix posed like Jesus Christ, replete with a crown of thorns. After singing “Live to Tell”, Madonna descends the cross and warbles “Forbidden Love”. Accompanying her are male dancers who stand side-by-side in two’s, intertwining their arms and hands in obvious defiance to the cross. It’s an effective tableau .

Following a static-fueled montage of vintage Madonna videos, a DJ announces, “All right boys and girls, it’s time to get your dance shoes on. You’re listening to K UNT. (Get it?) It’s all Madonna, all the time”. The familiar bass line of “Disco Inferno” by The Trammps explodes with a chorus-line’s worth of disco dancers and roller skaters. Madonna emerges in a three-piece white suite à la John Travolta and sings “Music” over the sampled track. It’s gloriously fun, feckless, and tacky.

Less so are Madonna’s cold rearrangements of “Like a Virgin” and “Lucky Star”. The soulless Eurodisco beat fails to match the charm of the originals. The melodies are basically sung over chord progressions that bear little resemblance to the original arrangements. “Lucky Star”, for example, is paired with the track to “Hung Up”, itself a sampling of ABBA’s “Gimmie! Gimmie! Gimmie! (A Man After Midnight)”. The match is not made in heaven, though Madonna’s skin-tight, ABBA-esque jump suit is an amusing intertextualization.

But even the most rabid anti-Madonna listener or cynical music lover would find elements of The Confessions Tour impressive, whether the jaw-dropping talent of Madonna’s B-boys and girls, the awe-inspiring diligence of her lighting and sound crew, her rock-chick pose on “I Love New York”, or the audacity of her massive “fuck you” to George W. Bush, Tony Blair, Osama Bin Laden, and Condoleezza Rice on “Sorry”.

The oversaturation of recent Madonna product is ultimately what precludes The Confessions Tour from being wholly satisfying to anyone but the die-hard Madonna fan. How many people actually care to hear Madonna lead the audience in a three-minute call-and-response contest to the “Time goes by so slowly” refrain from “Hung Up”? Clocking in just under four hours, Madonna might as well be referencing the The Confessions Tour package.

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By Ginia Bellafante

  • Nov. 24, 2006

Will Madonna ever get old? She may acquire more gravitas, continue to mature emotionally and find greater meaning in her work with kabbalah, but will she ever come to look arthritic, puffy, menopausal? This increasingly seems doubtful. Madonna no longer reinvents, she maintains.

It is the sheer spectacularity of her physical form, the near menacing force of it, and largely that alone, that sustains your attention in “Madonna: The Confessions Tour, Live From London,” the two-hour film of a concert she gave at the Wembley Arena in London this past summer, which was broadcast on NBC Wednesday night and will be shown on Bravo next week.

With each tour Madonna has embarked on in recent years, her deltoids appear to have grown more regally expansive, robust and winglike. Toward the end of the Wembley show, part of a worldwide tour pegged to her album “Confessions on a Dance Floor,” Madonna sings one of the hits from it, “Hung Up,” a song about a woman who migrates between boredom and agony as she waits for a man to call. But who could this man possibly be? Unless Madonna is expecting a call from Wladimir Klitschko about meeting him in the ring, the sight of her singing a song like this, in a leotard no less, leaves you feeling as you might if you were forced to watch Ethel Merman trying to impersonate Chet Baker.

The show pays tribute to Madonna’s current and former selves and does so with dizzying jump cuts and all the spectacle — the acrobatics, playground sets, endless costume changes — that have become the hallmark of her concerts.

Today, Madonna, who is 48, is a concerned citizen of the world. She has made African AIDS orphans one of her causes and wants to adopt a child from Malawi, causing some controversy. At one point in the concert, she sings “Live to Tell” against the backdrop of images of children in Africa and a speeding tally of the number who have been left parentless. But here again, her perfect musculature produces a kind of dissonance. Madonna doesn’t have an altruist’s body, she has a denier’s. What you’re tallying in your head when you watch her dance with the strength and agility of a 19-year-old are the number of hours she spends each day practicing Ashtanga yoga, running hills and bench-pressing the weight of a Regency table. You are tallying all the calories that Madonna is not eating.

In addition to keeping up her legendary physical regimen, Madonna now also rides horses on her country estate in England. Some critics have seen this as another aspect of her Anglophilic pretensions, but what is really surprising is that it took her so long to cotton to a sport so steeped in the dynamic of submission and control. Madonna the equestrian seems the most inevitable Madonna of all. Perhaps realizing that on some level, she opened her Wembley show looking as if she were about to ride in a reimagining of Ascot. She danced around, directing men on all fours before she rode an apparatus meant to look like an electric horse.

Madonna travels backward in the show to the beginning of her career, the time before she was encumbered with the need to do good. The documentary “I’m Going to Tell You a Secret,” which follows her on her 2004 world tour, reveals a Madonna who wants to learn all the time, who hugs her assistant and dancers, who wishes she’d been nicer to people when she was young. Perhaps she knows that many in her audience miss the Madonna of so many Madonnas ago, the one who refused refinement and probably thought Oxford was just an insurance company.

“The Confessions Tour” gets deeper and deeper into her early disco years as it progresses, with Madonna getting in and out of a “Saturday Night Fever” tuxedo and Jane Fonda-esque aerobics gear before it’s all over, as if to tell us that sometimes, yes, she misses herself too.

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Who are the talents that will take up the role of backup dancers for Madonna’s Celebration Tour? 

For the ambitious and anticipated project, the superstar has chosen and invited some of the best figures in their field. These names are a quality stamp for the concert, ensuring its success!

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Derrell bullock , kupono aweau, prince lyons, jaxon willard, james vu anh pham, daniele sibilli, dana pajarillaga, sasha mallory, sierra herrera, other backup dancers for madonna’s celebration tour, damien jalet, travis payne – choreographer, megan lawson – supervising choreographer, matt cady – supervising choreographer, valeree young – supervising choreographer, sidi larbi cherkaoui – choreographer, celebration tour schedule, more about the celebration tour, final words, list of backup dancers for madonna’s celebration tour.

Marvin Gofin 

Anyone who has followed Madonna for a long enough time wouldn’t be surprised to see the name Marvin Gofin. The same case follows if you are a veteran in the hip-hop world.

Marvin Gofin tried and learned hip-hop when he was only thirteen years old, soon creating a strong and unique style for himself. 

After bagging several prizes from hip-hop contests, Gofit got the chance to dance for pop stars in France before his popularity reached beyond the nation.

Gofit spent extra time and effort on the activity and promotion of I-Art, which was selected to contest for the best short series in the Cannes International Series Festival. 

As revealed by him, Madonna has been supporting I-Arts earnestly.

Ever since 2012, he has been working with Madonna on various projects, from minor projects such as LIVE performances to grander plans for international tours like MDNA World Tour or Rebel Heart Tour. 

What amazing secrets is he preparing for us in the Celebration tour?

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Derrell Bullock 

The next name to appear in the Celebration tour is Derrell Bullock, one of the most respected and acclaimed figures in the current dance industry. His success comes from years of experience in working with internationally famous artists.

The list of Bullock’s clients is something everyone in his field dreams of: Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez, Miley Cyrus, Rihanna, Nelly Furtado, and of course Madonna. 

Bullock previously contributed to Madonna’s Madame X as a choreographer and danced on the promotion tour. He also participated in the creation of the music video Girl Gone Wild.

Away from the spotlight, Bullock enjoys hopping from one studio to another and teaching younger dancers the way to success. Be it domestically or internationally, the talented man never fails to maintain a safe and fun environment for the students.

Bullock also took great pleasure in modeling and was featured in well-known magazines like Woofin and NYLON, leading to an impressive following on Instagram.

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Kupono Aweau

Compared to some dancers who have started dancing professionally so early in their childhood, Kupono had a late start at 16 years old. 

However, it still couldn’t stop him from shining with his unique style in lyrical and contemporary dances.

Kupono became more popular after appearing on So You Think You Can Dance Season 5 and earned a position in the top 10. According to fans of the show, he reminded them of Season 4’s finalist Mark Kanemura.

After having a taste of fame, he had the chance to appear on big tours such as MAS by Ricky Martin and MDNA by Madonna. His diligent work resulted in a hefty number of followers on SNS, and all of them are surely eager for what he delivers on the Celebration tour!

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Prince Lyons

Lyons started his career as a professional dancer. In the span of 6 years, he has worked with numerous crews like Visceral Dance Chicago (he is still a member of them today), Ramber II, Owen / Cox Dance Group, and more.

After graduating from Webster University with a dance BFA focusing on ballet, Lyons got the chance to carry out the choreography pieces for the likes of Hanna Brictson, Robyn Mineko, and Nick Pupillo.

The most remarkable achievement in his early career was the grand prize in the Dance National Choreography Competition of Western Michigan University’s Department of Dance.

It seems like after various projects for Kohls, Nike, JD Sports, and Dicks Sporting Goods and artistic portraits in many galleries, Lyons has convinced the staff of the Celebration tour that he will bring something explosive to the tour.

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Jaxon Willard

Jaxon Willard is only in his twenties, yet the credits he got from performing with some of the most respected artists are enough to put anyone in awe. 

In 2018, his name became known in the industry as he competed in World of Dance and managed to be in the Divisional Finals.

Thanks to the fame from WoD, Willard received invitations to dive deeper into the industry, and he utilized all opportunities to gain as much experience as possible. 

Balancing between work and fun, he is sure to be a new flavor in the Celebration Tour. Looking a little further, he sets a goal to tour with Beyonce and Doja Cat next.

As shared by Willard, he felt the pressure of living in a heteronormative society since he was a child, which still couldn’t prevent him from pursuing arts and creating a one-of-a-kind style for himself. 

To him, dancing and intuition are intertwined – they are honest and transparent in every move he makes.

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James Vu Anh Pham

Growing up in Australia, the Vietnamese-blooded James Vu Anh Pham discovered dancing coincidentally and fell in love with arts at a very young age. 

At New Zealand School of Dance, he majored in Contemporary and became a member of the Chunky Move company in 2012.

Since 2016, James has brought the Countertechnique style learned from Anouk van Dijk to the world and shared his gifts with all dance enthusiasts. 

In only a few years, he collaborated with many renowned choreographers and left his mark on the European theatrical scene.

James often associated himself with ballet companies and theaters aside from opening Countertechnique workshops internationally. Hence, it might have been a surprise for fans when he was confirmed as a factor in the Celebration tour by Madonna.

For such a powerful performer, James seems quite a patient man who always looks to improve himself instead of demanding benefits right off the bat. This philosophy is delivered clearly in what he teaches in his classes.

Daniele Sibilli

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Being the winner of So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 in Ukraine with a massive following of over 50k on Instagram, it is only reasonable for Daniele Sibilli to be one of the performers people are most eager to see in the Celebration tour, especially after the success of Madame X.

Sibilli came to dance very early in his childhood, despite his first dance school not being that well-known. However, he was exposed to ballet and contemporary dancing in his next school. While adjusting to pop, he still holds contemporary close to his heart.

After winning the big show, more opportunities came to Sibilli, including education invitations and spots on promising tours. 

Being part of Madonna’s Celebration would be a great chance for him to show the world his incredible gift and also learn from other talents!

Dana Pajarillaga

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As a Washington D.C. native, the first form of dancing Pajarillaga came into contact with was urban dance. 

When she grew up a bit more, the Filipino-American talent transferred to New York for the Julliard School, where she got to perform works of renowned names.

After graduating, she worked with various studios like the Cunningham Repertory Workshops, the School at Jacob’s Pillow, and Springboard Danse Montreal. 

These jobs gave her the chance to visit various cities around the world such as Montreal, Berlin, and Toronto.

Opened up as a queer, Pajarillaga focused on expressing the emotional history in her body and surpassing the racist system that has been plaguing the world of dance and arts.

Chaz Buzan

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Coming from no other than dreamy Arizona, Buzan first learned Jazz and then discovered his love for Contemporary. At 15 years old, he met Mia Michaels, who mentored him for years.

Buzan has appeared in various competitions and projects new dancers can only wish for, starting with the PULSE ON tour where he assisted Mia Michaels and Brian Friedman. 

Afterward, he collaborated with names like Britney Spears and Demi Lovato, pushing his popularity to the peak.

It would be so false to not mention Madonna. Before Celebration, he joined the Queen of Pop for the XLV Super Bowl Halftime Show, music videos, show performances, and the MDNA World Tour.

Sasha Mallory

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Sasha Mallory is a very familiar face in the showbiz. She won second place in So You Think You Can Dance Season 8 and proceeded to showcase her skills in “If I Had You” by Adam Lambert.

Before fame, Mallory studied ballet at the Royal Academy of Dance. She took up summer intensives at Alvin Ailey’s, Boston Ballet, and Houston Ballet all in hopes of improving herself.

With the glow from SYTYCD, Mallory’s credits thickened with tour experience from Madonna’s Rebel Heart and MDNA, Adam Lambert’s Glamnation, and Glee.

She is closely associated with renowned companies such as Virgin America, Alvin Ailey, Boston Ballet, BEATS, and Houston Ballet – most of them being both her academies and workplaces. However, her main style remains Jazz.

Sierra Herrera

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The Californian lady started training formally and professionally at Center Stage Dance Academy, where Leslie Clifford was very well known for dictatorship. 

Nonetheless, this strict training prepared Herrera enough for the next important steps in her education and career as a dancer.

With performances of works by Ana Maria Lucaciu, Sidra Bell, Alexandra Beller, Doug Varone, and more, Herrera earned a Durst Dance Merit Scholarship and the opportunity to study a lot in South Korea.

In 2018, Herrera became a member of Danceworks Chicago. With a rich background in dance education, she is a valuable addition to Madonna’s team.

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  • Allaune Blegbo
  • Donnie Jr Duncan
  • Courtney Harvier
  • Nicolas Huchard
  • Mattie Love
  • Stephanie Wings
  • Stevie Doré
  • Loic Mabanza

List Of Choreographers for Madonna’s Celebration Tour

Damien Jalet

Supporting Madonna on Celebration Tour is the dancer and choreographer with over two decades of experience in the industry. 

People recognized his work for his unique collaborative style, taunting the boundary between dancing and other art forms such as music, fashion, or theater.

Born in Belgium, Damien Jalet spent his childhood studying theater before changing to modern dances. He moved from Brussels to New York and finished his training there at the end of the 90s.

Starting in 2000, Jalet often collaborated with Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and then attempted to create his shows. He participated as a dancer at first and tried other aspects such as music and singing. 

Afterward, he regularly worked with stage designers and visual artists to further complete his performances.

His passion was brought to reality through the choreography for Suspiria, a horror film involving dancers and dark elements. 

With that strong sense of art, it was pretty understandable why Madonna ended up choosing him for her upcoming tour.

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Born in 1971, the Atlanta-born prodigy learned his first dance moves at the age of 4. 

When Payne was 13 years old, he enrolled in the Northside School of the Arts. After joining the Harrison Dance Company, he finally moved to Los Angeles, the land of dreams.

The 19-year-old Payne was a legend for securing spots in projects of huge names like Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Prince, and Debbie Allen. 

His works with MJ were extremely phenomenal and appreciated, leading to him being honored with the largest Michael Jackson tribute in the world.

Aside from collaborations with record artists, Payne took a deep interest in being a judge for various dance competitions like Live to Dance (2010) and Yoshiki Superstar Project X (2022).

In Madonna’s Celebration tour, Payne will join the team as a choreographer, hoping to bring his amazing vision into the show.

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There is a reason Megan Lawson is the first woman we mention in our list!  

She was the lead choreographer and co-director for Madonna’s Madame X tour, and now she will return to the Celebration as a supervising choreographer.

Growing up in Calgary (Canada), Lawson familiarized herself with multiple dance styles before going to Los Angeles, where the dance scene was and still is so prosperous. 

She chose to partake in America’s Best Dance Crew with the Fanny Pak team.

To describe Lawson’s trademark, people call her style “a melting pot” of what she has experienced in performing, choreographing, teaching, and assisting in numerous projects and roles. It allows her to be so free and fun on stage, so full of musicality.

When not basked in spotlights, Lawson spreads her love for dancing through education and cinema, using her ability in storytelling with movements to be an inspiration.

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After over 10 years working tirelessly for the most impressive work of Madonna, Matt Cady has also stepped up and taken the position of a supervisor in choreography for the anticipated Celebration tour.

Matt Cady’s credits range from live stages and music videos to TV shows and films, with projects for artists like Ed Sheeran, Ariana Grande. or Toni Braxton. He was also part of great tours by Ricky Martin and Madonna herself.

People know of Cady for symmetrical staging and galvanic choreography. He is also very determined to create narrative and articulated movements that show his special physical comedy.

Recently, Cady surprised his fans with a breakthrough in his career and an Associate Choreographer for the musical adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada. His venture into Broadway might lead him to interesting routes in the future.

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Being a dancer with 11 years of experience, Valeree Young was confident enough to start choreographing as well as co-founding Eight & One Productions.

What sets Young apart from the majority in her field is how keen her eyes are for the details and how determined she is for perfection. Aside from talents, it is the attitude and commitment that gives Young the reputation she owns today.

After 5 years of attempting the choreographer role and success for Madonna’s Rebel Heart tour as a principal dancer, Young has been entrusted with a supervisor position in the Celebration tour.

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The entire tour is estimated to last for more than 6 months, from October 14th, 2023 to April 24th, 2024.

Madonna Celebration Tour

European concerts:

  • London, England: 14 – 18 October & 5 – 6  December, 2023
  • Antwerp, Belgium: 21 – 22 October, 2023
  • Copenhagen, Denmark: 25 – 26 October, 2023
  • Stockholm, Sweden: 28 October, 2023
  • Barcelona, Spain: 1 – 2 November, 2023
  • Lisbon, Portugal: 6 – 7 November, 2023
  • Paris, France: 12 – 13 & 19 – 20 November, 2023
  • Cologne, Germany: 15 – 16 November, 2023
  • Milan, Italy: 23 – 25 November, 2023
  • Berlin, Germany: 28 – 29 November, 2023
  • Amsterdam, Netherlands: 1 – 2 December, 2023

North American concerts:

  • New York, US: 13 – 16 December, 2023 & 22 – 23 – 29 January, 2024
  • Washington D.C., US: 18 – 19 December, 2023
  • Boston, US: 8 – 9 January, 2024
  • Toronto, Canada: 11 – 12 January, 2024
  • Detroit, US: 15 January, 2024
  • Montreal, Canada: 18 – 20 January, 2024
  • Philadelphia, US: 25 January, 2024
  • Chicago, US: 1 – 2 February, 2024
  • Pittsburgh, US: 5 February, 2024
  • Cleveland, US: 8 February, 2024
  • Saint Paul, US: 13 February, 2024
  • Seattle, US: 17 – 18 February, 2024
  • Vancouver, Canada: 21 February, 2024
  • Sacramento, US: 24 February, 2024
  • San Francisco, US: 27 – 28 February, 2024
  • Las Vegas, US: 1 – 2 March, 2024
  • Inglewood, US: 4 – 11 March, 2024
  • Thousand Palms, US: 13 March, 2024
  • Phoenix, US: 16 March, 2024
  • Denver, US: 19 March, 2024
  • Dallas, US: 24 – 25 March, 2024
  • Houston, US: 28 – 29 March, 2024
  • Atlanta, US: 1 April, 2024
  • Tampa, US: 4 April, 2024
  • Miami, US: 6 – 7 April, 2024
  • Austin, US: 14 – 15 April, 2024
  • Mexico City, Mexico: 20 – 24 April, 2024

Due to schedule conflicts, the concerts below have been canceled and refunded accordingly:

  • Tulsa, US: 27 July, 2023
  • Nashville, US: 22 December, 2923
  • San Francisco: 15 January, 2024
  • Las Vegas: 18 January, 2024
  • Phoenix: 20 January, 2024

On January 18th, Billboard created a poll for fans to vote on the songs they wanted to see in the concert and also included a potential list. Other renowned publications jumped on the bandwagon too. 

In the same week, Madonna further stirred excitement by asking fans a similar question on her SNS.

Originally, the tour was set for July 2023. However, Madonna had a condition with bacterial infection and thus postponed the kick-off until the illness subsided, leading to the rescheduling of other dates as well.

The canceled Nashville concert was going to be for the benefit of Trans Rights. The change of schedule certainly keeps interested parties on the edge of their seat.

At first, they prepared for 35 concerts. However, due to the high demand from fans (specifically on January 19th), some of the cities received a second show.

The Celebration tour marked the first time Madonna would go on a tour, not for a new album and the setlist would include her most successful hits. 

Nevertheless, Billboard still reported approximately 1.2 million tickets sold till June 10th and a rate of 600,000 tickets per day, making it one of the most wanted concerts in history.

Many reports pointed out that the ticket price is extremely high even when compared with other internationally acclaimed artists, though the tickets were still sold out within minutes.

The list of backup dancers for Madonna’s Celebration tour will be updated accordingly as the concerts go on. However, our compilation is still limited and thus missing out on many names!

If you have seen the lineup and recognized other faces, don’t hesitate to share the name with us so we can bring more information to you!

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