Millennium Dome Show
{{short description|2000 multimedia show in London, England}}
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The Millennium Dome Show was a multimedia theatrical performance created to commemorate the year 2000 in the Millennium Dome in London, England.{{cite web |last=Moore |first=Rowan |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/dec/01/millennium-dome-20-years-on-new-labour |title=The Millennium Dome 20 years on... revisiting a very British fiasco |website=The Guardian |access-date=18 October 2022}}
Peter Gabriel composed the music, which was later made available as his eleventh studio album OVO. The show was performed in the middle of the Dome, opened on 1 January 2000 and was performed 999 times before its closing on 31 December of that year.
The Story of OVO
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The Story of OVO was released in the CD-shaped comic book which was part of the CD edition of the studio album OVO with the title "OVO The Millennium Show".{{Cite book| last=Gabriel| first= Peter| title= The Story of OVO| publisher= Peter Gabriel Ltd.| language= English| year= 2000| isbn=0-9520864-3-3}}
The Romeo and Juliet-like story in the show, serving as an allegory for humanity's unity between nature and technology, revolved around a feud between the "earth-people" and the "sky-people". A young boy from the sky and a young girl from the earth fell in love, but the feud between their people made it difficult for them to meet. Eventually the earth-people suffered a crushing defeat, which ultimately led them to reconcile and unite with the sky-people. At the end of the show, the lovers flew together into a better future, symbolizing the beginning of the new millennium.
Further reading
- {{citation
|last=Gabriel
|first=Peter
|title=The Story of OVO
|publisher=Peter Gabriel Ltd.
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|year=2000
|isbn=0-9520864-3-3
|language=English}}
References
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External links
- Mark Fisher [https://web.archive.org/web/20081026002834/http://www.stufish.com/millennium-dome/greenwich-show/reality.html "Millennium Show" stage set design]
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