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14:10 CEST: Rehearsal 5: 🇦🇲 Armenia - PARG – Survivor
PARG from Armenia is up next – aka Pargev Vardanian, who is an Armenian indie-folk, R ’n’ B, pop and rock artist, known for blending traditional Armenian culture with modern elements. He’s considered a trailblazer in Armenian music, and he’s now blazed that trail all the way to Basel.
He’s also brought an entirely different staging concept for Survivor from the one we saw at Depi Evratesil – as dramatic a change as we saw from Croatia yesterday. The first thing to note is the use of the lego lights - half of them have been lowered to barely above head height, with the other half maybe eight feet above. They strobe and flash in sync with the bassline, and also create a structural effect on the stage that feels very dark and industrial - completely different from the rock/pillar structure we saw at Depi Evratesil.
PARG starts his performance in the gap between the two halves of the lighting rig, lit with spotlights like he’s in a tunnel. Most of the performance then takes place on a treadmill in the middle of the frame stage, where he sprints during the chanting sections of the chorus, then slows down for the low tempo middle eight. The treadmill choreography is complex, but PARG has clearly been very busy in the rehearsal studio and the whole concept aligns really well with the pace and energy of the song.
The other big change is PARG’s costume – the one-shouldered armour has gone, replaced by a black vest and studded black leather trousers (loose cargo fit rather than tight, for those of you trying to picture this). After the big note at the end, the lego lights rise up to open up the stage for PARG’s dramatic final chorus, when it feels like every light in the arena is in flash mode.
Incidentally, the stage crew call the lego lights ‘the automation’. Less fun, so we’re sticking with our version.
🔥 PYRO UPDATE: big flame jets in the chorus before the middle eight, then the treadmill starts smoking like it's on fire. ALL the flames for the big finish.
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