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BOXED - A Beatboxing Adventure

Shlomo and the Vocal Orchestra's first journey into Beatbox Theatre. This epic escapade sees our beatboxing heroes travel to the future and back via outer space, dropping some soulful vocal gymnastics and slickly staged theatrics along the way. This turbo-charged adventure demonstrates the power of unity using nothing but the voice boxes of the 10-strong cast. Performing jaw-dropping vocal routines of tunes spanning the musical spectrum from hip hop to jazz to drum n bass and opera, BOXED is not to be missed!

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Video: BOXED – human turntables vs human drumkit

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Video: BOXED – a beatboxing adventure (the full show)

Here it is in full: BOXED is the Vocal Orchestra stage show we created last year. I would love to develop this into a fully blown West End production. My dream is to create beatboxing’s answer to Stomp. Would love to hear your comments and feedback below. Enjoy!

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Recorded live at Bristol Old Vic, November 2010

The Vocal Orchestra are:
Shlomo
Alyusha Chagrin
Claudia Georgette
Johannah Jolson
Grace Savage aka Gracious B
Andy Brooks aka Testament
Robin Bailey
Matthew Featherstone
Understudies: DJ Walde and Chewy

Credits
Written and directed by Shlomo
Sound – Speth Hughes
Lighting Design – Tom Richmond
Stage Manager – Surenee Chan Somchit
Assistant Creative Director – DJ Walde
Movement Director – Simeon Qsyea
AV Design – Chris McGill and Tim Baxter at Dusthouse
Costume Supervisor – Nadia Malik
Filmed and edited by Roswitha Chesher
Produced by Bristol Old Vic, Southbank Centre and Shlomo

Special thanks to
PRS Foundation, Tom Morris, Daffyd Launder, Emma Stenning, Jude Kelly, Simon Godwin, Irit Kahn


Video Blog: How to build a human time machine

BOXED rehearsals day 4 – how to build a human time machine:

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Win tickets to see Shlomo’s BOXED at the Bristol Old Vic, Nov 16-20

You can win 2 tickets to see Shlomo and the Vocal Orchestra’s incredible stage show BOXED at the Bristol Old Vic 16-20th Nov.

To win the tickets, simply leave a comment below with your answer to the following question:

Q: If I had a vocal superpower, I would be able to…..

Best answer wins!!

MORE BOXED INFO: http://boxedtheshow.com

TRAILER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKeGuCSmrlM

BUY TICKETS: http://www.bristololdvic.org.uk/shlomo.html


BOXED – The Trailer


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Trailer for Shlomo’s “BOXED – a beatboxing adventure” at Bristol Old Vic, 16-20th November 2010.

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Little teaser for the new BOXED trailer

Little teaser from the new BOXED trailer courtesy of Dusthouse


Shlomo’s BOXED – one week only at Bristol Old Vic, Nov 16-20 2010

SHLOMO’S BOXED
Bristol Old Vic
November 16 2010 – November 20 2010
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“BOXED – a beatboxing adventure” is the box office smash stage show by Shlomo and the Vocal Orchestra.

We’re so excited to announce that BOXED will return to Bristol Old Vic for ONE WEEK ONLY from Nov 16 2010 to Nov 20 2010.

Book your tickets now to join our beatboxing heroes on an epic journey to the future and back via outta space, and witness an evening of jaw-dropping vocal wizardry!

“Brilliant… Slick theatrics… soulful vocal gymnastics” **** Evening Standard

“Effervescent, energetic and audience grabbing… The all-vocal versions of Stevie Wonder’s Superstition and OutKast’s Hey Ya were both roaring, rousing show-stoppers.” **** The Times

More info and tickets:
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Look! Us in a big billboard!!



Look! Us in a big billboard!!


photos by Gabrielle Motola

Here are some cool pics from our shoot with Gabrielle Motola during our run of BOXED – the camera was suspended above us :)


BOXED flashmob silliness


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BOXED HITS BRISTOL: 10-11 May at Bristol Old Vic

“BOXED – a beatboxing adventure” is the new stage show by Shlomo and the Vocal Orchestra.

We’re so excited to announce that BOXED will hit Bristol Old Vic on 10-11 May, followed by London at the E4 Udderbelly on the Southbank from 17-22nd May.

Book your tickets now to join our beatboxing heroes on an epic journey to the future and back via outta space, and witness an evening of vocal wizardry!

“Brilliant… Slick theatrics… soulful vocal gymnastics” **** Evening Standard

“Effervescent, energetic and audience grabbing… The all-vocal versions of Stevie Wonder’s Superstition and OutKast’s Hey Ya were both roaring, rousing show-stoppers.” **** The Times

More info and tickets:
http://boxedtheshow.com


BOXED video diary – part 1


The cast of BOXED, the new stage show from Shlomo and the Vocal Orchestra, prepare for their shows in May!


BOXED: Suggestions for time travel tunes!

On Thursday I’m going to visit the legendary DJ YODA who is helping me construct some DJ style mixes for one of the key sequences in BOXED, my new stage show. I’m then going to turn the DJ mixes into Vocal Orchestra arrangements.

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Why? Well, in a nutshell, in the show the gang invent a human time machine and go back to the 90s to sing an amazing medley of awful 90s tunes. Then they go back to the 80s, 70s, 60s, 1720s, and so on.

What I want to know from you is:

If you could choose any song for the Vocal Orchestra to recreate, what would be your ultimate tune from each decade?

Please leave a comment below, or hit me on twitter @shlomo or on Facebook

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Video: Shlomo and the Vocal Orchestra reworking the Prodigy classic ‘Out of Space’!!

Shlo and the VO present Out of Space by the Prodigy, reworked with 8 mouths and 8 mics.


Me gabbing on about Beards and BOXED on BBC 6 Music

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rwwcc#p0078j1d

You can listen again to me on BBC 6 Music this morning with Shaun Keaveny for the next 7 days.


Video: One Hit by Shlomo and the Vocal Orchestra

One Hit by Shlomo and the Vocal Orchestra


BOXED IS BACK! E4 UDDERBELLY, LONDON, 17-22 MAY

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E4 Udderbelly, 17-22nd May 2010

We’re excited to announce that BOXED, Shlomo’s theatrical beatbox show, is back for one week only at the E4 Udderbelly, an upside-down purple cow on London’s Southbank!

Join our beatboxing heroes Shlomo and the Vocal Orchestra on an epic escapade as they travel to the future and back via outer space, dropping slick theatrics and soulful vocal gymnastics along the way. Pure raw talent mixed with innovative and imaginative use of their 10 voices lead to an adrenaline-charged vocal performance reminiscent of Stomp, Into the Hoods or Blue Man Group.

“An effervescent, energetic, audience-grabbing show – the all-vocal versions of Stevie Wonder’s Superstition and OutKast’s Hey Ya were both roaring, rousing show-stoppers.” The Times

BOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW: http://boxedtheshow.co.uk

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competition winner

Congratulations to Arike who won the prize draw for a copy of the Vocal Orchestra DVD after handing in a feedback form at the recent production of BOXED.


Photos from BOXED – a beatboxing adventure

Check out these photos by Nathan Gallagher.

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The cast – lovely bunch :)

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Getting in our time machine!

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Back to the 90s!

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And the 70s!

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Training Montage!!

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What’s in the Box??

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Human Drumkit

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Human Turntables!

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Our villain: Beatrix Badmouth

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Look at me doing ‘acting’! yikes.


yay cracking review of BOXED in The Times today!

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/live_reviews/article6983835.ece


BOXED round 1 is over!

We did it! We went from an idea to an actual show in less than a month. 14 days of rehearsals and a week of shows. It was so much fun, but I’m dying to do it again and make it a million times better. Fingers crossed this could really go somewhere. Big love to all who came down and to all involved. Bring on chapter 2!

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New BOXED logo

Here’s the finished logo for BOXED, designed by the lovely people at Bullet who I met on a boat in the Arctic about a year ago. Let me know what you think of it!

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