Madonna floors Japanese
When it comes to watching a superstar up close, it doesn’t get any better than this: Madonna performing a secret club gig in Tokyo to an audience of about 1500 people.
And yes, I was lucky enough to be in the audience inside Studio Coast – Tokyo’s hottest nightclub – on Wednesday night, watching the singer perform five tracks off her new album Confessions On A Dance Floor.
So has Madonna still got it? You better believe it. Dressed in a leotard and low-slung pants, Madonna belted out a terrific, energetic version of her single “Hung Up” (surely the best dance track of the year) plus tracks off her album including “I Love New York“, and “Let It Will Be“.
That’s not to mention her upbeat finale: a reprisal of the first song Madonna released, the track titled “Everybody” from 1982 that was an underground dance club hit in New York.
Apart from the powerful and exciting delivery of the songs themselves, the highlight was watching Madonna dance.
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Backed by a small group of dancers, the 47-year-old looked truly amazing as she busted her moves on stage. (In a nod to the 1980s, there was even some crotch-grabbing at one point as Madonna teased and taunted her Japanese fans.)
“I feel very liberated when I dance,” Madonna told S during an exclusive interview before the nightclub performance. “I have to say it is one of my greatest passions, it’s how I started out. My career began as a dancer obviously and I use my dance training in everything I do.
“I think that’s one of the reasons I called my record Confessions On A Dance Floor, because I feel like when I’m dancing I’m free. And I can be who I want to be – there’s a kind of truth to that.”
In person, Madonna is everything you’d imagine and more. Not only is she lightning sharp with a noticeable sense of humour, she’s warmer than you’d expect and strikingly intelligent. It’s hard not be inspired by such an extraordinary icon.
At the moment Madonna is not committing herself to an Australian tour. But insiders say that if she makes it back to Japan for a full-blown tour next year as part of a global concert schedule, she may just tack on dates in Australia and New Zealand. If her Tokyo showcase was any indication, those concerts would be mind-blowing.
From Sun Herald/Sinday Morning Herald