Talk:Dance of the Vampires

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How about a seperate article for Tanz der Vampire? I've created a redirect page already, but the multiple productiosn mean this page is getting a bit clustered? What do people think? If there's no objections in a week or so I'll make the changes. The JPS 15:29, 6 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Sounds good. In my opinion, they should be separated, because many regard Dance as inferior to Tanz. But then again, two pages for the same stuff would be superfluous, don't you think? EliasAlucard 11:50, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)

I'm dragging this point up again. In my mind, Dance is a version of Tanz. Unlike all the other non-German versions, Dance isn't a straight forward translation. I think this article should make that clear. Maybe it's a good idea to split the article in two: a Tanz article with the basic stuff (plot, characters, various versions) and a Dance article that explains that it is a completely reworked version, lists the changes, reasons why it failed, etc. Thoughts? Evil Nickname (talk) 08:54, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

I would certainly support the split. To me, the situation is akin to a "remake" of a movie, perhaps a remix of album. Given the numerous differences in both the two shows and the reactions to them, separate articles are, in my opinion, warranted. --Agamemnon2 (talk) 10:19, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

I would have to advise against splitting the article. I understand that fans of this particular show consider the English version sub-par, but it's still the same show. Placing them in separate articles implies that the productions were so radically different that they can't be considered the same material, which, as far as I can tell, is not the case. There were some drastic differences, but it's nothing dissimilar from what a show like Chess (musical) went through. If the article ever reaches a point where it becomes too large to contain both versions, then we can re-address the issue. Furthermore, keeping them in one article makes it a little easier to address the differences between the versions, as well as an analysis of what worked and what didn't and the various critical reactions. —  MusicMaker5376 17:51, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bowie's Little Bombardier connection

I've just seen the Warsaw production and I swear a song in the second act was largely identical with the song Little Bombardier that David Bowie sang back in the 60's. I realize that for this musical Jim Steinman recycled some earlier work of his own, such as Total Eclipse of the Heart. Is the Bowie song also one of Steinman's? Does anybody know what the connection is? — Stumps 18:15, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Synopsis copyvio

I just removed the synopsis as it was taken word-for-word from http://www.old-hickory.demon.co.uk/synopsis.htm, which is a copyright violation. If anyone would like to contribute a new synopsis, feel free to use that page as a reference, but please use your own words. —  MusicMaker5376 20:49, 9 May 2008 (UTC)