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The Super Bowl XLVI halftime show occurred on February 5, 2012, at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis as part of Super Bowl XLVI. It featured American singer Madonna, with special guests LMFAO, Nicki Minaj, M.I.A. and CeeLo Green. In 2011, the National Football League (NFL) announced that Madonna would perform at the XLVI show. The singer collaborated with Cirque du Soleil for producing the show, while her longtime choreographer Jamie King was the music director; King in turn enlisted multimedia show producer Moment Factory. Madonna performed a total of four songs, starting with "Vogue" in a Roman-Egyptian setting, followed by "Music" where LMFAO assisted her. Minaj and M.I.A. joined during the performance of Madonna's then-new single "Give Me All Your Luvin'", and she finished off with "Like a Prayer", alongside Green. Preparations started as early as January 2012, with the singer explaining that it was the most exhausting rehearsal she ever had. The costumes were created by fashion designers Riccardo Tisci, Givenchy, Miu Miu and Prada. Whole performance consisted of 500 total outfits including customized looks for musical guests and assisting performers. The team was allotted a total time of 7 minutes to set up the stage, 12 minutes for the performance and 8 minutes to disband it. The modular structure was assembled from a truck, along with a large white fabric at the front which acted as media screens for Moment Factory. Projection mapping was utilized by video hardware manufacturer Barco, with the films being modified for the spectators as well as television audience. The whole of Lucas Oil Stadium was decked with Sharpys lighting arrangements from Clay Paky, and the performance used Sennheiser sound equipment. Madonna was not paid for performing at the halftime show, which provides global exposure for promotion of an artist's material. The show was a commercial success, breaking the record as the most-watched Super Bowl halftime in history garnering 114 million viewers, the number being higher than the game itself. Keith Caulfield from ''Billboard'' reported 1,700% rise in sales for the singer's back catalog as well as strong pre-orders for upcoming releases. Contemporary critics lauded the halftime, but reviewers noted that Madonna was cautious of not causing any controversy with her performance. However, the event received widespread attention when M.I.A. extended her middle finger to the camera near the end of her verse in "Give Me All Your Luvn'", instead of singing the word "shit". The rapper was criticized, and the NFL apologized for their inability to blur out the sequence. The league later fined the rapper a total of $16.6 million as penalty, which was resolved through a confidential agreement in 2014. ==Synopsis== Madonna's performance was broadcast on NBC on February 5, 2012, from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. It started with a long procession approaching the stage, with men dressed as gladiators pulling a large structure hidden from view by giant golden colored flags. As the opening music of "Vogue" played, the flags were removed to reveal Madonna sitting on a giant throne, dressed in a long golden cape and an Egyptian style headgear. The procession reached the stage and the performance of "Vogue" started with the singer doing choreographed moves. During chorus, the stadium floor lit up to reveal numerous ''Vogue'' magazine covers featuring Madonna's face, which twist and turn and move to the rhythm of the music. As "Vogue" transitioned into "Music", two giant boomboxes appeared on the ground screens and the banisters across the whole stadium is lit up with moving lights. Madonna and her dancers moved towards the bleachers and performed acrobatic moves. Slacklining performer Andy Lewis accompanied the singer, as Madonna danced on a tall pedestal. She pretended to shoot Lewis and moved to the other end of the stage where LMFAO sang "Party Rock Anthem" blending it with "Music". They were joined by Madonna to perform their characteristic dance moves to "Sexy and I Know It". "Music" ended with a group of female dancers in cheerleading uniforms joining Madonna onstage for performing "Give Me All Your Luvin'". Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. joined her onstage, both dressed in Egyptian inspired clothing. Together they danced as cheerleaders while holding pom-poms. During the intermediate section, all three of them stood on separate elevated platforms where Minaj and M.I.A. performed their respective verses. CeeLo Green came onstage at the end with a marching band. Madonna and Green performed snippets of "Open Your Heart" and "Express Yourself". As the opening music of "Like a Prayer" started, the stadium was darkened with only small pecks of light visible. A large choir dressed in black joined Madonna onstage. Near the end of the song, she moved energetically around the stage accompanied by the choir. She reached the top of the bleachers and song the final line, and gets immediately sucked beneath the stage within smoke. The show ends with word world peace appearing on the ground screens, along with an image of the continents. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Super Bowl XLVI halftime show」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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