The troupe included Madonna's lifelong backup singer and dancer Donna De Lory, vocalist Nicki Richards, Yitzhak Sinwani from the London Kabbalah Centre, Monte Pittman on guitar, Stuart Price as keyboards player, and 12 dancers, including Sofia Boutella and parkour veteran SÃbastien Foucan, with whom the singer took parkour lessons.[26][27][28] The concert was divided into different thematic segments, a custom for the singer's tours: Equestrian, Bedouin, Never Mind the Bollocks, and Disco.[29] Jean Paul Gaultier was in charge of creating the tour's wardrobe.[30] Designer Arianne Phillips, who collaborated with Gaultier, expressed that they based on "everything from Saturday Night Fever to Starlight Express to Fame";[31] for the first act, the singer got the idea of incorporating a horse riding theme after one time when Gaultier took her to Paris' Zingaro theatrical horse show, which she "loved".[30] Gaultier then decided to have the show's male dancers portray horses, with built-in saddles, harnesses and small saddle-like accoutrements perched on one shoulder. For Madonna's outfit, which included a black top hat with a horse's tail, he took inspiration from a look worn by Romy Schneider in Luchino Visconti's 1973 film Ludwig.[30] According to the designer, Madonna had "strong opinions" about how the clothes had to be made to withstand the demands of the choreography.[30] Other ensambles designed by Gaultier included a "Biblical Chic" off-the-shoulder blouse and velvet cropped pants accessorized with the crown of thorns; jodhpurs, blouses and jackets made from "luxurious" fabrics such as taffeta, duchesse, satin, Chantilly lace and silk chiffon.[30] In keeping with the disco theme of Confessions on a Dance Floor, the designer also created a white suit based on the one worn by John Travolta on Saturday Night Fever (1977), a white one-shouldered unitard with ribbons of purple Swarovski crystals across the torso, similar to the one worn by the singers of ABBA; a white satin cape, lit from the inside, that had "Dancing Queen" embroidered on the back, and a pink sparkling jumpsuit.[32][31][21] The tour's official poster used pictures taken by Steven Klein of Madonna during her promotional concert at London's G-A-Y.[22] Paul Oakenfold was hired as the opening act for selected European dates.[33]

Just like 99% of the backdrop videos + performances on her tours, this is genius. I love how she references and acknowledges the conflict between Muslims and Jews and sends a message about peace It's not the first time she makes a stand for peace in Middle East and I'm guessing it's not the last time either.

Madonna - Forbidden Love [Confessions Tour]