Independence Park Day - Video

Independence Park Day / documentation of performance 

a piece of Ariel Efraim Ashbel
Music: Santiago Blaum

Performed by Michal Oppenheim Landau and the 'Gayzmers' Choir members: Adir Even, Gilad Leshed, Nir Oren and Scott Piro

Performed and filmed live in Gan Ha'azmaut (independence park) Tel Aviv, September 2012
Cameras: Yoav Bezaleli, Yael Engelhart. Editing: Yifat Tadmor

Produced and presented in the frame of "Province", a project curated by Leah Abir as part of "Loving Art Making Art", Tel Aviv 2012

Warhol's Chelsea Girls

Apparently the whole thing is on Youtube!

Youtube search suggestions A-Z, 15.6.2012

The first thing that comes up on youtube today when you type in the search bar a single letter:

Adele someone like you
Boyfriend justin bieber
Call me maybe carly rae jepsen
Drake
Eminem
Funny video
Gotye somebody i used to know
Hot problems
International love
Justin bieber boyfriend
Katy perry
Lil wayne
Michael jackson
Nicki minaj
One direction what makes you beautiful
Payphone maroon 5
Queen
Rihanna
Somebody that i used to know gotye
Taylor swift
Usher climax
Victorious
We are young
X factor
Young wild and free wiz khalifa
Zumba

The best theater I've seen in a while

Somehow when kids to it it looks so much better. I think this is one of my Youtube all-time favorites

Black Friday craziness

So apparently there is a thing called "black friday", when stores offer amazing discounts. So amazing, that they spark spontaneous mega-choreographies I could only dream of producing. I love it! Thanx to my lovely wife for sharing these wonderful moments.

*note: I recommend watching the three of them simultaneously. bonapetit.

And here's a cat watching an iPad with a cat watching an iPad in it

poetry

Performance (is not) Art, made in India

Jason Kottke twitted this video as "the craziest thing you'll ever see on the web". i'm not sure I agree (it depends on your definition of crazy), but I do think it's pretty amazing, and actually very cool if read through the prism of the performative context. It has elements of early classic 1970's performance work that focused on endurance and pain (Abramovic, Pane, Burden, Acconci, etc.), alongside a more contemporary dramaturgy we know from performance recent work, and the circus-like presentational strategy; And of course, we cannot look at it without at least a hint of orientalism. Anyway it's super entertaining. I especially like the Indian Paula Abdul and her reactions. Enjoy!

and you thought they didn't like gay guys in Jamaica

An adorable Yami Bolo in a 1984 heartbreaking performance:

Don't go breaking my heart

Like many other gruesome goodies, this was also waiting for me on Yair Reshef's website. The reason I like it (apart from the narrator's voice) is that it takes a metaphor seriously, and we like to do that.
I think I need to do this live

Some more VHS quality imagery

Continuing the nostalgic wave, here is what YouTube claims to be Madonna's first performance. Whether it's true or not, it is quite cool. I'm not sure what i like best: the set, the choreography or the supporting gays. Actually, I am sure: the gays. Especially the tall one.



It also reminds me a little bit of this:

Men Are Stupid

You gotta admire this lady. Thanx Iris!

Unintentional reactions turned poetry

This is like the 2 girls 1 cup reaction videos, only much, much better!

And speaking about unintentional reactions to audio-visual stimulation, I have to acknowledge these fantastic four:

Foolin

Writing a paper about Kierkegaard, I find myself once again spending considerable amount of time at the computer, which of course means considerable youtube time, which brought me back to this one:

Devendra Banhart "Foolin'" (Official Video) - YouTube: ""

'via Blog this'

I love it!

I luv Zehava

thanx to a stupid reality TV shtick that's going on in Israel these days, I remembered what a huge singer she is.

 "

AMAZING!

Meanwhile in NJ

Israel is experiencing the biggest civil protest in its history, and in Demarest NJ we fly plastic helicopters in the rain wearing high heels, getting tattooed and experiencing the suburban lives of proper New Jerseyian housewives. Here are some images from our lazy August in the united states of america, so far.

Pink Armadillo Attack!

Thank you Dr. Johnathan

Whose up for some sensitivity training?!

Perfect frame, perfect costumes, perfect text. This is well done theater! Thank you Iris for once again exposing me to disturbing imagery

Is it too late to get a Bat Mitzvah?

Thank you Iris, for sending this and making my life so much richer.
For those who don't speak Hebrew - I'm deeply sorry it's very hard to translate

Tableaux Vivants

Sometimes you find the most wonderful things on Youtube without looking for anything.

With a little help from my friends

Many friends sent greetings for the newly blog, some even sent their own contributions:

from Anat:


from Yos:


Danke ladies