Showing posts with label camp. Show all posts
Showing posts with label camp. Show all posts
Egyptism
Egypt was always at the center of attention and an object of fascination for cultural orientalists. I'm sure there are many historical, mythological and imaginary reasons for that special occidental love, and I would leave it to the theoreticians to explain. I'm as usual fascinated with the fascination and the way it evolved into pop culture. So here are two amusing/disturbing 20th century performative moments that materialize this perversion:
Wilson Keppel and Betty doing their popular Sand Dance routine (c. 1933): And the gorgeous Kate Bush making her properly insane and absolutely not PC contribution to the discourse (1979):
Wilson Keppel and Betty doing their popular Sand Dance routine (c. 1933): And the gorgeous Kate Bush making her properly insane and absolutely not PC contribution to the discourse (1979):
LA LUPE
Here are two amazing TV performances by Cuban pop singer La Lupe. I don't know what she's saying but I'm sure her hand gestures are making atoms shake in a very unusual way. Sontag mentions her in a random list of "items which are part of the canon of Camp", featured in her wonderful 1964 classic, Notes on Camp.
Badu goes Graham
Here's why I love her so much. Only a very special performer can pull off these moves, and she does! It's totally irrelevant and at the same time touching; a parody taken serious, a comment and an engagement, completely stupid and viciously funny; not trying to be cool because she knows she's the definition of cool. I really think this video is close to perfection.
OUT MY MIND JUST IN TIME from Creative Control on Vimeo.
OUT MY MIND JUST IN TIME from Creative Control on Vimeo.
Lunapark Berlin: the story in moving images
The crazy lunapark weekend is behind is and now we're already into new adventures. Here's some (pretty shitty, iphone quality) stuff from there that maybe give some notion of how it felt:
The frogs:
Maya's Dinosaur speakers:
Keren Hulahooping in the bushes:
Maya trying to make the train work after it broke down:
The last catastrophe clock:
People dancing around the burned out man:
I can also write a lot of words about what happened there, but I'm already late to the second day of the Casino project, which is the third project in this internship I'm doing here. So here's just some pix of the wonderful rainbow that came on the first day:
The frogs:
Maya's Dinosaur speakers:
Keren Hulahooping in the bushes:
Maya trying to make the train work after it broke down:
The last catastrophe clock:
People dancing around the burned out man:
I can also write a lot of words about what happened there, but I'm already late to the second day of the Casino project, which is the third project in this internship I'm doing here. So here's just some pix of the wonderful rainbow that came on the first day:
Nina Kulagina
Just a little something I bumped into while researching on Telekinesis for the Lunapark which begins on Thursday. Apparently Kulagina was a top secret weapon! Don't you just love the cold war?
And here's another lovely one, with proper gorgeous David Lynch-esque set and costume design:
And here's another lovely one, with proper gorgeous David Lynch-esque set and costume design:
Suddenly Seymour (1986)
Remember this wonderful thing? lately I'm watching this quite often. There's something very special in the set, the two ugly protagonists, the shameless blonde-n-boobs of Ellen Greene, Rick Moranis. Frnak Oz was a great man, directing this and giving the world the gift of Miss Piggy!
What's Opera Doc
In one of Bruce Labruce's rehearsals this February, the diva surprised us with this beautiful reference:
The wabit is sehr cool
The wabit is sehr cool
Mark Ronson + Boy George =
the lovely Ida reminded me of this video today. There's apparently nothing too special about it but somehow I really like it. Something about the combination of the VHS and the "Girl George" seems to work. Also the fact that this straight Ronson is truly gay friendly is very cool.
Mark Ronson ft. Boy George 'Somebody To Love Me' - Director: Saam Farahmand from Tom Lindsay on Vimeo.
Mark Ronson ft. Boy George 'Somebody To Love Me' - Director: Saam Farahmand from Tom Lindsay on Vimeo.
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
from Anat:
from Yos:
Danke ladies
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