Showing posts with label celebrity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label celebrity. Show all posts
and another Nina Simone post
I'm writing a little paper about the queen so there'll probably be a few of these now. Every time I come across some footage of her live I feel I've found a new meaning to the word "performance" This one is in the Netherlands 1965. 40 minutes of a genius at work
History of cool #3: Tilda Swinton
Or as D-listed put it, the alien goddess from planet Bowie.
She calls people "dude" and says she's "a man of my word":
She calls people "dude" and says she's "a man of my word":
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| this one is from Jarman's Wittgenstein, referencing Nijinska by Man Ray |
Leigh Bowery in d'Offay Gallery, 1988
This is one of Bowery's projects I didn't know before seeing this documentary about the gorgeous genius, made by his friend and collaborator Charles Atlas. He spent a week in the Anthony d'Offay gallery space, locked up behind a two-way mirror and dressed in some of his magnificant, iconic looks. The result is something like Marina Abramovic meets Grace Jones on the set of a Jodorowski film.
"You will see and agree everybody should be free 'cause if we ain't we're murderous"
Maybe it's the Palestinian drama starting today in the UN, or maybe just because every now and again I have to pay tribute to high priestess, who is still one of the most courageous, far-out, brilliant, provocative artists ever. This Montreux concert from 1976 is better than most "MA-in-performance" programs out there. Just watch and learn.
With only a drummer and a grand piano on stage, Nina's playing some of her classics ("little girl blue", "feelings", "Mr. Backlash"), showing off her new expensive necklace, looking for her dear friend David Bowie in the audience, exhibiting some dance moves she learned in Africa, screaming at some poor white person to sit down, and announcing she won't play any more jazz festivals, because after this gig she will ascend to a higher level. This is the shit. It is.
And while I'm at it I have to also put this one here. This is Maya beautifully homaging the queen in my last IntimaDance (2010):
With only a drummer and a grand piano on stage, Nina's playing some of her classics ("little girl blue", "feelings", "Mr. Backlash"), showing off her new expensive necklace, looking for her dear friend David Bowie in the audience, exhibiting some dance moves she learned in Africa, screaming at some poor white person to sit down, and announcing she won't play any more jazz festivals, because after this gig she will ascend to a higher level. This is the shit. It is.
And while I'm at it I have to also put this one here. This is Maya beautifully homaging the queen in my last IntimaDance (2010):
Alona Rodeh - when you are here
a great video my dear friend Alona made. I think it's a beautiful example of how a specific gaze in the right context can give you a glimpse of a whole process. When you see this little moment in the car next to some of Alona's installations, her take on live art and kinetic, time-based sculpture becomes very clear. Nowadays, doing something so specific without making it literal and (pseudo-)intellectual is truly a blessing. Cheers babe! :-)
It also reminded me of this little one I made two years ago:
Here's another one of Alona's installations in Brener St. in Tel Aviv:
And continuing this very free stream of consciousness, here is a gorgeous piece by Brussels theatermaker Kris Verdonck:
It also reminded me of this little one I made two years ago:
Here's another one of Alona's installations in Brener St. in Tel Aviv:
And continuing this very free stream of consciousness, here is a gorgeous piece by Brussels theatermaker Kris Verdonck:
Another Classic
Oum Kalthoum performing her legendary "Inta Omri" (you are my life) in 6 parts starts here:
Herzog + Lynch =
Just saw this one two days ago, it's a Lynch (producer) and Herzog (director) collaboration, and it's brilliant as expected.
This part features the Caetano Veloso song that Almodovar used in Hable Con Ella, and of course Herzog's interpretation of the typical Almodovarian kitsch is so much better than the original one. A wonderful example to this wacko's flirt with Holywood since he moved there. Pure gold.
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!
Devendra Banhart "Foolin'" (Official Video) - YouTube: ""
'via Blog this'
I love it!
Go Roseanne!
A recent visit to one of the (boring) Based in Berlin exhibitions brought this video back to my mind. Israeli artist Asaf Koriat had a video there which was a split screen showing nine divas singing the American national anthem at the opening of the several super bowls. I found this as a good excuse to put one of my all time youtube favs here:
I'm still waiting for an opportunity to make the "Tikva" (Israel's anthem) version with Maya.
I'm still waiting for an opportunity to make the "Tikva" (Israel's anthem) version with Maya.
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