shit gets real
dance
*Busby Berkeley, folding and unfolding
Fine ArtThe director of exquisite musicals that depicted complex patterns and mandalas composed of showgirls. These just amaze me…. do yourself the favor of googling youtube segments of clips from Berkeley’s infamous shows.
*Valentino for the NYC Ballet
Fashion
*Arthur Cadre, sooo good
Misc.Break ton Neck from Alex Yde on Vimeo.
*Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, people holders
Fine Art‘Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui fuses various techniques – including hip hop, modern, jazz, ballet, Irish, African and kathak – into his own choreographic style. His works are theatrical, dynamic, music-driven productions.
Growing up in Antwerp, Belgium, Cherkaoui taught himself to dance by watching music videos. With a Flemish mother and a Moroccan father, Cherkaoui says his dual upbringing made him feel in-between. He soon realized that dance and music could also be that way’……(via artsalive.ca)
I absolutely love the way the dancers are encapsulated in these containers
Merce Cunningham dancers performing against a backdrop by Robert Rauschenberg
Fine Art(via View on Canadian Art)
see also Merce Cunningham’s site
