Worshipping the surreal world of video from 'Genesis'

With "Oblivion" Grimes, aka Claire Boucher, the breastplate. Now the charismatic artist has again hit Vancouver thanks to the premiere of the video for 'Genesis', a final single LP ("Visions") that has soared in just under a year. The video, which was directed by Grimes itself, can be enjoyed at the end of this article.

The formula is simple: Claire Boucher directing = madness guaranteed. Characters anime aesthetic, pythons, limos, dresses in which you can read the word "Pussy" swords in the desert .... Come on, that 'Genesis' is a surreal production of those that we love. And if they also appear in it figures that remind a lot to those seen in games like Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat.The thing is most delusional!. Well we like it that way.

Breaking In the GOP Variety Theatre Munich

Heloise Bourgeois and William Underwood on the Chinese Pole - Photo: GOP Variety Theatre Munich
Until 02.09.2012 the show sensation Traumtänzer the GOP is to marvel at Vaudeville Theatre in Munich (we reported about the show and about the ensemble). Yesterday we had the great pleasure to see us Traumtänzer finally live and one was said beforehand: The concept makes its name, because the show is a truly wonderful variety show special experience! We have more than once caught, excitement and enchantment completely drift off into dreamland, which was done by the dream dancers on stage by an impressive mastery of their body.
Whether Heloise Bourgeois and William Underwood on Chinese poles, the duo Draifach (Antonia Modersohn and Sarah Lindermayer) on double cloth, Jochen Schell with his mesmerizing juggling deposits or Ernest Palchykovs handstand acrobatics - without exception all Traumtänzer are absolute masters of their subject and have their individual numbers perfected. This perfection is revealed, for example, in the seamless fusion of all movements with the music, regardless of whether they came from tape or live by the band of the ensemble, the friendly duo Panama Red demonstrated Even the opening of the show by Ernest Palchykov how sound and body can become one. But not only with the music was this exceptional Equilibrist one, but also with the red cloth he knew elegant and extremely expressive simultaneously integrate into his dance. The resulting sight resembled beiweilen the slippery birth of a living model and created an almost surreal atmosphere that permeated through the performances of all his colleagues.
The 'soundtrack' of the show, if you want to call him because that was highlighted at this point again, for the most part instrumental, mostly electronic-inspired works such as "Dex" by edIT, "Infinity" by The XX or The XX Cover " Crystalised "by Gorillaz underlined the fantastic character of the show perfectly.
Duo Draifach (Antonia Modersohn and Sarah Lindermayer) on double cloth - Photo: GOP Variety Theatre Munich
For the thread caused the Dutch comedian Raymond, whose slapstick, dance, music and magic-deposits have a unique charm that can be compared with any other Central European comedians. The audience was drawn into his diligent with numbers, which was great in the sense that the audience was so shaken up between the artistry numbers always briefly, only to return almost immediately to dive into a dream world.
Best be compared to the work of art dreamer with the state, if one of the morning without an alarm clock will awake even briefly, but then every now and then falls asleep every time and seamlessly ties in with his dream. This show is one of the GOP Variety theater but definitely one of the dreams that make you want to wake up not!
But every dream has to at some point come to an end and so ended this evening with the vaudeville breakneck Viererakrobatikact Crazy Flight juniors. These four Ukrainian youngsters at the age of just 17 to 20 years, shook the audience grande finale again properly monitored and perplexed with precise tricks like double flips and somersaults with dual screw - all beyond compare with an ease and spitzbübigem confidence. The greatest feat of Crazy Flight juniors, however, was all so easy to make it look as if they would dominate their every move in your sleep. And in some ways they do so. Finally, they are dreamer.
Also visit the "Breaking In"! Until 02.09.2012 the GOP Variety Theatre Munich.

Wild bulls that define destinations 'Idaho' Feeder

Feeder not cease in its efforts to promote "Generation Freakshow". After releasing the clips 'Borders' and 'Children Of The Sun' the Welsh again drive another right hook with the video for 'Idaho'. Starring British actor Danny Mays ("Atonement", "The Adventures of Tintin") this production focuses on the story of a man who, madly in love, is forced to mount winning a wild bull in order to see to his beloved American penpal.

"Generation Freakshow" not holy my devotion. Too ups and downs, and more when compared with discs so round "Comfort In Sound" or "Pushing The Senses" where Grant Hill and Taka showed their best manners relating power pop. Nevertheless we would love to see Feeder again by Spain. This amazing concert that gave two years ago at Bikini was so and so memorable that we are praying for some end up becoming Feeder by early next year.Fingers crossed!

Asian route with Michael Kiwanuka in the video for 'Bones'

The star No. 1 2012 BBC Sound returns to action. After releasing the singles 'Home Again' and 'I'm Getting Ready', Michael Kiwanuka plans to continue exploiting their debut album - "Home Again" - and it has embarked on a tour that still does not seem to find the end. The singer, building on its recent visit to Asia, he recorded an intimate video clip (with Lomographic filter included) for their latest single, 'Bones', which will be released on 7 "from next September 24. Enjoy the full clip at the end of this same entry.

Between November and December Michael touring Europe again. Denmark, Holland, Brussels, Austria and France will be among the countries which enjoy the direct tasty one of the phenomena of this year. Will we have to wait long to see it for Spain? Who knows, perhaps in 2013 we finally get the chance to see him in concert in a summer festival.

Red Bull X-Fighters 2012 - The Race

The mood was cooking at the Munich Olympic Stadion30.000 live audience present, including Thomas Pagès (France) at the Red Bull X-Fighters at the Munich Olympic stadium in first place went home (Saturday, 11/08/2012). And this victory has two special features:

First Never before had a driver to win an FMX competition geschaft, without showing a back flip (backflip).
Second Shown the flair (the driver turns to bike in the air by 540 degrees) has shown no other driver in a contest.

With this win to close Pagès Levi Sherwood on the top of the standings of the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour. The decision is then in October in Sydney at the last stop of the tour.

The second Place went to Dany Torres (Spain), 3 Eigo Sato (Japan).
Interesting facts about the Red Bull X-Fighters dirt track at the Olympic Stadium in Munich

- It was the largest yet built in Europe Freestyle Motocross (FMX) Dirt Track
- The longest jump was 35m
- The drivers reach heights of up to 15m
- Installed were 10,000 m³ Dirt
- The clay content is 20%
- 40 trucks per lead for 4 tours. And the 5 days!
- Construction is such a track with bulldozers, bucket wheel excavators, backhoes, etc.

Here is a collection of images that we have the training, of course, the race and scored the final press conference for you. Do not forget to visit our Youtube channel, where we are as fast as possible a video montage of one of the event.

Throws: 'A bad score speaks more poorly of you than me'

What do you think of what the student says in this vignette Lobaton Eve? What does a failing grade for you? Who (is) is wrong? Why? You know well the criteria used to qualify you in this class? Do you agree with these criteria?

Potential educational applications

     Back to School
     Cultural Perspectives: The scores and criteria
     Grammar: Subjunctive ("I hope you are ...")
     ACTFL 21st Century Skills: Initiative and Self-Direction, Productivity and Accountability

instructions

     1. Look at the cartoon and tries to interpret the text with the help of visual context.
     2. Talk to your peers about cultural perspectives revealed in the images.
     3. Reflect on the theme suggested in the worksheet.
     4. Write something imaginative and original related to the topic.
     5. Check your composition with your teacher and your classmates.
     6. Post it. Send me your suggestions: exemplary, student-products.


     Sometimes we find it difficult to be creative when writing, especially when trying to write something original in a foreign language. So I created this series of creative writing activities, entitled Drop to write!, Which uses the comics for inspiration.

Lady Gaga confirmed tour in South America

Lady Gaga more and more about Peru. Since last year rumors of the arrival of the national land artist, and although not yet confirmed their presence in our country, and announced concerts in Latin America this year.

On his website and his Twitter account, the singer ahead of his tour dates. Gaga will begin its tour in Mexico on October 26. It will then come to Puerto Rico and Brazil on Nov. 9 to give two presentations that day, and 11. Then be introduced in Argentina on 16 and Chile on 20 March.

The artist said it is "the first announcements" and left open the possibility of singing in Peru: "Do not worry, there will be more (dates)"

Winds of change in Grizzly Bear with 'Yet Again'

The feelings that left us in his time listening to the song 'Sleeping Ute' were downright good. Grizzly Bear seemed to have found a new level of freshness in their sound that promised many and very varied emotions for the launch of an album - "Shields" - which will be released worldwide between 17 and 18 September. Now back to surprise us again with 'Yet Again', another new song that can be heard at the end of that entry.

That potential that dreamlike pounding on "Veckatimest" has definitely been transformed with the premiere of 'Yet Again'. 2 tracks, 2 new versions to understand the DNA of Grizzly Bear. The best thing about this change? We love the direction it is taking this band. Far from settling into his old records have opted for something (relatively) more direct and aggressive. I can not deny: I love this cocktail sounds like sound substance. What about you?

"Shields" can be ordered from right now in digital format via "> iTunes Store Spanish, on CD and vinyl.

Occupy the museum? A discussion evening

On Wed 23 July it's been so far. In the Sweat Room (a project of the members of the group Magic cultural object), we were able to welcome a large audience. The Experiment: How can you bring together an institutional space and Occupy? could begin.
The presentation by Simon Teune, protest scientists from Berlin, was shown a historical context. In the center of which was to consider the adoption of occupation as a protest. In the labor movements in which the birth of an "aesthetics of the masses" can be spoken, began the production of images from mass production to play a role. Images, the play then and even today in the media communication an essential role contribute significantly to the success of Occupy & co. About the real images and their almost iconic significance is attached to an image-scientific tradition: images provide additional Konnotationsebene and draw some kind of image generation. The photos of the large tent cities Occupy at Zuccotti Park in New York or Madrid Indignados images are increasingly becoming a generation. Perhaps the generation of crisis? Which is also characterized by a collective decision-making in the public domain and thus with questions and fears emerges. If such phenomena are Occupy different actors that interact through their protest in public space in appearance.If one attempts such movements from public space into a (cultural) institutions to bring you room is made of challenges for staging a museum space occupying changes the message of protest. The purpose of the event series "BUSY - discourses on art, politics and aesthetics," therefore chose a different path. Protest has done for us too much with impaired communication. At this point we wanted to start and talk about the strategies of Occupy, the role of culture in public spaces such as protest and restructured as a space for dialogue should be. Issue policies issued in a museum setting out the message of the absurd. Can talk together but about the aesthetics of Occupy and deliver the strategies the art for the protest on a meta-level result can be very fruitful, and bring the whole discussion to a more abstract and less emotional level. The "sweat room" as an artistic position offered at least one of both aesthetic and functional framework and to discuss on the basis of it wonderful.