7 June 2012
CLOTHING FETISH
EXHIBITIONISM
SADOMASOCHISM
19 November 2011
LOU TILLY
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Lou Tilly - In Parenthesis (2011)
DANCE WORKS ROTTERDAM - LIBIDO
Supported by the Performing Arts Fund NL
The setting of this psycho-drama is a grim space somewhere between a warehouse and a slaughterhouse, the protagonists nude dancers Vincent Morelle and Sylvia Camarda, both looking vulnerable in this unforgiving milieu. These two characters proceed to push frustratedly at the limits of sex without reaching even the frontiers of mutual understanding.
Looking as if his very flesh has been forged in blood and fire, Morelle gives an unrestrained and technically dumbfounding performance, at one point scrabbling manically on his back like a wounded insect. He creates the sense of a man who, for all his force and energy, is unable to connect, to grasp what is in front of him - fated not only to see it slip out of his hands, but from under his feet as he slithers and slides through his performance. Even the act of crouching on all fours on a trestle table is, for him, somehow precarious and full of potential pitfalls.
Harried by Morelle, Camarda yet carves out moments of stillness. We see her sitting, pale and lovely, on the table, as serene as a young naked Buddha. Unlike Morelle, she never seems to lose her footing. Even when the two men spin her like a bar of soap, you feel as if their efforts to dislodge her poise are ultimately futile.
Yet there is an irony. For all their sense of mutual alienation, Morelle and Carmada are caught together in the same spreading bubble of oil, sweat and blood. Literally mirroring their contortions, the shimmering, liquid floors remind us of their common humanity. Similarly, references to various bodily orifices and excretions serve to suggest that the flesh itself can never be totally sealed off and enclosed, whatever the state of our hearts may be.
While the material itself may be troubling and problematic, 'Libido' is thoroughly exhilarating as a demonstration of the expressive powers of the performing nude. There is an almost iconic power in the moment when, bloodied knives in hand, Camarda straddles the fallen Morelle and allows her body to morph luxuriously through a series of preying-mantis poses. That she can play this scene masked is an act of bravura, an assertion that the unadorned flesh has come of age as a storyteller.
Dance Works Rotterdam - Libido Trailer (2010)
ZOLTAN KRASZNAI
AMAT AMAS AMO
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DASNIYA SOMMER
Dasniya Sommer - Ma 15' Idiosyncrasy Sin x= ly-fx² (2009)
SYNAPSCAPE
Both members of Synapscape also record in the project Monokrom. Münch also has his own project Pmuench, is a member of the collaboration Templegarden’s, and still records under the name The Rorschach Garden.
BURLESQUE
Burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects.The word derives from the Italian burlesco, which itself derives from the Italian burla – a joke, ridicule or mockery.
The performances relied on mockery and played to the audience's desire for laughter and lust. Due to the 'naughty' nature of the performances, burlesque usually targeted working class men, but as word spread it drew a wider audience including some women keen to witness this social taboo.
Today however it is more about empowering women, encouraging them to embrace their sexuality and femininity and be confident in expressing themselves in a sensual way.
Francesco Lepori - Burlesque (2010)
ROLLIN' ROCKSTAR
Rollin' Rockstar Productions - Beautiful Nightmare (2010)
ALEXEY PANKRATOV
BETONY VERNON
Claire Tchaikowski -Those Thousand Seas (2011)
MARCO D' AMICO
Marco D'Amico - Crying Game (2011)
15 November 2011
KONSTANTIN ALEXANDROFF
Konstantin Alexandroff - Deafs (2010)
POLYMORPHE - EMBRYO
Polymorphe - Embryo By Domonic Vincent (2005)
8 November 2011
CHAD MICHAEL WARD
Chad Michael Ward is a critically-acclaimed photographer and filmmaker with over a decade of experience shooting musicians, celebrities and pretty faces in the urban wilds of Los Angeles.
His unique portrait and fashion portfolio has made Ward one of the more sought-after talents in the industry with work appearing in numerous galleries, magazines and books. Ward's work has also been collected into several monographs including Black Rust, Autopsyrotica, DevilEngine, Dangerous Beauties, Storyteller and Storyteller: NUDE.
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PLACEBO - PROTEGE MOI
Placebo - Protege Moi (2003)
"Protège-Moi" is a single by the band Placebo, which was released in France only in 2003. The song is a French language version of "Protect Me from What I Want" from their fourth album, Sleeping with Ghosts. The chorus remains in English, although the French title is sung in the background. The song can also be found as an additional track on the two disc edition of Placebo's fourth album, Sleeping with Ghosts. It has been translated to French by Virginie Despentes.
The original music video for "Protège-Moi", directed by Gaspar Noé, was never officially released as it was too sexually explicit to be shown, featuring uncensored nudity, heavy petting, fellatio, and cunnilingus. The video eventually put out for the song is an extract from the Soulmates Never Die (Live in Paris 2003) DVD.
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