On Friday night I went to see English National Ballet's Giselle, with choreography by Akram Kahn (a dancer of Bangladeshi descent with roots in Indian dance), costumes and sets by Tim Yip (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon), and music by Vincenzo Lamagna (an Italian musician based in London). It was by far the most "goth" ballet / dance work I've ever seen. Breathtaking.
In the story of the classical ballet Giselle, the Wilis are spirits of women who have been betrayed by their lovers. In this version, the Wilis really gave me the Wilis. The score was a gut-churning mix of sounds and the visual design was other-wordly. It's really hard to put it into words, but if this production comes to where you are, go. Even if you know nothing about dance and have never seen it before, go, and you will be astounded and so glad you did.
This is all to say nothing of the dancing, which was amazing, too, lol.
The audience had quite a few people who'd gotten the goth memo. I dressed up in full regalia, too.
On Friday night I went to see English National Ballet's Giselle, with choreography by Akram Kahn (a dancer of Bangladeshi descent with roots in Indian dance), costumes and sets by Tim Yip (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon), and music by Vincenzo Lamagna (an Italian musician based in London). It was by far the most "goth" ballet / dance work I've ever seen. Breathtaking.
In the story of the classical ballet Giselle, the Wilis are spirits of women who have been betrayed by their lovers. In this version, the Wilis really gave me the Wilis. The score was a gut-churning mix of sounds and the visual design was other-wordly. It's really hard to put it into words, but if this production comes to where you are, go. Even if you know nothing about dance and have never seen it before, go, and you will be astounded and so glad you did.
This is all to say nothing of the dancing, which was amazing, too, lol.
The audience had quite a few people who'd gotten the goth memo. I dressed up in full regalia, too.
Here is a clip of the Wilis.
It looks amazing.
Apologies for my rudimentary English.
steve
Big Hand
Songs Of A Lost World *CRUMPET BOY*
Ridiculous, of course, because every year there’s a spate of “Goth’s back!” articles, usually focusing on fashion. Once undead, always undead.
I had to laugh to myself at the bit about the young generation being more health conscious. That’s also the impression I get about people in their teens and 20’s these days (what limited exposure I have). I sense a more collective concern about “wellness” among them that reminds me to a lesser degree of the hardcore straight-edge movement people my age grew up around. Sometimes I feel like that age demographic is so responsible and concerned that I want to shake them up a little so they forget about being on the cusp of adulthood for a while.
steve
Big Hand
Songs Of A Lost World *CRUMPET BOY*
Ridiculous, of course, because every year there’s a spate of “Goth’s back!” articles, usually focusing on fashion. Once undead, always undead.
I had to laugh to myself at the bit about the young generation being more health conscious. That’s also the impression I get about people in their teens and 20’s these days (what limited exposure I have). I sense a more collective concern about “wellness” among them that reminds me to a lesser degree of the hardcore straight-edge movement people my age grew up around. Sometimes I feel like that age demographic is so responsible and concerned that I want to shake them up a little so they forget about being on the cusp of adulthood for a while.
One of the Heartlanders (Paul) posted a nicely worded comment about there being an almost annual repeat of this story.
Tear out the pages with all the bad news
steve
Big Hand
Songs Of A Lost World *CRUMPET BOY*
Post by mutilatedcorpse on Jun 6, 2023 21:41:51 GMT 1
I look at being goth like I look at intelligence. If you have to tell somebody you're goth, you are not goth. If you have to tell somebody you're intelligent, you are not intelligent.
I wear black and hate everything, so I think I'm in.
