How Goth Does Dance Get?

[shanmonster]

It's starting to look an awful lot like I will be dancing at the Eros/Thanatos Cabaret in Toronto on the 21st. I'm thinking of doing a candle dance. I'll be doing floorwork, in any case. It just seems appropriate.

Here are the details, if you're interested:

Hi there!

You are invited to the super-spectacular Eros, Thanatos & the Avant-Garde ~ The Cabaret Series at the Rivoli!

The Eros Cabaret series presents work in the disciplines of dance, film, music, theatre, spoken word and interdisciplinary media created and performed by both emerging and established artists. All works are connected by the epic themes of sex, love, death, passion and the avant-garde.

Once again, I am delighted to feature our amazing inter-galactic house band, The Calrizians!

The Cabaret will take place on Wednesday, February 21st in the back room of the Rivoli on Queen St. West. Doors open at 7:30 and the show will begin at approx. 8pm. Tickets are $10 at the door.

CALRIZIANS! / DANCE / FILM / PERFORMANCE / THEATRE

We hope to see you all there!

Oh yes, and here are your daily links.

US immigration cavity search ends in agony: The guy had an anal fistula, and the immigration official basically grabbed onto the suture and yanked. He insisted the suture be removed, or else the man wouldn't be allowed into the country. WTF (thanks, gha5t)?

Some people take things wayyyy too seriously: On homophobia and chocolate bars. I think the commercial is funny and inoffensive. Apparently, some people don't agree.

Comments

that one was funny. The others, not so much.

[graydancer.livejournal.com]

the problem was not in the commercial they put on the superbowl. That one, I consider to be like showing someone in a commercial wearing a pseudo-fascist uniform--comes close to the line, but doesn't cross it. if the next commercial showed that same person actually marching people into a gas chamber...well, suddenly it's not funny. It's making light of something very tragic.

I think the two commercials about the men committing suicide rather than be gay, or beating each other rather than be gay, were to reminiscent of things that a large part of the queer and queer friendly community have actually been through. So having it be lampooned was just too much to take.

That's my opinion, anyway. good luck on your performance.

Re: that one was funny. The others, not so much.

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

I can't say anything about the other commercials, because I haven't seen them.

But I do think the one I linked to is funny because it pokes fun at homophobia.

Re: that one was funny. The others, not so much.

[graydancer.livejournal.com]

Agreed--plus, that's one of my favorite all time scenes in animation, and having those two do it was hilarious.

The others have been removed from the Mars site (which might say something) but they were, well, not so much poking fun as tearing a new--hmmm, poor choice of metaphor.

Never mind. BTW, you might enjoy the Four Horsemen performance coming up Feb. 15th in your town. I link to it on www.fameorfamine.com , and a friend of mine is the stage manager.

and forgive me for that lapse in my last post. Of course, I meant to say: Merde!

[zombienought.livejournal.com]

Ouch, what a terrible, terrible thing to experience
at the hands of US immigration! Analpain is perhaps
the worst pain in the world, maybe even worse than
ballpain.

To be fair, though, the first and only cavity search
I ever heard was coming into Toronto from Buffalo.
They searched this poor bastard who was on the bus
with me, and heard the latex snap and the belt buckle
hit the floor as I leaned against the door they were
behind. That guy was really sweaty when he got back
on the bus.

*I* think the Snickers commercial at that link was
pretty amusing.

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

I don't want a cavity search. Nope.

Maybe I won't come to the States anymore. It's getting too freaky to cross the border.

[zombienought.livejournal.com]

Crossing the border is fucking scary these days.
The last time zombiena and I crossed from Toronto
into Michigan, the border guards found it sus-
picious that my car had *gasp* Texas licence
plates! They also accused us of having drugs in
the car, in a simple attempt to get us to confess
to having drugs in the car.

[allthingsnoisy.livejournal.com]

Aw, don't let this deter you from coming here. I've never experienced problems crossing any border. :)

Hi, btw. You probably don't remember me. I'm Jenda. We met at the Gypsy Co-Op in October during the Tito workshop. My boyfriend Norm (workshop attendee) and I sat and talked with you for a long time! Might I add you to my list?

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

Yes, I do remember you. You do bharata natyam, right?

Welcome!

[real-bethy.livejournal.com]

I'm what this feller describes as a "PC Nazi" (I love how *everyone* has to compare everyone with the Nazis) and I didn't find the commercial offensive. Perhaps a tad on the stupid side, but not offensive. What I did find offensive were comments like this: "My reaction was 'why would Mars run an ad that repels straight men?' Since I was watching a compilation of Super Bowl ads, I moved on when the guys kissed and didn’t see the ending - not that it would have made any difference.What a way to sell food - make a portion of your audience gag when they see an ad for your product." If someone is disgusted from watching two men just barely touching lips, they have some sexual issues they should go into therapy for. **shudder**

I really, really want a Snickers bar now.:)

[zombienought.livejournal.com]

I'm just thinking, hey, at least they showed two men
kissing during the Superbowl. I think that's pretty
subversive/progressive, and I'm happy about it.

Snickers ad - OMFG

[doyce.livejournal.com]

When will over-rection become unfashionable? I hope it comes soon.

Holy Cow

[papajoemambo.livejournal.com]

I'll actually be able to see you in this one!

We aughta hook up afterwards for some chinese or something.