
On a cold night in Milwaukee high art meets pop culture as award winning choreographer Margo Sappington (OH! CALCUTTA!, BILLBOARDS) premieres her latest ballet, "Common People", set to the music of William Shatner and Ben Folds from their album, Has Been. GONZO BALLET explores the genesis of this unique artistic collaboration by fusing the music, poetry, and dance of "Common People" with interviews of the creators, dancers, and audience members.... (Full plot summary below)
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On a cold night in Milwaukee high art meets pop culture as award winning choreographer Margo Sappington (OH! CALCUTTA!, BILLBOARDS) premieres her latest ballet, "Common People", set to the music of William Shatner and Ben Folds from their album, Has Been. GONZO BALLET explores the genesis of this unique artistic collaboration by fusing the music, poetry, and dance of "Common People" with interviews of the creators, dancers, and audience members.
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| User ReviewJohn HShatner + Ballet. A winning combination. Who knew? |
| User ReviewBrad G"We're taking the rhythm of the skins into our music and its feeding each other!" Honestly, one of my favorite bits of Shatner Madness is his album Has Been. It's not the oddity that is The Transformed Man, it's a genuine piece of emotional art in which Shatner attempts to reach the everyman through the lens of his Icon Colored Glasses. And world renowned choreographer Margo Sappington, after hearing a review on NPR, thought it a smart idea to put The Shat's "Music" to dance. I don't know what it all means, but it's wondrous to watch. I only wish that this short documentary did a better job of photographing the humans on display. It just seems like a mess of limbs to me. But there is heart in the concept and it's great to hear from folks like Henry Rollins and Ben Folds on what it's like to bathe in the William Shatner mindset. VF. |