Category: arts, culture, music
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put the needle to the record
Read more: put the needle to the recordIn keeping with the theme of dancing from last week’s post, I turn this week to the Music Is My Sanctuary (MIMS) collective. Established in 2007, with their sets/mixes/playlists selected from extensive collections, they can always get me onto the dance floor, whether I am unsuspectingly listening at home or at their annual 24 hours…
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“dance, dance, otherwise we are lost”
Read more: “dance, dance, otherwise we are lost”Pina screened at the Cinéma du Musée to coincide with the performance of a work from the late Pina Bausch at Place des Arts this past winter. The film by Wim Wenders, widely lauded, has been described as “a stunning tribute” with extracts spanning more than 30 years of performances by the internationally celebrated German…
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from beanbag, to terrasse, to café, to dance floor
Read more: from beanbag, to terrasse, to café, to dance floorIt’s called the what…? It’s called “fantastic” is what it’s called. It’s the Sociéte des arts technologiques. The “SAT” has impressed me since I first stepped foot in the place 10 or so years ago. The top floor satosphère houses a round room with beanbag chairs for experiencing immersive audiovisual productions on a dome screen.…
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