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Category Archives: dance

YOUNG SOULS

Continuing on the theme of peculiar dancing, have a look at Dean Chalkey’s short film on the phenomenon of Northern Soul, as commissioned by the rather great 125 Magazine. And if you’re based in London, you still have a few days left to catch the accompanying photography exhibition at Youth Club Gallery, which should be [...]

KILLING THE WINTER MOOD – FRIKK Festival 2011 & ONEBEAT

From 8th to 17th of August, FrIKK Festival will be happening at the Bethanien, right in the heart of Kreuzberg. The festival is a non-profit project that aims not only to give a platform for artists (working within all sorts of media) to show their work as also to donate all the profit to the [...]

RIZING AND SHINING

It’s been 4 years since mono.kultur #11 featured American photographer David Lachapelle. That was 2007, two years after his documentary Rize came out and at the time he was seeking a clear break from his past as a commercial fashion and celebrity photographer. His style couldn’t have been more different than that of Ryan McGinley, [...]

Cours d’Expression Corporelle avec Thom Yorke

You’ve probably seen Thom Yorke dancing on Radiohead’s Lotus Flower video and tried to figure out all those dance moves – well, here’s a little help published by brain magazine plus the video with a bit more straightforward beat which makes it easier to practise. We’re thinking of a Thom Yorke dance contest at the [...]

LOTUS FLOWER

I’ve always been a fan of Thom Yorke dancing… And whoever said that Radiohead didn’t have a sense of humour? The King of Limbs is available now, and it’s beautiful.

BLACK SWAN

Released in most of Europe today: a film I’ve been waiting for.

OUT O’ TUNE

Whoa, David, or: Mr. Lynch goes Auto-Tune.

Turnfather

Just as Leo Fender’s inventions were the foundation to generations of bands, the Wheels of Steel have been the essence of club culture smoothly crossfading from hiphop to disco, to acid, to house, to techno to post-party sound and anything in between. After three decades of reliable service to the beat, Panasonic has now stopped [...]

Breathe normally

‘Let’s dance!’, a flight attendant would murmur reassuringly to his co-worker before entering the aisle to perform the ritual safety show. But aviation and innovation seem to go hand in hand: As media usage on flights (board magazines, onboard radio and entertainment systems plus personal mobile devices) skyrockets, air carriers and Lady Gaga are now [...]

Off the treadmill

You know, these days I exercise for mental health rather than physical fitness, but gyms make me sad. There must be another way to keep fit when it’s cold outside, oder?