Sydney Festival
Well I just got home from the opening night of Sydney Festival and I'm a little tired. I spent most of the evening in Martin Place watching various dance performances by everyone from Bangarra to Oz Dance theatre, Sydney Dance Co etc at one end, with Capoiera, crumping and break dance troupes at another end. Good shit.
And even the categorically dorky idea to teach every person on the street a piece of choreography so that Sydney could have the biggest dance performance in the world went off as a huge piece of fun since everyone did join in and laugh at themselves in theh process.
The city set up about 7 stages on all the closed off streets and had different music styles playing at each. Some ravey, some clubby, some jazzy, some latino, some hip hop, some pop. the place was packed and lively but surprisingly sober and friendly. I did not see one person pissing or throwing up anywhere. What is that?
Highlight for me was dancing in front of parliament house to My People by Presets with about 20,000 young hipsters, a full streetblock bouncing up and down in unison with their fists in the air. Made me tingle.
And even the categorically dorky idea to teach every person on the street a piece of choreography so that Sydney could have the biggest dance performance in the world went off as a huge piece of fun since everyone did join in and laugh at themselves in theh process.
The city set up about 7 stages on all the closed off streets and had different music styles playing at each. Some ravey, some clubby, some jazzy, some latino, some hip hop, some pop. the place was packed and lively but surprisingly sober and friendly. I did not see one person pissing or throwing up anywhere. What is that?
Highlight for me was dancing in front of parliament house to My People by Presets with about 20,000 young hipsters, a full streetblock bouncing up and down in unison with their fists in the air. Made me tingle.