An Act of Desperation

[lilmissnever]

I'm not going to talk about my act because I don't have one. That's the problem. In March, I am performing at the Hubba Hubba Revue's goth-themed Deathguild anniversary show and I have nothing: no music, no costume, no choreography, no concept. To make matters worse, March is a scheduling nightmare for gym time. My East Bay gym has just sent out a

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[usekh]

You know I was trying to think of something so terribly witty to say, but all that comes to my sleep deprived and surgery affect mind is. Dead Stars, lol :)

Surely you could do a Belly Dancing themed act to PWEI's Auslander instead? ;) (not sure how that translates to the US though :)

[lilmissnever]

We have gothic belly dancers here, but putting together something that reads "gothic belly dancer" that I can wear on the tissu without damage is a costuming challenge I have not been able to overcome. More research is needed.

[lanikei]

I am laughing to myself on the bus because guess what song is playing on my phone as I read this... Dead Stars lol indeed.

[elusis]

Surely there's an opportunity for a "Ribbons" themed pun here?

[lilmissnever]

It's a possibility. I will add it to my aerial playlist and see if I get anywhere with it. If I recall correctly, it's not a song that's particularly easy to perform aerials to. Ribbons and Detours by the Silversun Pickups might also be okay, though it awfully droney. Having a song that's even slightly relevant and suggests some kind of character is still an improvement over picking some random Deathguild standard and looking spooky. Baby steps.

[lilmissnever]

I am less interested in having people suggest goth standards to me (I can find those myself), as I am in trying to figure out some kind of character or story with appropriate music.

[icecreamemperor]

It's not very gothy, beyond a literal interpretation of the title, but clearly you should choreograph a tissu number to Maggot Brain.

[icecreamemperor]

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