Category Archives: Culture

Why capital C Culture is still important

It seems as though the universe went out to get an answer my question of why exactly it is still important to experience the cultural equivalent of steak when there are more than enough Big Macs going cheap. The Guardian reported yesterday: “A team from Manchester University and the London School of Economics claim that [...]

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Momix Lunar Sea

I saw Momix on Sunday night with some friends. The show was beautiful, using black screens with the dancers and puppets illuminated under UV light. The performance,  was technically brilliant, once you figured out the trick the show was more of a one trick pony than anything meaningful. Both sections were performed behind a scrim [...]

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The Vortex part three

A man alternates between playing a saw with a violin bow and playing a sonic violin. I don’t think there is much else to be said.

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The Northern Lights Project: Vortex Part Two

Int Jazz Club Night: Lights up on two men performing one on keyboard, one on trumpet. Both have jazz goatees, and have recently discovered garage band and midi music, so their laptops are there also. Their suite is about the metaphysical properties of each of the different coloured snooker balls. Jonathan Gee is on on [...]

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