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ok, enough about skin.graft. they ain’t the only circus designers on the block. next friday, june 22, kucoon designs is bringing the boom-wow to the derby in los feliz (random bit of l.a. history: the derby was charlie chaplin’s old club).
come see it so you can say you knew about it before the trend hits macy’s or some shit.
info:
oh… HELLS yes!
You heard it HERE first.
From apparelnews.net:
It’s not every day two former circus performers join forces to launch a clothing line… More…
i love the way this guy takes photos of people dancing–like capturing a sleepwalker and the dream together in the same shot.
it’s gotta be something about the lighting….
even the djs are in a dream state!
i want photos like this from a do lab dance floor!!
i’d be lying if i said we at the Do don’t look to the godfather of nouveau cirque as an example of where we’re aiming to get to. (lucent dossier’s most recent show, debuted at coachella this year, is the “water show,” in fact, complete with water-spewing costumes that actually involve plumbing!)
from wired article:
“Today in Las Vegas, you can see Céline Dion or Prince, David Copperfield or Penn & Teller, Blue Man Group or The Producers. But no single creative organization has come to dominate the Strip like Cirque du Soleil….
…They battle over spectacle, and in the Vegas theatrical world that means gigantic, multimillion dollar theaters packed with astonishing technology. The war for tourist dollars is waged behind the scenery….
…Those shows map to classic archetypes. ‘Start with Mystere. It’s essentially the circus,’ says Erik Walstead, the technical director of Cirque’s Kà. ‘O is basically the ballet. Zumanity is cabaret, the smallest of the shows. I view Kà as opera, and Love is our tribute show.’ ”
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** special bonus track **
my ride from burningman 05:
designed by keith greco (dude with the dredz) for the vegas premiere after-party for Kà, to shuttle performers accross the party. aptly named: the Kà2.
on the path to the fullfullment of my prophecy that “circus is the next hip hop” (the next original urban trend) are such milestones as the do lab bringing the dome to coachella, lucent dossier going on tour with panic! at the disco, and now….
skin.graft designs getting picked as the pool tradeshow featured designer for 2007!
for those that HAVEN’T ever had to endure working in the fashion PR industry (sigh):
“POOL is where the visionaries of retail come to scout hot new items for the boutique market. From emerging brands, to the world’s best graphic artists POOL is where designers and thinkers come to shape the trends.POOL has an industry reputation as a launching pad for emerging brands that soon become the popular standard for specialty boutiques and leading retailers around the world.”
http://www.pooltradeshow.com/facts.html
….soooo, if you’re in L.A. on June 9, come check out the inevitably jaw-droppingly epic skin.graft show.
sure to be an incredible fashion experience, and trend history making in the process! (and you just thought their holsters were cool!)
to attend rsvp to: rsvpla@genart.org
