The original Love Parade is back.  Berlin, Saturday, July 15, 2006, Strasse des 17. Juni.

GEIL.

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I recently returned from a vacation in Sao Paulo.  One of the first things you notice upon landing is the presence of the shantytowns, or favelas, around the airport.  A significant number of the poor Brazilians live in these types of squatter villages, which are present in most every Brazilian city large and small. 

It really is an awful thing, but not an uncommon site in the developing world.  Although Brazil is in some ways one of the richer countries of the world in terms of natural resources and accumulated wealth, a large segment of its population lives in abject poverty.

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(c) Robin Rhode

The Venice Art Biennale is the oldest of its kind, dating back to 1895.  Although the highlight of the contemporary art programming closed last November, not to return until 2007, throughout the year Venice hosts major festivals in cinema, music, dance, theater, architecture, among others. 

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DJ Assault is a master of the ghetto-tech, aka booty music, from the urban streets of Detroit to the suburban club circuit. Ghetto-tech combines electro beats with hardcore, sometimes pornographic lyrics; that is its trademark.  The lyrics are clearly offensive but the beat is right on. I have a hard time reconciling the two.  I don’t mind the foul language so much as the abusive language.

Nonetheless, as his own press states:  “When he steps up to the decks and unleashes that high-speed booty-shake, the audience has only one option - tear the club up.”  His Web site is here.  Make up your own mind.

Assault’s signature tracks are “Crank This Mutha,” “Sex on the Beach,” and “Ass and Titties.”

In Seattle at the Baltic Room on May 6, 2006.

 

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Wildly entertaining modern dance troupe.  Grupo Corpo explodes across the stage in hundreds of colors and movements.  They combine beauty, grace, originality, and that Brazilian flair.  The dancers are hot and so is the music. 

They are frequently on tour in the U.S. and Europe.  I saw them in Sao Paulo and it was a combination Las Vegas spectacle and moving modern dance.  You will remember your first show.  Grupo Corpo is not to be missed.

Some modern dance can be tedious after a while.  This is the cotton candy of modern dance and can be enjoyed by everybody.  It is a good way to expose yourself to dance if you have not done so before.

Grupo Corpo was founded in 1975 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

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