Performance Art
The Amazing Elvis Mokko
According to the Raffaele De Ritis blog, the performer in this video is Elvis Mokko from Mozambique: "He was a regular feature of european night-clubs in the 70s, then turning to theme park and events in Germany." This video shows a performance in Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, during the late 70s.The question I have is how he ever dreamed up this performance in the first place. What inspires a person to find out if they can lift a chair in their mouth?
Posted By: Alex - Tue Nov 11, 2008 -
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Category: Human Marvels, Performance Art
Chewing Gum Sculptor
I recently met a woman who could tie a knot in the stem of a maraschino cherry with her tongue. I thought that was pretty impressive. But what this Romanian chewing gum sculptor can do is even more impressive.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Nov 04, 2008 -
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Category: Art, Performance Art, Food, Video
Christmas on Mars
Is there a better "mainstream" weird band than the Flaming Lips? Possibly not. And surely their long-awaited feature film Christmas on Mars will be excessively weird as well.Here's the trailer. Despite the allusion therein to a 2003 release, the delayed film has not yet appeared, although it will have a showing this Halloween in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Oct 26, 2008 -
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Category: Holidays, Movies, Music, Performance Art, Surrealism
Contortionists
In any case, a short search of the web turned up lots of online contortionist info, including the Contortion Home Page, which is where I found this pic of April Tatro. That's her in the video below as well.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Sep 12, 2008 -
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Category: Body Modifications, Entertainment, Human Marvels, Literature, Books, Science Fiction, Performance Art
Giant Spider Roams Streets of Liverpool!
Posted By: Paul - Sun Sep 07, 2008 -
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Category: Aliens, Art, Performance Art, Entertainment, Horror, Inventions, Parades and Festivals, Pets, Technology, Toys, Foreign Customs, Science Fiction
Slinky Dance
Why do I imagine this is how everyone dances in the universe of Jim Woodring's imagination...?
Posted By: Paul - Tue Aug 26, 2008 -
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Category: Aliens, Art, Performance Art, Toys, Dance
The Virtual Museum of Car Crashes
Posted By: Paul - Mon Aug 18, 2008 -
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Category: Crime, Death, Performance Art, Cars
Invest in Literature—and a Piece of the Brooklyn Bridge
Do you have a spare $2000.00 lying around the house? Why not send it to this untested fiction writer and receive a share of his entirely hypothetical profits?In fact, I'm a relatively penniless writer too!
Thanks to good pal Sandy Pearlman for discovering this one!
Posted By: Paul - Fri Aug 08, 2008 -
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Category: Frauds, Cons and Scams, Literature, Books, Writers, Money, Charity, Self-help Schemes, Performance Art
Micronations
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jul 28, 2008 -
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Category: Art, Performance Art, Customs, Foreign Customs, Eccentrics, Government, Officials, Regulations, History, Law, Military, Obsessions, Patriotism, Politics, Travel
Rhode Island Roller Derby
All things old are new again, and the retro weirdness of yesteryear always resurfaces.Read about Women's Roller Derby in Rhode Island here.
And then watch this brawl.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jul 15, 2008 -
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Category: Art, Performance Art, Fads, Games, ShowBiz, Sports, Gender
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