Local Cabaret Roundup
Oct. 27th, 2012 11:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
missroseroseTonight, Brian and I went to Cabaret De Los Muertos, a variety show of local talent. Among other things, I finally discovered a use for dubstep - the trademark "wub-wub-wub-wub" sound works very well with the shimmying movements in bellydance. So apparently you *can* dance to dubstep - if you're a bellydancer, anyway.
Aside from the (plentiful, cute, and quite skilled) bellydance acts, there were some standouts on both ends of the scale:
The "Good Concept But Needed More Work" award went to a couple dressed as a devil and a Dia De Los Muertos skeleton, doing a tango of sorts. You could see the act that it was meant to be, and there were moments that were close, but the female dancer especially seemed a little too uncertain of her role to really pull it off.
The "Holy Shit Core Strength" award goes to Tiana, the organizer and lead bellydancer. She can backbend nearly parallel to the floor, slowly let herself down and drop to her knees, all the while waving her arms about in the air. I could...probably do that if I practiced. A lot. And didn't end up wrenching my knees in the drop.
Shortly after intermission came the "Well, At Least You Made Your Colleagues Look Good In Comparison" award, for the half-baked dude who tried very hard to do a half-baked standup act. Unfortunately, his half-baked rambling really wasn't that funny, though a couple of jokes about high fructose corn syrup got some laughs. Ah, Bisbee.
The "Capability But No Theatricality" award went to the girl who sang "Black Swan". Points to her for trying - that is not an easy song to sing, what with the dissonances and odd rhythms going every which way. Unfortunately, the sound system really wasn't set up for voice, so it was difficult to make out the words; and since she was focusing so much on the song, it left the performance feeling a little lacking. Still, she had a lovely voice and gave a memorable operatic-style rendition.
Shortly thereafter came the "Less Capability But Oodles of Theatricality" award winners, a group of genderbending performers calling themselves "Dance Matrix". They did a very Broadway-style dance to what had to be a Meatloaf song; none of them were what you'd call great dancers, but they understood that if you're going to perform to Meatloaf, you have to go all the fucking way or it just doesn't work. And I'll be damned if they didn't do exactly that. Frankly, they alone were worth the ticket price.
Unfortunately, Brian's getting over the latest bug that's been going around the County, so we went home after the show rather than going to any of the street parties or dances taking place. But as Halloween celebrations go, I can definitely think of worse ones.
Aside from the (plentiful, cute, and quite skilled) bellydance acts, there were some standouts on both ends of the scale:
The "Good Concept But Needed More Work" award went to a couple dressed as a devil and a Dia De Los Muertos skeleton, doing a tango of sorts. You could see the act that it was meant to be, and there were moments that were close, but the female dancer especially seemed a little too uncertain of her role to really pull it off.
The "Holy Shit Core Strength" award goes to Tiana, the organizer and lead bellydancer. She can backbend nearly parallel to the floor, slowly let herself down and drop to her knees, all the while waving her arms about in the air. I could...probably do that if I practiced. A lot. And didn't end up wrenching my knees in the drop.
Shortly after intermission came the "Well, At Least You Made Your Colleagues Look Good In Comparison" award, for the half-baked dude who tried very hard to do a half-baked standup act. Unfortunately, his half-baked rambling really wasn't that funny, though a couple of jokes about high fructose corn syrup got some laughs. Ah, Bisbee.
The "Capability But No Theatricality" award went to the girl who sang "Black Swan". Points to her for trying - that is not an easy song to sing, what with the dissonances and odd rhythms going every which way. Unfortunately, the sound system really wasn't set up for voice, so it was difficult to make out the words; and since she was focusing so much on the song, it left the performance feeling a little lacking. Still, she had a lovely voice and gave a memorable operatic-style rendition.
Shortly thereafter came the "Less Capability But Oodles of Theatricality" award winners, a group of genderbending performers calling themselves "Dance Matrix". They did a very Broadway-style dance to what had to be a Meatloaf song; none of them were what you'd call great dancers, but they understood that if you're going to perform to Meatloaf, you have to go all the fucking way or it just doesn't work. And I'll be damned if they didn't do exactly that. Frankly, they alone were worth the ticket price.
Unfortunately, Brian's getting over the latest bug that's been going around the County, so we went home after the show rather than going to any of the street parties or dances taking place. But as Halloween celebrations go, I can definitely think of worse ones.
