I've actually met several cool people recently, among them, the very nice Atalee. I've always had a weakness for a girl with a shaved head. If she listens to loud music and can actually dance, even better. Atalee, will you marry me?
Anyway, she was at the club about a month or so ago, hawking tickets for a performance by her dance company, Breakbone, and I was curious, so approached. Got tickets(and some candy!) that night, went two nights ago, and loved it. One of the few times I've seen someone use the music of Einstürzende Neubauten and various other industrial and hardcore bands in a way that made sense and showed an understanding of the feeling of and what was going on in the music. Very nice in light of the recent trend towards using it for every crapass horror or action movie, with no real context. It's become as cliché as the swelling violins and panning shot to the fireplace during the requisite sex scene. But I digress.
The dance itself is as violent as the company name suggests, but at times breaks into more classical, traditionally "pretty" movement, with video bombardment going on in the background the whole time. Good to see someone not afraid to mix ugly with beautiful. PK's summation: “That was like watching cable with all the channels on at once.” but in a good way. Or something. Good enough for me. Too bad the run wasn't longer.