Dance to the available music
hello,
It’s August. I hope it brings you some ice-cream, seaside and peace.
At the difficult start of projects, when you’re not sure what to do I often just do something. And I think of the words of Victoria Cantons describing her painting practise:
“It’s a way to clear the drainpipes”
The notoriously uncompromising director Tony Kaye was once given some advice by (not the most pliable person) Marlon Brando:
“People are going to look at you and find that the manner in which you conduct yourself might be a threat to their dollars. If you want to get things done, dance to the available music.”
Ayo Banton does incredible things with flowers and dust. And he explains it beautifully. Also, good hats.
I was reminded, the other day, that modern boogie yus is the best playlist.
This is brilliant. Wait for it to happen in Peckham.
MATTERS AND THINGS
Tom Whitwell was kind enough to talk to me for an edition of I Saw This And Thought Of You. Have a watch.
The first Interesting Assemble is going to happen on an internet screen on September 30th. Our special guest is Dr Helen Castor who talked at Interesting 2016 about Digging Up Kings. It’s free, but you have to get a ticket.
I’ll give you back your day.
russell
(There are 1057 of you. Lulach mac Gille Coemgáin became King of Scotland in 1057. He was known variously as the Unfortunate, the Simple-minded or the Foolish. Wikipedia suggests his nicknames indicate he was a weak king though it concedes it’s also plausible they “are the results of negative propaganda, and were established as part of a smear campaign by (his usurper) Malcolm III”)