Monday 15 May 2023

M3x3

Weirdly mesmerising M3x3 created in 1973 by Analivia Cordeiro, as seen at the exhibition Corpografías in Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno (CAAM), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. You may want to switch the sound off and look for a suitable soundtrack.

The computer processes the information using a Fortran IV language program. The output is instructions to coordinate the performance of the dancers and the video team to make the vídeo.

The relationship interpretation/programming presupposes both pre-determined and undetermined elements, stimulating the creativity of the dancers. We are not concerned with making an animation using real people. This research deals with the binomial freedom/planning that is present till now in our society.

Sunday 1 January 2023

Friday 25 March 2022

Voy a Lo Que Voy

Voy a Lo Que Voy by Maruja Limón, from the Barcelona-based quintet’s brand new album Vidas.

Friday 11 February 2022

Sister 2 Sister

Sister 2 Sister by Ibeyi, from the Cuban-French duo forthcoming album Spell 31.

Friday 24 December 2021

Gorditas

From MUCHAPEPPER, the new project of Patáx leader Jorge Perez: the fabulous Gorditas featuring Pepper Solana!

Saturday 10 October 2015

CPDRC Dancing Inmates

Here’s one amazing dance routine performed by CPDRC Dancing Inmates (Cebu, Philippines) as featured in Ron Fricke’s 2011 epic Samsara.

Tuesday 6 May 2014

Returning is as easy as 1-2-3...

Just checked if they still list my non-existing classes on Zumba website. Yes, they still are there. Can I delete them? The answer is still “nope”.

I’m logging in. (Yes I still can do it, I guess till the end of June.) That’s what I see:

Dear Instructor,

We are sorry that you have decided to cancel your membership and we miss you! We would love for you to come back as we have added new features and benefits. Remember, you have 1 year from your date of cancellation to rejoin ZIN™. To avoid losing your Zumba license when you Training expires, be sure to re-join.

Returning is as easy as 1-2-3...

Step 1: pay a $175.00 reinstatement fee

Step 2: rejoin ZIN and come back to the party

Step 3: take an easy, 45 minutes online refresher
Easy-peasy. Wait a minute. Not that I wanted to rejoin. But it’s the first time I read about the reinstatement fee. It definitely was not mentioned in that parting email from Zumba when I cancelled my membership:
Zumba Fitness is sad to see you leave ZIN. Remember that you can reactivate your membership instantly within the next 12 months – or anytime after that by taking another Basic Training.

So, dear ex-colleagues, if you think of taking a break, keep this in mind.