dark matters

Today i found a new video of my personal favorite artist Crystal Pite. The video is a sample of an old work titled Dark Matters which will be performed for the Sydeny Dance festival. I think that SF needs to bring in Kidd Pivot. Whos with me?












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Chronos Teaser

Im very excited to announce that ill be part of this evening contributing a new work for the Chronos project which will explore the concept of time.


the shows will be in NYC this april 22-24th. More info later.

enjoy the video.

the new apple Ipad

Apples new Ipad a cross between the Ipod and a Laptop. Im sure the product launch will have all of the cyber geeks including myself running into walls trying to get one. The new product looks effing sweet but Jobs might wanna work on the name.


what do you all think?



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Madvillain

this track feels good man.




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TRES PLEASE!!!

alright, so yo. Everyone who knows me well knows that i take pride in my skateboarding skills. Im so confident in my skills that my favorite thing to do on a board is playing games of S.K.A.T.E. against anyone i see on a board. I dont think twice about asking pro skaters to play against me either. Heres looking at you HUF!!! Saying that me winning all of the time would be a lie BUT i win enough to keep wanna challenging other fools. I was lucky enough to be born with a strong center and coordination which is what skateboarding is all about. Its no wonder that i moved on to dance because the same kinda coordination applies. learning to do double tours was nothing compared to me trying a handrail. ANYWHO.........On a skateboard I have a pretty big bag of tricks that i more or less have on lock because im always trying to build up my stats. However, the one of the few tricks (well theres a lot) that im not comfortable with which so happens to be the tightest trick in the book and always gets me a letter in a game is the elusive TRES FLIP. Ive been skating over a decade and still have not landed one tres flip. Ive done variations of the trick like, nollie tres, switch tres but never a regular ol Tres Flip. Fuck i can do Rick Flips and still cant Tres. Today i was skating, practicing the trick even going as far as YouTubing the bitch and im getting close motherfuckers. Mark my words i will get that trick. The thing about the Tres Flip is that it makes everything look better. Im gonna show some videos below of myself (not landing the trick) and other pro skaters to prove my point.

i was watching this today on my Gphone while skating. Sad, i know


a clip of me skating a line which would have been mad tighter had i thrown in the Tres Flip.


heres another clip of a game of skate with the Tres Flip king Mike Mo vs. Billy Marks. Anyone else think he looks like Jason Swartz?




I WILL LAND THE TRICK.


OH YES!

OH YES!


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Morphoses/The Wheeldon company performing in SF

Ballets great white hope Christopher Wheeldon is bringing his spectacular company Morphoses this week to the Yerba Buena Center of the Arts as part of the companies california tour. This will be the 1st time in San Francisco's history that his work has been seen outside of the War Memorial Opera House and home to the San Francisco Ballet. Wheeldon is bringing in not only a great rep with a couple new works by Edward Liang and Alexei Ratmansky but he also restaged Continumm which was set on SFB a few years ago. It will be interesting to see how his dancers take on the ballet which im sure will be terrific. Im personally very interested in seeing his company because of its amazing dancers with the likes of Drew Jacoby , Rubi Pronk, Edward Liang, Rory Hohenstein (former SFB soloist) whom all bring something different to the table.

heres a YouTube of the company at Sadlers Wells.


Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company
The James C. Hormel and Michael P. Nguyen Dance Series
Sat, Jan 23, 8 pm & Sun, Jan 24, 7 pm
$49 Orchestra, Orchestra Boxes and Terrace Row A (including Orchestra Pit)
$32 Terrace Rows B-G and Terrace Boxes

Program:
Continuum (with live music—keyboard works by Ligeti)
Rhapsody Fantaisie (with live music—keyboard works by Rachmaninoff)
Distant Cries (music by Albinoni; choreography by Edwaard Liang)
Boléro (music by Ravel; choreography by Alexei Ratmansky)

new Spike Jonze short

click here for more info



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COACHELLA LINE UP!

guess what day im the most excited for during the Cochella music festival






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new music

the devils got a hold of me.



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Please help support this new exciting project!

Everyone keeps talking about how exciting 2010 is gonna be and i am for sure in that boat. This year marks new beginnings for all of us moving into the new decade. Im very thrilled about the projects that i have lined up this year that will have me traveling a lot collaborating with other like minded artists and companies. My first stop will be in New York City which i am thrilled about. I will be sharing an evening of dance with some other new dance makers (trust me youll love the line up) and could not be more stoked (kinda scared too). Due to the economy we will be needing your support to help with our expenses and some of my travel so i can get into the city and do work.


I pasted the original message below off of FaceBook so that you will have more info about the other artist and what the evening is all about. Please help with whatever donation that you can make so that we can help take you away to another place. Even only if for a little while:)



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Hello Friends & Colleagues,

I am writing to talk to you about a project I am currently producing here in New York City. CHRONOS is a shared evening of choreographic works on a theme of Time between four emerging dance makers: Brian Gibbs, Monique Meunier, Nilas Martins, and myself, Bennyroyce Royon.

"Our individual experiences of times is undoubtedly unique to each and one. Does time have a beginning or birth? Does time stand still? Could we ever achieve the fantasy of going back in time? And in our hyper active experience of 21st century living we never seem to have enough time."

Three evening performances in April (22, 23, 24) at the intimate Speyer Hall at University Settlement on the Lower East Side (184 Eldridge Street).

I am asking all my dear friends to help us raise $5000. You can help meet that goal by donating $20.

With your $20 contribution you can help us get 2 hours of rehearsal time to create work. All donations are tax deductible and you will receive a receipt to keep for your records. Also, your name will be printed on the program as an expression of our gratitude. If you are able to donate more... $100 can get us 10 hours of rehearsal time... and so on. Your support also goes towards salary support, administrative costs, rehearsal space rentals, costumes, artist and designer fees, etc.

I suggest donating online through our sponsor, Fractured Atlas. It is fast, easy, and secure. Here is the Link



Or if you prefer to write a check and send it by mail:

Bennyroyce Royon
Bennyroyce Dance Productions
806 Nostrand Avenue, #2
Brooklyn, NY 11216

Please make checks payable to "Fractured Atlas" and write "Bennyroyce Dance Productions" in the memo line.

If you would like more detailed information about this project, please don't hesitate to contact me directly at 646-229-5083, or by email Bennyroyce@gmail.com. You can also visit the website http://www.facebook.com/l/242c6;www.Bennyroyce.com.

I hope you consider supporting Dance, especially in these difficult economic times. Not only does Dance entertain and inspire, but it moves our soul to be present and alive.

Sincerely,

Bennyroyce Royon
Bennyroyce Dance Productions
http://www.facebook.com/l/242c6;WWW.BENNYROYCE.Com

Nike Dont Fear the Sweeper team tour

part 1 makes it safe to assume the Cory Kennedy is now on Nike with Prod, Koston, Brock and Supa.



Smell yeah!

part 2 will be out on the 25th.




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Do something good on valentines day!

I have a good friend who is going to be in this show at Mighty so please come and support. I mean.....what the hell else are you gonna be doing on valentines day aside from trying way too fucking hard? Been there and done that. Come out to this show mother bithces!!!

More info here:

A Valentine's Day lingerie fashion show with an edge
Type: Party - Benefit
Network: Global
Start Time: Sunday, February 14, 2010 at 7:00pm
End Time: Monday, February 15, 2010 at 12:55am
Location: Mighty
Street: 119 Utah Street
City/Town: San Francisco, CA



A variety of treatments are available under the Lovesick plan. The main event, a lingerie fashion show, will be supplemented with live music, a cash bar, multiple DJ sets, art installation, trunk sale, and even a kissing booth. Come join us on the 14th at the Mighty, 119 Utah St, to cure what ails you.



Featured Fashion Designers

Alexandria von Bromssen
Miss Velvet Cream
Richard Hallmarg
Miranda Caroligne
My Dirty Dishes
Kayo
Medium Reality




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Royal Ballet in Cuba

a behind the scenes look of the Royal Ballet historic visit to Cuba. Plenty of Acosta footie. Produced by the Ballet Boyz.


more parts here






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ALL I NEED

Thom Yorke Tuesdays

A lil snippet on what to expect from Radiohead on the new album that they are currently working on in the studio.



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Yeezy in all caps

FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THEIR CONSTANT LOVE AND SUPPORT OVER THESE PAST 6 YEARS! I'M SO HAPPY TO BE BACK IN THE STUDIO MAKING NEW MUSIC. I WILL BRING YOU THE BEST I HAVE TO OFFER WITH THE SAME DEDICATION THAT KOBE HAS ON THE COURT. IT'S FUNNY HOW SO MANY RAPPERS GET WORSE AS THEIR CAREERS STRETCH OUT BUT TRUE POETS GET BETTER. WE WILL FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF MAYA ANGELOU, GILL SCOTT HERRON AND NINA SIMONE. THEIR WORK IMPROVED WITH TIME. THEY DOCUMENTED WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN CULTURE. THAT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS THE MODERN DAY ARTISTS AND POETS, TO ACCURATELY REPRESENT WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW, SO WHEN THE POWERS THAT BE TRY TO REWRITE HISTORY YOU CAN ALWAYS LOOK AT OUR WORKS AND FIND TRUTH AND SINCERITY IN A WORLD OF PROCESSED INFORMATION. LET US SOAK IN POSITIVE FORCES AND LOOK DOWN ON UPON THOSE WHO MASQUERADE AS TRUTH TELLERS AND OBJECTIVE FACT GIVERS WHEN IN REALITY EVERYTHING THAT IS PROJECTED HAS AN AGENDA OF BRAINWASHING US, THE "CONSUMER", THE PUBLIC, TO BELIEVE WHAT THEY WANT US TO. LET US LOOK PAST HEADLINES AND DEAL WITH JUST A BIT OF REALITY IN THIS NEW DECADE. WE HAVE OUR OWN OUTLETS NOW. WE DON'T HAVE TO BELIEVE EVERYTHING ANYMORE. NOW I'LL FIGURE OUT A WAY TO MAKE THAT RYHME LOL!!!
01.03.2010


Kanye took to his blog today to talk about about the importance of artists reflecting what is going on in todays society.

The read is informative, entertaining with a touch of narcissim and all caps Just the way i like it.



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THIS IS WHERE IM @

the current movement stlye that my ass is into as of the moment is break dancing. 2009 i dabbled into it with some of my choreography. 2010 your gonna see some more coming out the TAGsf house. BAY AREA DANCERS HIT ME UP IF YOU HAVE SOME FLOOR SKILLS!






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Starting the new decade off with something sexy.


Doom+Sade=brilliant




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