Category: Retro

“All the past is but the beginning of a beginning.” - The Discovery of the Future, H. G. Wells, 1902

“Tout le passé n’est que le début d’un commencement.” - The Discovery of the Future, H. G. Wells, 1902

Ji-Rone

At a street performance event where trained animals once drew a circle of spectators on the pavement, our correspondent witnessed Ji-Rone, a rotating performer from the post-animal stage, receive its face from…

Lors d’un événement de spectacle de rue où des animaux dressés formaient autrefois un cercle de spectateurs sur le pavé, notre correspondant a vu Ji-Rone, interprète rotatif de la scène post-animale, recevoir…

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Venomous Master

Dú Shou (毒手, literally «the poisoned fist») is a mythical kung-fu technique from ancient China. According to the myth, some masters trained on a board covered with poison in order to master…

Dú Shou (毒手 « le poing empoisonné ») est une technique de kung-fu légendaire de l’ancienne Chine. D’après le mythe, des maîtres s’entraînaient en battant un plateau couvert de poisons, résultat d’un…

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MonkeyTURN

Sarumawashi — the monkey and its master — is a traditional form of Japanese street performance in which monkeys dressed like humans are presented in public space. This practice inspired NAO in…

Sarumawashi, - le singe et son maitre - est un spectacle traditionnel d’art de rue japonais où des singes déguisés en hommes, sont montrés dans la cité. Cette pratique a inspiré NAO…

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StraitJacketWorkers

Thanks to this restriction, I can fly. Thanks to this sadness, I can soar very high. Thanks to this adversity, I can run. And thanks to a single tear, I can go…

Thanks to this restriction, I can fly. Thanks to this sadness, I can soar very high. Thanks to this adversity, I can run. And thanks to a single tear, I can go…

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