Ursula Martinez
One of my students just reminded me of this video, which I love: (Ursula Martinez) Gala Juste Pour Rire 2006 @ Yahoo! Video http://video.yahoo.com/watch/14680/1112820 Ursula Martinez is the performer who triggered the book "The Happy Stripper" by Jacki Willson, which I'm writing a report on--but you probably won't see it till after my manuscript is in to my adorable editor. I'm currently finishing my chapter on music and for my taste this is a great example of use of traditional music ( "A Shot in the Dark" by Henry Mancini ) in a very contemporary way--which I suppose raises the question of whether music from the 60s is contemporary, which I leave to you to debate. I think this routine deserves the attention it has gotten, and I really love it. I read a detailed analysis of this performance art piece which attributed all kinds of complicated intentions to her and concluded that the final reveal was meant to be menstruation. Maybe, but I think it wor...