Wednesday, July 13, 2022

the space of glamour

 As a few people have noted, the universe - as revealed in greater detail and depth than ever by the new Webb Telescope images - looks a bit glitterball disco-rama.













In fact what it reminded me of fairly instantly is the staging for this TV rendition of  "Fame" by David Bowie. The lighting struck me before as a fabulous evocation of the space of celebrity itself. Hats off to the Cher Show lighting director and crew! 




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