Stop-Motion Dance

March 13, 2012 10:48 PM

Wrecking Crew Orchestra (original Japanese site) are a young dance crew from Japan. Last week, they put on a light-synchronized performance in electroluminescent suits that has to be seen to be believed.
posted by Bora Horza Gobuchul (21 comments total)

At first I thought, this is going to be long.

Then, it finished and I had a big smile.

I'm still smiling.

Great use of young.
posted by Mike Mongo at 10:59 PM on March 13, 2012

That was really cool stagecraft.
posted by thecjm at 11:04 PM on March 13, 2012

Too cool.
posted by painquale at 11:04 PM on March 13, 2012

It's 21st Century Bunraku!!! Mama!!!

Fuck that was great.
posted by awfurby at 11:08 PM on March 13, 2012

That is one of the coolest things I've ever seen. Something primordial and also totally futuristic at the same time. Electro Aboriginal!

So cool when the red masked guy turned up and the electro hands thing above his head.

How they did it video.

Apparently, they also go by the name Team iLuminate.
posted by nickyskye at 11:08 PM on March 13, 2012

Holy shit.
posted by iamabot at 11:23 PM on March 13, 2012

WANT
posted by dangerousdan at 11:33 PM on March 13, 2012

I believed it before I saw it!

Anyway, now that I have seen it: that was great!
posted by aubilenon at 11:40 PM on March 13, 2012

amazing
posted by 5_13_23_42_69_666 at 12:13 AM on March 14, 2012

Wow, that was fantastic. My favorite part was about halfway through, when that man in a gorilla suit dribbled a basketball behind the group of dancers.

Also, am I mistaken, or didn't they do something similar on a season of So You Think You Can Dance, in one of the results show's "guest dancers" performances?
posted by hincandenza at 12:28 AM on March 14, 2012 [1 favorite]

That. Was. AMAZING!
posted by gen at 12:29 AM on March 14, 2012

Impressive. But also, shit, now my kids want this.
posted by ouke at 1:21 AM on March 14, 2012

Apparently, they also go by the name Team iLuminate.

I don't think these groups are the same people. I could be wrong. They're are both very good though.
posted by IvoShandor at 2:19 AM on March 14, 2012

That was pretty damn good.
posted by Wolfdog at 5:59 AM on March 14, 2012

Almost certainly the same group behind this recent Docomo (cell phone company) commercial.
posted by zardoz at 6:17 AM on March 14, 2012

I don't think these groups are the same people. I could be wrong.

You're totally right. I was wrong.
posted by nickyskye at 6:29 AM on March 14, 2012

That was very cool, but I feel like it is really only brushing the surface of what you could do with that sort of set up. I'm looking forward to seeing them push the envelope.
posted by Rock Steady at 6:54 AM on March 14, 2012

Wow. That was completely fucking cool.
posted by jacquilynne at 9:42 AM on March 14, 2012

This reminds me of the Black Light theater show we saw in Prague.
posted by of strange foe at 9:49 AM on March 14, 2012

It reminds me of when I saw The Prague Black Light Theater Company in San Francisco. Except with better music & dancing.
posted by Four Flavors at 11:33 AM on March 14, 2012

I'm sure I saw the same concept a couple of weeks ago. I thought it was an American crew, but it has to be the same one.

At 3:38 though, don't you think the guy's suit was supposed to turn off before he casually went to stand behing the shaman character?
posted by springload at 5:10 PM on March 15, 2012