Wow, I am really blown away by this performance shot of Bonnie by Mamma Tomma — skewering someone with a pitchfork and then using it to lift them up into the air is very intense!!! I’d love to have seen this show in person…
Shift in Seattle
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It’s strange, but even though I intuitively knew her expression was one of pain, it actually made me happy. There’s a lot of freedom and release mixed in with that pain, or so it seems to me.
It’s strange, but even though I intuitively knew her expression was one of pain, it actually made me happy. There’s a lot of freedom and release mixed in with that pain, or so it seems to me.
I think that’s just incredible….
It looks oddly spiritual…
I think that’s just incredible….
It looks oddly spiritual…
Hello to everyone and thanks for all of the rave reviews and amazing comments. I am the founder and director of SHIFT and we have been together for quite some time. To answer some of the questiosn about the piece: Yes ther are two pitchforks. Each of Bonnie’s sides had three 4-gauge needles in place prior to her entrance on stage, the insertions of the forks were done one at a time, each fork has three prongs, and each prong was in skin. The reason that she is not furhter down on the forks is that skin has a certain elasticity, and as I assured her pre-forking, the skin will eventually just stop stretching. The show was great, thanks to Infinite Connections, CoRE, PURE Cirkus, and everyone in Seattle for being so hospitable.
Much love and Madd RespeKt…
M
Hello to everyone and thanks for all of the rave reviews and amazing comments. I am the founder and director of SHIFT and we have been together for quite some time. To answer some of the questiosn about the piece: Yes ther are two pitchforks. Each of Bonnie’s sides had three 4-gauge needles in place prior to her entrance on stage, the insertions of the forks were done one at a time, each fork has three prongs, and each prong was in skin. The reason that she is not furhter down on the forks is that skin has a certain elasticity, and as I assured her pre-forking, the skin will eventually just stop stretching. The show was great, thanks to Infinite Connections, CoRE, PURE Cirkus, and everyone in Seattle for being so hospitable.
Much love and Madd RespeKt…
M
What a beautiful shapely body. she looks amazingly healthy and radiant.
What a beautiful shapely body. she looks amazingly healthy and radiant.
Hey Shannon- This is completely off topic but if you don’t get around to reading this, maybe someone else will. I just started using bloglinks as an RSS reader, and every other feed I subscribe to plays very nicely with it, but for some reason the last ModBlog post that registers with it is the diamond cuttings entry from the 16th. What gives?
Hey Shannon- This is completely off topic but if you don’t get around to reading this, maybe someone else will. I just started using bloglinks as an RSS reader, and every other feed I subscribe to plays very nicely with it, but for some reason the last ModBlog post that registers with it is the diamond cuttings entry from the 16th. What gives?
what exactly is shift?
a place? a group? a person?
just curious so i can check whatever it is out next time something like this happens
what exactly is shift?
a place? a group? a person?
just curious so i can check whatever it is out next time something like this happens
Wow.
I’m with you on that, Shannon. That would have been an AMAZING thing to see in person.
Wow.
I’m with you on that, Shannon. That would have been an AMAZING thing to see in person.
I saw this in person, and the photos don’t do it justice…
SHIFT from Portland, OR is amazing.
I saw this in person, and the photos don’t do it justice…
SHIFT from Portland, OR is amazing.
thats awsome
thats awsome
is it clean. omfg that would be a set goal for me if safe.
“goal” i mean, like the -i wish -types
is it clean. omfg that would be a set goal for me if safe.
“goal” i mean, like the -i wish -types
that looks amazing, could this be the beggining of a wave of alternative suspensionesk experiences?
I would so love to try that myself one day…
that looks amazing, could this be the beggining of a wave of alternative suspensionesk experiences?
I would so love to try that myself one day…
Hey all…here is a way to find out a little more about SHIFT…things are busy and finbals are almost here for me, but I promise to try and get us established on BME here soon….again, thanks for all of the support!
M
wE aRe thE eDge…
shift
Hey all…here is a way to find out a little more about SHIFT…things are busy and finbals are almost here for me, but I promise to try and get us established on BME here soon….again, thanks for all of the support!
M
wE aRe thE eDge…
shift
oops…here’s the link…
http://www.myspace.com/shift_pdx
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oops…here’s the link…
http://www.myspace.com/shift_pdx
M
I just.. I wasn’t grossed out by the cheesey nasty plug, I wasn’t grossed out by the man putting out the cig in his cock.. but this… makes me want to die inside. What’s on her side in the first picture? How is this physically possible? I can just imagine her sliding down the pitch fork. These pictures make me die a little inside. O.o
I just.. I wasn’t grossed out by the cheesey nasty plug, I wasn’t grossed out by the man putting out the cig in his cock.. but this… makes me want to die inside. What’s on her side in the first picture? How is this physically possible? I can just imagine her sliding down the pitch fork. These pictures make me die a little inside. O.o
holy crap, this is gorgeous.
holy crap, this is gorgeous.
i cant believe what im seeing! i cant work out how its possible either! i would love to see this too! i cant even imagine what it would feel like!
i cant believe what im seeing! i cant work out how its possible either! i would love to see this too! i cant even imagine what it would feel like!
i find this picture very refreshing…and calming;i doubt it was supposed to:/
i find this picture very refreshing…and calming;i doubt it was supposed to:/
this woman is so beautiful, and to see her impaled on a pitchfork just makes her a bit more of an eccentric, but still dropdead gorgeous. i totally agree with Toser in comment number 4
this woman is so beautiful, and to see her impaled on a pitchfork just makes her a bit more of an eccentric, but still dropdead gorgeous. i totally agree with Toser in comment number 4
it is realy impressive!
it is realy impressive!
She makes me want to be bald. What an amazing looking performance. I’d love to see that in person.
She makes me want to be bald. What an amazing looking performance. I’d love to see that in person.
What is SHIFT:
–verb (used with object)
to put (something) aside and replace it by another or others; change or exchange
noun
a change or transfer from one place, position, direction, person, etc., to another
–verb (used without object)
to move from one place, position, direction, etc., to another
We are SHIFT
What is SHIFT:
–verb (used with object)
to put (something) aside and replace it by another or others; change or exchange
noun
a change or transfer from one place, position, direction, person, etc., to another
–verb (used without object)
to move from one place, position, direction, etc., to another
We are SHIFT
a goddess. wow.
a goddess. wow.
INTENSE! Intense beauty. Intense pain. Intense hotness. Intense pleasure. My hat’s off to Bonnie. What she went through was well worth it!
INTENSE! Intense beauty. Intense pain. Intense hotness. Intense pleasure. My hat’s off to Bonnie. What she went through was well worth it!
I want to say, ouch.
her face makes it seem like it hurt like a bitch.
But I would certainly want to see this in person.
I want to say, ouch.
her face makes it seem like it hurt like a bitch.
But I would certainly want to see this in person.
How come she can withstand so much pain?
How come she can withstand so much pain?