Well, I'm going to put my Nick Cave top songs on ice again, Sorry I'll go back to it but today I'm going to write about something much more important than him. I hear you saying what could be more important than Nick Cave? Well, sausage dogs of-course. At the Perth Cultural Centre Amphitheater which is just outside PICA in Perth yesterday (and will be on next Saturday again at 2pm) Dachshund U.N. was performing or playing (what is the right word?). It would have to be the best performing arts event I've ever been to and the most enjoyable visual arts I've gone to in a long time. You could really call it a concert because all the people were behind a fence and the performers were on a stage of sorts and the biggest crowd, all with cameras too. I should explain it a bit more. We have a hell of a lot of Dachshund apparently 47 which is a replica of the former U.N. in Geneva which was like what we have now with the United Nations General Assembly except that all nations have a Dachshund representing them. WOOF!!!
I could not help but smile the whole time. I really had to stop myself laughing because it was so amusing and delightful. I think they would do a better job than the current government we have so if I was Bennett Miller (the artist who came up with the idea) in time for the next election should start a Dachshund party because I think people would actually vote them and I wouldn't put it past them to get more things done than the current politicians. Yesterday they barked, woofed, panted, howled, fell asleep, tails wagged, a couple tried to jump off, sniffed each others bums and even the dog for Pakistan tried humping Hungary which to me seemed like quite a great deal in just 45 minutes. Just imagine what they could do if they where running this country?
Here is two videos I found, one from ABC's Art Nation TV show and the other is just hand held camera filmed at the Melbourne's one as part of the Next Wave Festival. Plus you can find another video here at the Museum Victoria. I did borrow a video recorder but some how I filmed it all side ways.
Here's the write up from The West Australian and don't forget to check the photo gallery too. Also Dachshund U.N. is on the cover of the latest Artlink magazine but unfortunately only one line is written about them but at least they're on the front cover, I guess. Anyway anyone can leave a comment if you like this and I'll get back to my music post next week but I think I would call it music it's just dogs performing and maybe even singing at times, ha. It was brilliant and if your in Perth next weekend go and check it out or if it come to your town at some later date you can't miss this, it's a total classic.
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