I like entertainment to be messy. Everyone does. Not just because flaws are loveable, it’s more than that.
When something surprising emerges from the natural world, we experience magic. Nature is messy and basic. When a creator makes something sterile, they are hiding the nature of it. When the nature is hidden, the contrast is lost. When the contrast is lost, the magic is lost.
Here’s a video of a mentor Frank Olivier being messy. Looks like he was not prepared to perform a juggling show.
Here’s video (start at 4 minutes) of Mark Collier with his clumsy handling of rope magic. It looks like he doesn’t know what his hands are doing.
This is Marawa being messy. She seems to be forcing her act to work through pure aggression.
The Jovers are a just a clusterfun of awesome
Chris Fairbanks talks for a living, but doesn’t know how…
The elegance of these people is that they have pushed beyond elegance. It’s not natural to be this comfortable, but it celebrates nature and the potential of humanity.