Review of William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet (2009) by Brad G — 11 May 2012

"We're taking the rhythm of the skins into our music and its feeding each other!" Honestly, one of my favorite bits of Shatner Madness is his album Has Been. It's not the oddity that is The Transformed Man, it's a genuine piece of emotional art in which Shatner attempts to reach the everyman through the lens of his Icon Colored Glasses.

And world renowned choreographer Margo Sappington, after hearing a review on NPR, thought it a smart idea to put The Shat's "Music" to dance. I don't know what it all means, but it's wondrous to watch.

I only wish that this short documentary did a better job of photographing the humans on display. It just seems like a mess of limbs to me. But there is heart in the concept and it's great to hear from folks like Henry Rollins and Ben Folds on what it's like to bathe in the William Shatner mindset.

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