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And Finally
Thom Yorke’s dancing is “incredible”, says choreographer
By CMU Editorial | Published on Friday 13 May 2011
When Radiohead announced the release of their new album with the video for ‘Lotus Flower’ earlier this year, there was as much talk about Thom Yorke’s dancing in the clip as there was about the music. Possibly more so. What were these strange movements Yorke was making, people asked.
Well, they were strange movements devised with choreographer Wayne McGregor, not just random flappy arm movements. McGregor told Time Out that he was interested that many people assumed the routine was improvised: “I’ve looked at the comments and it’s really interesting, the debate that it’s caused. Whether it is choreography, whether it’s just someone dancing to music – all those things about authenticity of action, they’re all [questions] of authenticity we’re engaged in all the time”.
I don’t know what that means, really. McGregor added that he was pleased with how the performance had turned out, saying: “I honestly think he’s an incredible dancer”.
