RIP Lindsay Kemp

[Paulrus]

Lindsay Kemp, a boundary-pushing British dancer, choreographer and mime who taught David Bowie and Kate Bush how to move, died on Friday at his home in Livorno, Italy. He was 80.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/29/o...gtype=Homepage

[jowallan lid]

I guess no one is going to reply to this post, so I will. Thank you Lindsay Kemp for inspiring David Bowie and Kate Bush. You will be remembered.

[Paulrus]

I guess no one is going to reply to this post, so I will. Thank you Lindsay Kemp for inspiring David Bowie and Kate Bush. You will be remembered.

Yeah, I recall seeing/reading a Bowie bio some time ago and when it got to the part where Bowie met Lindsay Kemp you could just tell that's when Bowie's creativity went *snap*! It's also easy to see that he had a similar influence on Kate Bush, that "don't worry if it looks funny, because people won't be able to forget it" approach to dance.

[interbellum]

Lindsay Kemp is also remembered by Zaine Griff on his FB-page: https://nl-nl.facebook.com/Zainegriff.officialnews/

Kate Bush sang on the Griff-tune Flowers from the album Figures, which was dedicated to Kemp:



dance in peace

[JKL2000]

Thanks for posting this - missed the news with all the Progday hysteria. RIP...