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Festival Program Note
Subtlety had not yet been installed. Front Row Flame wants you to appreciate the dancers so badly that it practically grabs the listener by the shoulders and explains the moral over a wall of Eurodance. The sentiment survived; the writing eventually learned to step aside and let movement, sweat, timing, and stage presence make the argument for themselves. “They are the pulse, not the paint” is a perfectly respectable thought. It just didn’t need to be shouted quite this many times.<br>The 2018 Archives: Old masters, questionable masters, and several ideas that somehow survived both. Archival criticism is permitted; dancing remains mandatory.
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Bobku
Fictional Behind-the-Scenes Note
Bobku
Track Dedication
Lyrics – “Front Row Flame”
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Let's go! Turn it up You see the glitter first You miss the work they do Six AM on the load-in Last one out with you Tape on the floor, one more cue Hands in the air, then run They map the whole damn runway Before the first drop comes Count it down They lock it in Eyes up now Here we spin Not just a pose Not just a frame They move this crowd They own this flame Hands up, front row flame More than a pretty name Hands up, front row flame They build the whole dance stage Front row flame Lift us up, make it shake Hands up, front row flame They are the pulse, not the paint Flags cut through the smoke Like storms in perfect time Crews on the riser edge Turn chaos into shine Every spin is a signal Every line has weight They carry the whole weekend Through heat and hours of wait Count it down They lock it in Eyes up now Here we spin Not just a pose Not just a frame They move this crowd They own this flame Hands up, front row flame More than a pretty name Hands up, front row flame They build the whole dance stage Front row flame Lift us up, make it shake Hands up, front row flame They are the pulse, not the paint When the bass drops low, they hold the line When the lights go out, they still outshine From the side, from the top, from the pit to the sky Every face in the swing says we don't just arrive Hands up, front row flame More than a pretty name Hands up, front row flame They build the whole dance stage Front row flame Lift us up, make it shake Hands up, front row flame They are the pulse, not the paint Front row flame Not a backdrop, not a frame Hands up, front row flame They set the whole night ablaze