Not a Concert, but a fancy-dress event for the wealthy!
- Thread starter Thad E Ginathom
- Start date
vkirti
Active Member
May be the organisers do not want the audience to break into impromptu lungi dance.
Since they are playing in Delhi too am sure they are having nightmares of Yo Yo honey singh style Bhangra :lol: But if they see this Lungi dance they will not sleep
Last edited:
Wearing just a back tie ... :rofl: :rofl: :clapping:
Absolutely cracked me up there ... made my day!
hyeah:
I think they plan to shoot a video and don't want to see the lungi crowd in chappals and shabby wear but present a dignified picture to the world on video. But if they advertise it is for video shooting, then a whole bunch of Annachi's will turn up who are least interest in the music just to be seen...
G0bble
Absolutely cracked me up there ... made my day!
hyeah:I think they plan to shoot a video and don't want to see the lungi crowd in chappals and shabby wear but present a dignified picture to the world on video. But if they advertise it is for video shooting, then a whole bunch of Annachi's will turn up who are least interest in the music just to be seen...
G0bble
Rupam
Well-Known Member
Thad E, There's subtle cultural politics here when they say "The mandatory dress code is black tie/ Indian formals."
Its not that point of what you call [ aura of elitism] that they are emphasizing when they enforce the dress code. They are already aware that its an elitist notion. But they are using it as a deterrent to filter-out the unwanted "happy merry go round mobile snapper addicts" public. In India, we must acknowledge there are lots of Indians who consider themselves as Elite and lacks civic sense and social etiquette. So after reading the dess-code the concert will a boring affair for them! So, at the cost of some collateral damage of tie wearing real music lovers presence, they secure the smooth conduct of the concert.
hmmmm...
Its not that point of what you call [ aura of elitism] that they are emphasizing when they enforce the dress code. They are already aware that its an elitist notion. But they are using it as a deterrent to filter-out the unwanted "happy merry go round mobile snapper addicts" public. In India, we must acknowledge there are lots of Indians who consider themselves as Elite and lacks civic sense and social etiquette. So after reading the dess-code the concert will a boring affair for them! So, at the cost of some collateral damage of tie wearing real music lovers presence, they secure the smooth conduct of the concert.
hmmmm...
nosortf
Active Member
What is all the circus is about? If the place has a dress code, so be it.
If you don't agree don't go, simple.
Look at it like this, if there is a family wedding, eg your wife's sister is getting married, this hero attitude BS you guys are showing on the forum about dress code; give your spouse this explanation, " aare if I don't wear good clothes your sister will not stop her marriage", all you guys will get kicked in your B***S if you say this, no?
All you forum IT guys in the marketing wing, enter your next American or European meeting in chappals, t-shirt and bermudas. Got the guts show it there. When your butt gets kicked give similar explanation," how do our clothes matter ? it is our knowledge that matters", and kiss your careers the llloooonnnnggg bye bye.
If want to really hear an Orchestra for the experience, that is all that matters, cribbing about dress code is just nonsense. If you don't go, will the musicians not perform? They will. Whose loss? Certainly not theirs.
Wear the frigging tie and take the experience, don't let these negative thoughts stop you.
If you don't agree don't go, simple.
Look at it like this, if there is a family wedding, eg your wife's sister is getting married, this hero attitude BS you guys are showing on the forum about dress code; give your spouse this explanation, " aare if I don't wear good clothes your sister will not stop her marriage", all you guys will get kicked in your B***S if you say this, no?
All you forum IT guys in the marketing wing, enter your next American or European meeting in chappals, t-shirt and bermudas. Got the guts show it there. When your butt gets kicked give similar explanation," how do our clothes matter ? it is our knowledge that matters", and kiss your careers the llloooonnnnggg bye bye.
If want to really hear an Orchestra for the experience, that is all that matters, cribbing about dress code is just nonsense. If you don't go, will the musicians not perform? They will. Whose loss? Certainly not theirs.
Wear the frigging tie and take the experience, don't let these negative thoughts stop you.
Thad E Ginathom
Well-Known Member
My social activist energy is about all used up.
However, nosortof, I used plenty of that energy over the past couple of days, because this "cribbing" is absolutely not nonsense. Not from the social point of view, and not from the artistic or music point of view. That is clearly laid out in my first post.
I am not starting a campaign against, say, the Madras Boat Club. They have their ridiculous dress code, which is against mine, and I do not wish to join, or even to accept a member's invitation to visit. To put it bluntly, they know where they can stick their dress code... and they would probably say the same to me about mine.
Work code is equally irrelevant to this. The orchestra will be wearing evening dress. Orchestras do. It is their work clothes. I'm not asking for a job with the orchestra, but if I did, and I got it, I know what would be required of me, just as I would not have taken my morsing on the stage in London dressed in anything other than vesti/kurta.
Actually, I used to be a beard-and-sandals IT manager once. Worn jeans and a scruffy pullover. I was the customer when it came to meetings, so I could do that. It used to amuse me to see their faces as they realised that the scruff who had just walked in was not a labourer from the factory
.
This matters for all the reasons that I have stated. It has nothing to do with situations in which there is an accepted dress code. What is asked is not the international dress code of Western classical music --- it is the dress code of bunch of stuffed suits.
Actually, I think that, these days, I generally dress smartly. I think that, if I wanted to play their game, I could don a silk vesti and a long kurta, coax my wife into a Kanchipuram sari, and we would stand a chance of outdoing the stuffed suits, but I don't fancy the game.
I can't wear the friggin tie, because I have neither tie nor the suit to go with it. The only shoes I now own that are not sandals are rubber boots! :lol:
However, nosortof, I used plenty of that energy over the past couple of days, because this "cribbing" is absolutely not nonsense. Not from the social point of view, and not from the artistic or music point of view. That is clearly laid out in my first post.
I am not starting a campaign against, say, the Madras Boat Club. They have their ridiculous dress code, which is against mine, and I do not wish to join, or even to accept a member's invitation to visit. To put it bluntly, they know where they can stick their dress code... and they would probably say the same to me about mine.
Work code is equally irrelevant to this. The orchestra will be wearing evening dress. Orchestras do. It is their work clothes. I'm not asking for a job with the orchestra, but if I did, and I got it, I know what would be required of me, just as I would not have taken my morsing on the stage in London dressed in anything other than vesti/kurta.
Actually, I used to be a beard-and-sandals IT manager once. Worn jeans and a scruffy pullover. I was the customer when it came to meetings, so I could do that. It used to amuse me to see their faces as they realised that the scruff who had just walked in was not a labourer from the factory
. This matters for all the reasons that I have stated. It has nothing to do with situations in which there is an accepted dress code. What is asked is not the international dress code of Western classical music --- it is the dress code of bunch of stuffed suits.
Actually, I think that, these days, I generally dress smartly. I think that, if I wanted to play their game, I could don a silk vesti and a long kurta, coax my wife into a Kanchipuram sari, and we would stand a chance of outdoing the stuffed suits, but I don't fancy the game.
I can't wear the friggin tie, because I have neither tie nor the suit to go with it. The only shoes I now own that are not sandals are rubber boots! :lol:
Last edited:
Rupam
Well-Known Member
Thad E Ginathom
Well-Known Member
If I have anything else, it is probably mouldy or rat-eaten by now :lol:
I haven't been to a shoe-wearing climate for about five years.
I haven't been to a shoe-wearing climate for about five years.
I saw the advertisement for this concert in the newspaper the other day and I was quite surprised to see the mention of dress code. Usually there is no dress code for any of the live concerts in Chennai. I wonder what was the idea behind imposing a dress code? Is it to filter out a certain section of people from attending the concert or is it just to maintain a certain look of uniformity or sophistication?
I am really looking forward to pictures from the event, I am sure we will be able to spot a lot of men without black ties or formal Indian wear. Can't image this 1000+ seats hall to be filled by people only in Indian formal wear and black ties. They might have made up this whole dress code thing just to market the event as a one for the elites.
Your right, if one does not agree to the dress code then you can simply skip the event or place. But if there is no logical reason for imposing a dress code then you can always point it out.
This is how Mr smarty pants shows up for black tie only events !!
I am really looking forward to pictures from the event, I am sure we will be able to spot a lot of men without black ties or formal Indian wear. Can't image this 1000+ seats hall to be filled by people only in Indian formal wear and black ties. They might have made up this whole dress code thing just to market the event as a one for the elites.
Your right, if one does not agree to the dress code then you can simply skip the event or place. But if there is no logical reason for imposing a dress code then you can always point it out.
This is how Mr smarty pants shows up for black tie only events !!
grubyhalo
New Member
Did anyone notice the latest ad. for this event? Under 'Dress code' it now says 'Balcony: Easy'
grubyhalo
New Member
Or worse, shows up in an evening suit...
Thad E Ginathom
Well-Known Member
Did anyone notice the latest ad. for this event? Under 'Dress code' it now says 'Balcony: Easy'
No, I didn't see that yet! :yahoo:
Well, it would have been nice to have made a difference --- but I was not the only "activist" working on this one.
You probably will. I don't want to be stuck away in some balcony seat. My wife did that for the recent Remember Shakti concert at the MA. She said that, yes, she could hear, but she couldn't see anything.
Front row of the balcony can be a great seat in many halls, as one gets a really good view of the orchestra. I've done that at the Royal Festival Hall, London, once or twice. For me, live music is as much about seeing as it is about hearing, and that is especially true of Western classical, where I maight not even be able to name every instrument from just its sound.
Last edited:
Thad E Ginathom
Well-Known Member
Post Script...
The Hindu published my "comment" on p.3 of today's Friday Review.
I can't find it online.
The Hindu published my "comment" on p.3 of today's Friday Review.
I can't find it online.
Thad E Ginathom
Well-Known Member
Here's the link: Fancy Dress Event
keith_correa
Well-Known Member
Who wants them impeccably togged? If they were to be casually or sloppily dressed, they would perform the same. IMO, they would play better without all of the encumbrances.
Thad E Ginathom
Well-Known Member
Looking at the pic somehow me thinks it would have been unfair to the musicians all turned out so impeccably to see an audience casually or even sloppily dressed.
G0bble
It's just working clothes for the orchestra. It's what they always wear.
And don't forget... the Brits have a long tradition of wearing their stupid stuff whatever the climate!
Purchase the Audiolab 6000A Integrated Amplifier at a special offer price.
Similar threads
