Cupcake Dancers Confuse & Amuse Outside Magnolia

Photograph by Sacha Lecca

Reader Sacha sent us this photo of a cupcake-carrying "cadet corps" spotted on Sunday near Magnolia Bakery. The public display of cupcake affection is part of a site-specific dance performance called Unison Fetish, created by choreographer Sue Hogan as an exploration of the crazy lines outside Magnolia, and what they suggest about the changing neighborhood. According to our tipster, the piece involves several women and one man dancing along Bleecker Street "singing 'god bless magnolia' (to the tune of God bless America). The song also heralded the shopping in the area...ugh."

Curious whether this is as annoying as it sounds? There's some video after the jump!!!

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By John Del Signore in Food on September 15, 2008 5:12 PM

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hjx0611

hum..

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street view

everyAframe

If anyone wants to join the Search and Destroy Fresh Egg Anti-Magnolia Special Tactics Team, We (Um, I) meet in front of 281 West 11th Street.

jen c

It's as annoying as it sounds, but funny enough would be something you would see at weddings. I think those ladies would command big dollars and are perfectly themed!

I think I see my buddy in there.

smallish

I live on Charles St. between Bleecker and West 4th and these obnoxious chicks have been ruining my weekends for months now. I had Googled them but until this post was completely at a loss as to who/what they are. I want them all to die. I'm considering hurling eggs if they insist on marching down my street repeatedly this weekend. It seems once a weekend or once a day isn't enough--the act goes on all day, day after day. Die.

tommytravesty

This is an easy target. We get it: tourists go to Magnolia, Bleecker is super commercial, and the neighborhood once had a drastically different identity. I wonder what deeply authentic neighborhoods they all live in?

acrocksyo

Now at least I know what was going on. I was walking to the grocery store and saw that and was so confused. Thank you gothamist!

Future Taliban

"Curious whether this is as annoying as it sounds? There's some video after the jump!!!"

I'd like to jump after seeing that video. From a 57 story building.

Quidnam

Matty,

The economy is failing because there are people who apparently don't have to do *anything* for a living...

NannyState

It's somewhat ironic and telling that the fake "cum" substance used in porn flicks is called "Magnolia".

don't ask.

Rfive

The dude on the right is trying to represent his hood.

G'wan with your bad self.

MrCow

i thought this was cute. not that i'd eat a magnolia cupcake

chopp3r

Does the fact that Magnolia's cupcakes are invariably stale and awful make the performance meta-ironic?

allie25

isnt this the same place that all the SATC douches go?

Editrixie

Never even heard of the place.

WestVillageVintage

The Disneyfication of Bleeker Street is complete. Thank you ironic choreographerr. Why not practice your art in your own hood?

Kevin Walsh

Hostess.

www.forgotten-ny.com

Barbj8

I still prefer the cupcakes at The Cupcake Cafe on 9th. They're dense and moist and the icing on each one is like a little work of art.

berniegoetz

Good to know that no matter how bleak a day we have downtown, kitschy hipster alpha-consumer douchebags will still pull something "ironic" out of their asses to cheer the rest of us up.

glob

One of these things is not like the other, one of these things just doesn't belong...

That tall chick on the right is hot?!?

I guess someone had to give the song a little bass.