Jeremy Wade’s performance “there is no end to more” was an interesting interpretation of the Japanese anime/manga world along with the strange children show, game show oddities that come from Japanese society. The performance drove home the randomness and sometimes-scary nature that is seen in this “cute culture.” The combination of interpretive dance, video collage, anime, and spoken word was a endearing way to dive into this world where the unexpected tries to be the norm.

While the performance incorporated a strong new media theme involving interacting with projected characters and seeing someone have a multiple ended conversation with oneself out loud, the techniques could have been better used and more integrated into the performance. The few interactions he had with the drawn anime were too subtle and could have been utilized much more heavily throughout the show. The majority of the time the anime didn’t have much to any of a connection with what Wade was doing or the spoken word that was being said. Also, the interpretive dance while obviously abstracted was hardly ever connectable to anything else that was happening. I felt the strongest part of the whole performance was the spoken word in the background. Since the show was based off a theme of anime and manga, the spoken word seemed to have a powerful connection with that world. Listening to it made it very easy to visualize the anime universe. You could picture the chaos and confused cuteness of monsters throwing up rainbows turning into stars shooting across an infinite sky and so on.

Overall the performance was effective at showing his interpretive perspective of the Japanese cute culture and the media and entertainment that it generates. His performance used multiple sources of media in interesting ways, yet he could have made more use and integrated them a little more into the show. The interactivity between him and the projections were lacking and could have been pushed farther. The whole performance was very visually stimulating and the audio had a great presence and feel to it, the use of the media involved just could have been done more effectively and would have created a greater result.