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Tuesday, 11 December 2007 |
Burlesque is finding a burgeoning interest and growing respect in the eyes of the world, as it sashays out of the closed doors of clubs and into theatres. While not for everyone the allure of the femme fatale in full display is enticing, and La Lola Salon will be drawing the crowds into their parlour at Woodford Folk Festival this December 27 – January 1 with their new cabaret show featuring a 1790s salon chair.
La Lola Salon is the teaching and performing group brought together by muse and artiste Lola Vixen. She brings a troupe of teases to the festival in a specially developed cabaret show featuring the live instrumentalist Buella Blue.
"The magic trick of burlesque is that it makes fantasy believable" says Lola, who is currently writing a Phd on the subject of burlesque.
Rather than simply being a strip-tease the classically inspired Burlesque is a visual art that relates to the aesthetics of art nouveau and deco where the female body is central.
"It's visual artistry using the female figure in certain settings, and because it is an aesthetic language it relies a lot on interaction with propos and costumes."
The romance of burlesque harks back to a time when sex was truly naughty and secretive, but what makes something naughty in a society where sexuality is often blatant?
"It's got to be naughty!" insists Lola. " It can be modest or explicit but the best burlesque has something a bit shocking, a bit – Oh My God! – in the impact of the spectacle, whether through humour or mimicry. Ultimately it portrays a powerful and challenging sexuality."
Lola is inspired by the strength and quality of performers in contemporary Burlesque who are part of the performance art's renaissance after its decline in the late 60s. But it is not only professional performers who take part in La Lola Salon, the group grew out of dance-based fitness classes which teach a set choreography of 50s burlesque movements while encouraging individual expression and confident use of the body. Potential vamps will be treated to a taste in workshops at the festival.
The vamps aren't the only ones being naughty at this year's Woodford Folk Festival, the Puppets are behaving badly with workshops and displays. Discover the secret life and history of puppets who love to be naughty. There are some mischievous clowns too, if you care to wander into the seedy side of Klownsville where 'send in the clowns' has an ominous ring.
For Woodford Folk Festival information and tickets got to www.woodfordfolkfestival.com or call the festival office on 07 5496 1066 Buy tickets on line and save!
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 11 December 2007 )
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