by Helen Whitcher | Sep 25, 2013 | Circus, Interview, Photos
Award-winning street performer Reuben Kuan graduated from watching a video of a Cirque du Soleil show to appearing in the production itself. Reuben Kuan began his performance career on the street in Australia, building a show through the art of continual performance...
by This Is Cabaret | Aug 18, 2013 | News, Photos
Au revoir, Ziggy! One of the year’s finest exhibition came to an end last week with a spectacular demonstration on the steps of its home, the Victoria & Albert museum. Susanna Fiore of the Ruby Dolls (far left) at Occupy Bowie, Victoria & Albert Museum...
by Valentina Rock | Aug 14, 2013 | Burlesque, Photos, Reviews
In 2007, Immodesty Blaize was crowned Reigning Queen of Burlesque. After a couple of years away from the UK, the Hertfordshire-born author and award-winning director returned to perform at Icon! in Brighton’s Emporium. It has been a long time coming but...
by Guilherme Zühlke O'Connor | Aug 9, 2013 | Circus, Photos, Variety
Does cabaret and the great outdoors ever mix? With the notable exception of seeing Holly Penfield take a horsewhip to one of our critics, the audience the cabaret tent at the Apple Cart festival last year would be forgiven for thinking not. So why are we travelling to...
by Franco Milazzo | Jul 23, 2013 | Photos, Reviews
What ho! The Chap Olympiad made a welcome return to Bedford Square this year on a gloriously sunny day. The Chap Olympiad is quite possibly the most eccentric sporting event around. Calling itself “a celebration of athletic ineptitude and immaculate trouser creases”,...
by Franco Milazzo | Jun 30, 2013 | Burlesque, Circus, Photos
This year, Cirque du Cabaret celebrates its tenth anniversary. Producer Sara Colohan’s show has much to recommend it and the open secret to its longevity is a simple one: a revolving variety bill of talented acts covering music, burlesque and circus with the...
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