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Rusty Goths?

14/8/2012

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I've made two new discoveries this week - things that I'm certain others have been aware of for years. The first is podcasts. I'm addicted. I'm currently lapping up 'The Clockwork Cabaret''; a podcast recorded by two sisters from North Carolina who play a range of steampunk inspired music. Naturally, I downloaded everything I could find on burlesque; I've listened to the podcasts from the Decadent Gent on MoB and Lili VonSchtupp on The Burlesque Podcast. The burlesque podcasts have been an amazing resource, and one I'm definately going to come back to. There don't seem to have been any more made since 2010, which is a real shame. I already listened to The Saturday Arts Club, which is an arts podcast made by a well-informed guy called Wes, who went to University with my boyfriend. I'm on the hunt for more of the same ilk - if anyone who reads this has a suggestion...

The other discovery is Contact Juggling. I've seen performers with 'the balls' and wondered what is was called. The first place I witnessed it was of course in the film 'Labryrinth' with David Bowie., and I've just found out that he had a shadow performer behind him during filming to show the moves. The upshot of this was I found myself parting with £6.50 in Oddballs in Camden, and I've been practising. It's fairly difficult, but I find it easier than 'toss' juggling (yes, it's really called that), and I can nearly perform a butterfly palm transfer. I have an idea for an act which is rather cosmic, and I'd like to include the skill within the act, but we'll see, I might just be shit.

Anyway, here's Bowie..
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I have an exciting gig this Saturday at The Wet Spot in Leeds. It's my second appearance there, the first being in February of this year.
It's such a lovely night, the audience are so appreciative, and I'm looking forward to finally meeting Fancy Chance and Des O'Connor.
The only other performer from the line up I've previously met is Vie O'Lette - we met over two years ago at Starlett Sta's Burlesque in Portsmouth.
I'll be taking some photos to include here next week.

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    Jeu Jeu la Foille

    Tom Waits and puppet obsessive. Loves clowns, performs burlesque striptease on occasion, enjoys crafternoons.

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