It's a Knees up!
This week we're joined by the one and only Immodesty Blaize as our Guest Editor - the burlesque queen and champion of hourglass figures everywhere! We chatted to the star about taking burlesque from the stage to the silver screen- and everything in between. Read the interview here. See Immodesty in action at Hoxton Hall in celebration of their 150th birthday.
And Immodesty's recommendations for London life? Calm Down Dear is a festival of feminist theatre featuring the likes of Bridget Christie and Sara Pascoe at Camden People's Theatre. Check out some vintage cabaret and jazz in The New Babylon at Village Underground, and citing Kenneth Anger's 'Hollywood Babylon' as a formative influence, Nina Fowler's art is inspired by 'the scalding reality behind the glittering facade of America's dream factory' at the Cob Gallery.
We've oodles of good stuff up for grabs- fancy a pair of tickets to People Show 121: The Detective Show? It's inspired by the 11 days Agatha Christie went missing in 1926. We've a pair of tickets to be won for 'Naïve Dance Masterclass' at Soho Theatre, as well as gig guestlist for Waxahatchee at Scala. Due to popular demand, Punchdrunk have released concession tickets for their show The Drowned Man and discover the facts behind the legend Vivien Leigh at 'The Faces of Vivien' at the BFI as part of their upcoming season on the actress (more on her next week).
On the blog we catch up with Marcella Puppini, mayoress of Camden ahead of her new musical showcase 'The Mayoress Presents'. We talk to Sally Taylor, executive director of the Culture Capital Exchange about this year's Inside Out Festival. We hear about the Roustabouts latest venture, The Katzenjammer Club, and we meet Rumpus' little sister, The Travelling Tavern.
We've even more kink with the Double R Club's all nude 2014 calendar, and TALC's 'adult design' magazine. And there's yet more nude shennanigans in the best of the rest with Improbable's Beauty and the Beast and The Erotic Film Society at The Horse Hospital. Fancy something more cerebral? Gender issues of a different nature are up for discussion at The Other Club with VV Brown and Katie Melua discussing the role of women in the music industry, and 4th Estate's literary salon sees fashion and feminism pitted against each other. So however X-rated you want your week, we've got something sexy with your name on it. As always - Bottoms Up! RRxx
Immodesty Blaize's Top 4 Events
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'Calm Down, Dear' - A Festival Of Feminism at Camden People's Theatre
19:00 Wed 23/10
A three-week season of innovative theatre, performance, comedy, cabaret and discussion about feminism starring Bridget Christie, Sara Pascoe and more. |
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Closer: 'The New Babylon' at Village Underground
19:30 Wed 23/10
A screening of the 1929 silent movie, The New Babylon, with City of London Sinfonia performing Russian composer, Dimitri Shostakovich's original film score. Written before Stalin and his censors deemed jazz a 'degenerate' music, it is filled with jazz and cabaret inspired music and shows Shostakovich at his most wild and satirical. |
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Hoxton Varieties: 'Immodesty Blaize + Special Guests' at Hoxton Hall
19:00 Fri 8/11
London's oldest Victorian Music Hall celebrates its 150th bidet with a series of fundraising variety shows. Tonight stars Immodesty Blaize and special guests! |
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Guts For Garters: 'That's Right Mister, And How's Your Fairytale Coming Along?' at Cob Gallery
12:00 Wed 16/10 - Sat 09/11
The Cob Gallery and Guts for Garters present a solo exhibition of large-scale installations of sculpture and drawings by Nina Fowler. Steeped in the saturated glitz of golden-era Hollywood, Fowler's work explores the contrast of the surface's shimmer and an anxiety over the emptiness it might conceal. |
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Interview: Immodesty Blaize on Hoxton Hall's heritage and bringing Burlesque to the masses.'
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Widely credited with bringing the artform to the mainstream in Europe over the last decade, Immodesty Blaize has one of the most memorable faces- and bodies- in burlesque. She's taken her talent from intimate clubs, to the stages of the west end, to Las Vegas where she was crowned reigning queen of burlesque in 2007. Her clientele include Dior, Cartier and Damien Hirst, whilst she's shared bills with the likes of Goldfrapp, James Brown, Gloria Gaynor, Nick Cave and Scissor Sisters. We spoke to Immodesty about Hoxton Hall's heritage, the inspiration behind her acts and bringing burlesque to the masses. Enjoy the full scoop here. |
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Interview: Marcella Puppini introduces 'The Mayoress Presents'
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Recently crowned Mayoress of Camden, Marcella Puppini is out to put her powers to good use. 'The Mayoress Presents' is her latest venture, designed to showcase emerging musical talent. Marcella has a wealth of experience to share with young hopefuls, having fronted both The Puppini Sisters and Marcella and the Forget Me Nots. We grilled her on what she's looking for in new musicians, the similarities between showbusiness and politics, and making music in the age of the internet. Read on... |
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Interview: The man from Rumpus, Santiago Genochio on The Travelling Tavern - Calling all Rumrunners, Moonshiners and Bootleggers!
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Santi's back to introduce us to his latest creation, The Travelling Tavern. Teaming up with musician Rebekah Robertson, the duo are giving the venture a life of its own in the traditionally 'tavernous' setting of London Fields Brewery. Santi and Rebekah tell us about celebrating 'proper music', raving to a banjo and gambling with chocolate gold. Read about what to expect in their interview here. |
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Interview: Sally Taylor, Executive Director of the Culture Capital Exchange on the Inside Out Festival
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Sally Taylor is executive director of The Culture Capital Exchange, the organisation behind Inside Out Festival. Now in its 4th year, Inside Out sets out to showcase the contribution made by London universities to the capital's cultural life. Here, Run Riot's Katie Antoniou chats to Sally about all things 'Inside Out'. Read the interview, here. |
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Interview: Mark R. Charade of the Roustabouts on their new venture, The Katzenjammer Club
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The Katzenjammer Club is a new club night arriving in London on the 19th October which promises to mix music, fashion and theatrics all with a healthy dose of the avant-garde. Inspiration comes from artists such as David Bowie, Klaus Nomi and Leigh Bowery so otherworldly weirdness is to be expected. Run Riot's Ed Gosling caught up with Mark R. Charade, one half of the Roustabouts – the duo behind this new venture. Check it out! |
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Notice: Help Kickstart a Heath Robinson Museum
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If you've ever described something as "a bit Heath Robinson" then this project should interest you. Help to fund a permanent exhibition that tells the story of Heath Robinson's life and work in the new Heath Robinson Museum rewards include some fantastic limited edition prints. Find out more and get involved, here. |
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Notice: TALC: An Adult Design Magazine
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TALC is a new design magazine that celebrates visual culture through compelling imagery, adult content and smart editorial. Run by a group of designers and writers who recognise a need for a print magazine in a digital world that challenges and inspires audiences. It's a new approach to adult publishing that knows where it came from without being retrospective. Find out more about TALC, here. |
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Notice: The Double R Club's Image of 2014. All Nude Cabaret All Star Charity Calendar 2014
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This year 12 of London's premier cabaret stars are posing nude for charity! 2014 All Nude Cabaret All Star Charity Calendars are £15 each, and at least £10 of this will be donated to Cancer Research and Macmillan. Find out more about the 2014 charity calendar, here and here. |
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Job Opportunities: Paid Internship for Property Guardians Dot Dot Dot
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Dot Dot Dot, a young and growing social enterprise, is looking for an intern to join their team. This role is paid at the London Living Wage (currently £8.55/hour), and will be a temporary position for a three month period, with an immediate start. Find out more about this opportunity, here. |
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RRTV: Holi Holy - A Manish Arora Film by Bharat Sikka
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Purple TV presents winners of the ASVOFF 2013 competition: this first film is winner of the ASVOFF 6 Gran Prix, Best Sound, and Best Emerging Talent awards, the stunning Holi Holy - A Manish Arora Film by Bharat Sikka starring musician and contemporary artist Bishi. Check out the video, here. |
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19:00 Wed 16/10
Sidekick Books: 'Angela' at Drink, Shop, Do
Part-Cabot Cove, part-Twin Peaks, this dark, bizarre and tongue-in-cheek collection asks 'Who is the real Angela?" After all, there is no Jessica.
19:30 Thu 17/10
Steve McCurry: 'Untold' at Southbank Centre
Award-winning photojournalist Steve McCurry, known for images such as 'Afghan Girl', talks about his work. In this illustrated lecture, based on his new book, Untold: The Stories Behind the Photographs, he provides a unique insight into his photojournalism.
19:30 Thu 17/10
The Erotic Film Society / Joseph W Sarno: 'Sin in the Suburbs' at the Horse Hospital
Maestro of sexually charged melodrama Joseph W Sarno exposes the dark secrets behind the white picket fences of suburbia in his first major feature.
10:00 Fri 18/10
'Frequency Festival of Digital Culture' across Various Locations
This biennial festival hosted in the city of Lincoln provides a platform to celebrate the pioneering spirit of digital innovation and culture through exhibition, performance and debate.
11:00 Sun 20/10
Sunday Assembly, London: 'Global Mega Party' at Conway Hall
The launch of the Sunday Assembly's 40 Dates and the 40 Nights Roadshow, part-atheist church, part-foot stomping show.
19:30 Tue 22/10
4th Estate Literary Salon: 'Fashion and Feminism' at The Book Club
Can fashion and feminism ever be friends? Sali Hughes, Polly Vernon and Grace Woodward discuss.
19:00 Wed 23/10
'Do Women Rule the Music Industry or…?' with VV Brown and Katie Melua at The Other Club
Singer VV Brown joins musician Katie Melua and DJ Goldierocks for a debate, chaired by former NME editor Krissi Murison, about women's place in the music industry.
19:00 Thu 24/10
Inside Out Festival: 'The Story Collider' at the October Gallery
At this live performance, you'll hear six true, personal science stories from scientists and non-scientists alike, and see just how interesting science can be.
20:00 Fri 01/11
Improbable: 'Beauty and the Beast' at ArtsDepot
A radical, life-affirming fairy tale for an adult audience inspired by the true love story of New York beauty Julie Atlas Muz (Miss Exotic World) and London actor, Mat Fraser.
11:30 Sat 02/11
Suspense 2013 / Metta Theatre: 'Alice' at the V&A
You can count on the London Puppetry Festival to provide a platform for companies like Metta Theatre to put twists on classic tales like Alice in Wonderland.
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