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Toussaint in Hobart reviewed by Briony Kidd
“…So then all that’s left is headliner Sarina Del Fuego. You can see why she was the headliner – Sarina’s burlesque stylings are certainly a cut above and, importantly for those who are attracted to burlesque for the views it affords of naked flesh, she took it all off. Well, not actually all of it, but comparatively speaking: no flesh-coloured undergarments for this one, thank you very much.
You can see why she was the headliner!
Sarina did two acts: one involving unravelling herself from a lot of bandages (a nod to the evening’s theme), and another that was her interpretation of the famous balloon dance. Interestingly, fun as these gimmicks were, Sarina was actually a lot more entertaining after she’d dispensed with the bandages/balloons, at which point she was free to dance and do a spot of striptease. Apart from her abilities as a dancer, what makes Sarina an enjoyable performer is her exuberant cheerfulness. She is a girl obviously enjoying being “a little bit saucy,” which I suppose is what burlesque is all about.”
Sarina featured on Absinthe.com…
“That Countess of Cabaret entertainment, Sarina del Fuego, must be among the hardest working lasses in industry at the moment. Seldom in one place long enough to let the grass grow under her feet, she is nonetheless ensuring that all the Eastern seaboard, including the oft-forgotten Tasmania, will get a taste of her style – from art exhibitions, charity galas, Halloween Spectaculars and hands on workshop…”
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Sydney Fringe Festival brings out Burlesque
- From: The Daily Telegraph
- September 09, 2010 10:23AM
Launch of Sydney Fringe Festival at the Imperial Hotel at Erskineville. Burlesque dancer Sarina del Fuego. Picture: Tracee Lea Source: The Daily Telegraph
Launch of Sydney Fringe Festival at the Imperial Hotel at Erskineville. Burlesque dancer Sarina del Fuego. Picture: Tracee Lea Source: The Daily Telegraph
Launch of Sydney Fringe Festival at the Imperial Hotel at Erskineville. Burlesque dancer Sarina del Fuego. Picture: Tracee Lea Source: The Daily Telegraph
BURLESQUE is the new black in Sydney this week. Noir Revue performer Sarina del Fuego was fluttering her wings yesterday to kick off the first Sydney Fringe Festival for a decade.
Sydney Fringe Festival artistic director Kris Stewart said some shows were inspired by traditional striptease.
“It’s got more than its share of morally dubious acts. There’s a lot of burlesque and variety and a lot of stuff that’s really circusy,” he said.
The launch was held at Erskineville’s Imperial Hotel – a gay icon featured in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
More details here for the Sydney Fringe Festival
- Sydney Fringe Festival kicks off Daily Telegraph, 2 days ago
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Sydney Fringe kicks off
Sydney’s inner-west suburbs will be swarming with thespians, burlesque dancers, circus performers, musicians and street artists for the next fortnight, as the inaugural Sydney Fringe kicks off.
Organisers are hoping the festival, which launches on Friday, will become one of Australia’s biggest celebrations of theatre, art and music.
Theatres, pubs and public spaces will play host to 280 events put on by more than 3000 artists as part of the festival, which runs until September 26.
Sarina Del Fuego who is part of the Noir Revue. Photo: Domino Postiglione The planned events include 76 theatre shows, 59 music acts, 30 musicals, 25 visual arts exhibitions, 11 burlesque or circus acts, eight dance productions and two film festivals.
Organisers say it will be the largest event ever seen in NSW.
“We’re modelling the Sydney Fringe on the edgy fringes of Dublin and New York, with a downtown, urban aesthetic,” said artistic director Kris Stewart who ran the New York Musical Theatre Festival and is the Australian director of Wicked.
“It will be an exciting, high energy, big city fringe.
“We think this could be one of the largest events ever seen in Sydney.
“We certainly hope it will be the major event celebration that Sydney’s alternative and independent arts scene deserves.”
Audiences can spend time in 1960s New York or 1930s Sydney, modern day London, France or even a Catholic boarding school.
They may choose to be swept away by an unconventional and somewhat disturbing fairy tale, or take in a play about “romancing the petri dish” – one woman’s humorous take on the IVF journey.
They can attend the ST2K street art event, which will be one of Australia’s largest celebrations of street art, or underground artspace tours, laneway festivals, alternative fashion parades, masquerade balls and street theatre.
“The inner-west has the venues, the artists and the audiences,” said Stewart.
The full schedule of events and ticketing details can be found at www.thesydneyfringe.com.au.
AAP