The first video edit of my latest show, 'Buttabing! Buttaboom! Buttafly!' a 'HipHopera' loosely based on Puccini's 'Madame Butterfly'. Using comedy, circus skills and a lot of support from the public my character 'Angel' narrates her rags-to-Gucci-bags life story. My favourite line in the show so far, "oh my god, I feel like the real-life, true-life story of my real-life is finally coming true".
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The first video edit of my latest show, 'Buttabing! Buttaboom! Buttafly!' a 'HipHopera' loosely based on Puccini's 'Madame Butterfly'. Using comedy, circus skills and a lot of support from the public my character 'Angel' narrates her rags-to-Gucci-bags life story. My favourite line in the show so far, "oh my god, I feel like the real-life, true-life story of my real-life is finally coming true".
One very tall man. One very short woman. One very big question: will they or won't they?!
Created by Juan Luis Quintinar (Cuba) and me, Abigail Collins (Australia/UK), with directorial assistance from Karen Claessens
(Belgium), "Quizas" is a comic exploration of the timeless battle between man and woman.
Using an incredible array of circus skills - juggling, slack rope, tissue, hula-hoops and acrobatics – with physical clowning, shadow-play, dance, song, guitar and trumpet (played on the slack rope!) ,"Quizas" is a joyous assault on all the senses.
This is the lead in to my hula hoop routine. It looks like a normal belly dancing number but if you look closer and as the routine continues you'll notice that there's something a little bit twisted.
Yes, I am available for weddings, barmitzvahs, military tribunals ...
Here I am doing my version of Super(Wo)Man - a geek with extraordinary powers. My super power just happens to be feats of incredible physical skill with 10 hula hoops while simultaneously dealing with too-tight knicker elastic.
Here's the demo for the first solo street show I created, "Fire On The Nile", loosely-based on 'Anthony and Cleopatra' (so loose in fact that if I shrug my shoulders the comparison will slip right off!).
In this show I play Madame Chou Chou, international diva extraordinaire. With the help of 3 volunteers I perform acrobatics and physical comedy, and do things with 10 hula hoops. I also prove that men other than David Beckham can look good in skirts (so up yours, Victoria, you over-rated stick-insect!).
The final instalment (hey, I can bloody spell properly! I'm using ENGLISH English!) in Katinka's story.
While supported on a platform by eight brave volunteers Katinka delivers her own unique version of 'My Way' - and then performs a handstand mid-air, eventually falling forwards to land in the volunteers arms.
Here's Katinka in action again dancing her world-famous solo from Swan Lake.
Yep, the guy is just an ordinary man that Katinka has pulled from the public. She gives him a quick lesson in Pas De Deux - KGB style!
Meet Katinka - the last surviving member of an obscure Soviet circus. After the human canon misfires she finds herself in Poland, totally alone - and completely naked!
Maintaining that 'The Show Must Go On!' Katinka transforms herself from a dentally-challenged bag lady to her former athletic glory.
With a little help from the public, a big shot of circus skill and loads of comedy Katinka knows the real meaning of 'I did it MY way'!