Circus, theatre, films, knickers, cake, art, fashion, vaudeville, good burlesque, sideshow, street performers, freaks, sign language, Japanese, French, travel
Music
Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Louis Prima, Yma Sumac, Bettie Davis, Janis Joplin, Belle and Sebastian, The Audreys, weird lounge
Movies
Anything by Terry Gilliam- likewise Tim Burton, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, The Cohen Brothers Films, Mommie Dearest, Girl on a Bridge, Donnie Darko, Casino, Carnivale series
Television
I don't watch much TV... rots yer brain...
Books
Haruki Murakami, Jeanette Winterson, Margaret Attwood, Enid Blyton
Heroes
Gwyn, Joan of Arc, Dad, Paul Capsis, Maxwel Smart, Marie Antoinette as I've based my signiature act on her. Oscar Wilde, Dolly Parton, Jessica Rabbit, Mary Magdeline, PJ Harvey, James Thierry, Liberace, Bono, Beaker from the muppets, to be continued...
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Greetings! I am Australia's own, world famous, Queen of burlesque- actually i'm more notorious than famous and that's how I like it. I've been a performance artist since the eighties with a particular penchant for deconstructing burlesque. In truth i'm a burlesque saboteur - playfully disemboweling female archetypes with the flair and finesse of a pure artist. My appeal is more cult than mainstream... I guess I'm more naughty than most and definately more bent.
I am a skilled circus aerialist performing many times at the Sydney Opera House Studio... actually I do believe I was the first Burlesque performer to ever do a show at the grand old house- inflatable titties and all!
I am also a writer and specialise in scripts- plays and films. I am a NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Arts) which has led me to directing.
My family is fabulously non conformist... I am an ex-convent girl... a street kid... a dissident... glamorous gutter escapee who began on the streets of Sydney's Kings Cross and wound up playing the international stages- London, Tokyo, New York, Vegas and Gay Paris!!!.
I have just recovered from a world tour- Uk to the USA- and am concentrating my efforts on my homeland of Oz- That is the Oz with the munchkins and flying monkeys.
I am creating my new theatre show - The Undressing Room for The Melbourne Fringe festival 2008. It will be featuring some of my favourite acts including Let them eat Cake! (Marie Antoinette), Perfect (1950's housewife), Monster (UV Muppet) and Transform (quickchange act.) It will be playing at The Ball Room at the Lithuanian Club in North Melbourne late Sept. If you want more or have booking inquiries have a look at www. imogenkelly.com.au. Stay tuned cyberspunks!!! X
Who I'd like to meet: I am looking to meet like-minded artists, writers, directors, musicians, managers, producers and people that are interested in the weird and wonderful. To be continued...
Just to let you know, I am currently taking bookings to raise money for animal victims of the Victorian bushfires. If you or your friends or family book a photoshoot for your pets during Feb and March 50% of the TOTAL ORDER will be donated towards animals affected by the bushfires.
Woodford! Amazing. We were there the first lala night, the loudest hooligans, howling out love and "play it again!" What hot ladies! (Yow!!!) Such thrilling transgression of boundaries! What smooooth transitions! Could it be the best production of it's sort I've ever seen?
Venue: Festival Hub- Meeting Room- Arts House, North Melbourne Town Hall Season Dates: 26/09/2008 - 03/10/2008, Excluding 29/09 Times/Notes: All shows @ 7:45pm except Sunday 28/9/08 @ 6:45pm Opening Night 26/9/08 with 2 for 1 tickets. Tickets: Conc $15.00, Full $18.00, Group $15.00, Tightarse Tues $15.00, Other $15.00 Bookings: Festival Tix: 03 9660 9666 or www. melbournefringe. com. au
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