Wearing high heels and clutching cocktails, The Wau Wau Sisters, NYC’s bravest and bawdiest burlesque duo and the act The NY Times calls “irreverent, sacrilegious, foul-mouthed and uninhibited” straddle the hilarious gap between performance art and burlesque.
Their hour-long show starts at a break-neck pace and gets wilder from there! With technical snafus and unscripted one-liners the show holds the audience rapt with a sly mix of jaw dropping physical prowess and guileless mayhem. While suspended in a boozy state of awe and delight The Wau Wau Sisters and the audience careen through a show full of surprises and teetering on the brink of a delicious disaster! Dirty songs and double entendres mix with irreverent circus routines and guilty pop culture pleasures as old-time variety gets a new twist with brilliant executions of “bad ideas”, like their signature audience participation costume changes!
Challenging the state of reverence and preciousness of the Cirque du Soleil aesthetic, the Wau Wau Sisters carve out a new niche for circus events – right in front of you, so close you can see the tear in their fishnets, the sinew of their muscles and the sweat on their skin! Don’t miss them as they fly through a Guns ‘n’ Roses trapeze routine with all the adrenaline and abandon of a rock concert, deconstruct the humour and paradigms of country and heavy metal music, while playing matching guitars and barely sitting on one another’s shoulders! They do it all in a festive, freewheeling hour that keeps the audience guessing every second, who’s in control and for how long?!
The Wau Wau Sisters unique show has shared stages, screens or jail cells with: TV On The Radio, La Clique, Le Tigre, Kiki and Herb, Phillipe Petite, Murray Hill, John Cameron Mitchell, Sandra Bernhardt, Julie Goldman, Dana Gould, Dave Atell, The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, Lucha Va Voom, Camp Freddy, Metal Skool, Margaret Cho, El Vez, Tom Kenney (Spongebob Squarepants) and many others!
They have made appearances at these fantastic festivals and venues: The World Famous Spiegeltent (Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Edinburgh, NYC), The Mayan Theater (Los Angeles), Olivia Cruise Lines, Feast Fesitval (Adelaide), Soho Bar (London), El Cid (Los Angeles), The Grammys (Los Angeles Staples Center), Irving Plaza (NYC), The Palms (Las Vegas), CBGB's (NYC), The Hammerstein Ballroom (NYC), Joe's Pub (NYC), The Bowery Ballroom (NYC), The Henry Fonda Theater (Los Angeles), The Pica Festival (Portland, OR), Edinburgh Fringe Festival/The Pleasance (Scotland), The Jermyn St. Theater (West End, London) , The Art House & Crown & Anchor (Provincetown, MA), The Philadelphia Fringe Festival (Philadelphia, PA), The Sydney Festival, The Aukland Festival among countless other cities and venues!!
They've been profiled or featured in the pages of: The Village Voice, The New York Post, Time Out New York, The New York Times, Jane Magazine, BUST Magazine, New York Magazine, The Guardian, Metro, VENUS, The Sun, LA Weekly, GONYC, French Vogue, Spectacle and many others!
Television & Film exploits include the feature film "Shortbus" by John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch), the film "Who’s the Top?" by Jenny Livingston (Paris Is Burning), Australian ABC's "The Sideshow, Nipon TV's "Good Morning Japan", "The Isaac Mizrahi Show" w/ Rosie Perez, NPR's "The Next Big Thing", "Live From Downtown", "The Sharon Osbourne Show", and "Jimmy Kimmel Live!".
Radio exploits include NPR's "The Next Big Thing", BBC1 and The David Lawrence Show.
AWARDS INCLUDE:
Brighton Fringe 2008 Best International Act
Edinburgh Fringe Report’s 2005 Best Cabaret
Miss Exotic World Best Troupe 2004
Vice Magazine “Worst Album”!
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We're doing several East Coast dates w/ Brenden Small, as follows:
Mar 30 2009 8:00P 930 CLUB Washington DC City, Washington DC Apr 2 2009 8:00P Showcase Live Foxboro City, Massachusetts Apr 3 2009 8:00P BB King’s - Times Square New York City, New York Apr 5 2009 8:00P The Trocadero Philadelphia City, Pennsylvania
We also strike Southern California in mid-April. More details on our myspace presence.
I hope this finds you in rude health? Keeno’s made a new film at last! But Beware, he was riddled and dosed up on Night Nurse. Deranged out of his mind!
I am pleased to announce the release of Modern Seamster issue #2. It's been a long road to get here but it was worth it because this issue is packed with all sorts of goodies . . . and the best part? It's free!! Again!!! www.modernseamster.com Go there, click on the cover and download the latest issue!
This issue has:
* Bootleg album recreation of The Flying Burrito Brothers and their 1969 album The Gilded Palace of Sin, modeled by SF band The Trainwreck Riders * Exclusive interview with Manuel Cuevas * History on the Rhinestone Cowboy himself, Nudie Cohn * Scotty the Blue Bunny + Christin Jonson share spandex secrets * Agent Sewandso goes to Furcon in San Jose! * Greeensleeves: Eco Options for the Modern Day Woman * Mrs. Pinkingshears * . . . and so much more!
This week we'll be posting a donation button on the and we appreciate any donation-- even just $1! In the meantime, you can use the donation button on our MySpace page: www.myspace.com/modernseamster.com
If you're in San Francisco, we'll be having a release party at Velo Rouge June 17th, tabling at Renegade Craft Fair SF July 18-19th, and hosting a HUGE fundraising party so stay tuned. We want to go to print with our Sixties Issue! Help us reach that goal.
Over and out, Devi B.-Luna editor- in-chief + publisher
Mackenzie and Ricky are getting married in May. How have you been doing? We are going Saturday and start looking at dresses. They didn't give me much notice but thats Mackenzie, right? LOL Oh hey! I already took the pics to be printed lol! Some of them were soo freakin hilarious! And i loved the picture of us ... it was sooo cute..so yah, guess what? 'member those surveys i was doing online? well, i got 2 checks so far! told ya it was real!! it aint like a ton of money, just like 175 so far, but its good coin to start with, right? you should really do it, now that i've gotten paid ..i guess you'll have to type the link into internet explorer or whatever, but here it is:
hey u! how ya been? hope things are going good. I havent been able to make it over to the hotel to stop in for a minute... clints been working in town again so im back on dinner duty. lol we are trying to get a mailing list made for my mom to send the invitations out so that's yay. its going to be june 6th at 11a we're going to have some food a bit before. kind of a celebration thang, ya know? quitting mah job with that lameass of a boss jaime. gah, i aint gonna miss her at all! i still cant believe that that survey thing that britt showed me is actually working - n dat we're gettin paid; im so luvin it too. givin mah opinion on stuff i do - pshhh ... so easy. i wonder if we'll ever hit da cash that that website said we would. i dunno, but with my last check being $126, i dont even care. i only pulled in like 200 a week and my crapass job anyway, so this is perfect. you should do it, i'm tellin yah. i guess you'll have to type the link into internet explorer or whatever, but here it is:
Pictured: Sitting in for Kobayashi Maru, Nasty Canasta; Ruby Valentine; GiGi La Femme; Clams Casino and Peekaboo Pointe - Photo by Luke Ratray
REVEALED RETURNS, Wednesday, June 17th, 2009.
June's show will showcase scintillating performances by: The Girl Dreams Are Made Of, GiGi La Femme, A Mastermind of Bizarre Extravaganza, Darlinda Just Darlinda, Delinquent Darling, Peekaboo Pointe, The Borg Queen of Burlesque, Kobayashi Maru,The Alabaster Beauty, Ruby Valentine, and in her Revealed Burlesque Debut, The Limb-Licking Good Girl, Arms O’Neil!
This month also features Salacious Stage Kitten Sidekick, Madame Rosebud and Hosted by the charming and inebriated, Bastard Keith!
Join us at Under St. Marks, 94 St. Marks place between 1st and A, presented by The Horse Trade Theater Group. Buy your tickets here!
***Psssst! Are you a Burlesque/Variety performer? Email revealed.burlesque@gmail.com for a discount code!***
you have to watch the entire series!! SO FUNNY!!! I swear, my whole Saturday went by before I knew it, just watching one show after the other. I'm such a loser, I know, lol. Anyways, got any plans for next weekend? ... cuz i doooooooo! oooh, I think the pizza's here, I'm so freakin hungry right now, but it's all good. and that survey thing i was doing - THAT YOU WAS MAKING FUN OF ME FOR DOING!! - i just got paid! $76 for my first check, and since i got paid, I'm gonna do more of em, but I'm already at $184, so I'm loving it. They're so seriously stupid tho - the one I got last night was about my hair and stuff - like what kind of shampoo do I use, do I normally use conditioner ... for real, so easy. you should do it, i'm tellin yah. i guess you'll have to type the link into internet explorer or whatever, but here it is:
Sounds good. I know I start training for my teaching position on the 6th and it will be ongoing for a few more months but hopefully we can work something out. the extra coin i make from taking those paid surveys online helps out alot tho; you should really do them too; i mean, hey, the extra money comes in handy, right? i guess you'll have to type the link into internet explorer or whatever, but here it is:
www.work4surveybling.com
I prolly won't have anything going on that weekend so if nothing else, maybe I can get back to town for a few days then. If I can work it out, you'll have to meet 'em too. Talk to ya later buddy. Keep me updated!
no she didnt but that sounds awesome!! I will let lindsay know... i can bring the tv since i have a semi big one lol I hate unpacking. It suckkksss. Why didn't you tell me you wanted to go, I would have taken you, since i'm making that extra coin i make from taking those paid surveys online helps out alot tho; you should really do them too; i mean, hey, the extra money comes in handy, right? i guess you'll have to type the link into internet explorer or whatever, but here it is:
Hi, Saw your show at the Speigel in Melbourne. I am a good friend of Captain Frodo. Am in NY doing my show at the NY Clown Fest at the Brick Theatre in Williamsburg if you are around and feel inclined. Anyway Well Wishes, Birdmann
Thanks for the add! Check out Slingbacks and Syrup, a new movie about the House of LeMay which is due to be released this fall! Click below to view the trailer!
The new monthly show, The G Spot, offers that all up and more every month at Public Assembly in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Producer and host, GiGi La Femme, prepares to tickle your pinks as she brings together a saucy buffet of the hottest burlesque performers and their sexiest acts.
Come pop the G Spot's cherry on Monday, October 27th at 10:00pm
Admission is $10 for General Public, $5 for Burlesque/Variety Performers
hi ladies! Thanks for the add. My partner and I were just on the recent Olivia cruise and we just want to say thank you for entertaining us! You two were super fun and talented. She took an adorable picture of you two by the pool so if I can figure out how to leave a comment with a picture in it, I'll do that. If not, well, just know it's really cute! Thanks again! We hope you perform in LA or Orange County sometime so we can have all of our friends go see you too!!!! Thanks again!!!
Hey I just wanted to say that you girls did a wonderful job on the Olivia cruise this past week! Loved it!!! Keep up the GREAT work! You two are amazing!!
Bonjour Madamoiselles! I'm going to be in New York on Saturday, performing in "Boo-lesque" at Joe's Pub. This comment thing won't let me put the whole blurb about it, so I put a link to the writeup and one to buy tickets. I hope to see you there!