It is not often I get invited to a show and have no
idea what to expect. Usually going in as a blogger you get the heads up on most
shows and a little run down of what will be happening.
But as I was wondering through the rooftop of the
Crown Casino Melbourne, and into the weird and wonderful world that was
Spiegelworld I truly had no idea what I was walking into.
Sitting down in the little mysterious almost dark
laneway type set up that was outside of the tent waiting to go in. Mr M and I
were discussing what we potentially were walking into and even looked to
Youtube to see if it could shine a little light.
The show we were going into was none other then
Spiegelworld’s Absinthe- yes very much like the bright green adult beverage.
Upon walking in I was absolutely gobsmacked at the
beautiful setup of this “big top” and couldn’t believe it was only a temporary
structure- in which not one single screw or nail was used, it all just clicks
in together.
So basically the setup is wooden chairs around the
round platform in the middle and almost alfresco style tables and chairs for
two around the stage towards the back, and then right at the back of all the
wooden chairs were booths.
I did feel like I travelled back in time to a really
dark and mysterious burlesque place or maybe even a male gentleman’s club- so
this is where I had the idea I might be seeing a lot of boob, bum, body and
maybe even penis action.
I wasn’t wrong in saying this; there was bum, boobs,
bellies, bodies and even a penis to be seen at this show. I loved the mystery
that surrounded the show and not actually knowing what to expect, the level of
surprise is fantastic!
Potentially I thought it would be great to run you
through the shows as well as include the photos, I pretty much snapped every
act- and if I didn’t it was probably because it was too rude and I felt awkward
taking a photos of a naked lady on stage- after all you aren’t aloud to snap
them in burlesque or strip shows.
But then after the show I realised if I were to do
this you would be in for a very long, detailed post. So I have decided to touch
base on my favourites as well as include all the photos of the different acts.
The introduction act had four larger men hanging from
the ceiling around the place and a male waiter come walking in. The hanging
cross dressing men were also laughing at this waiter in a wicker, nightmarish
manner.
Then the waiter jumped up on the table and the
burlesque cross dresses faded away and we were left with the waiter piling
himself up on top of chairs in a crazy act of taking balancing to a whole new
level. He wasn’t far off the top of the roof when he made it to the last chair!
My two favourite acts came towards the end of the
show, the first being the Gazzillionaire’s security guards.
Hand Balance (Duo
Creative)
(Michal Nowosadko & Zbignew Sobierajski – Poland)
Throughout the show the guards kept a close eye to
make sure the Gazzillionaire was safe and barely showed a smile behind their
aviators. But then surprised the audience when they took their gear off
revealing their VERY toned bodies.
One of the men reminded me of the muscle
mannequins we had in science only he had skin- you could literally see a detail
of every strand of muscle in his body- 0% body fat!
Anyway enough of my baffle, these guys were extremely
strong, and held each other in slow motion positions really showing us how
amazingly talented they were. I actually could not believe how much strength
the human body had until I saw what these two men did!
High Wire (The Frat
Pack)
(Paul Lopez, Raul Resell & Oleksiy Snarskyy - USA)
Then the finishing act was both Matt and my favourite
was the three balancing wiremen. There was a tiny guy that was still buff, a
bigger more built man who was terribly handsome (might be why it was my
favourite) and a chunky man who all went along the balancing wire.
But they took the wire to a whole new level as the
crowd was asked to keep silent as the men needed to communicate with one
another as soo many things could have gone wrong; without harnessing or
cushions to fall on might I add.
So as the crowd was silent these three men put on an
act I will never forget; walking across the wire with one of the men in front,
the other maybe two metres behind and then they were balancing a beam. Then
there was a chair on top of that beam and the third man balancing on the chair,
on the beam, on the wire. I think throughout this whole thing I held my breath
and kept my hands super close to my eyes just in case! I was in complete
awe at their talent, and of course their super good looks.
We later found out
every single one of the men in the circus were heterosexual and none of them
swayed the other way even though through acts you would question their
sexuality- not that there is anything wrong with that either!
Some of the other acts included:
Fire Burlesque (Angie
Sylvia – Sweden)
Aerial Hoop (Cavea
Aurea)
(Laura von Bongard & Luka Clayborn – Germany)
Duo Adagio
(Ivan and
Ivana Chekhov-Jones – Russia)
Horizontal Bars (Los Dos
Tacos)
(Aliaksandr Yurkaveats & Andrew Sizoneko – Belarus)
Balloon Strip
(Angie
Sylvia - Sweden)
Duo Straps
(Jacob
Oberman & Maika Isogawa – USA)
Banquine (Lost Souls)
(Andrii
Kalashynk, Bogdan Kalashynk, Dmytro Bilogubets, Oleksandr Orlov - Ukraine)
Chair Stacker
(Oleksandr
“Sacha” Volohdim – Ukraine)
And more….
More then anything this show was about the laughs and
walking away with a workout from laughing so much. I didn’t feel uncomfortable
with the acts and having Matt there while I was checking out the terribly
handsome ripped guys, and vice versa him checking out the total babes (which in
the end I think I was checking out more and inspired by their physique).
After the show Matt and I along with other bloggers were invited by the Gazzillionaire for a special meet and greet with his assistant Penny who is more dirty then your footy husbands match underwear and then of course Gazzillionaire himself.
We were able to ask questions, this is where I found out the sexuality of the acts, how long they travel for, what they like about their jobs and how much the show differs each time.
I also got a sneaky snap :-)
If this sounds like something that tickles your fancy,
and you like your dirty jokes I would 150% recommend going to see this show-
seriously not to be missed!
ABSINTHE is currently playing in Melbourne before heading on to Brisbane, Perth and Sydney later this year
ABSINTHE is currently playing in Melbourne before heading on to Brisbane, Perth and Sydney later this year
