Wed July 15 @ 7:00pm, Thu July 16 @ 10:00pm, Fri July 17 @ 10:00pm, Sat July 18 @ 10:00pm, Sun July 19 @ 7:00pm * buy tickets at ps122.org *
Pinchbottom presents
Pretençión: un cirque de burlesque, un burlesque de cirque
Pretençión is the place where Mystery sits at a table with Elegance, and Imagination orders a round of drinks before dinner. It is a world where those drinks are served by a pompous clown. Join Pinchbottom on a sensual quest for Pretençión, an imaginary yet sexy element that turns burlesque performers from "Jerkques" (ordinary people) into self-important "Cirques": infuriatingly magical, unendurably spellbinding artistes who peel away the mundane with every layer of clothing. Step into the world of Pretençión -- but be careful not to trip on the magic.
Written by:: Porkpie
Performed by: NASTY CANASTA & JONNY PORKPIE, plus NAUGHTIA NICE, ARROGANT MICK, and TIGGER! with special guest stars starring AMBER RAY, ANGIE PONTANI, BAMBI THE MERMAID, CLAMS CASINO, CREAMY STEVENS, DARLINDA JUST DARLINDA, DIRTY MARTINI, GAL FRIDAY, GIGI LA FEMME, HARVEST MOON, JO BOOBS, JULIE ATLAS MUZ, LEGS MALONE, LEROI THE GIRL BOI, LITTLE BROOKLYN, MADAME ROSEBUD, MAT FRASER, MS TICKLE, PEEKABOO POINTE, RUBY VALENTINE
Set design by: Pink Inc.
Stage manager: David Bishop
"Those insoucient scamps Jonny Porkpie and Nasty Canasta take their themed burlesque into the lion’s den of high-concept clown shows and stuff those haute-cirque’s pretensions where the soleil don’t shine." -Time Out New York
About the company
Pinchbottom is where burlesque meets theater, buys it a drink, and takes it to bed.
http://www.pinchbottom.com
Project History
Debuted at SpeigelWorld on The South Street Seaport in September 2008.
