Tempo Dance Festival 2011

In Flagrante, MaryJane O'Reilly's modern and beautifully deviant take on the burlesque revival; 6 exquisite dancers caught in the act with a fetish for leather, nudity in public and a wild equestrian spirit.

This work takes MaryJane back to her roots as choreographer and artistic director of the seminal Limbs Dance Company, whose exuberant signature style was their highly developed sense of satire and superb technical execution, with a genius for slapstick physical theatre. In In Flagrante MaryJane's cryptic eye for comedic and satiric juxtaposition makes this piece a heady, exhilarating and very sexy romp through some deliciously dark territory.

“I wanted to repudiate some of the orthodoxies of burlesque female sexuality; that women are capable of being bad, not just coquettish avatars,” says MaryJane who has structured In Flagrante into 11 short pieces to the music of quirky Austrian cabaret group Waldeck. The result is a truly unique burlesque experience.

Playwright Michelanne Forster agrees; “The humour, sub-text, intelligence and sexiness shone through every move. It was a totally slick and well-thought out programme.”

Celia Walmsley , Wellington St James Theatre programming manager found In Flagrante equally captivating; “The dancers are superb, choreography is fresh and exciting, the music is perfect and the costumes gorgeous........ dirty but classy.” In Flagrante is set to be a very popular show during Wellington's RWC season in September and will run at the St James foyer Theatre.

“The most captivating of these solos is Megan Smith's brilliant “Police Officer Hot-Dogging. Her dance mixes precision timing with comedic elements to leave the audience wanting more”. Theatreview, Jack Gray

Showing In: Auckland Dates: Friday 30 Sept - 10.00pm
Saturday 01 Oct - 8.00pm & 10.00pm Venue: Q Theatre - Loft Tickets: $40 per person Show Duration: 50 min