FEATHERS AND STILETTOES

Life as a showgirl at the famous music hall stage Folies Bergere in Paris is not just about feathers, false eyelashes and stilettos. The body’s appearance is put under tension as waistlines, weight and even hair colour are grounds for firing.

Choreographer and performer Helle Bach invites us  into her personal experience of life as a showgirl at the famed musichall stage Folies Bergere, Paris in the 1990s. She gives an  unique insight into how to present long legs, high breasts and transform the body into a real showgirl.

Welcome to an everyday life where the body is a tool to portray a stylized image of beauty.

Welcome to the meeting between the real body that is constantly changing, flowing with the passage of time, and the ideal of the beautiful body that reflects the ideas, ideals, dreams and fashions.

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Choreography, concept and dance: Helle Bach

Light: Benjamin la Cour

Audio: Emil Sebastian Bøll

Technician: Kasper Egelund

Production: dadadans in co-production with Entre Scenen

Sales and Marketing: Thilde Maria Kristensen

Feathers and stilettos is produced with support from the National Committee for Performing Arts, Aarhus Municipality, Wilhelm Hansen Foundation and Copenhagen Municipality.