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Kunst Ist Scheisse - Caravan of Love
venue :: The Space on the Mile @ The Radisson (V39)
see links :: http://www.caravanoflove.net/index.html
http://www.myspace.com/thecaravanoflove
category :: Theatre
Reviewed date :: 21 08 08

Review: Eva Johansen, Kate Sumner and Alice Palermo have been 
treating Australians to their many and undisputable talents in 
their Caravan of Love show for some years. According to their 
website, the 'Kunst Ist Scheisse - Kabarett,' has been around 
since 2004 and has been successfully presented at the Melbourne 
International Comedy Festival 2007, the Melbourne Fringe 2006 
and many other up and coming Australian fests and events. The 
performers all met at Deakin University, Melbourne, while 
studying contemporary arts and their show combines spoof cabaret,
comedy and burlesque with some very arty stage work. This includes
a scene setting spoof intro with a life size 'old woman' puppet, 
a jokey, fake central European visual narrative presented with 
shadow cut out silhouettes, fake Central European accents and some
rather unusual but always interesting routines, costumes and 
lampoons of burlesque. It is a tribute to their abilities that
they manage to draw the audience right into their rather tall 
and unlikely story about 'Snowmanlandia' and the ethos of the 
'Caravan of Love' and maintain their well-deserved attention 
and goodwill to the end of this very full show. The costumes, 
stage design, dance, physical theatre, writing and humour behind
the show are all very clever and the ladies give us several 
intelligent, fast paced, visually rich and funny skits that send
up conservative society, pretentious art, the avant garde, 
Australian popular culture and all in an accessible, absurdist
and entertaining way. Their mad costumes, reverse striptease, 
parody of Isadora Duncan, luscious looks and fierce wit, will 
all win you to their side. These ladies are wild, hysterical, 
loud, ferocious, sexy, hard working and highly talented troupers
who will entice you to throw popcorn at them, shower you with 
balloons, spray you with rose petals and keep you thoroughly engaged
and entertained right to the final curtain.
3 gold bats

by John C Vassallo