Lyric Theatre: Corset Story with Self & Sossi (Wedneday 23 July)
£12.00
Pre-Edinburgh Fringe in Bridport
Corset Story is a new cabaret opera, created by the performance duo SELF & SOSSI.
Wednesday 24 July at 7.30pm
THE Lyric Theatre, 9 Barrack Street, Bridport DT6 3LX
Tickets: £12.00
Tickets are non refundable
90 in stock
Description
Corset Story is a new cabaret opera, created by the performance duo SELF & SOSSI. With fun and lightness, they explore the restraint and liberation imposed by corsetry through provocative love songs, piano, ukuleles, stories and physical theatre.
The show features twelve funny and moving songs, including illuminating numbers dedicated to composers Clara Schuman (wife of Robert) Fanny Mendelsohn (sister of Felix) and Alma Mahler (wife of the maestro).
Throughout history, corsets have been a significant piece of clothing, representing a void between patriarchy and feminism. SELF&SOSSI investigate the advantages of the restriction imposed by the Corset as a metaphor for how its constraints can paradoxically liberate creative expression.
SELF, a composer/singer and SOSSI, a dynamic performance artist, have been working together for over fifteen years. They bring to their partnership a unique combination of performance art, gorgeous new music and bold physical theatre.
Audience Feedback:
Still thinking about how beautiful and thought provoking Corset Story is. I found myself fighting back tears in one moment and then suddenly laughing in the next. What an amazing show.
Thank you for filling our theatre with such joyful creative and innovative fun tonight. Self & Sossi are two gorgeously engaging, fun and brave performers bringing a new life to live arts. Wow!
