La Lucha Glamourosa is BACK!

Photography by Angela McConnell

After a short break, La Lucha Glamourosa (produced by the stunning Dolores Daquiri) is returning to Melbourne for another night of all-girl, all-grit all-Mexican freestyle wrestling!
Place
Red Bennies
373 Chapel Street
South Yarra VIC 3141
(03) 9826 2689
Date
1st April 2011
Time
Doors open 8pm, show at 9pm
Cost
General admission: $20 (pre-sale or on the door)
VIP Mezzanine: $30 (best view to watch wrestling)

And to whet your appetite here are some photos from the Original Lu Lucha Glamourosa!

So now you want to come South of the Border… meet your matches

VESPER WHITE as “La Muerte Verde” (The Green Death)
VERSUS
MISS NIC as “Enchilada Redback” Mexican hero & crowd favourite!

BETTY BLOOD “La Ojo del Tigre” (Eye of the Tiger)
VERSUS
BECKY LOU as La Gatita Bonita (The Pretty Kitty)

MISS STRAWBERRY SIREN as Fresas y Crema! (Strawberries & Cream)
VERSUS
LILLIKOI KAOS

DOLORES DAIQUIRI as Guapa Dolores Del Rio! (Femme Fatale)
VERSUS
SAPPHIRA

And a super special appearance from L’amour!!

Get your tickets now by checking out the La Lucha Glamourosa event page

Australian Body Art Awards

Photography by Angela McConnell
for
Jungle Jim Documentary Pictures

I had the pleasure to join the team at Jungle Jim Documentary Pictures a couple of weeks ago to shoot the Australian Body Art Awards held at the Daylesford Town Hall.

I was able to indulge my candid photography bug and shoot the works in progress during the day and then jump into the studio and shoot the finished products after the judging process.

Some candid shots of work in progress. The artists started around about 1pm and depending on their catagory, had approximately 6-7 hours to complete their artwork on the models. The models were amazing! Not only did they in some case have to stand in the same position for hours but they aren’t able to pee the whole time!
It was very interesting catching glimpses of the concept art for the pieces as well. In some cases it was very well planned out and others were using reference photography or illustration to design their finished pieces.

The studio shooting was pretty hardcore, although I tend to shoot fast, I am used to being able to take my time and if needs be talk to my models/clients about the direction we are heading in, consult reference pieces or just chat. No chatting at this shoot. This was shooting hard and fast – approximately 1-2 minutes per model with the aim to capture as much detail from the overall artwork.

Here is a selection of the studio shoot for the finished works. The divisions were split up into Doubles (painting in pairs), Special Effects and UV/Blacklight.

From Dusk Till Dawn

If you are all good boys and girls, I might just have some VIP tickets for you. The first 10 people to leave a comment gets a VIP ticket!

Aztec bikini waitresses for From Dusk Till Dawn party on this Friday night, a snake charmer with a real python, a dirty black motorcycle with a bad ass group of all-girl riders, and mexican bikers as bartenders to serve you as much tequila as you can stomach. Red Bennies Presents: FROM DUSK TILL DAWN is this Friday… bring it on!

Burlesque a Retrospective now available online!

Photography by Angela McConnell

After an outstanding night Burlesque a Retrospective the book is now available

The book can be purchased online, by contacting me directly, from The Substation or Sunday Arts Artist Markets (details here ) and from various retailers (details coming soon!)

Thanks to everyone who made this project possible including

Miss Samantha Diamond
Sarah Lea Cross
Jake Burrell
The Strawberry Siren
Rosy Rabbit
Kelly Ann Doll
Cat of Nine Tails
Dolores Daquiri
Lux St Sin
Foxtrot India
Scarlett

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What should I do on Friday night?

If you are asking yourself that question, then what you SHOULD be doing is heading to Red Bennies to enjoy some lovely cocktails, some great music, some gorgeous burlesque acts….oh and check out my Burlesque Photography book!

Burlesque a Retrospective - A Pictorial Book Starring

Cat of Nine Tails
Dolores Daquiri
Foxtrot India
Kelly Ann Doll
Lux St Sin
Rosy Rabbit
Samantha Diamond
Sarah Lea Cheesecake
Scarlett
The Strawberry Siren

Featuring some of Australian Burlesque’s brightest stars, ‘Burlesque – A Retrospective’, is sure to become a cult favourite. Starring burning fixtures of the Burlesque stage, from some of Australia’s most famous burlesque names, to rising stars you will soon know and love, ‘Burlesque – A Retrospective’ is a must have for any Burlesque enthusiast, or just the curious!

To celebrate the launch of ‘Burlesque – A Retrospective’, Samantha Diamond and Angela McConnell present an event you won’t want to miss… Featuring perfromances from many of the books stars, including a final farewell performance from Miss Diamond herself, book signings, amazing prizes, dancing and debauchery, book your tickets as this will be a night to remember!

Special giveaways on the night for “Best Dressed” patrons so dress to impress!

Prizes from
The Pinup Gal
Kiss Me Quick
Hexotica
and
Faster Pussycat

So make a date, bring your friends and have a few drinks with us!

Burlesque a Retrospective

I have a secret…

I have been working on a little project – only its not so little. Along with the lovely Samantha Diamond I am producing a pictorial book featuring some of the beautiful ladies from the Melbourne Burlesque scene.

Photography by Angela McConnell

Starring
Cat of Nine Tails
Dolores Daquiri
Foxtrot India
Kelly Ann Doll
Lux St Sin
Rosy Rabbit
Samantha Diamond
Sarah Lea Cheesecake
Scarlett
The Strawberry Siren

“Burlesque a Retrospective” the book launch will be held at Red Bennies on Friday 29th October.
Books will be available to purchase on the night and the stars of the show will be available for signings.
Special prizes on the night for the best dressed patrons courtesy of The Pinup Gal and Kiss Me Quick

Tickets will be available to purchase online via Red Bennies soon – so stay tuned! You can keep up to date by checking out the “Burlesque a Retrospective” Event page

xxx

Gorelesque II video now online

Just a quick note to let you all know that the Gorelesque 2 video is now online for all the world to see…and it kicks ARSE

View it here

Gorelesque 2!

Photography by Angela McConnell

Friday August 13th brought us the return of Gorelesque, the brainchild of Vesper White and Miss Nic which was held at Red Bennies in Chapel St.

The scene was set with ghoulish go-go girls (the lovely Lux St Sin and Bec) and then opened with a fantastic short film (I will link to it when it is online – it really is quite an awesome watch) with the Gorelesque cast taking on some zombies…

Vesper opened the show with her twist on Frankenstein’s monster (she’s ALIVE!!), and can I just say I LOVE STROBE!

Next up was Betty Blood – taking care of some business..

Then Rosy Rabbit incarnated as Kali the Indian Goddess of Time and Change (who also likes a bit of slaying in her spare time)

Foxtrot India showed a knack for science as Marie Curie (and an awesome skin care regime)

Rod Lara tried not to vomit when conducting some Enya

Tank got the job done with some staples (this REALLY SCARED me!)

La Viola Vixen kept suprising us with Dalmations that just kept popping up everywhere

Anton De Lorde and Madame Natalia reminded us that fame comes with a price

AND

Miss Nic took a bite out of a heart…. in a Twin Peaks inspired act…..BUT SHE TOOK A BITE OUT OF A HEART

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Another Gorlesque Production is scheduled for Halloween so keep an eye out on their Facebook page for details.

To see more shots from the show check out my Zenfolio Gorelesque Gallery

Atrocity Unbound

Photography by Angela McConnell

Atrocity Unbound was the follow up performance to Atrocity Unleashed which I blogged about a while ago. It further explored the themes of betrayal, manipulation and was as dark and confronting as the initial season of Unleashed.
Veritas, Atrocitas and Forma again graced the Burlesque Bar stage, and showed some very interesting developement in their characters. Forma is not the innocent beauty we once thought and Atrocitas lets us see the humanity behind the horror.

Unbound will be followed up by Atrocity Awakening which will see new characters joining the fray

Some shots from Unbound

For information about the upcoming Atrocity Awakening and to buy tickets, visit the Atrocity website

Clairy Baby Browne & The Bangin’ Rackettes – the fundraiser

Photography by Angela McConnell

“Drawing influence from Etta James, Tina Turner, The Shirelles and Sister Rosetta Tharpe; Clairy Browne & the Bangin’ Rackettes set their own scene – sweaty, gritty dancehall 1964, big make-up and even bigger hair, late night dirty dancing, making out in the car park, cigarettes hidden in beehives, sinful shake n’ grind, high gloves and tight skirts, shark skins, slick backs and wild wild women.” – Clairy Browne & the Bangin’ Rackettes Myspace

AND they are supporting The Cat Empire on their upcoming national tour in August! I had the pleasure of shooting CBBTBR (it just easier yeah and I type enough at work!) for their fundraiser event just a couple of weeks ago. The place was packed, swing dancing, spirits sipped out of jam jars, it really did live up to the sweaty, gritty dancehall picture painted. The music was pretty damn good too!

Enough of my crap blogging…more pictures!

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