Event | Paradoxical Undressing | |||||||
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Venue | Bosco Theatre, Sydney, NSW | |||||||
Umbrella Event | Sydney Festival 2009 | |||||||
First Date | 17 January 2009 | |||||||
Last Date | 24 January 2009 | |||||||
Dates Estimated | No | |||||||
Status | Professional | |||||||
World Premiere | No | |||||||
Description | Best known as the lead singer and main songwriter for seminal American art rock band Throwing Muses, Kristin Hersh?s solo spoken word performance draws from her own life as a young woman wrestling with issues of mental illness, creativity, teenage pregnancy and the pressure of sudden fame. At times funny, at times sad and always candid, this wry and vivid work characterises Hersh?s double life as a cripplingly shy artist who is simultaneously recognised for her brutal honesty in the spotlight. Combining film, music and memoir Paradoxical Undressing is a moving experience which lingers i |
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Description Source | Programme | |||||||
Primary Genre | Theatre - Spoken Word | |||||||
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One Person Show
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Subjects |
Creativity
Mental Illness Pregnancy |
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Text Nationality | United States of America | |||||||
Production Nationality | United States of America | |||||||
Event Status | Completed | |||||||
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Event Identifier | 78574 | |||||||
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