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'Burlesque comedy amidst the world of lesbian ballroom dancing - funny, sexy and poignant. Lannie, a menopausal librarian, is struggling to maintain her job, while caring for her elderly mother. The Golden Apple Dance Studio is struggling to survive. Six over-enthusiastic dancers are determined to compete in the Outgames Dancesports in Madrid. Amidst the a passionate battle about who will win the ultimate prize, a cast of vibrant characters waltz, cha cha, jive and rhumba towards the ultimate climax - the Tango.' Source: http://www.midsumma.org.au/ (Sighted 10/04/2012).
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A Wishing Well production La Mama Courthouse, 349 Drummond St, Carlton, 18 January - 6 February 2011. Director: Brenda Addie.
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Tango Femme : Placing The Lesbian Centre Stage
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thesis
'The play "Tango Femme" places the lesbian centre stage by creating characters, narrative and drama in the world of same-sex dancing. The accompanying exegesis examines the problems and issues associated with creating lesbian characters in theatre, using a synthesized, practice led methodology. During the process of imagining, constructing and writing my case study play, I have investigated lesbian theatre productions and companies in order to make sense of my personal experiences in the theatre world. I have also reflected on the lesbian as represented in mainstream theatre and popular culture. Through journal writing and contemplation, I have sought to identify difficulties inherent in writing this type of play, using my own journey as a focus. My study illuminates the historical and sociological circumstances in the eighties and nineties in Australia and concludes that as a lesbian playwright I was caught between a rock and a hard place: the rock being lesbian theatre on a community level, as defined and attended primarily by separatist lesbians, and the hard place being mainstream theatre, located within the dominant, heteronormative discourse.' Merrilee Moss.
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