My overall impression
Carpe Noctem – theater review for Hollywood Fringe Fest – HFF 2012
Review by Pauline Adamek.
This review first appeared on www.ArtsBeatLA.com *
Feathers, sheer white chiffon, frilly can-can skirts, sequins, bling, fishnets and thong bikinis – CARPE NOCTEM (‘seize the night’) is an intimate evening of authentic French Cabaret dance numbers with a little comedy. Five sensual Parisian cabaret dancers, each with individual personalities, perform classic showgirl routines to the music of Max Raabe, Juliette Greco and Enoch Light, among others.
Choreographer and French cabaret dancer Lola OhLaLa brings an extensive background performing and studying in France to present a production brimming with a corps of talented and sexy dancers, all sultry smiles and seductive, heavy-lidded glances.
Five très jolie ingénues with masses of curly ponytails strut, dance, smile and pout their way through several dance routines, sometime lip-syncing to the classic French tunes such as Edith Piaf’s I Love Paris in the Springtime.
Unfortunately the teeny tiny stage of the Underground Theatre, on North Wilton in Hollywood, definitely cramps their style and flourishes, restricting their high kicks and swirls to too tight quarters. Yet they women execute numerous flying leaps into the splits for the big, swishy can-can finale.
Great stuff!
