The Champagne Circus

Champagne Circus - Review.

2011-10-26T10:24:00.000-07:00

I've been a little slow to update this blog recently, but here's a review of The Champagne Circus II, it's only in Finnish, I'll try to translate it into English as soon as I can. x

http://www.lumonetti.fi/portaali/viihde/musiikki/artikkelit/champagne_circus.html

Atelieri O. Haapala SHOT THE CIRCUS!

2011-10-26T06:57:00.000-07:00

At the Champagne Circus two phenomenal Finnish photographers; Saara Salmi and Marco Melander aka Atelieri O. Haapala, set up a beautiful vintage circus themed photobooth for audience members and artists to have their portraits snapped in the style of classic (circus) cabinet portraiture!

Atelieri O. Haapala work many public events in Helsinki, and they also do numerous private photoshoots too, here's their website: http://www.ohaapala.com/

And, the full range of Champagne Circus/Atelieri O. Haapala photos are here: LOOK!

Performance shots - Jari B Miettinen

2011-10-26T06:33:00.000-07:00

Here's some great performance shots from the night! By Jari B Miettinen...

Performance shots - Adam Monaghan

2011-10-26T04:52:00.000-07:00

The Champagne Circus was a great success, a huge thank you to all those who attended and made such a spectacular effort to look amazing. The Champagne Circus audience is certainly the best dressed audience in Finland!

Here's the first batch of live photographs from British/Finnish photographer Adam Monaghan www.adammonaghan.com Enjoy! (Performers are; Lucky Hell, Pippa The Ripper, Missy Macabre, Amazing Ari and Lada Redstar)

THE CHAMPAGNE CIRCUS - THIS SATURDAY!

2011-10-05T03:56:00.000-07:00

Ladies and Gentlemen!
We are SO excited for this Saturday. The Champagne Circus is almost upon us, and we're extremely proud to present you with the best in International Circus Cabaret!

We have our own private bar, dedicated to you - The Champagne Circus Audience! There'll be Champagne galore! Cocktails! Snacks, sweets, dancing and a newly designed photobooth from Atelieri O. Haapala!

- YOU CAN RESERVE SEATS BY EMAILING; M.MACABRE@HOTMAIL.COM

We have a star studded cast, all with absolutely breathtaking performances, these artists are ground breakers, record breakers, and of course - heart breakers.

AMAZING ARI (AUS/UK) - "Circus Supernatural"
A highly respected and accomplished artist who has performed throughout Australia, Asia, The Middle East and Europe. Photographer, Writer, Tattood Mystic. Performance skills range from the aerial circus arts; aerial silk, spanish web, corde lisse, static trapeze and aerial ring to harness work, fire and pole dance.
“Aussie Aerial Circus Superstar” – DNA Magazine

LADA REDSTAR (FR)- "International Showgirl Sensation!"
Lada is one of the most influential Burlesque artists of her generation. With beautiful couture costumes, natural charisma and show stopping sensuality, she is glamour personified.

MISSY MACABRE (UK) - "The Sideshow Sweetheart"
An international and revolutionary, Circus Sideshow performer from London. Missy presents a diverse variety of Sideshow and Cabaret disciplines, manifesting them together in a perfect plethora of wit, elegance and danger.
''Sideshow Royalty'' Bizarre Magazine

PIPPA THE RIPPER (AUS/UK)- "Hula Hijinx!"
Audience slayer extraordinaire Pippa has a black belt in charm, and skills to thrill. Pippa Coram has achieved world wide notoriety as a ground breaking Hula Hoop act.
"The best hulahoop act I have ever seen” Simon Cowell - Britain's Got Talent.

LUCKY HELL (FI) - "Sword Swallowing Seductress"
Beautiful, glamourous and Deadly - Burlesque, Sideshow, Suspension Artist. Finland's only female sword swallower.

And, OPHELIA BITZ (UK) "The inimitable potty-mouthed pin up!"
With the sharpest razor-tongued wit in London; Ophelia Bitz is a vocalist, ring-mistress, compere and performance artist.
Miss Bitz is most at home commanding audiences of thousands as she hosts glittering circus shows and enchants underground cabaret clubs with her powerful voice, and witty banter.
"Dirty, witty, fabulous: Ophelia Bitz is f*cking hilarious" Martyn Jacques, The Tiger Lillies

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FROM WWW.TIKETTI.FI OR THEY ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE DOOR ON THE NIGHT!

DOORS OPEN AT 21.00, SHOW STARTS AT 22.00 EXACTLY.

PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY TO ENSURE GOOD SEATS.

Vanha Ylioppilastalo - Helsinki

Mannerheimintie 3
00100 Helsinki, Finland
040 571 1728

Tickets for The Champagne Circus II

2011-09-22T14:38:00.000-07:00

October 8th is drawing closer and tickets for The Champagne Circus are selling fast!

We have a line-up of immense international proportions - with Aerial Acrobatics from cult icon, Amazing Ari. As well as circus and cabaret performances from some of the world's best artists featuring: Lada Redstar, Ophelia Bitz, Missy Macabre, Pippa the Rippa, and Lucky Hell.

Tickets are available on the door for 35€, or for 30€ from tiketti.fi

You can reserve a table by emailing me at: m.macabre@hotmail.com

You can pre-buy tickets online from: www.tiketti.fi

You can also WIN TWO FREE TICKETS from: http://www.gayfinland.fi/

Atelieri O. Haapala get ready to shoot the circus!

2011-09-14T07:49:00.000-07:00

Attendees at the last Champagne Circus will remember a beautiful vintage circus themed photo booth in the main bar.

It was of course, Helsinki's finest cabinet portrait artists, Atelieri O. Haapala - Saara Salmi, and Marco Melander.

The photos they took were absolutely wonderful, capturing the atmosphere and audience perfectly. I've included some, for those of you who haven't seen them yet! You can see more on the Atelieri O. Haapala website. http://www.ohaapala.com/

They will be returning to Vanha Ylioppilastalo for October's Champagne Circus! (Yay!!) with a brand spanking new backdrop, and props!

We cannot wait!

AMAZING ARI

2011-09-12T04:35:00.000-07:00

Ari is indeed 'Circus Supernatural'

A highly respected and accomplished artist who has performed throughout Australia, Asia, The Middle East and Europe. Ari is an aerial master,and his skills range from; aerial silk, spanish web, corde lisse, static trapeze and aerial ring to harness work, fire and pole dance.

Ari presents his performances with dexterity, power and grace.

Performing breathtaking drops with fluid movement, working through mind-bending aerial routines with explosive energy as he falls and effortlessly catches himself mid-air.

He is beautiful, captivating and talented.

Missy Macabre

2011-09-09T04:27:00.000-07:00

Missy will be performing with fire for this month's Champagne Circus! It's gonna be hot hot hot!

Missy Macabre is the ultimate Fakir Fatale. Dubbed as 'Sideshow Royalty' by British press - Missy is renowned for bringing both class and elegance to the international world of Circus Sideshow and Cabaret. Thoroughly decadent - with a spectacular display of couture costumes, fearlessness and unique stunts such as the 'Bath of Broken Glass' Missy can easily claim to be the most diligent of female fakirs working in Europe today. Her stunts are executed with poise, confidence and skill. Her shows embody the romanticism of traditional travelling circuses of yesteryear, fused with the ethereal glamour of Weimar cabaret of 1920s Berlin.

Lada Redstar!

2011-09-06T09:42:00.000-07:00

Here we have another larger than life character performing for us all at October's Champagne Circus! The lascivious Lada Redstar!

Lada is glamour personified. She's quite simply fabulous, and is one of the most influential burlesque artists of her generation - her couture costumes are outstanding. And, she has the intimate, timeless sex appeal akin to the classic divas of the silver screen. She's the ultimate showgirl.
In Burlesque you can't be sexy, or entertaining without a touch of dry humour, poise and timing. Lada has all three down to a very fine art indeed!

For the Champagne Circus, Lada Redstar will be performing two very special acts that haven't yet been seen in Helsinki:

Photos by Lorenzo Paxia, and Neil Kendall.

Pippa the Ripper!

2011-09-06T04:46:00.000-07:00

Pippa the Ripper, is a hula-hooping mastermind. Some would say a genius, even. For she makes the art of hula-hooping look deceptively easy!

Performing in theatres, circus big-tops, and cabarets from Berlin to Broadway, Pippa has left a trail of emotional devastation in her wake. Now living in London, Australian Pippa is currently working on a new world record attempt. ( I wonder if she'll give us a preview for The Champagne Circus?!)

Beautiful, fun, sexy and amusing, Pippa will rip into your psyche and tear away your conceptions of circus burlesque forever!

Ophelia Bitz!

2011-09-02T07:37:00.000-07:00

For all of you who attended April's Champagne Circus you would have encountered a larger than life character, notorious for her heathen sense of humour, and wicked, wicked ways.
Our Ring Mistress Ophelia Bitz is back in Helsinki on October 8th bringing with her more sordid tales of desire, depravity, and songs of seduction and scandal, whilst maintaining her enviable charisma and dashing sense of humour.
We are SO excited to have her back, she was one of the stars of April's show, and she hasn't let us forget it in a hurry. I'm sure those in attendance will remember Bitz's kiwi fruit exploits for a very long time to come, indeed...

Not only is Ophelia Bitz an international show girl of the highest esteem. She also has recently won a flying gold penis trophy at The Erotic Awards, London for Sexy Comedienne of the year!

(The Erotic Awards are run by charity Outsiders, to celebrate sex workers, activists, writers and artists, and to raise awareness of the rights of people with physical disabilities. Founded by Tuppy Owens the awards serve as a fund-raiser and party.)

Ophelia produces a phenomenal cultural event celebrating sexual diversity, antique pornography, ethical consumption of contemporary pornography , cabaret and comedy! The event is called ArtWank, and you can read more about it here; ART WANK!!!!

Lucky Hell

2011-09-01T03:17:00.000-07:00

Its time again for another Circus Spectacular! Leading up to The Champagne Circus, I'll be introducing October's fabulous cast and crew, here's the first of many talented artists...

Missy x

Lucky Hell.

For those of you who have been reading the Finnish news recently, you would have noticed a lot of fuss about this lady! Lucky recently performed a successful flesh suspension from a crane over a lake in Helsinki to raise awareness for animal rights in Finland.

Lucky is Finland's only female sword swallower — an ancient art that is rarely resurrected in the 21st Century, she's a modern fakir, presenting her death defying stunts to international audiences with a luxurious, louche appeal seldom seen in today's cabaret underworld!

We can't wait to see what she'll come up with for October's Champagne Circus, but here's a few teasers from her previous performances:

CHAMPAGNE CIRCUS II

2011-08-26T07:30:00.000-07:00

We are so thrilled to be producing another Champagne Circus in Helsinki! It's going to be utterly amazing.

We've made a few (important) changes to the space, and now have our own circus themed private bar, with sumptuous Champagne cocktails! More details to follow later...

Missy x

“Who can resist these rare glimpses of a world unknown, unheard of, and unimagined?”

"THE CHAMPAGNE CIRCUS" is Helsinki's newest, most decadent club night to date. Situated in the main hall of ‘Vanha Ylioppilastalo’, with a star studded cast of award-winning, international artistes purveying the finest in modern circus and cabaret - whilst evoking the timeless spirit of the gender bending, erotic badlands of Weimar Berlin and it’s notorious variety shows.

Witness wild, weird, and wonderful feats of human marvel as you are transported into the opulent underworld of “The Champagne Circus”.

PROUDLY PRESENTING;

AMAZING ARI (AUS/UK) - "Circus Supernatural"
A highly respected and accomplished artist who has performed throughout Australia, Asia, The Middle East and Europe. Photographer, Writer, Tattood Mystic. Performance skills range from the aerial circus arts; aerial silk, spanish web, corde lisse, static trapeze and aerial ring to harness work, fire and pole dance.
“Aussie Aerial Circus Superstar” – DNA Magazine

LADA REDSTAR (FR)- "International Showgirl Sensation!"
Lada is one of the most influential Burlesque artists of her generation. With beautiful couture costumes, natural charisma and show stopping sensuality, she is glamour personified.

MISSY MACABRE (UK) - "The Sideshow Sweetheart"
An international and revolutionary, Circus Sideshow performer from London. Missy presents a diverse variety of Sideshow and Cabaret disciplines, manifesting them together in a perfect plethora of wit, elegance and danger.
''Sideshow Royalty'' Bizarre Magazine

PIPPA THE RIPPER (AUS/UK)- "Hula Hijinx!"
Audience slayer extrodinaire Pippa has a black belt in charm, and skills to thrill. Pippa Coram has achieved world wide notoriety as a ground breaking Hula Hoop act.
"The best hulahoop act I have ever seen” Simon Cowell - Britain's Got Talent.

LUCKY HELL (FI) - "Sword Swallowing Seductress"
Beautiful, glamourous and Deadly - Burlesque, Sideshow, Suspension Artist. Finland's only female sword swallower.

And, OPHELIA BITZ (UK) "The inimitable potty-mouthed pin up!"
With the sharpest razor-tongued wit in London; Ophelia Bitz is a vocalist, ring-mistress, compere and performance artist.
Miss Bitz is most at home commanding audiences of thousands as she hosts glittering circus shows and enchants underground cabaret clubs with her powerful voice, and witty banter.
"Dirty, witty, fabulous: Ophelia Bitz is f*cking hilarious" Martyn Jacques, The Tiger Lillies

Amazing Ari

Pippa The Ripper

Missy Macabre

Ophelia Bitz

Lada Redstar

Lucky Hell

Circus themed photobooth from Atelieri O. Haapala! www.ohaapala.com

NO: STREET CLOTHING, JEANS, TRAINERS ETC...
DOORS AT 9PM, SHOW STARTS AT 10PM SHARP.
CLUB NIGHT AFTER SHOW PARTY UNTIL 3AM!!
(THIS IS A SEATED EVENT - FOR TABLE RESERVATIONS, CONTACT M.MACABRE@HOTMAIL.COM)

VANHA YLIOPPILASTALO - HELSINKI
Mannerheimintie 3
00100 Helsinki, Finland
040 571 1728

TICKETS ON SALE AT www.tiketti.fi

ADVANCE TICKETS 30€
ON THE DOOR 35€

Adam Monaghan - Photos

2011-05-12T09:36:00.000-07:00

Here's some photos of The Champagne Circus from Adam Monaghan An English/Finnish photographer.

Do not use without permission.

Missy x

Video!

2011-04-27T06:56:00.000-07:00

Here's a video taken (and uploaded) by one of my favourite audience members! There'll be more to come...

Missy x

The First Photos....

2011-04-27T06:52:00.000-07:00

A HUUUUGGGE Thank You to everyone who participated in the first ever Champagne Circus! It was such a wonderful evening. The venue looked exquisite, the cast fantastic and the audience were on top form!

And my personal thanks go out to; Tinttu Henttonen, Fiona Timantti, Tintti of SMFR, Saara Salmi, Marco Melander and the ever beautiful Pilvi Partanen for helping everyone to their seats.

I'm certainly planning to do another, perhaps in November, so please watch this space!

Over the next week or so I'll be adding photos of the event to this blog. These photos have been taken by Finnish photographer Jari B Miettinen. Enjoy!

The photos are of: (in no particular order)

Ophelia Bitz,
LouLou D'vil,
Missy Macabre,
Edwin Flay
The Baron,
Ophelia Bitz,
LouLou D'vil,
Edwin Flay,
Ophelia Bitz,
Missy Macabre
Empress Stah

Missy x

Table reservations!

2011-04-22T05:18:00.000-07:00

I have now stopped taking table reservations, but there are still a few tickets left on the door! So arrive early to make sure you get a seat!!

DOORS OPEN AT 21:00 - SHOW STARTS AT 22:00 SHARP!!!

For directions, please have a look at this link: DIRECTIONS!!

See you all at the Circus!!

Missy xx

Empress Stah in Space : Stah - Lite

2011-04-20T07:40:00.000-07:00

Eternal Night - Empress Stah!

2011-04-20T07:39:00.000-07:00

Dress code!

2011-04-16T04:40:00.000-07:00

Whilst you don't have to dress up for the Champagne Circus, it is encouraged! So here are a few images that might prove to be inspirational!

Think: Circus, Cabaret, Showgirl, Decadent gent, Vintage formal wear, Burlesque, Drag...

Tickets are selling faster than expected - you can buy yours from www.tiketti.fi

Vanha Ylioppilastalo - Helsinki!

2011-04-13T09:40:00.000-07:00

Here's a few more photos of the venue - Vanha Ylioppilastalo, Helsinki.

Isn't it absolutely stunning?!

Table reservations for The Champagne Circus!

2011-04-13T04:12:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone!

The Champagne Circus is fast approaching, and we're SO excited about it!

As you probably know, the cast is outstanding, and the venue is exquisite, we're so proud to be bringing the finest in international circus and cabaret to Helsinki!

I have a few things to mention:

I will stop taking table reservations next THURSDAY, so if you want to guarantee yourself and your friends a good seat, please let me know before then by emailing me at: m.macabre@hotmail.com.

(There will still be tables left on the night, but these will be on a first come, first served basis.)

For those who have reserved tables - I will send the seating information to your email account next Thursday.

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE TO BUY FROM TIKETTI.FI - OR - FROM THE DOOR ON THE NIGHT!!

Tiger Lillies GIN on BBC 2 with OPHELIA BITZ

2011-04-06T02:06:00.001-07:00

Our multi-talented host for the evening: Miss Ophelia Bitz shares the stage on UK television (BBC2) with the notorious TIGER LILLIES !

Empress Stah Aerial Hoop & Chandelier Performance

2011-03-31T02:34:00.000-07:00

Atelieri O. Haapala joins the CIRCUS!

2011-03-29T01:59:00.000-07:00

Cabinet portraits were a cultural phenomenon of the late Victorian age. Portraits of the upper classes were taken by established photographers, so that they could be swapped amongst friends and family as keepsakes.

At the Champagne Circus, we are privileged to have two of Helsinki's finest photographers Marco Melander and Saara Salmi and their Cabinet portrait studio; Atelieri O. Haapala.
For the Champagne Circus, Atelieri O. Haapala have a new Victorian themed Circus photo-set with and hand painted backdrop and costumes for you to have your photo taken in! And, if you feel the need, they have a selection of hats and various props, to make the photo feel even more authentic!

The photos from The Champagne Circus/Atelieri O. Haapala will yours to keep, and will also be part of a nation-wide collection of modern cabinet portraiture!

Here are some photos from Helsinki Burlesque's 'Arabian Night' themed set that took place at the Helsinki Burlesque Festival, 2011...

Photos start from €10.

Missy Macabre - Fire Eating

2011-03-29T01:18:00.000-07:00

Missy Macabre Fire Eating last week at Cirque Rouge Vienna...

Impermanence - Empress Stah

2011-03-26T12:04:00.000-07:00

Empress Stah

2011-03-25T08:40:00.000-07:00

For those of you who don't know about Empress Stah, you should. We're so excited to have her perform at The Champagne Circus!

Empress Stah is an internationally renowned, award winning, Aerial Artist, Neo Cabaret Performer and Show Producer, whose signature performance is ‘Swinging from the Chandelier’.

Famed for her incredibly stylish, provocative and controversial style of show - Stah has toured the world with her repertoire of unique acts as well as producing her own sell out cabaret extravaganzas in London and on tour, most notably ‘The Very Best of Empress Stah’.

‘Swinging from the Chandelier’ is Stah’s signature performance for which she received a Jerwood Circus Award and enjoyed a sold out run of shows at The Circus Space, London.

She has performed for Damien Hirst & Harvey Nichols, shared the bill with Dita Von Teese and Cirque Du Soleil and made guest appearances at The Box in NYC, La Clique and The Brit Awards.
Stah's international touring has taken her from London to Moscow, Tokyo, New York, San Francisco, Australia, Singapore, Fort Lauderdale, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Liechtenstein, Austria, Greece, Croatia, Turkey, Ireland, Scotland and all over England.

Empress Stah has recently completed a research project supported by The Arts Council of England, to develop a new solo show that explores the themes of Space and Evolution, this show is inspired by her current ambition to perform in Zero Gravity and visit the International Space Station...

www.empressstah.com

Missy Macabre - The Sideshow Sweetheart!

2011-03-16T06:43:00.000-07:00

THE SIDESHOW SWEETHEART! Missy Macabre will be breaking hearts and bottles on stage at the Champagne Circus, and we can't wait! Missy is an international circus sideshow performer hailing from London, UK.

Dubbed as ‘Sideshow Royalty’ by UK press, Missy is renowned for bringing class and elegance to the world of Circus Sideshow – a world where such aesthetics are often neglected. Missy is intent on constantly pushing the creative boundaries of sideshow art, focusing on theatricality, hilarity, eroticism, and juxtaposition. She is renowned for her incredibly unique and innovative combination of sideshow stunts, theatricality and amazing vintage inspired costumes on stage, and for shows such as “The Bath of Broken Glass”.

Missy performs acrobatic routines in bath tubs full of broken glass, sits inside boxes of nails, boxes of broken glass, stands on beds of nails, and dances on broken glass. She performs the human blockhead, mental floss, human chopping board. She can eat broken glass, put cigars out on her tongue, and is an extremely capable fire performer!

THE IRREPRESSIBLE EDWIN FLAY

2011-03-09T07:16:00.000-08:00

THE IRREPRESSIBLE EDWIN FLAY – ‘No chains can hold him! No prison can keep him!’
Escape Artiste extraordinaire! Mr. Flay is truly irrepressible and, quite possibly invincible. For, he can easily catch a flying bullet between his teeth, escape from numerous handcuffs, straitjackets, medical body-bags and mailbags whilst still being a perfect (English) gentleman of the highest decree.
Edwin pays homage to the heyday of magic, vaudeville and cabaret by presenting dramatic, traditional stunts in his unique, contemporary style.
Edwin has performed at many prestigious cabaret and theatrical events across the UK and Europe with artist Tracey Emin once shooting him in the face.

The Baron

2011-02-28T05:36:00.000-08:00

The Finnish Prince of Hearts, the Scandinavian strongman! The Baron! The Baron will be lifting 30KG of cold, solid steel from his nipples. A feat rarely achieved in today's contemporary circus world. And, not only will he be lifting weight from his nipples, ears, nose... and EYES - The Baron will also be charming the ladies, the gentlemen and anyone in between, as he casually hammers 4inch nails into his nasal cavity whilst sporting his notorious leopard skin pants.

The Baron is one of our favourite classic Sideshow performers of all time. His presentation skills have brought countless, international audiences back to the time when performing was without a doubt, about showmanship, and skill.

Having toured 'The Old World' for over ten years, having this legendary circus veteran on the Stage at Vanha Ylioppilastalo will be an honour and a privilege indeed!

The Baron is also an original cast member of; The Fire Tusk Pain Proof Circus - www.firetusk.com

Camera Test 2: Ophelia Bitz (Dir: Alex de Campi)

2011-02-09T09:39:00.000-08:00

Ophelia Bitz..!

Tiketti Link

2011-02-09T09:02:00.000-08:00

Tickets are available from www.tiketti.fi

The Direct link is here!

LouLou D'vil

2011-02-09T08:49:00.000-08:00

We are proud to welcome to The Champagne Circus - a Finnish Beauty who is Notorious in Scandinavia for her fierce reincarnation of seductive vintage glamour, and bump’n’grind burlesque. She is Finland’s premier burlesque performer, persuasive in her presence - LouLou D’vil performs skilled striptease with a sultry nod to the legends of Old Hollywood.
Her Raven black hair, deep brown eyes and killer curves have made her performances internationally renowned - performing in Switzerland, Italy, America, Denmark, Holland, France and the UK. She is also a Pin up Model of the highest esteem.

Hosted by Miss Ophelia Bitz!

2011-01-27T05:24:00.000-08:00

www.opheliabitz.com

"Bitz may have the voice of an angel but she also has the mouth of a filthy gutter-slut. We expect great things"
Time Out London

The sharpest razor-tongued wit in London; Ophelia Bitz is a vocalist, ring-mistress, compere and performance artist with a reputation for stealing hearts, drinks, and anything else not nailed to the table. Hang on to your hats!

"The alarmingly alluring Ophelia Bitz" The Telegraph

Sharing stages and screens with Derren Brown, Tim Burton, The Tiger Lillies, Paul Zennon, The Puppini Sisters and popstar Mika as well as touring her own brand of outrageous sexy comedy across Europe, USA, Australia and the UK Ophelia is the ultimate all-round entertainer. She has studied BA Theatre Arts and Drama at Goldsmiths College and Vocal Performance at the Institute for Contemporary Music Performance.
"Dirty, witty, fabulous: Ophelia Bitz is f*cking hilarious" Martyn Jacques, The Tiger Lillies

Wether commanding audiences of thousands as she hosts glittering burlesque and circus shows, enchanting underground cabaret clubs with her powerful and expressive voice or risking life and limb as she executes traditional sideshow stunts with fire, broken glass and rubber lobsters, Ophelia gives everything her 20 years of stage experience have taught her and never leaves an audience unsatisfied wether she is hosting a life-drawing class in a shark tank (Brighton 2008) or creating a sacrilegious musical in an Austrian prison (2007)
"That inimitable potty-mouthed pin up, Ophelia Bitz!" Venue Magazine

Draped with her menagerie of faux circus animals (two headed wolves, winged monkeys, rubber lobsters) and always corsetted and glittered to perfection Ophelia looks as striking as she sounds. Boasting a cleavage as deep as her mind is broad and striding the stage on perilously expensive shoes, Ms Bitz leaves a lasting impression!

The Champagne Circus, Helsinki 2011!

2011-01-27T04:41:00.000-08:00

“Who can resist these rare glimpses of a world unknown, unheard of, and unimagined?”

"THE CHAMPAGNE CIRCUS" is Helsinki's newest, most decadent club night to date. Situated in the main hall of ‘Vanha Ylioppilastalo’, with a star studded cast of international artistes purveying the finest in modern circus and cabaret - whilst evoking the timeless spirit of the gender bending, erotic badlands of Weimar Berlin and it’s notorious variety shows…
Witness wild, weird, and wonderful feats of human marvel as you are transported into the opulent underworld of “The Champagne Circus”.

Proudly presenting:

EMPRESS STAH – ‘Defying the rules of gravity — without wings or springs!’
An utterly unique — award winning aerial and neo cabaret artist, acclaimed for her groundbreaking combination of technical skill, humour and sultry ambience. Stah’s performances are at times; humorous, blasphemous, pornographic, light hearted, challenging, camp, and politically incorrect — but they are above all entertaining!
Stah has corrupted audiences from London to Tokyo, Moscow & New York and shared the bill with Dita Von Teese and Cirque Du Soleil.

MISSY MACABRE – ‘The Sideshow Sweetheart’
An international and revolutionary Circus Sideshow performer, Missy presents a diverse variety of Sideshow and Cabaret disciplines, manifesting them together in a perfect plethora of wit, elegance and danger, inspired by turn of the century carnivals and travelling circuses.

THE BARON – ‘Nerves and Nipples of Steel!’
A grotesque and highly charismatic sideshow veteran, and weightlifting marvel - The Baron has been shocking and awing international audiences for over ten years. He presents the atmosphere and traditional skills of Victorian sideshow, in an accessible and comical manner.

THE IRREPRESSIBLE EDWIN FLAY – ‘No chains can hold him! No prison can keep him!’
Escape Artiste extraordinaire! Mr. Flay is truly irrepressible and, quite possibly invincible. For, he can easily catch a flying bullet between his teeth, escape from numerous handcuffs, straitjackets, medical body-bags and mailbags whilst still being a perfect gentleman of the highest decree.

LOULOU D'VIL –
Notorious in Scandinavia for her fierce reincarnation of seductive vintage glamour, and bump’n’grind burlesque. She is Finland’s premier burlesque performer, persuasive in her presence - LouLou D’vil performs skilled striptease with a sultry nod to the legends of Old Hollywood.

And, hosted by the outstanding OPHELIA BITZ:

With the sharpest razor-tongued wit in London; Ophelia Bitz is a vocalist, ring-mistress, compere and performance artist with a reputation for stealing hearts, drinks, and anything else not nailed to the table.
Miss Bitz is most at home commanding audiences of thousands as she hosts glittering circus shows and enchants underground cabaret clubs with her powerful and expressive voice, witty banter and unique repertoire of songs.

(SUOMEKSI TULOSSA...)

NO: STREET CLOTHING, JEANS TRAINERS OR TSHIRTS.

DOORS AT 8PM, SHOW STARTS AT 9PM SHARP.
CLUB NIGHT AFTER SHOW PARTY UNTIL 3AM!!

VANHA YLIOPPILASTALO - HELSINKI
Mannerheimintie 3
00100 Helsinki, Finland
040 571 1728

TICKETS SOON TO BE ON SALE AT www.tiketti.fi

ADVANCE TICKETS 30€
ON THE DOOR 35€