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Burlesque artist and show producer, Kitty Cointreau, and the team at the Lass O’ Gowrie, 36 Charles Street, Manchester, are on the hunt for fantastic variety talent for the Cirque Du Lass Competition 2011! Held at the Lass O Gowrie, 8-10 acts per heat will have up to 7 minutes each to compete for a place in the grand final to win fantastic prizes and the crown of Cirque Du Lass Champion 2011.

Entrants from a variety of disciplines welcome, be it magic, dance, music or mash-up, cabaret, circus or stand-up. So, if you’re a juggler, hula hooper, street performer, fire act, contortionist, singer, ukulele player, comedian, magician, mime artiste or clown, please do apply! We will offer a warm, supportive, fun environment in which to perform and are looking to find the very best talent.

There’ll be guest stars, a guest MC and judges per heat, building to a fantastic grand finale full of gals, gags and glittery giggles. Cirque Du Lass is part of both the Not Part of Festival and Lassfest 2011. Special guests set to perform across the heats and the final include one-man musical comedy whirlwind Duncan Oakley (from BBC Radio 4’s ‘Shappi Talk,’ ‘Very, very funny' BBC), accomplished circus act and legendary stand-up Martin Bigpig Mor (‘irrepressible exuberance’ Scotsman), the ‘bolshy but delightful’ Jonathan Mayor, Pavabotti the Naked Tenor (as seen on ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ and ‘Naked Britain’) and Kitty Cointreau (‘the puuuurfect burlesque beauty' Leicester Mercury, ‘a singularly dazzling performer’ FringeReview.com).



Kindly sponsored by Vivien of Holloway, the best 1940s and 50s reproduction clothing, www.vivienofholloway.com



Prizes

Prizes for the winner of the Grand Final will include:

• £100 cash

• A Vivien of Holloway voucher to the value of £50, for the best 1940s and 50s reproduction clothing, http://www.vivienofholloway.com/

• A photo shoot with renowned photographer Kate Donovan of Donovan’s Darlings and 21st Century Goddess. Kate has photographed many of the cabaret circuit’s favourites including Starla Haze, Kitten Von Mew, Bella Besame, Anna Fur Laxis, Bernie Dexter, but also boys too, including Duke Wayward and Dominic Halpin. http://www.21stcenturygoddess.com/

• A much-coveted paid spot at Kitty Cointreau’s BraHaHa, the critically acclaimed UK sell-out revue show, in Brighton, Leicester, Edinburgh or Nottingham – dates to be confirmed.

• A fantastic pair of designer shoes of your choice by Yull Shoes of London. http://www.yull.co.uk/

• The crown of Cirque Du Lass Champion 2011

And more prizes to be announced!



Information for applicants and how to enter

There is no entry fee or fee of any kind to take part.

Please send us any video links, photos or links to online galleries, a description of the act you want to perform and any performance CV or references you might have.

Please ensure you include a contact telephone number and details of where you are based. We have extended the entry deadline to the end of May in light of recent Bank Holidays which caused a delay in mailing lists and recruitment notes reach potential acts.

Please state upon application any preferred heat dates or any dates that you definitely cannot perform from the list below. Please note that we have started allocating spots so please try to be flexible.

Dates:

Heat 1 – Sunday 5th June

Heat 2 – Sunday 12th June

Heat 3 – Sunday 19th June,

Heat 4 – Sunday 26th June,

Grand Final – Saturday 9th July

All applicants must be available for Saturday 9th July in case they go through to the final.

Apologies, but we cannot accommodate aerial acts.

We welcome entries from acts across the UK. Please note that we are unable to contribute to travel expenses.

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