Lola the Vamp
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Lola The Vamp is the only burlesque
performer in theatrical history to perform burlesque for the academic award of PhD. She is undertaking a creative component PhD involving the production of creative product and thesis at Griffith University. She is part of the resurgent burlesque movement of the early 21st Century, that includes other performers such as Dita Von Teese
, and Catherine D'Lish. Lola's work in burlesque harks to the Art Nouveau
aesthetics of the Belle Epoque
era, as well as the classic striptease of mid-20th Century Burlesque. Her work incorporates the philosophies of The Symbolist Movement, Giorgio Agamben's fetishism, and early Jazz. She is known for highly referenced sets, ballet-influenced choreography and high production values.
Her performance history includes the first festival of the Neo-Burlesque era, Tease-o-rama (2002, 2003, 2005 and a headliner in the 2008 tour). She has also performed at Go Go Burlesco in Sydney, Edinburgh Fringe
(a show that was created in 2005, that earned several positive reviews in the UK from The Times and The Scotsman
), The Big Day Out (2003, 2004 and 2005), Woodford Folk Festival 2007/08, 2009/10) and solo tours of the East Coast of Australia (2007 and 2008). Lola headlined The Burlesque Ball in 2006. She became the Australian Penthouse Pet of the Month in November 2007. She is signed to The Bijou Group as dancer/actress and media personality. Lola operates the Brisbane branch of Dr Sketchy's Anti-Art School, an international underground art movement.
EARLY LIFE
Lola Montgomery studied acting, dance, flute, piccolo and piano from the age of 5. She completed her high school education through Brisbane School Of Distance Education in Queensland, Australia.
ACADEMIC CAREER
She completed her Bachelor Of Arts (Creative Arts) with majors in Theatre, Visual Art and Music at Griffith University graduating with First Class Honours. As a PhD candidate she has presented papers and performances at Tease-o-rama (2003, 2005) at A Stacked Deck (Canberra Fringe Festival 2009) and The Beyond Burlesque Symposium (La Trobe University) at Australian Centre for Moving Image (2009). Her thesis and creative component is due for submission in 2010.
BURLESQUE CAREER
Lola began her career in 2002 at Tease-o-rama's Evangeline Auditions in San Francsico, where she performed for judges Dita Von Teese, Catherine D'Lish and Kitty West. She is the only Australian Tease-o-rama headliner and the first to perform at Miss Exotic World. A 2008 performance at Melbourne's Butterfly Club was described by The Age as displaying "A highly developed aesthetic and a sly wit...super sexy without ever being tawdry, Lola is in a league of her own". She has appeared in music videos for Tim Rogers, Brindle, Dick Desert and Soma Rasa. An artist's muse, she was the subject of an art exhibition in 2005 titled "The Lola Show" and posed for The Archibald Prize in 2009. Lola is a model for Australian artist ((David Bromley)). Documentary appearances include "Lola The Vamp" by Griffith Film School, and an upcoming documentary for ((Discovery Channel)). As a burlesque media commentator, Lola has worked in media outlets including The Australian, The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, San Francisco Chronicle, The Today Show, Mornings With Kerri-Anne, Getaway and other international print, film and television media. Her work appears in the books, "Burlesque and The New Bump and Grind" Michelle Baldwin, "The Happy Stripper: Politics and Pleasures of The New Burlesque" Jacki Willson, "The Secret Life of The Gold Coast", "The Mammoth Book of Erotic Women". The character of Liza in "A True History of the Hula Hoop" (Judith Lanagan) is based on Lola.
ACTRESS
Lola trained as an actress and has appeared in several short films, including The Poor Slob and The Good Fairy (Cannes Short Film Corner 2006), based on an 1899 cabaret script by Alphonse Allais.
Burlesque
Burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects...
performer in theatrical history to perform burlesque for the academic award of PhD. She is undertaking a creative component PhD involving the production of creative product and thesis at Griffith University. She is part of the resurgent burlesque movement of the early 21st Century, that includes other performers such as Dita Von Teese
Dita Von Teese
Dita Von Teese is an American burlesque dancer, model, costume designer, author and actress.-Early life:...
, and Catherine D'Lish. Lola's work in burlesque harks to the Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau is an international philosophy and style of art, architecture and applied art—especially the decorative arts—that were most popular during 1890–1910. The name "Art Nouveau" is French for "new art"...
aesthetics of the Belle Epoque
Belle Époque
The Belle Époque or La Belle Époque was a period in European social history that began during the late 19th century and lasted until World War I. Occurring during the era of the French Third Republic and the German Empire, it was a period characterised by optimism and new technological and medical...
era, as well as the classic striptease of mid-20th Century Burlesque. Her work incorporates the philosophies of The Symbolist Movement, Giorgio Agamben's fetishism, and early Jazz. She is known for highly referenced sets, ballet-influenced choreography and high production values.
Her performance history includes the first festival of the Neo-Burlesque era, Tease-o-rama (2002, 2003, 2005 and a headliner in the 2008 tour). She has also performed at Go Go Burlesco in Sydney, Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world’s largest arts festival. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place annually in Scotland's capital, in the month of August...
(a show that was created in 2005, that earned several positive reviews in the UK from The Times and The Scotsman
The Scotsman
The Scotsman is a British newspaper, published in Edinburgh.As of August 2011 it had an audited circulation of 38,423, down from about 100,000 in the 1980s....
), The Big Day Out (2003, 2004 and 2005), Woodford Folk Festival 2007/08, 2009/10) and solo tours of the East Coast of Australia (2007 and 2008). Lola headlined The Burlesque Ball in 2006. She became the Australian Penthouse Pet of the Month in November 2007. She is signed to The Bijou Group as dancer/actress and media personality. Lola operates the Brisbane branch of Dr Sketchy's Anti-Art School, an international underground art movement.
EARLY LIFE
Lola Montgomery studied acting, dance, flute, piccolo and piano from the age of 5. She completed her high school education through Brisbane School Of Distance Education in Queensland, Australia.
ACADEMIC CAREER
She completed her Bachelor Of Arts (Creative Arts) with majors in Theatre, Visual Art and Music at Griffith University graduating with First Class Honours. As a PhD candidate she has presented papers and performances at Tease-o-rama (2003, 2005) at A Stacked Deck (Canberra Fringe Festival 2009) and The Beyond Burlesque Symposium (La Trobe University) at Australian Centre for Moving Image (2009). Her thesis and creative component is due for submission in 2010.
BURLESQUE CAREER
Lola began her career in 2002 at Tease-o-rama's Evangeline Auditions in San Francsico, where she performed for judges Dita Von Teese, Catherine D'Lish and Kitty West. She is the only Australian Tease-o-rama headliner and the first to perform at Miss Exotic World. A 2008 performance at Melbourne's Butterfly Club was described by The Age as displaying "A highly developed aesthetic and a sly wit...super sexy without ever being tawdry, Lola is in a league of her own". She has appeared in music videos for Tim Rogers, Brindle, Dick Desert and Soma Rasa. An artist's muse, she was the subject of an art exhibition in 2005 titled "The Lola Show" and posed for The Archibald Prize in 2009. Lola is a model for Australian artist ((David Bromley)). Documentary appearances include "Lola The Vamp" by Griffith Film School, and an upcoming documentary for ((Discovery Channel)). As a burlesque media commentator, Lola has worked in media outlets including The Australian, The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, San Francisco Chronicle, The Today Show, Mornings With Kerri-Anne, Getaway and other international print, film and television media. Her work appears in the books, "Burlesque and The New Bump and Grind" Michelle Baldwin, "The Happy Stripper: Politics and Pleasures of The New Burlesque" Jacki Willson, "The Secret Life of The Gold Coast", "The Mammoth Book of Erotic Women". The character of Liza in "A True History of the Hula Hoop" (Judith Lanagan) is based on Lola.
ACTRESS
Lola trained as an actress and has appeared in several short films, including The Poor Slob and The Good Fairy (Cannes Short Film Corner 2006), based on an 1899 cabaret script by Alphonse Allais.