Summer has officially arrived and what better way to celebrate than taking off a few layers. Australian dance-and-drag outfit 'club briefs' does plenty of that in its new show 'the works'. The performance has just opened at the famous Spiegel tent and runs until mid-December in Sydney.
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00:00A trip to the circus meets after-dark debauchery.
00:14This summer, a daring drag show from Briefs Factory is bringing some sparkle to the famous
00:20Spiegel tent.
00:22The Spiegel tent is all about intimacy.
00:24There is nothing to hide here.
00:25You are in the round and there are mirrors everywhere.
00:28There is no hiding, which is what I love about performing in the Spiegel tent, because you
00:32have to bring your A-game.
00:33We're used to seeing the bohemian Belgian pop-ups out in the elements on the festival
00:38circuit.
00:39But for the next few months, the Spiegel tent is taking up residence indoors at Carriageworks.
00:45Even though we've told a lot of people the Spiegel tent is here, they sort of don't get
00:50it until they arrive.
00:51And so there's just this absolute surprise when they walk through.
00:55It's a guaranteed escape from the floods and the heat waves of recent summers.
00:59We don't have the wind.
01:01We don't have sirens going by.
01:04We've got power.
01:05And it's just a more controlled environment.
01:13Fez Fanana, also known by stage name Shyvana, co-founded the Briefs Factory in 2008.
01:19The group's been gathering steam ever since, and it's been performing in the Spiegel tent
01:24for more than a decade.
01:27The unique brand of burlesque and acrobatics and drag is equal parts impressive, suggestive
01:34and hilarious.
01:35Artists, generally in society, sit on the fringe and we have the power of being the
01:40jester of commenting, holding up a mirror to society and challenging notions.
01:46In a cost-of-living crunch, when it's easy to feel overwhelmed and burnt out, Fez says
01:52A night of raunch and rule-breaking could provide a welcome reprieve.
01:56You know, we've come through a really weird time, but artists have the role of reminding
02:00people about how stunning and resilient and how important it is for us to interact with
02:04one another.
02:05As you may have suspected, Club Briefs is an adults-only show, so a call to the babysitter
02:11might be in order.
02:12If you're after some more family-friendly fun, the Courage Work Summer Program has plenty
02:17of that too.
02:22In the day, the budding acrobats of the Flying Fruit Fly Circus are taking over the tent,
02:27wowing crowds of all ages.