As a performer Judith Lanigan is interested in the presentation of physical
circus skills through the medium of ‘clownthink’ and it is her circus
training and research that inform the physical skills learnt at the Moscow
State Circus School, Escuelo de Circo de Rogelio Rivel (Barcelona), The
Flying Fruit Flies National Training projects (Australia).
Studies in Clown with Angela D Castro, Magic with Andreu Sabadell, and
research into the Daikagura of Japan, the history of Burlesque and Clown
all contribute to the style of performance.
Her international touring has assisted in developing the standard of her
work by exposing her to the best in Circus and street theatre, Variete
and Burlesque. Judith Lanigan also writes show structures and storyline
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The Dying Swan
Created in 2000 Judith Lanigan’s solo piece ‘The Dying
Swan’ is a hula hoop act based on the ballet divertissement choreographed
by Fokine for Anna Pavlova in the early 20th century. Using hoop skills
learnt at the Moscow State Circus School (Judith Lanigan was the first
Australian artist to study there) and contemporary clown techniques, the
Dying Swan has played at many international Arts and Street Theatre festivals,
Comedy and Burlesque events and in Circus, both traditional and contemporary.
Judith Lanigan is acknowledged by Austrade as an Australian Export product
for her international touring with the The Dying Swan, which can be performed
in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Japanese.
| International press reviews for The
Dying Swan “An excellent adaptation of a classical theme with a highly intelligent wink from Down Under.” Tete A Tete festival Director. 2004 “... The highlight of the show, how ever, was Miss Judy’s wonderful – and superbly funny - Dying Swan routine with hula hoops.” Evening News, Edinburgh Festival. Go Go Burlesco 2005 “... Silly and sublime...hoops that built to an improbably large number, and thunderous applause...an impressive Dance of The Dying Swan.” The Nelson Mail. 2003 “Extraordinario” El Pais, Spain. 2003 “SWAN DIVA Judith Lanigan’s interpretation of The Dying Swan adds a marvellous touch of craziness” Arts Watch, The Sunday Mail. Oct 2000 “Her Dying Swan proved a crowd favourite during Christchurch's 10th annual World Buskers Festival” The Press, Christchurch “Un Arte difficile, che rende onore ai poetti della strada”. (A difficult art that gives honour to the poets of the street) La Corriere Mercantile, Italy. 2003 “Audience Winning Charm” The Examiner, Tasmania. Jan 2000 |
Performance Credits, Miss Judy
France Chalon Dans La Rue, Les Virevoltes
97 00, Bonheur Des Momes, Pontarlier, Aurillac Festival, Soiteville
les Rouen.
UK
Medium Rare Cabarets. Newcastle Street Festival UK,
Burleski@No 5 Streets of Brighton, Glastonbury Festival 04, 03, Best
of the Brighton Comedy Festival. Covent Garden Street Artists Festival,
Cardiff Harbour Festival, Winchester Hat Fair, Edinburgh Festival (Go
GO Burlesco) Eurostar 10th Anniversary celebrations.
Germany
Gorlitz, Klienes Fest Hannover, Ludwigsluft and Bad Pyrmont.
Tete A Tete Festival Duchstein festivals in Kiel, Hamburg and Lubeck.
Ludwigshafen Straat festival and Friedrichshafen festival, Berlin Gauklerfestival,
Koblenz Komedie Festival 2nd prize Moers Komedie arts.
Sweden
Stockholm Water Festival, 97,98
Finland Helsinki arts Festival Spain Trapezi
Circus festivals Vila Nova, Vila Seca, Reus, Las Pallasses festival Andorra
Vila Real, Leioa, Viladecans, Tarrega, Leioa, La Marato, Vittoria, El
Ejido, Almansa. Italy
Premio Andersen 03, 04 Artisti In Piazza, La
Noche Della Streghe and Fratelli di Taglia.
Switzerland Lenzerheide Viva La Strada
97, 98, 99, 00, La Plage Des Six Pompes, 03, 00, EXPO 02. Austria Caravan
Impuls, Linz Pflasterspektakel 03, 01, 97,98,99,Villach, Feldkirch Gauklerfestival. Netherlands
Oerol Festival 04, 03, 00, 99, 98, 97, SAIL 2000 Rotterdamm
Straatfestival 04,98 Lowlands, Viva la Strada, Vlissingen.
New Zealand
Christchurch world Buskers Festival. 98, 99, 04 Nelson Street
theatre festival, Taranaki, Taupo.
Japan Noge Daidogei.
Australia
The Festival of Melbourne for the 206 Commonwealth Games. Ten
Days On The Island Opening gala event, the Great Moscow Circus – Guest
Artist (05), Australian Tour Go GO Burlesco, Sydney Comedy Festival
(05) Harbour International buskers Festival, Adelaide International
Buskers Festival, Tasmanian Circus Festival, Fremantle 07, 01, 97,96,
94, 93, Street Arts Festival, The Taste of Tassie 06, 00, Applause festival,
Best of the Adelaide Fringe at the Universal Playground, Woodford Folk
Festival 06,04, 01,99,98, 97, Floriade, The Adelaide Fringe festival,
Information Technologies Congress, Mildura Arts Festival The Goodwill
Games, The Peoples Fest of the Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting,
The Australian Cinematographers 2001 Awards, The Global Carnival, Southbank
Corporation Sorrento Festival, Greensborough, Southgate Tourist precinct,
The Global Carnival NSW Port Fairy Folk Festival Vic.
Pictures and Video are contained on this site are
not to be used without the permission of the artist Copyright Judith
Lanigan 2009
Judith Lanigan has been supported by Austrade, Australian Society of Authors,
the Australia Council for the Arts, Newcastle Livesites.
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