As the latest addition to the sisterhood of La Mama’s monthly or seasonal events, La Mama Cabaretica provides a vivid celebration of the cabaret scene in Melbourne.
In February 2020 we launch Cabaretica with:
MC: Tina Del Twist (Wes Snelling)
With a voice as smooth as honey, a comedic wit that could shred brie, Tina is Australia’s much-loved nightingale. This gin-soaked velvet draped madame has featured on ABCTV’s Comedy Up Late, performed sell-out seasons with Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Melbourne Cabaret Festival, Darwin Festival, Perth FringeWORLD and accepted invitations to perform in Adelaide, Sydney, Copenhagen, Berlin, Edinburgh, and New York.
Photo credit: Stano Murin
Act One: Chi Chi Ana Nina/Nic (Sophia Constantine)
Sophia Constantine is an award-winning performance maker with a background in physical theatre and community arts. Sophia’s practice in more recent years has manifested in drag, cabaret and spoken word, and has evolved to encompass characteristics of performance art. Her beloved Italian storyteller Chi Chi Ana Nina is thrilled to present her brand-new boi drag character Nic to the inaugural Cabaretica.
Photo credit: Jillian Price
Act Two: George Munro
Mx Munro, one of Melbourne’s emerging trans and gender diverse cabaret artists, recipient of the 2018/19 Midsumma Futures Mentoring Arts Program, receiving formal mentoring from Maude Davey and Mama Alto. They made their Main Stage debut in Gender Euphoria (2019), a show exploring why it is great to be trans and gender diverse! A sell out in the Melbourne International Arts Festival it’s heading to Mardy Gras 2020.
Photo credit: Alexis D. Lea Photography