A
topless obese clown. A dominatrix with outrageously long plaited
hair. A 1940s weightlifter. Miss Piggy's raunchy sister. An old woman
with a massive arse, and her equally-aged husband. A tattooed fire
breather. An incredibly tall man who may or may not be going for the
scarecrow look. A pimp dwarf. A luminescent-baseball-bat wielding...
80s New York Gangster? I dunno, but he looked cool. A ghostly figure
with huge nails, reminiscent of the weird thing off the banned Metz advert.
A nightmare to some, a fabulous dream to others. But real, and all present last
bank holiday Sunday to be exact. Circus troupe Cirque le Soir visited
Deansgate venue The Milton Club on 30th
April, and provided a night of bizarre performances set to a house
music and RnB soundtrack.
While
this display happens, I meet a blonde girl, kiss her, and fall over backwards
into a ballpit which is- for the night- housed in one of the
usually-bookable booths at the side of the club. Well, that was a
first.
When
I saw that the club was
putting on the Cirque night, I wondered how they'd manage it. It's a
small venue- capacity 250- but by making use of the bar top and the
stage area the team put on an eclectic show. Some were hoping for a
bigger, more exuberant display, but considering the restrictions
Cirque put on an impressive performance. It may be a smart and quite
expensive club, but people are friendly and out for a party, not
really to pose. The only real problem I found was the smoke machine's output
meant many pictures didn't come out.
The
Milton Club's Facebook album is here.
I organised a meetup with Manchester Cool Bars-
I was determined to provide something for the group to do at Bank
Holiday as last time, at the start of the month, we didn't put
anything up. I'm hoping Cirque will return!
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