Ursula Martinez
Ursula Martinez (aka Ursula Lea) (b. 1966)[1] is a London-based Anglo-Spanish British writer, performer, and cult cabaret diva noted for her use of nudity and non-actors.
Her latest show, "My Stories, Your Emails", builds on the notoriety gained from popular Internet videos of her cabaret strip-tease act, especially "Hanky Panky".[2] Hanky Panky [3] is a disappearing handkerchief magic routine where each piece of clothing that hides the handkerchief is discarded until she is completely nude (and still makes the handkerchief vanish and reappear). [4] Her Hanky Panky act was performed in the award winning La Clique cabaret show and was filmed during the 2007 Montreal Comedy Festival. Another popular cabaret segment is called "Light My Fire" in which the panties and g-string Martinez wears burst into flame, one by one, and disappear.
[edit] References
- ^ The Sunday Herald, 2003[1]
- ^ The Arts Desk, Feb 2010 [2]
- ^ Hanky Panky video from the Just for Laughs Comedy festival in Montreal [3]
- ^ The Daily Telegraph [4]
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Barbican listing
- "Hanky Panky" filmed live, Montreal Comedy Festival, 2007
- Ursula Martinez's naked ambition, BBC News, 15 August 2001
- Lyn Gardner, In the raw, The Guardian, 11 October 2006
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