Monday, Jan. 14, 7:30pm, front room, $5

The Dirtie Diva

Opera meets Hip Hop and Burlesque in this lively cabaret act conceived and performed by Carmen Barika.

Imagine Callas, then a Jay-Z tune. Imagine Leontine or Kathy B., and then imagine a PussyCat Doll. That’s pretty much what you’ll get with new “The Dirtie Diva” act where Hip Hop and Burlesque unite through Opera. And in a society where people are increasingly loosening their ties (and belts) to accept a more, “liberal” approach to things-- (porn is being discussed on Oprah, ya’ll)-- such an unexpected, kinky mix should perhaps not be so surprising. But it still kinda is.

Monday, Jan. 14, 9:30pm, front room, $5

Monday Night Burlesque presents
Darlinda Just Darlinda in
THE BIG BURLESQUE RAINBOW SHOW
THE BURLESQUE SHOW OF EVERY COLOR!

THE BIG BURLESQUE RAINBOW SHOW is the official Burlesque show of The Year in Rainbow, bringing acts that represent EVERY and ALL colors of the rainbow! Follow us through our rainbow journey with some of New York's most colorful Burlesque Stars BUNNY LOVE, DR LUKKI,  PINKIE SPECIAL, and DARLINDA JUST DARLINDA as the Rainbow herself!   

A YEAR IN RAINBOW  is burlesque performer Darlinda Just Darlinda's foray into the "living art" milieu. From August 1, 2007 to August 1, 2008, Darlinda will explore the colors Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, and Purple both individually and together as a six-colored Rainbow. On even-numbered months (August, October, December, etc), Darlinda will wear a single color for the duration of the month, and produce a show inspired by that color. On odd-numbered months (September, November, January, etc) she will wear all rainbow every day."A YEAR IN RAINBOW is about collaboration and exploring new mediums through color and human portrait," says Darlinda, " But it's also an art/social experiment to see what kind of reactions I get from the public at large when I wear one color or rainbow for an entire year." Darlinda will record her experience via daily photographs and journal entries on her website http://www.yearinrainbow.com/ .

A YEAR IN RAINBOW kicked off on August 1st, 2007, when Darlinda started her spectrum with the color Red. The first live performance of the A YEAR IN RAINBOW series was on August  20, 2007 at Galapagos Art Space, where Darlinda produced a show called "The Red Self-Centered Leo Show" exploring the powerful, generous, egotistical (yet inspiring) ways of the color red and those born under the astrological sign of Leo. October 12, 2007 was the "Orangeacle Oracle", and December 19, 2007 was the "Yellow! Blond! Invasion!"

January has been dedicated to the Rainbow; The rest of the year will play out as follows; February: Green, March: Rainbow, April: Blue, May: Rainbow, June: Purple and July: Rainbow. A YEAR IN RAINBOW is inspired by Linda M. Montano's "14 Years of Living Art", via Morty Diamond's "Year in Pink".

ABOUT DARLINDA JUST DARLINDA
Darlinda Just Darlinda has been working as a Burlesque Performer in New York since 2003. She coined the term "Polyester Performance", an inspiring mixture of Burlesque, Modern Dance, Performance Art, Psychedelic Happening, Comedy Sketch, and Drag Queen Ballet. She holds a degree in Teledramatic Arts and Technology from California State University, Monterey Bay.  In this program Darlinda was given the tools to integrate many art forms, theater, Film, Video, New Media, and Radio. Focusing on live performance she's produced many Burlesque events in New York City and California. She debuted "I love Dr. Nina Simone" at Galapagos Art Space in August of 2005. This show integrated modern dance, burlesque and performance art in a loving tribute to Nina Simone. She has continued to produce shows at Galapagos, most recently "The Saga of Super Dance" in May of 2007, a burlesque narrative about the life of a super hero character who fights crime with Dance.  The Village Voice calls Darlinda a "Mastermind of Bizarre Extravaganza."http://www.darlindajustdarlinda.com/

For up to date information about The Year in Rainbow visit http://www.yearinrainbow.com/