FREE PUSSY RIOT W/ PEACHES

Peaches and Friends have written a track and made a video in support of the Pussy Riot Trial !! I make a fleeting appearance at 1.50 in the video, wearing my 0800 Pussy Hat : )
Free Pussy Riot! #freepussyriot from Peaches on Vimeo.
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Berlin, August 8th 2012: About 400 people joined Peaches on the street to show support for the members of Russian conceptual art punk activist band, Pussy Riot, 3 of which are on trial for performing a "punk prayer" against President Vladimir Putin.
In addition, people from all over the world have contributed their own mini-protest videos calling for the release of Pussy Riot.

Sign the petition!!!
www.change.org/freepussyriot

Free Pussy Riot! Written and Produced by Peaches and Simonne Jones . Mixed and Mastered by Nadine Neven. Special Thanks to Taylor Savvy.

Video edited by Robin Thomson. Special thanks to Kate Nash, The Knife, Lykke Li, Miike Snow, Peter Bjorn and John, Light Asylum, Deichkind, The Hives, Dave Catching(EODM), Screamclub, J D Samson, Marshall Crenshaw, Wayne Kramer, Bonaparte, Margaret Cho, Dave Hill, Nick Zinner, Jake Shears, Bun E Carlos, Narcissister, Sheila Chipperfield, Bronson Hankins, John Renaud, Fya Hopelezz, Margaret Saadi Kramer, Miss Guy, Sir Honey Davenport, Saskia Hann, Empress Stah, Vice Cooler and all the video submitters from around the world! WE ARE ALL PUSSY RIOT

100% BRITISH ROYALTY

Set to the music of Freddie Mercury's 'Queen' this brand new aerial cabaret act features a magical floating scepter dance to 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and a high energy aerial hexagon routine to 'Don't Stop me Now' !! Perfect for Jubilee and Olympic Events - Yes it is Family Friendly !! PS. There is an adult version - think Sex Pistols & 'Diamond' Jubilee .... but I am trying to play it straight ; )

HOLOGRAM PERFORMANCE - WISH UPON A STAR

As a part of my ongoing project 'Empress Stah in Space' I made a Hologram performance with 3D animation to the track 'Wish Upon A Star' !! Animation by VjNeMo Dita Von Teese uses the same technology for her performance in the current Louboutin Exhibition .... though, for what it is worth, I did it first : )

SHE-WOLF & THE CHICKEN - A Love Story

A brand new Aerial Cabaret Performance featuring yours truly as the She-Wolf !! A love story of sorts .... the act features a dynamic aerial sling routine to 'Hungry like the Wolf' by Duran Duran and climaxes with raw egg body smashing to 'Cream by Prince' !!

EROTIC AWARDS - LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT

I have been presented with a Golden Flying Penis Statue to celebrate my contribution to the world through the medium of Cabaret Performance, that presents sexuality in a postive and playful way.

I have a 15 years career thus far and am only just getting warmed up ... wait till you see what I have in the pipeline!!

Thank You to Tuppy Owens and the Erotic Awards. To find out more about the event and the Outsiders Charity it supports please see their Website Here.

26th May 2012 is 'The Night of the Sense" Ball and this event will see the rest of the Awards given out. I can't be there as I will be performing 'The Story of the Eye' at Torture Garden Rome .... I am looking into presenting a live webcast of my performance.

Pink Catsuit by Lady Lucie.

LONDON FASHION WEEK

At Sommerset house to model a hat for my friend Justin Smith Esquire .... Not the one I am wearing ....
A Cute one with Cat Ears .... Meooowwww !!!

'HEDONISM' was the event and was as follows
"The first day of London Fashion Week saw the opening of Hedonism, sponsored by Royal Ascot and curated by Stephen Jones. The event celebrates the best of emerging British Milliners: Piers Atkinson, Charlie Le Mindu, J Smith Esquire, Noel Stewart & William Chambers"
Papped by the Guardian Newspaper whilst waiting for my holy sacred pass that will let me past the clip boarded fashion mafia.

Check out Justin's stunning couture Millinery Website Here.

MONTREAL TORTURE GARDEN

Post Show 'Story Ov Thee I' Torture Garden Montreal
I opted to leave the blood on my face rather then ruin my make up to take it off.

POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF QUEER CULTURE ON THE FUTURE OF SPACE EXPLORATION.

Searching back through some old files I stumbled upon this paragraph that I wrote about about 3 years ago .....

As the very existence of space exploration negates many archaic belief systems on which our society is founded, it seems only natural that Queer, Alternative and Underground cultures, whose members may or may not be defined by their sexual orientation, are embraced by the developing space community. These cultures have traditionally played pivotal roles in the emergence of new art forms, championed freedom of expression, challenged convention and been harbingers of social reform. May they continue to do so as Homo sapiens make the evolutionary step of moving off the planet, a time when discrimination in all its forms can be relegated to the dustbin of history, as we embrace diversity and unite to form a new humanity.

I don't recall writing it but I like it .... it was in response to a paper given by Frank Pietronigro at LESS REMOTE: The Future of Space Exploration – An Arts and Humanities Symposium, organized by Flis Holland and The Arts Catalyst inassociation with Leonardo and OLATS. Co-sponsored by IAA Commission VI; to run parallel to the 59 th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), SECC, Glasgow, Scotland

And I was there ... HA !!

ORIGINAL 2004 PERFORMANCE 'SWINGING FROM THE CHANDELIER'

OMG Classic - Full Length Original Recording of 'Swinging From the Chandelier' my Jerwood Award Winning show from 2004 !! Complete with the birth of The Diamond Pussy, Blood Drinking, Naked Tap Dancing and more !! Starring Empress Stah as Dolly Diamante, Directed by Mark Tate, Sound by Zoe Hart, Costume Satya James.

'Women in Circus' and the EasyJet Stag Do

A new book 'Zene & Cirkus' or 'Women in Circus' has just been published by Ivan Kralj, Director and Producer of The Red Room Cabaret in Zagreb in which I star, as well as producing the annual 'New Circus Festival'in the same city.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE BOOK, SHOW AND FESTIVAL.

So I was given a copy of this book upon leaving the show, as I am in it, and was reading it quietly to myself as I sat boarded on the plane awaiting take off, minding my own business, when my empty row is decended upon by 'Jimbo' and 20 of his drunken stag do mates, including the groom.

The guys were young and cuteish, totally up for anything, loud and cocky. I on the other hand had a slight headache and was feeling rather somber. Jimbo sits down and introduces himself, now I am not one for making polite converstaion on public transport, but I do offer him my hand and introduce my self as Stah .... What you will read next is a brief recollection of the events that followed ....

J. No Way your names not Star, is your name really star, hey guys this girl reckons her name is star

ES. It's true .... look here is my passport ... See it is actually Empress Stah Power and is signed in heiroglyphs.

J. I can't beleive they let you on the plane with this passport ... hey guys ... passport gets passed around ... OMG she is a skin head .... Power Stah ... Hey Power Star ... why have you got no hair in this picture.

ES. Becasue I'm worth it ....

J. So what do you do ??

ES. Have a look at the picture in this book .... this is what I do ... Yes it was the show i was performing in the Red Room Cabaret.

J. Face of increduality .... book is passed around .... is that really you ? Show me your tattoo. (identity is confirmed)

J. Will you marry me .... can we join the Mile High Club ?

ES. Sorry, No, Not a Chance ; ) ... with a very bemused countenance

Hilarious banter with arm and thumb wrestling and numerous marriage proposals ensues for the next 2 hours.

Apparently I made their weekend .... I was really happy when we landed : )

Favourite Show Pics from Last Week

Here a couple of recent snaps that I particularly like .... Taken at The Supper Club, London and Salon Rouge, Cambridge.

' THE STORY OF THE I '

In September 2011 I created a new piece of work for the 'Boderline Biennial- Survive the Apocalypse' month long event at 'The Abode of Chaos' in France.

George Bataille's 'The Story of the Eye' was the theme for the weekend of performances that I was involved in, and so I worked with imagery from the book as well the themes of Apocalypse and Chaos .... my favourite invention is the new eyeball butt plug that I can actually perform an aerial routine while it is inserted !!

Here is a documentary video of the whole weekend .... my show 'The Story of the I' along with an impromtu Interview, is featured at about 37 minutes in and I also appear at the end with a performance of the 'Queen of the Night'.

WARNING - Very Explicit Content and Adult Themes

THIS IS ..... CIRCUS !!

THIS IS .... CIRCUS!!

Naked covered in Gold Glitter on Aerial Hoop.

I am on at 2 mins .... Check it out !!

KOSMICA - POWER POINT PRESENTATION ON ZERO G EXPERIENCE

Kosmica is a free event curated by The Arts Catalyst in London and describes itself as bringing together the cosmically curious and culturally quirky space community for a social mix of art-space programmes - a film screening, performance or live concert with a short presentation, talk and debate about the alternative and cultural uses of space.

I made a power point presentation about my recent Zero Gravity experience, with Pictures and Video, the thinking behind the project and the thoughts about where it might all be headed.

The video below is the first 10 minutes of my 30 minute presentation. If you are interested in having me speak at your event please get in touch via the contact page.

THE FIRST LIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCE IN SPACE

I have been bought onto this project in charge of Choreography and Performance Behaviour !!

Find out more about 'The Launch Project' and it's creator, Joshua Oliver, by clicking HERE

The First Live Music Performance In Space from JOSHUA OLIVER on Vimeo.