Still life at the Penguin cafe

Still life at the Penguin cafe

1. Southern Cape Zebra

   • Tight black and white striped body suit
   • Mane-like head piece going down back and finishing with a thin tail
   • Zebra-like make up
   • bare-foot
   • Two black and white tassels, one held in each hand
   • Other dancers (8 women) wear a skull headpiece, with a black leotard and gloves, striped black and white skirt, as well as a white feather boa and black tights with black stage shoes and black sleek bun
     • repetitive movements
     • represent death
   • backdrop of a savanna grassland biome
   • Zebra gets shot at the end, to show off the fact that this species is endangered

2. Texan Kangaroo Rat

   • Baggy blue dungarees rolled up at the bottom, with tan sandals with a soft sole and tan knee pads underneath. Underneath the dungarees is worn a dirty, originally white, t-shirt
   • Hoedown style of dance
   • Detailed mask is worn and strapped under the neck
   • No accompaniment of dancers
   • A cactus as the backdrop to show that he is in a dry area

3. BASICS: *Choreography- David Bintley *Costume- Hayden Griffin *First performed- March 1988 *Stimulus- 'The Doomsday book of animals' *Orchestra- Royal Opera House orchestra and Simon Jeffers penguin cafe orchestra *Lighting- John Read

4. Utah Longhorn Ram

   • Detailed mask with golden horns
   • Gold frilled dress with a removable skirt and golden sandals with a mid heel
   • Other dancers (5 men) wear tailcoat tuxes with a white shirt and a white bow tie
   • Ram is majestic and the center-of-attention with the males 'asking' for her attention to mate with her, until she has her chosen her mate and then becomes the weaker ram.

5. The Great Auk

   • Tailcoat tuxedo with a white bow tie, and yellow leg warmers and black ballet shoes
   • Detailed mask is worn as a cap, blocking eyes out and strapped under neck
   • Plate of a pink drink
   • Backdrop is an iceberg to show the penguins natural environment

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