Journal article
The Diva Re-Vamped: Destabilising notions of the diva in the cabaret of Paul Capsis and Meow Meow
Popular Entertainment Studies, Vol.4(2), pp.57-73
2013
Abstract
Two different forms of the diva persona are presented in the work of Australian cabaret artists Paul Capsis and Meow Meow. Drawing on modes of parodic humour and the cabaret tradition of the vamp, these artists deconstruct notions of female stardom, glamour and the idealised diva. Discussion in this article focuses on Capsis' cabarets Boulevard Delirium (performed from 2001-2005) and Paul Capsis (2006), and Meow Meow's cabaret performances from 2007 to the present. Capsis disrupts fixed notions of the diva by exploring multiple viewpoints of famous divas. In contrast, Meow Meow achieves this disruption while drawing attention to the audience's involvement in the creation of the diva persona. Jo Loth is Lecturer in Drama in the Faculty of Arts and Business at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia.
Details
- Title
- The Diva Re-Vamped: Destabilising notions of the diva in the cabaret of Paul Capsis and Meow Meow
- Authors
- Jo Loth (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
- Publication details
- Popular Entertainment Studies, Vol.4(2), pp.57-73
- Publisher
- University of Newcastle
- Date published
- 2013
- ISSN
- 1837-9303
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2013 The Author. Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Business and Creative Industries; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Creative Industries - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99448611302621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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