Philly Fringe

It’s time to get your theater on: the Fringe Festival is here!  Actually, this year the Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe have merged, so it’s technically FringeArts.  (Don’t ask me.  I keep an eye on this stuff, but I was never entirely sure about this two-different-things thing.)

But anyway!  There’s a lot of awesome stuff happening between now and September 22, so you should pick your shoes and get a move on!  Like Hush Now Sweet High Heels and Oak.  It’s got shoes right in the title!  Brian Sanders premieres his newest dance sensation involving high heels, nursery rhymes, and the black hole of memory at the 23rd Street Armory. An enormous dead oak tree stands next to a sand dune, and an adult’s bedroom, all game for the mystical playfulness of the dancers. Expect raw physical daring, striking imagery, live music, and a “sweet” in-your-face attitude.

The Bezel has the playfulness and sweetness in the pink, and the wood in the heel!  Just look at the gorgeous striped wood in the 4.5-inch heel—GORgeous.  The gold detailing up the front is a nice touch too!  Also available in a bronze metallic, though the prices are different—these pink ones’ll run you $63 at Nine West.

Bathtub Moby Dick delivers what it promises: a man reads Melville's novel and begins a journey towards madness in his bathtub. With every page he turns, he begins to believe he is aboard the Pequod and seeks revenge against the Whale. Set in an apartment Renegade creates an immersive audience experience.

Just in case there’s splashing!  The Zenia Whales Rain Boots by Merona will keep your feet dry with its rubber outer decorated with a pod of cheery whales.  I like the lighter blue details at the sole and at the top of the 11-inch shaft (shaft circumference is 14 inches).  Yours from Target for $30.

I also have to put in a good word for Chlamydia dell'Arte: MORE Sex-Ed Burlesque.  I have seen two other incarnations of the show (once I went in a feather boa!) since my genius co-worker is one of the brains behind it.  It is smart, funny, sexy, and an all-around good time, but the girls are promising more dancing!  More singing!  More fan dancing and striptease!  More hilarious burlesque about all things sex!  Come for the titillation, stay for the education, as the ladies say.

Did I mention fan dancing?!

The Siren by Bordello is so perfect—it’s even the color of Gigi’s fans.  Not to mention the red rhinestones on the small platform, slingback, and heel (nice and solid—good for dancing!)—this shoe was made to be on a stage.  Also available in pink, but… no.  Find them at Shoebuy for $80 (whole sizes only!).

The festival runs through September 22.  Hush Now Sweet High Heels and Oak has shows tomorrow, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.  Bathtub Moby Dick has 10 performances between now and the end of the festival, pretty much daily.  Chlamydia dell'Arte: MORE Sex-Ed Burlesque opens tonight and has five more shows through September 19.  If these don’t tickle your fancy, well, there are about a hundred others to choose from!