PARIS – LONDON – TOKYO – OSAKA – MUNICH – LISBON – PORTO – MILAN – BARCELONA – BRISBANE
Jean Paul Gaultier is set to shake up Australian audiences when his stunning creation, Fashion Freak Show — fifty years of pop culture through the eyes of fashion’s enfant terrible — takes up residence in Brisbane as a sensational centrepiece of this year’s Festival.
An explosive combination of both a musical revue and fashion show, the production depicts the sensational life of Jean Paul Gaultier against a backdrop of his generation’s most defining political and cultural changes. As author, director and costume designer, Jean Paul Gaultier takes a look at our times in both an extravagant and tender way and invites us behind the scenes into his world filled with excess, poetry and magic.
As part of this unmissable event, Jean Paul Gaultier has designed hundreds of new exclusive outfits that will feature alongside some of his most iconic creations on the Brisbane runway. Conceived like a grand party featuring an exuberant playlist- from Disco to Funk, from Pop to Rock and New Wave and Punk - Jean Paul Gaultier will surprise us yet again.
Fresh from sellout seasons in Europe and Japan, it's now Brisbane's turn to bear witness to this Australian exclusive season.
JEAN PAUL GAULTIER AND GRACE LILLIAN LEE
In a very special collaboration, Australian artist Grace Lillian Lee will unveil a specially designed sculptural couture costume for the Fashion Freak Show catwalk. Grace was invited to collaborate directly with Jean Paul Gaultier in Paris earlier this year to exchange knowledge, designs, and inspirations. This collaboration has the incredible potential to further propel Grace’s practice, build her international profile and impart the knowledge and beauty of Australia’s First Nations Peoples.
Grace is exhibiting The Dream Weaver: Guardians of Grace at Brisbane Powerhouse as part of the festival.
2hr 5min. Incl. Interval.
30th August, 2024
15th September, 2024
Ages 15+.
The entrance/exit to the South Bank Piazza has ramp at approximately a 25-degree angle. The rest of path to the access seating area is relatively flat.
The general Admission Stands are inaccessible for some patrons as they require the use of stairs. Depending on the patron's access requirements, assistance from staff can be provided to use the stairs at the patron's request.
Standard disabled bathrooms are located at South Bank Piazza and Stanley Street Plaza, while a specially designed accessible bathroom that includes a shower, ceiling hoist and a change table/shower trolley is located behind the Central Cafes.
GETTING TO THE VENUE
BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT: Public transport services are available at a walking distance with the South Brisbane train station and Cultural Centre busway located a 10-minute walk away.
BY CAR: South Bank has a variety of nearby drop-off zones, and free and paid parking options.
"It's a show of a different kind" - The New York Times
"Don't miss this show. #GENIUS" - Madonna
"Wild, joyfully and imaginatively over the top! The musical spectacle constantly blows the audience away with its inventiveness and daring" - London Living
"Funky and scandalous, generous, colourful, joyful, sexy and a little bit more..." - Le Parisien
Creator, Writer, Director & Costume Designer: Jean Paul Gaultier
Co-Director: Tonie Marshall
Music Arranger and Orchestrator: Nile Rogers
Choreographer: Marion Motin
Associate Director: Fanny Coindet
Co-Writer: Raphael Cioffi
Artistic Advisor: Simon Phillips
Set Design and Video Co-Design : Justin Nardella
Video Co-Design: Renaud Rubiano
Lighting Designer: Per Hörding
Sound Designer: Keegan Curran
Fashion Assistant: Jonathan Caretta
Assistant Choreographer: Daniel Davidson
Cast include: Amelye Solange, Aliashka, Anouk Viale, Charlotte Sumian-Hubener, Clyde Devoh, Cooper Terry, Demi Mondaine, Dylan Finlande, Jonathon Luke Baker, Jordan Boury, Kali Musa, Katie Baring-Gould, Léa Vlamos, Leon Di Domenico, Louis George Glendza, Max Cookward, Pablo Pauldo, Thea Carla Schøtt and Verity Wright
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