Why Russian?
"When I was growing up the Russians were known for the circus, the Great Moscow Circus and I liked the exotic nature sound of it but really the only thing Russian is the venue, the vodka and one of the performers!"
So says the enigmatic Donna Lorenz, the organiser and mastermind of the event. Donna is Donnamatrix... the Mistress of Ceremonies and no she is not a dominatrix, she is a "Lady of Many Dimensions" [Donna = Lady | Matrix = Dimensions].
Most certainly she is. Stunning, tall and elegant and calm, the kind of calmness that you know stems from depth and gravitas.
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| Donnamatrix | Image by John Dunn |
"Last year was a bit of a burst of action, a call to friendship arms so to speak... Last year my friend Bree Taylor was diagnosed with cancer and we wanted to help raise funds to support her integrated medicine treatment. She felt that traditional medicine wasn’t for her. And of course medicare doesn’t cover the cost of alternative medicine..."
"I brainstormed with a mutual friend to see what we could do for Bre, how we could help. In a former life I was an Event Manager and that's what I thought! Let's put on an event! I had seen the burlesque festival and got inspired plus I knew someone who did burlesque poker nights and he knew people in rockabilly bands and also knew some circus performers!"
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| Zeil Sprite | Image by John Dunn |
