Tuesday 3 January 2017

Solo Artist 3

Ursula Martinez

Ursula Martinez is based in London and is  a Writer, Performer and also is a cult cabaret diva.

She is considered as a post modernist performance and is very much a performer associated with experimental theatre. She has worked with companies such as Forcer Entertainment and glee club with whom she developed her skills with. 

As she got older she progressed further and began performing as a solo performer. She performed in London clubs and cabarets , through this she became popular and quickly made a name for herself. 

Ursula Martinez is known best for her performance of

'Hanky Panky' 


' One of the most inventive striptease routines ever devised' - The Daily Telegraph

Hanky Panky is a one woman show performance involving a small red handkerchief and herself dressed in a business suit. 

It is a 5 minute performance choreographed magic show, each time the handkerchief disappears Martinez removes an item of clothing slowing undressing throughout the performance until she is fully naked. Finally the finished performance ends with her taking the handkerchief out from her female sex organ as a show stopping finish. 

Martinez has travelled the world with this performance including Hong kong, Madrid, Sydney and Budapest. She has also made special appearances at Tate modern and also at Stage parties. 


A Family Outing 


A Family outing involved Martinez and her parents. The performance was a type of game show and saw her posing questions to her parents about real family life. Questions included her asking them about what they thought of her being a lesbian. The show was comedic and well presented and also highlighted what a true relationship is like, it was pure and straight to the point. 


' The result was achingly funny, but more remarkable still, Martinez managed to slip in profound questions about family relationships and the nature of theatre among the hilarity.' - The Independent

Martinez performs because she has an ambition. She wants people to see the truth and what different relationships are like. It means that she opens up to the audience and lets them in by putting herself on stage naked, meaning that nothing is hidden from the audience. She herself is the performer and doesn't need anything else to keep the audience engaged. She is a performer and an artist. 










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