Last night was Nikki's first (and last) solo show in Auckland. She's off to Leigh for a performance at the Sawmill Cafe with Ivy Rossiter and The Little Isles Band tonight.
Let me just say, the show's title is well deserved and perfectly chosen, because one of the first words that comes to mind when attempting to describe it is, well, revolutionary. The next one is brave. The next one is empowering and the next one is honest. Brutally so. Beautifully so.
What we got last night was an hour of gutsy song, poetry performance, intimate recital, music and burlesque/strip-tease all perfectly melded together. I've never seen anything quite like what Nikki does before. To be honest I think the vast majority of us would just never have the proverbial balls to get up and be that real or that naked in front of strangers - and definitely not both at the same time.
And then, once the burlesque outfit is on the ground, Nikki reverse-strips, throwing off jewellery and adornment and changing into simple jeans while performing a poem - taken together, the two parts - the disrobing and re-robing - they provide a perfect symmetry.
The show was stunning, meaningful, deep, funny, sad - we were taken through a whole spectrum of emotion - and finished up with certain audience members dancing along to the final piece. Simply put, I had an awesome time and found myself transfixed by this brand new poetess who has entered my life.
If you live around Auckland and you missed this last night - get thyself to Leigh tonight!
This is not to be missed.
Seriously.
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