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Tinker Tailor Fashion EXTRAVAGANZA<\/h2>\n

BY ANNELIESE ABELA\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Fashion has always been a significant part of the Royal Adelaide Show; for decades Show-goers have been entertained with annual fashion parades exhibiting and showcasing inspiring new designs and pieces.<\/span><\/p>\n

At this year’s Show, fashion has made a comeback to celebrate the 175th Anniversary of the Agricultural and Horticultural Society of South Australia.<\/span><\/p>\n

Honouring the Royal Show\u2019s more traditional fashion parades of the past is the magical production Tinker-Tailor-Fashion Maker, produced by Shane Wilson of Shane International, which explores 175 years of fashion through dance, theatrics, aerial acts, music and special effects.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Copyright 2014\u00a0Tanysha Bolger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The production is made up of ten segments, each celebrating different eras of fashion, music and dance from 1839 up until today.<\/span><\/p>\n

Performed by over twenty dancers, two aerialists and lead character Tinker Tailor, a Victorian-era tailor, the production takes audiences on a magical journey through a very fashionable history.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fashion parades from past Royal Shows were a great inspiration for Tinker-Tailor-Fashion Maker, as were the memorable clothing trends from periods such as the start of the Victorian era, the roaring twenties and the disco seventies.<\/span><\/p>\n

The production\u2019s choreographer, Rhys Bobridge, runner-up in the first season of So You Think You Can Dance Australia, <\/i>says the production team wanted to pay homage to the 175th Anniversary and present their\u00a0history in an entertaining way that appealed to a wide array of people.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Copyright 2014\u00a0Tanysha Bolger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bobridge\u00a0says the fashion was such an important part of the production, as much of the story is told through the different outfits.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of the pieces are true to the period in which they\u2019re from and we\u2019ve had a lot of help from the State Theatre Company who have provided many of the original garments,\u201d he says.<\/span><\/p>\n

The male and female fashions in the segments offer a glimpse into each era, and the dancing and theatrical scenes reminiscent of each time period enhance the exploration of past times.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have really tried to create something the Show has never seen before,\u201d says Mr Bobridge.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are on a twenty-five metre wide stage in one of the most technologically advanced buildings in South Australia, so it\u2019s quite fitting we have put all of our energy and as many different things that we can into the show, like multimedia, aerial, circus acts and various styles of dance.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Tinker-Tailor-Fashion Maker producer Shane Wilson, explored multiple forms of performance acts to wow audiences, and included two aerialist performers who join the dancers on stage to perform in the air on ropes and silks.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Aerialists Jon Bonaventura and Phoebe Carlson – Copyright 2014\u00a0Tanysha Bolger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The aerialists, Phoebe Carlson and Jon Bonaventura, hired by Shane International and both flown over from Melbourne to perform in the production.<\/span><\/p>\n

22-year-old Ms Carlson, who has been with the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) for four years, and who performed on ropes at the Adelaide Fringe Festival earlier this year, says she loved working with the rest of the cast.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone\u2019s from different backgrounds and they are really, amazingly talented, and I love being able\u00a0to put glitter on my face everyday,\u201d she says.<\/span><\/p>\n

As well as performing on ropes and silks, Ms Carlson and Mr Bonaventura played the role of two fairies who take Tinker Tailor on his dream-like journey 175 years into the future.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr Bobridge said these three characters are the glue that holds the production together.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a bit of a challenge to present all these different times in history and have them correlate, have them all focus around a central character and a theme,\u201d he says.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Rachel Mifsud and Max Garcia-Underwood Copyright 2014\u00a0Tanysha Bolger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe character of Tinker Tailor helps audiences to make sense of it all; it\u2019s his dreamscape, he’s travelling through time to observe the fashions of the period and interact with the characters as well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Performed four times daily on all ten Show days, Mr Bobridge said audience reaction and feedback to the production\u00a0has been very positive.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPeople react to a certain decade or reminisce to a time where they may have worn something similar in their day,” says Mr Bobridge.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThey get excited by a particular song, and are just generally entertained by the dancers and aerialists on stage.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

“Tinker-Tailor-Fashion Maker is the most technologically advanced and expensive show ever produced for the Goyder Pavilion at the Royal Adelaide Show.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The production which runs four times daily in the Goyder Pavilion is free and great entertainment for kids and adults alike.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we\u2019ve kind of set the bar now as to the standard of entertainment.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully we can meet that same level or even exceed it in years to come,\u201d he says.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Royal Show closes this Sunday, 14th September.<\/p>\n

You can view a gallery from the stage production below!<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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