“Undress me…” In a black go well with, orange wig and enormous hat, Molly Mercury vibrates her white feather followers, singing in “lip sync” (playback) the tune written by Robert Nyel for, it’s mentioned, a stripper – earlier than being popularized by Juliette Gréco from 1967. A tune of loopy audacity, on the time. At the peak of the audacity required of Molly, the “boss” of Barbapaillettes, the troupe of drag queens, singing and magic which performs on the Condé-Confluence corridor in Sablons-sur-Huisne (Orne). On the huge stage, Molly progressively undresses – however not utterly – in entrance of an amused viewers, delighted to attend a top quality dinner present, with out having to go to Chartres (50 kilometers), Dreux (60 kilometers) or Paris (130 kilometers).
That night, Lady Karamel, a Parisian transformist, the one performing artist not from the encircling space, entertains and strikes; Loïc Marquet, the illusionist, bends the viewers in two. The room, with a capability of 350 folks, appears nearly disproportionate for a city of 1,900 inhabitants. Earpiece hooked up, sporting a glowing blue jacket, William Morel organizes, supervises: he’s the founding father of Barbapaillettes together with his companion David, alias Molly Mercury.
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