Lola: The Life of Lola Montez

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T246393939 (TRESTLE09) Fusing theatre, dance and live music from renowned flamenco guitarist Ricardo Garcia, and told through the wit and passion of Lola’s own words, this is a spirited production that captures the maverick life and soul of a remarkable woman.Company Trestle. Company Increpacion Danza. Director Emily Gray. Other Esther Richardson (dramaturg). Musical Director Ricardo Garcia. Music Ricardo Garcia. Choreographer Ramon Baeza. Choreographer Montse Sanchez. Design Chloe Lamford. Lighting Katharine Williams.

9 Aug 09 to 30 Aug 09

Fringe, Edinburgh :: V1059 listing details L108009181

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Play :: Lola was neither Spanish nor a dancer, but she managed to convince the world she was both. Born in Ireland in 1821 as Elizabeth Gilbert, she reinvented herself as a Spanish dancer and performed around the world, seducing many influential men along the way, including Hungarian composer and virtuoso pianist Franz Liszt and King Ludwig I of Bavaria. Lola was one of the first women to cultivate celebrity as a career; she created public dramas, practised sexual liberation, held political power and became notorious on a global scale.