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2-06-2007


All photos courtesy of FashionistasTheShow.com. Used with permission.

There is no simple way to describe John Stagliano's The Fashionistas, the elaborate stage show based on his legendary porn movie. A complicated fairy tale of love, lust and obsession communicated through acrobatics, aerial choreography, multimedia flash and profanely erotic costumery, the dance extravaganza is one of the most unusual cross-breedings of art and erotica that's ever been seen. It sports a level of indulgence that makes the rest of Vegas look tame, but its expert dancers and amazing aerialists manage to pull it all off with impressive success.
After more than two years at Krave in the Aladdin, The Fashionistas starts February 8 in its new venue at the Empire Ballroom, and shows every weeknight except Wednesdays.

The Fashionistas tells the story of Jesse, the creative force behind fetish design company Fashionista. Brainy shoegazer Jesse desperately wants to seduce haute-couture it-boy Antonio, a designer of high-end mainstream fashion. Bored with the world of high-end fashion, Antonio wants to spice things up with a little perversion; enter Helena, "the woman in red," Jesse's jealous lover and the owner of Fashionista. Under Helena's whip, Jesse creates an interactive DVD to showcase the innovative designs of Fashionista. Like the crafty vixen she is, however, she places an Easter Egg on the DVD, tempting Antonio into the world of her pervy sexual fantasies.
Once Helena sets her sights on Antonio, pitting her and Jesse against each other in a secret cat-and-mouse game of seduction, Jesse uses her electronic wizardry to coax out Antonio's hidden sexual identity via another secret DVD menu.

The story is related with the elaborate physical techniques of a latter-day circus, with aerial acrobats engaging in stunning feats of athleticism above the heads of the audience. Meanwhile, dancers tryst and writhe, catfight and strip and screw, with the hardcore sex from Stagliano's original movie replaced with stylized dance moves that convey accurately the intense physical motions of sex without ever showing nudity. This is an explicit show, make no mistake, but the choreography is what explicitly communicates the sexual activity, proving that porn doesn't have to show it all.
The soundtrack of the show is a mix of hard dance music, rock 'n' roll and poppier fare, with some rapturous nocturnes to set the stage for the more romantic scenes. Lords of Acid dominates the field, but you'll also hear Tricky, Prodigy, Crystal Method, Tool, Evanescence, Led Zeppelin, and a variety of original music created for the show.

Though The Fashionistas runs 88 minutes without intermission, it cooks along so fast that at the end of it I was barely aware time had passed. This is sensory overload, with the magnificent array of fetish outfits only topped by the magnificence of the bodies wearing them, and the athletic dances those bodies engage in. What's more, and a bit unexpected, is that the story is charming, engaging, romantic and moving.

Ultimately, The Fashionistas is two parts porn video, three parts Vegas topless dance revue, and about eleventy-seven parts a proprietary liquor of raw inspiration, innovation, perversion and prestidigitation. With its blending of classy dance with slutty dance music, sacred romanticism with profane raunch, it's one of the most unusual things you'll ever see. Whether you're a dance fan, a connoisseur of the performance arts, a lover of fetish, or just a perv who loves porn, you absolutely must not miss this magnificent erotic dance masterpiece.

The Fashionistas Quick Info:
when Every Thursday through Tuesday
where Empire Ballroom, 3765 Las Vegas Blvd South #G, Las Vegas
time 9pm
cost See website
contact www.fashionistastheshow.com, www.latenightempire.com

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