Chair acts without chairs?

Tiger Tiger · #1 (**permalink**) 01-10-2010, 04:55 PM

Hi dolls,

I am curious for opinions... I started learning burlesque last year and I am currently putting together a couple of acts that I can start peddling around. Both to Elvis songs, they are very cheesecake, cute and cheeky. One is pretty straight forward peeling and shimmying. But the other is a hula/tiki act and I have come to realise that I can only do the things I want to include if I have a chair.

A chair is going to really look odd on stage and not in keeping with the theme at all... my first thoughts have been learning towards making a very large half a coconut shell, which I think might just be makeable with enough papier mache and wooden framing or some such... but I would really appreciate it if people had any other ideas.

It basically has to be something I can safely sit on that will still be keeping with the theme.

Emerald_Ace · #2 (**permalink**) 01-10-2010, 06:13 PM

It's cliche but what about a rock or something with the sea around it? Sorry, probably not my best idea!

Tiger Tiger · #3 (**permalink**) 01-10-2010, 06:18 PM

Hmm, I didn't think about incorporating a bit of sea-scenery... I'll have to put that on my list of things to consider

And don't worry about it being cliche - the whole act is going to be rather tongue in cheek!

Joanie Rose · #4 (**permalink**) 01-10-2010, 08:09 PM

Tiki Chair?

xx

Tiger Tiger · #5 (**permalink**) 01-10-2010, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by miserabelle

Tiki Chair?

xx

Lol, a friend in another forum just came up with something along the same lines! Its so obvious but I've been thinking so hard about it not being a chair that I just plain didn't think of other chairs!

Thanks so much, just need to find one now

Ally Katte · #6 (**permalink**) 01-10-2010, 08:24 PM

Maybe some sort of stool made to look like a Tiki God idol totem pole kinda thing.

Tiger Tiger · #7 (**permalink**) 01-10-2010, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Ally Katte

Maybe some sort of stool made to look like a Tiki God idol totem pole kinda thing.

Sounds like a good idea... my brother and I use to carve totems when we were kids - I could make my own! >.<

I'm thinking of putting palm/banana leaves in the act, so as long as they can sit behind it looking pretty that's all good.