Cabaret Circus Dance & Physical Festivals Music

Today in London: Friday 10 May 2013

By TW Editorial | Published on Friday 3 May 2013

Since it’s a somewhat acrobatic array of capital-based cultural options we have today, it might be wise to stretch a bit pre reading them. I’ll take light exercise over eye strain, any day…

TODAY’S CABARET CHOICES

International London Burlesque Festival, various venues, 10-19 May
With 90% of tickets to this year’s LBF sold, it’s ‘general admission or bust’ if you want to go to any one of the garter-snapping showcases staged as part of this dark and daring dalliance with all things strip-tease. International artistes will partake in themed specials like ‘boylesque’ night Shanghai Surprise, the bizarre and beautiful Twisted Cabaret, and the Best Of British ‘Crown Jewels’ revue. Details and tickets here.

LIMBO, London Wonderground, 10 May – 29 Sep (pictured)
Headlining the Udderbelly’s circus/cabaret-centric sister tent-fest this year are LIMBO, who eat, sleep and fire-breathe extraordinary feats of physical freakery as easily as one might breathe… well, air. Details and tickets here.

TODAY’S MUSIC CHOICES

Nico Muhly’s A Scream And An Outrage, The Barbican, 10-12 May
NYC-based composer Nico Muhly curates a programme of six classical/contemporary live recitals featuring the premiere of Philip Glass’ new piece ‘Etudes For Piano’, Villagers’ Conor O’Brien and Irish musician Glen Hansard (who’ll play an electric guitar concerto scored by The National’s Bryce Dessner), the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, violinist Pekka Kuusisto, the Calder string quartet, and Arcade Fire man Richard Reed Parry. Oh, and Muhly himself, who’ll be making his presence felt all over the shop. Details and tickets here.