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Who and what exactly are The Town Bikes?
Notorious first ladies of crazed adagio, The Town Bikes –
Gabi Barton and Carla Yamine – have amused and bemused audiences
across the Australia, Europe, the UK and America with their inimitable
stylings and high voltage performance. Born from an intense desire
to present entertaining and meticulous work, their unique brand
of dance based theatrics has catapulted them into venues as diverse
as Speigeltents, East German Fishing Ships, Mammoth Music Festivals,
Children’s Bonfires, Swingers Parties and a Buddhist Cabaret.
Purveyors of slapstick and curious choreography, The Town Bikes
seek inspiration from idiosyncrasy and synchronicity, exploring
their difference through a prescribed similarity. Employing an endless
assortment of exquisite, matching costumes and incongruous props,
The Bikes have spent the better part of six years crafting and presenting
countless works.
From humble beginnings as a renegade act, thrust between a staggering
array of musical talents on festival stages and live venues, they
have evolved into what has become a unique hybrid of dance and performance,
equally at home in the grandeur of an old theatre or the immediacy
of a street corner.
Green Room Award nominees for Best Cabaret Ensemble, their wilful
exuberance has also inspired an array of tributes and collaborations.
From Clare Moore’s hit single ‘The Town Bikes Song’
to the extraordinary filmic exploration ‘Meatworks’
by Cassandra Tytler (screened as part of Phillip Brophy’s
Descore), the pair have expanded their creative repertoire with
an eclectic mix of performers.
In the world of rock, they have both warmed and set stages alight
for likes of The 5678s, Andre Williams, Blues Explosion, Yeah Yeah
Yeahs, The Liars, Bob Log 111, Har Mar Superstar, The Black Lips,
Louie Austen, B(if)tek, Curse Ov Dialect, The Sailors, Sista She,
The Drones, The Streets, Dallas Crane, Six Ft Hick, The Living End,
Clare Bowditch and the Feeding Set, The Spazzys and Architecture
in Helsinki to name a few.
Further highlights include appearing as guest artistes for four
sell out seasons of Finucane and Smith’s, The Burlesque Hour
in Melbourne, Adelaide and Edinburgh Festival, Bob Log 111 US Tour,
Independent tours in the UK, the Netherlands and Germany, regular
national tours and several appearances at The Big Day Out and Meredith
Music Festival, guest appearance in La Clique and regular spots
at The Famous Spiegeltent
After successfully premiering their first full length work –
‘MILK’ at Melbourne Fringe Festival 2006, The Town Bikes
will present their newest full length work, ‘The Meat Show’
at the Famous Spiegeltent, in December 2007. Directed by Moira Finucane,
sound design by Kelly Ryall and the assistance of Arts Victoria,
it promises to be a magical and maniacal journey.
Replete with their swag of costumes, curious props, vivacious characters
and insatiable thirst for sartorial excess, self proclaimed ambassadors
of Mutant Cabaret, The Town Bikes go forth on their endless quest
for matching jumpsuits and cheap thrills.
'...smart, saucy dance routines.'
The Times (UK)
'....custom costumes, awesome moves and fab samples warmed
up the crowd nicely....pure entertainment'
Faster Louder
'...comic timing and primary-coloured PVC saucier than your
Edinburgh chippy.'
Three Weeks (Edinburgh)
If I ever get a tattoo it will be of the Town Bikes encircling
my torso kicking and holding hands.
Bob Log III
The Town Bikes make ugly bands look good. When they performed with
Har Mar Superstar at the Livid Festival The Town Bikes appeared
either side of him like two diamond earrings. Dancing to exotic
lounge music before the 5678s, their choreographed manoeuvres with
nunchakus were sensual and tough, like getting a spanking from your
sexy grade 6 art teacher.
Patrick O'Donovan, The Age
It was also a chance to catch the inventive interpretative styles
of dance duo the Town Bikes, easily the best dancing I have ever
seen in the Rob Roy and for that matter anywhere for years and with
the good taste to take on a rather remarkable Serge Gainsbourg number
with their only gimmick some specially designed electric breasts.
David Nichols
You guys are f***ing unreal.
Luke Roberts, Ding Dong Lounge
I worked for a number of years as the publicist for Chunky Move,
the state Contemporary Dance Company of Victoria, and have seen
my fair share of world-class contemporary dance. But there is something
different about The Town Bikes. It's like a relevant fusion of dance,
comedy, rock and cabaret - but with a dangerous edge, more raw than
naughty, perhaps daring and fresh - all rolled into a few minutes
of brilliance.
Clare Morgan, Sjooshi Pty Ltd
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