Sister begins with two pole dancers in identical wigs and lacy underwear greeting us. Their appearance and dance moves are homogeneous – a costume of femininity. Both performers pull an audience member onstage for a synchronized lap dance, stripping away clothing to reveal their different naked bodies.
As a sex worker and a skin-headed lesbian, the Cade sisters clearly have a different approach to the world of sexuality and where they find themselves within it.
Amy and Rosana explore and explain the differences between them, interspersed with anecdotes and projected film clips from their childhood, in order to understand Amy's sexual choices and redress her alienation from the family. It would have been exciting to have seen the process of understanding – is Rosana learning how to dance erotically? How far has she delved into Amy's world?
Amy's frank and unapologetic narration of her experience and enjoyment of her profession shines through the piece, causing the more 'alternative' Rosana to appear conventional in her preference for a long-term lover. The text used was honest and explored the sibling dynamic of jealousy and admiration, but at times was lost through the simultaneous delivery.
An absorbing piece which could delve further.
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