Lindsay Kemp - Filmography, External links and References

Mime artist, dancer, and director, born on the I of Lewis, Western Isles, W Scotland, UK. He trained with the Ballet Rambert, where his teachers included mime artist Marcel Marceau, and launched his colourful career at the 1964 Edinburgh Festival. He has had his own company in various forms since the early 1960s, and has created his own work in camp, extravagant style since then, including The Parade's Gone By (1975) and Cruel Garden (1977), both for Ballet Rambert, and Flowers, Midsummer Night's Dream (1979), and The Big Parade for his own company. He directed David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust concerts (1972). Film work includes Jubilee (1977), Italian Postcards (1986), and Travelling Light (1993). Later productions include Madame Butterfly (2000) and The Magic Flute (2000).

Born on the Isle Of Lewis on May 3, 1938, Kemp was raised in Yorkshire and attended Bradford Art College before studying dance with the Ballet Rambert under Marcel Marceau.

Kemp formed his own dance company in the early sixties and first attracted attention with an appearance at the Edinburgh Festival in 1968.

Kemp’s style of dance, a bizarre mix of Japanese Kabuki, mime and British music hall, has at different times been described as fascinating, colourful and self-indulgent but rarely fails to attract attention.

Lindsay Kemp now lives near Rome, Italy.

Filmography

The Vampire Lovers (1970), as Jester Savage Messiah (1972), as Angus Corky The Wicker Man (1973), as Alder MacGregor The Stud (1974), as Topstar Sebastiane (1976), as Dancer Jubilee (1977), as Cabaret performer Valentino (1977) A Midsummer Night's Dream for TV (1985), as Puck Cartoline italiane (Italian Postcards) (1987) The Line, the Cross & the Curve (1993), as guide Velvet Goldmine (1998), as Pantomime Dame Guest appearances in Spanish TV show La Mandrágora in 2005 and 2006

External links and References

Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Lindsay Kemp Lindsay Kemp at the Internet Movie Database Lindsay Kemp at the Internet Broadway Database Guardian Unlimited interview by Rupert Smith from 2002 Informational site run by Yukihiko Yoshida, with a list of works