James Little

Yesterday I attended the first ever Dr. Sketchy in Wellington at Mighty Mighty! It was great fun with Rachel Rouge hosting the afternoon/evening event in an amazingly saucey outfit. Performances by the beautiful Eva Strangelove and stylish Rhubarb Rouge (no relation to Rachel Rouge).

I attended with all most everybody that I had managed to convince it was a good idea; My girlfriend Tracey and Paolo, who I had been drinking with the night before until Mighty Might door staff told us that Head like a hole was sold out and there was nothing we could do to get in. Rob was up for it, but had furniture malfunctions. Part of my interest was how many people would come to an event that was publicised to me using Facebook groups and Wellington events email. I was really surprised by the turnout and by the artistic ability of the other attendees!

My friends and I are not particularly artistic and I was impressed by how well Tracey could draw! We didn’t realise we were supposed to bring art supplies until the last minute and appeared with pens and a drawing pad. But some people had just come to enjoy the show and others were taking photos, which the performers were more than happy to accommodate.

Dr. Sketchy is a pretty easy sell; burlesque dancing is provocative enough to be interesting, but the performers are not (necessarily) so revealed that the show is offensive. The other essential ingredients: cool music to encourage the burlesque environment and friendly bar service compliments of Mighty Mighty. We had a great time and I left with an enthusiasm to draw again and try more interesting events! I was also quite rehydrated and in a very good mood.