Crack Tan
Ukulele life drawing gigs for everyone
I'm sorry.. you do what now?
Crack Tan perform naked with ukuleles. Let us get that out there straight away. After giving due time for the obligatory double take we usually go on to explain that we run "life drawing performances".
Drawing is fun. Everyone can have a nice time with some crayons and a bit of paper.
Music is fun. Everyone likes hearing some lovely tunes being performed in front of them.
Nudity is fun. When you get right down to it, naked people are kind of funny. And being naked is great fun in and of itself!
We play some lovely "ukeified" covers of well known songs to people. We then give them some paper and charcoal, and let them loose. This isn't a class. No one is going to judge your work. This isn't a gig where everyone views the action through the screen of their smartphone. This isn't a striptease or burlesque. Although we enjoy those performances it isn't what we do. No smut. We are there to give people a gentle, funny and enjoyable way to view the human body without any sexual connotations.
By treating our audience like artists we give them a way to appreciate the human form in a different way than the media portrays it. By treating our audience like gig goers we give them an opportunity to explore art in a completely different context. By treating our audience like people we can connect with them in a way that makes the performance truly inclusive.
So, if we haven't scared you off yet, take a look around the site. We have galleries of your fabulous drawings; a blog to tell you what we're currently working on; a gig page letting you know where we're playing next; a contact page where you can ask us anything that's on your mind; and a page of lovely quotes from lovely people who liked us. Splendid!
Big love from Crack Tan xx
Drawing is fun. Everyone can have a nice time with some crayons and a bit of paper.
Music is fun. Everyone likes hearing some lovely tunes being performed in front of them.
Nudity is fun. When you get right down to it, naked people are kind of funny. And being naked is great fun in and of itself!
We play some lovely "ukeified" covers of well known songs to people. We then give them some paper and charcoal, and let them loose. This isn't a class. No one is going to judge your work. This isn't a gig where everyone views the action through the screen of their smartphone. This isn't a striptease or burlesque. Although we enjoy those performances it isn't what we do. No smut. We are there to give people a gentle, funny and enjoyable way to view the human body without any sexual connotations.
By treating our audience like artists we give them a way to appreciate the human form in a different way than the media portrays it. By treating our audience like gig goers we give them an opportunity to explore art in a completely different context. By treating our audience like people we can connect with them in a way that makes the performance truly inclusive.
So, if we haven't scared you off yet, take a look around the site. We have galleries of your fabulous drawings; a blog to tell you what we're currently working on; a gig page letting you know where we're playing next; a contact page where you can ask us anything that's on your mind; and a page of lovely quotes from lovely people who liked us. Splendid!
Big love from Crack Tan xx
