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1、TEXTONEPier17indowntownManhattanisnotthemostlikelydestinationfortheatre-goers.ButhereontheEastRiver,amongthewailingseagulls,fryingfishandtourists,isanenchantingofferofentertainment.Spiegelworldisbackintownforitssecondsummer,withtwospicycabaretshowsofdance,music,acrobaticsandburlesque.Called“Ab
2、sinthe”and“LaVie”,theshowsarestagedintheanachronisticopulenceofaspiegeltent(Flemishfor“tentofmirrors”).NobodyseemstoknowhowmanyoftheseEuropeanpavilionsareleftbutmostpeopleagreethattherearefewerthan20.Builtbyhandwithoutnails,spiegeltentsarebeautifulassembliesofteak,velvet,stainedglassandbevelle
3、dmirrors,createdoriginallyinBelgiumintheearly20thcenturyasmobiledancehalls.OnlytwofamiliesinBelgiumandtheNetherlandsstillknowhowtomakethem,producingoneeveryfiveortenyearsorso,saysVallejoGantner,oneoftheshow'sproducersandalong-timespiegeltentaficionado.“Butyouknowitwhenyouwalkintoanoldone.Theyh
4、aveaspecialboutiquequality.”Thisone,whichdatesfromthe1920sandhasapaintedart-nouveaufaçade,lendscontinentalglamourtothepier.Itholdsabout350peopleonwoodenchairsandbanquettesaroundamodest,circularstage.Anditisthisintimacy,thisproximitytotheperformers,thatgivestheseshowstheirspecialfeel.Eroticcont
5、ortionists,balletichand-balancersandbawdyjugglersemanateasweaty,tangiblehumanity.Manyofthem,MrGantnerexplains,haveleftlargercircustroupes,suchasCirqueduSoleil,inordertomakeeye-contactwiththeiraudience.Thesimplicityofthestaginggivestheirperformancesagrittyauthenticity.Onceinawhile,afamilyonachi
6、ldren'soutingisfooledbySpiegelworld'sfestivered-and-bluetentspires.Makenomistake:theshowsareforadults.“LaVie”,createdbyLes7DoigtsdelaMain,aMontreal-basedtroupe,lacesanarrayofartfullysexycircusactswiththepremisethateveryoneisdeadandinpurgatory,travellingon“aflighttohellthatneverquitegetsthere”.
7、Wearingwhatlookslikeastraitjacket,acontortionistmovesinahighlyunsettlingwaytoarecordingof“Crazy”,croonedbyPatsyCline.Theshowcloseswithasteamypasdedeuxbetweenthedevilishmasterofceremoniesandtheevening'slip-curlingseductress.“Absinthe”isa
