The Dresden Dolls

Cabaret punk duo the Dresden Dolls return for two New Zealand shows and will perform Saturday 28th January at The Opera House.
 
Led by the hyper-articulate Amanda Palmer and supported by drummer extraordinaire Brian Viglione, the two mine a rich seam of 'Brechtian punk cabaret' combined with electrifying, highly personal songcraft.
Theatrical in the best sense of the word, the Dresden Dolls evoke the decadence of Weimar Berlin with punk attitude and bristle.  Amanda's often provocative lyrics and melodramatic piano stylings are the perfect foil for Brian's picaresque humour.  The duo are also well known for their idiosyncratic cover versions including 'War Pigs', Britney's 'Baby One More Time' and our own Peter Jefferies sonorous 'Electricity'
This will be their third visit  since their sold out tours of 2004 and 2006.

Since the Dresden Dolls took  a hiatus, Amanda Palmer has performed solo in New Zealand on a number of occasions. Earlier this  year she was in Christchurch on Feb 22 when the BIG quake hit and unable to  perform when the scheduled venue , Al’s Bar, was left in isolation.
 
Formed in hometown  Boston in 2000, the Dresden Dolls have released three albums A Is For Accident (live) 2003, The Dresden Dolls 2003, and Yes Virginia in 2006.  
 
According to Palmer the name came from a combination of references including the firebombing of Dresden,  Germany and the porcelain dolls that were a hallmark of pre-war  Dresden industry; an early song of the same name by The  Fall; and a reference to the V. C. Andrews  novel Flowers in the Attic, where the  classically blond-haired and blue-eyed protagonists are called "the Dresden  dolls". The name also evokes Weimar Germany and  its cabaret culture. Additionally, Palmer "liked the parallel between  Dresden (destruction) and Dolls (innocence, delicacy), because it is very  much in keeping with the dynamics of the music, which sometimes goes from a  childlike whisper to a banshee scream within a  few seconds.

Dresden Dolls Website

Venue
The Opera House

Performance
Doors 7.30pm
Start 8.00pm
Saturday 28 January

Tickets
$56.60*
Service fees apply
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