When does a New York show capture the attention of Australia? When Melbourne-born Marawa Ibrahim is the star. We reported on Désir recently. Now The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age are both spreading the news. “Since the show opened nearly three weeks ago the graduate of the National Institute of Circus Arts has become a magnet for American hoop enthusiasts. … The show uses one of [Josephine] Baker’s signature numbers, Don’t Touch My Tomatoes, as ‘a kind of theme song for her in the show’, Marawa says. ‘It’s as suggestive as it sounds so I’m glad my dad isn’t here to see it.’” Sydney Morning Herald, The Age
