PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Day With Davon Rainey and Katrina Cunningham of Company XIV's Sexy Burlesque Nutcracker Rouge

Playing with Davon in wigs that we don't actually wear. Have to warm up the imagination! — PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Day With Davon Rainey and Katrina Cunningham of Company XIV's Sexy Burlesque Nutcracker Rouge

Company XIV and The Saint At Large present the New York Premiere of *Nutcracker Rouge*, conceived, directed and choreographed by Austin McCormick. Featured dancer Davon Rainey and sultry chanteuse Katrina Cunningham each documented a day at the offbeat, sexy holiday spectacle.
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<b>Davon Rainey</b><br><br>Check revisions on my "Cake" shoes. How do I stand in those? — **Davon Rainey**

Check revisions on my "Cake" shoes. How do I stand in those?

Katrina Cunningham

We keep the dressing room lively.

Katrina Cunningham

Replace the wigs, hide the evidence.

Katrina Cunningham

On a hunt for coffee.

Katrina Cunningham

Daily dose of glossy pages.

Katrina Cunningham

Allison and I search for snacks.

Katrina Cunningham

Got in trouble for playing with the hot glue gun.

Katrina Cunningham

Cuddle the real star of the show, Zane Pihlstrom, Costume Designer.

Katrina Cunningham

Do my best to persuade Zane to embellish everything I wear.

Katrina Cunningham

<b>Katrina Cunningham</b><br><br>I wake up fresh thanks to my humidifier named Totoro. — **Katrina Cunningham**

I wake up fresh thanks to my humidifier named Totoro.

Katrina Cunningham

I check emails and applications over coffee with my roommate and best friend.

Katrina Cunningham

Nod to our 3rd roommate, for luck.

Katrina Cunningham

Errands on Franklin Avenue in Brooklyn. Wave at the neighborhood Barbershop.

Katrina Cunningham

Have a huge salad. Blue cheese, pine nuts, apples. Yes.

Katrina Cunningham

Next Slide

Run lines for an upcoming film audition.

Katrina Cunningham

Skype my girlfriend in Seoul, Korea where she is dancing with <i>Fuerza Bruta</i>! — Skype my girlfriend in Seoul, Korea where she is dancing with *Fuerza Bruta*!

Katrina Cunningham

Do a little body yawning.

Katrina Cunningham

Get excited in the theater, ready to do makeup!

Katrina Cunningham

Check my presets: makeup, wig, costumes for all 8 costume changes!

Katrina Cunningham

Check the Champagne dress now that it's been taken in. Megan tells me, "Katrina!? Why you droppin’ pounds like a model!?!"

Katrina Cunningham

Champagne from Austin for the cast as a thanks for the great New York Times Review!!! Try really hard not to drink it before the show…

Katrina Cunningham

Drink with the cast! Clearly, the company is desensitized to overt displays of passion, at this point.

Katrina Cunningham

Rose becomes a ghost contortionist.

Katrina Cunningham

Tyler heads off a cheery cast "cheers."

Katrina Cunningham

Where the magic happens.

Katrina Cunningham

Glitter is EVERYWHERE.

Katrina Cunningham

Wait for the underwear to arrive. Not sure if I'm a dirty lady or a clean one…

Katrina Cunningham

Lots of fun and colorful wigs.

Katrina Cunningham

Thanks for hanging out. Come and see us at Minetta Lane Theater!

Katrina Cunningham

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Nutcracker Rouge is "a sparkling reimagining of the beloved Nutcracker tale told with erotic, sensual and opulent flair. From the celebrated director/choreographer Austin McCormick comes a Baroque-Burlesque confection of theatre, dance, circus and sumptuous design. Immerse yourself in a hedonistic display of gorgeous and decadent winter entertainment that includes opera performed by Shelly Watson, text inspired by E.T.A. Hoffman’s 'The Nutcracker' and 19th century poetry."

The cast includes Laura Careless as Marie-Claire, Jeff Takacs as Monsieur Drosselmeyer, Shelly Watson as Madame Drosselmeyer, circus artists Cassady Rose Bonjo, Courtney Giannone and Nicolas Maffey, and dancers Marisol Cabrera, Katrina Cunningham, Molly Griffin, Alexander Hille, Jakob Karr, Nicholas Katen, Kana Kimura, Tyler Phillips, Davon Rainey and Allison Ulrich.

Performances continue at Minetta Lane Theater through Jan. 5.

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