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Troop at The Junction, Cambridge onÌý Friday 19th October 2007. (Box office: 01223 511 511)

It's not the Kylie tour, but Troop's still a feather-tastic celebration of the enigmatic showgirl, a testimony to the enduring allure of the female form, and the power of dance.

Photograph: Chris Frazer Smith

Choreographer Jane Turner’s new work, is a collaboration with Andrea Stuart, who wrote a definitive study, Showgirls, in 1996. Troop brings together a large cast of fabulous performers and the latest visual technologies to create iconic dance theatre.

Turner says: "What particularly interested me as I created this new work, Troop, is what does the enduring showgirl mask - as appropriated by endless women past and present from writer Collette to singer Madonna, offer? Visibility?ÌýPower?ÌýA mastery of her own moving image on stage…

Photograph: Chris Frazer Smith

"Troop looks behind the smiles and appreciates the brilliant craft and skill of the alluring, dancing female troupe telling some of the stories that lead women to the stage from so many different continents and cultures. Troop celebrates the thrill of dancing a dazzling, disciplined drill."ÌýÌý

So grab your stockings and stilettos, stick a feather in your cap and head off to the junction for some high-kicking, ground-breaking dance theatre!