They bring new meaning to the phrase Drop Dead Gorgeous - as the Strippers who dance for the deceased at funerals.
For a modest fee the scantily-clad women arrive on the neon-lit back of a diesel truck, dubbed an Electric Flower Car, to gyrate erotically in front of the departed and his mourners.
The Taiwanese phenomenon is labelled by some as scandalous, but many hail it as an important part of the grieving process - and the perfect way of sending off their loved ones with a smile
The authorities are trying to crack down on the mainly Rural practice documented by anthropologist Marc L Moskowitz in his new film Dancing For The Dead: Funeral Strippers In Taiwan.
His 40-minute documentary sheds light, through interviews with the strippers, government officials and academics, on the Folk tradition heavily criticised by those in power.
It also reveals the stark contrasts between rural Taiwan and its cities, its mainstream pop culture versus its marginal folk legends, and the thin line between legal and illegal behaviour.
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For a modest fee the scantily-clad women arrive on the neon-lit back of a diesel truck, dubbed an Electric Flower Car, to gyrate erotically in front of the departed and his mourners.
The Taiwanese phenomenon is labelled by some as scandalous, but many hail it as an important part of the grieving process - and the perfect way of sending off their loved ones with a smile
The authorities are trying to crack down on the mainly Rural practice documented by anthropologist Marc L Moskowitz in his new film Dancing For The Dead: Funeral Strippers In Taiwan.
His 40-minute documentary sheds light, through interviews with the strippers, government officials and academics, on the Folk tradition heavily criticised by those in power.
It also reveals the stark contrasts between rural Taiwan and its cities, its mainstream pop culture versus its marginal folk legends, and the thin line between legal and illegal behaviour.
Read more »
