Conquering the World with Hoops

In this chapter, Marawa reflects on her career, her meeting with Marisa Carnesky and how this changed her as an artist and person. Carnesky showed her it is possible to be an artist as well as a businesswoman. They have a shared interest in mysterious showwomen of the past and together they studied artists like Koringa. In her reflection, Marawa also discusses her performances as Josephine Baker among other milestones, such as being inducted into the Guinness World Record Hall of Fame 2022.

Keywords: Bal De La Rose ; banana skirt ; Chez Josephine ; Christian Louboutin ; Dita Von Teese ; Guinness World Record Hall of Fame ; Jean-Claude Baker ; Josephine Baker ; Koringa ; magic and circus ; Marco Noury ; Marisa Carnesky ; performance ; The Insect Circus ; Theatre Bobino Paris