Lindsay Kemp

Lindsay Keith Kemp (3 May 1938 – 24 August 2018) was a British dancer, actor, teacher, mime artist, and choreographer.

He was probably best known for his 1974 flagship production of Flowers, a mime and music show based on Jean Genet's novel Our Lady of the Flowers, in which he played the lead role of Divine. Owing to its gay themes and perceived decadence, reviews were sometimes hostile, but it was widely considered a theatrical and sensory sensation, and it toured globally for many years. Kemp appeared in films roles in The Wicker Man (1973), Derek Jarman's Sebastiane (1976) and Jubilee (1977) the Kate Bush short film The Line, the Cross & the Curve (1994) and Todd Haynes' Velvet Goldmine (1998). He was also a mentor to David Bowie and Kate Bush.