High style meets lowbrow in the neo-burlesque revival that is grabbing America by the pasties, offering people more tease with their strip. The movement began in the 1980s when Dixie Evans started ...
Inspired by the era when burlesque dancers’ lives were a continuous feather-and-sequin laden traveling spectacle, a group of New York neo-burlesque performers have taken their show on the road. And ...
A delightfully old-fashioned London Council has classified burlesque as “adult entertainment,” sparking a retro debate! To us soigné sophisticates, since the 90’s the burlesque revival movement has ...
The term “striptease” was once a feminist’s four-letter word. But the sass and sauce of the strip have been reclaimed by a younger generation that finds empowerment in the seductive art of burlesque.
A burlesque show isn’t just stripping with rhinestones, pleather thongs and Kid Rock tunes. To quote contemporary cabaret girl Miss Kitty Crimson, “Burlesque is really an art form. It is sexy without ...
Brimming with powerhouse vocals, tawdry razzamatazz and in-jokey sentiment, this musical - extrapolated by Steven Antin from his silly 2010 film in which Christina Aguilera’s small-town Ali becomes a ...
Damn, burlesque is old. Part comedy show, part striptease, the art form dates back to the late 1800s. Although the old-school burly shows fizzled out with champagne bubbles during Prohibition, a new ...
Burlesque might bring to mind the life of a showgirl like Dita Von Teese or the stocking-adorned duo Christina Aguilera and Cher formed for a movie. The cabaret troupe Sign of the Beast Burlesque’s ...
For one night only, Queen City Burlesque Expo and Trail Arts Council is proud to present its Saturday Night Showcase at The ...