Burlesque Festivals

The Devilettes at Tease-O-Rama 2005
Burlesque Festivals: A History

Burlesque Festivals! They are the structure behind our scene, the canvas against which we can…

Lou Lou la Duchesse de Rière at the New Orleans Burlesque Festival, by Tomas Orihuela.
Meet the New Burlesque Queen of New Orleans

Lou Lou la Duchesse de Rière has been crowned ‘Queen of Burlesque’ at the New…

Alyssa Kitt at the Australian Burlesque Festival 2016. Image copyright 3 Fates Media
Australian Burlesque Festival 2016: Byron Bay and Brisbane

Alyssa Kitt‘s epic Australian Burlesque Festival 2016 report continues in Byron Bay and Brisbane. Read Part…

LouLou Champagne ©Lorea Marchand
Toulouse Blackface Walkout: European Performers Respond

Last week, eight performers walked out of the Toulouse Burlesque Festival in protest at the…

Burlesque Festival Cast Quit Over Blackface Dispute

The Toulouse Burlesque Festival, produced by Florence Boué, and Stephane Lafage of Le Kalinka, has a…

Dolores Daiquiri at the Australian Burlesque Festival 2016. Image copyright 3 Fates Media
Australian Burlesque Festival 2016: Adelaide and Darwin

Alyssa Kitt‘s epic Australian Burlesque Festival 2016 report continues in Adelaide and Darwin. Read Part…

Jett Adore on stage at the Burlesque Hall fo Fame Weekend 2013. ©Derek Jackson [Stage Door Johnnies Post-BHoF Recap]
Hebden Bridge Burlesque Festival Presents Fifth Star-Studded Cast

Now in its fifth year, the award-winning Hebden Bridge Burlesque Festival returns in 2017 on…

Imogen Kelly at the Australian Burlesque Festival 2016. Image copyright 3 Fates Media
Australian Burlesque Festival 2016: Canberra and Sydney

Alyssa Kitt‘s epic Australian Burlesque Festival 2016 report continues in Canberra and Sydney. Read Part…

Alyssa Kitt at the Australian Burlesque Festival 2016. Image copyright 3 Fates Media
Australian Burlesque Festival 2016: Melbourne

The Australian Burlesque Festival 2016: twelve shows, eight cities, a bunch of flights, and a…

Lola Frost at the Stockholm Burlesque Festival 2015. Image copyright Jean Paul Bichard.
Lola Frost’s Stockholm Burlesque Festival Diary

A morning like any other was transformed in a single moment with the opening of…

Kitten N Lou at the Toronto Burlesque Festival 2015, by Chris Hutcheson.
Kitten ‘N’ Lou’s Toronto Burlesque Festival Diary 2015

Presenting: The Toronto Burlesque Festival with Kitten ‘N’ Lou (aka: Poutine and Pool Lounging, eh?)…