Early 2024, with the Burlesque TOP 50 wrapped up for another year, I heard a name dropped respectfully in passing conversation. A month later I heard it again – someone raving about…
‘What did you think of the Burlesque musical?’ my inbox clamours, primed for righteous outrage after fifteen years of pushback against a movie which was Burlesque in name only (Cabaret, while more…
On April 29 this year, I met Jessabelle Thunder for a customary outing to the V&A museum. She visits London as often as she can, keen to make a second home here…
And just like that, this whirlwind of a weekend is over. Photos courtesy of SHPhotografia, along with some standout highlights from yours truly. Full photo selection below, with further photos of all…
The Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender 2025 is racing by, with two of three showcases already under our shimmy belts. Again, many thanks to SHPhotografia for providing these vivid photos so promptly…
Your bleary-eyed British editor here with a rapid recap on all of tonight’s niptastic nocturnal activity. Photos smokin’ hot off the press courtesy of SHPhotografia, along with some pert-inent picks and honourable…
When the scene queries and discusses the activity of the Burlesque Hall of Fame, it’s so easy to refer to it as a collective ‘They’, as if it’s a monolithic, mysterious entity.…
This Thursday, a resplendent cavalcade of talent arrives to deliver three thrilling nights of classic striptease, nerdlesque, boylesque, and draglesque at the iconic Triple Door in Seattle, USA. Welcome to Fatlesque –…
As the aftershock of the COVID pandemic continues to affect the entertainment industry, burlesque producers across the world are trying – and frequently struggling – to sell viable numbers of tickets to…
Tara Boom, a renowned performer from Sandy Point, Melbourne, is known for her unconventional circus acts, including hula hooping with a popcorn machine on her head and performing hand puppet abortions. Her acts are charged with physical comedy, and she leverages them to challenge societal norms with a subversive and anarchic spin from her Australian circus and cabaret background. Despite struggles with depression and global pandemic-related challenges, Tara uses her performances to connect deeply with audiences, address taboos, and express her authentic self.
Today, lithe and vivacious dancers across the globe watch and wait for the legendary Parisian institution Crazy Horse Paris to announce auditions on Instagram. Before social media existed, Anna O’Keefe, a plucky teenager from New Zealand, walked in and asked for one. She would go on to become Roxy Tornado, arguably the most iconic, documented dancer in its 72 year history.