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Betty Q by Klaudia Balazy
Betty Q: The Radical Grand Dame of Polish Burlesque

Betty Q has never been one to shrink from a challenge. Even as we talk,…

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…

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…

Interview: The Rise and Rise of the Helsinki Burlesque Festival
Interview: The Rise and Rise of the Helsinki Burlesque Festival

The Helsinki Burlesque Festival, now in its seventh year, is one of the trendiest and…

INTERVIEW: LouLou D'vil (Reigning Queen of Burlesque 2013)
INTERVIEW: LouLou D’vil

LouLou D’vil, a fabulous Finn who embodies the golden age of classic striptease, was crowned…

Dita von Teese talks Cocktails, Clubs and Catwalks…

Dita is literally everywhere at the moment. On stages all over the world, on film,…

Dita in Paris…

This week, I spoke to Dita about her recent and upcoming plans in ‘La Ville-Lumière’…