Interviews

Enjoy a collection of burlesque interviews, including in-depth conversations with many of our striptease titans…

Dainty Smith by Slyplaystudios.

21 Questions with Dainty Smith

Dainty Smith, ‘The Church Lady Gone Bad’, is a Toronto based burlesque performer, curator, actress and writer. In 2010 she founded Les Femmes Fatales, ‘Canada’s first burlesque troupe for Black women and…

Agent Wednesday by S1NA.

21 Questions with Agent Wednesday

Agent Wednesday is an Asian-American burlesque performer, illustrator, and costume designer. Currently based in NYC and a regular feature at The Red Pavilion in Brooklyn, she is from Honolulu, HI and graduated…

Raven Rose by DS Bittle

21 Questions with Raven Rose

‘Sapphic Sensation’ Raven Rose is an award winning Afro-Indigenous dancer known for her grace, glamour, and grind. She’s produced variety shows The Raven’s Nest and Max-TEASE since 2016, and is the 2025…

Didi Derriere by Veronika Marx

21 Questions with Didi Derriere

Musical theatre trained and with over a decade in burlesque, Didi Derriere is prolific on the London circuit, with regular performances at The MAINE Mayfair, Black Cat Cabaret, Gin House Burlesque, Phoenix…

21 Questions with Bettie Bombshell

From a family of dancers, Bettie Bombshell stumbled upon Burlesque Bar in Melbourne, Australia in 2013 and attended a call-out for budding burlesque performers to join their ‘Debut Darlings’ Thursday night show.…

Aquarius Moon by Chase Stevens

21 Questions with Aquarius Moon

Aquarius Moon is an award-winning, Somali-Nigerian American performance artist, commercial model, and inclusive choreographer. Originally from Rockville, Maryland, her dynamic performances have taken her on a two-year burlesque tour across the US…

Peekaboo Pointe by Ellen Stagg

21 Questions with Peekaboo Pointe

Neo-Burlesque veteran Peekaboo Pointe is an interdisciplinary performer, artist and choreographer, with a MFA in Performance and Interactive Media Art from Brooklyn College. In addition to being a proud stripper and burlesque…

Pearls Daily by Lindsay Adler

21 Questions with Pearls Daily

Pearls Daily is an award winning, NYC based showgirl, actress and producer with numerous theatre, film, television and modelling credits to her name. The reigning Queen of the Striptease 2024 (Teaser Festival…

Mia Preisser by Steward Noak.

21 Questions with Mia Preisser

Mia Victoria Preisser, also known as Mia ‘The MVP’, is a dynamic NYC-based burlesque performer, artist, and cancer survivor with over ten years of experience in the entertainment industry. A fierce champion…

Cherry OnTop by Jon-Christian Ashby

21 Questions with Cherry OnTop

Cherry OnTop has been a burlesque performer for over twenty years and a renowned instructor for twelve, namely as the owner and director of the Vancouver Burlesque Co. In 2003 she co-founded…