It’s been a monumental year for Jessabelle Thunder. Already renowned for her good sense, proactivity and vision – not to mention world class stagecraft – she was crowned Miss Exotic World 2025…
Tag: Black History Month
In late September 2024, I was presented with an opportunity I wasn’t sure I was ready to accept. My heart and mouth said yes before my fear could catch up. “Yes, I…
At fifty-one, I have been getting naked on stages for about two thirds of my life, and I’m certain I will continue for a long time to come. Burlesque for me is…
Overpromising and under-delivering in Burlesque should be studied. I remember shortly after the 2020 George Floyd protests there was a spill of virtue-signaling posts. Daily floods appeared on all timelines about diversity…
When I first started performing burlesque, I did not regard what I was doing as revolutionary. I know many performers understand the political magnitude of striptease right from the beginning, but I…