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Sydni Deveraux: Get Thee to a Mentor!
As I sit here, as I often do after reading my books and autobiographies about success and successful people, all I really want to share is: GET THEE TO A MENTOR! When I began burlesque six years ago I...
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Gypsy Rose Lee Centennial Celebration (Seattle)
The Gypsy Centennial (Seattle, 1/8/2011 @ The Triple Door) The frustrating part of being obsessed with an American burlesque icon – or any icon for that matter – is separating myth from unvarnished...
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BurlyCon – Past, Present and Future.
I really can’t say enough about BurlyCon. I feel positively gleeful with excitement every time I think about it, or see a new announcement. Of all the things Indigo Blue has contributed to burlesque,...
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BurlyCon 2008 to 2010: A Retrospective.
I have been a part of planning BurlyCon in different ways since its beginning three years ago, and just like a fine wine – it gets better with age. In the last two years (just two years!) the number of...
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Lola Frost’s BurlyCon Diary
Before I gave an interview on what I teach, someone whom I admire very much said to me, ‘Go get ‘em, don’t be stingy with your knowledge. What you have to offer is valuable, be generous.’ It was sound...
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Mod Carousel reply to Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines.
I’m sure most of us have seen Robin Thicke’s notorious Blurred Lines music video, and I know that many of us find it problematic. Seattle-based boylesque troupe Mod Carousel have produced a brilliant...
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The Shanghai Pearl’s Burlesque Royale.
The Shanghai Pearl’s upcoming Burlesque Royale is in many ways the show she was born to create. Though she’s been producing since she was just an eager young lass brandishing her bona fides from the...
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Prepare to be Conquered: The Return of House of Thee Unholy
House of Thee Unholy preview by Jessica Price. All photos by Christopher Nelson and Michael Doucett. We haven’t heard much from producer Paula Now – formerly known as The Swedish Housewife – since she...
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The Atomic Bombshells Celebrate Ten Glamorous Years in Burlesque
The Atomic Bombshells Celebrate Ten Glamorous Years in Burlesque, by Crystal Tassels. It seems like 2004 was a big year for burlesque. On one side of North America, Doc Wasabassco produced his first...
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The Atomic Bombshells in CAKE! A Decade of Decadent Dazzle (Photos)
The Atomic Bombshells in CAKE! A Decade of Decadent Dazzle, by Crystal Tassels. Seattle burlesque mainstays The Atomic Bombshells celebrated their tenth anniversary last weekend. Hosted by the...
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Bettie Blackheart’s BurlyCon 2014 Diary
The Lean, Mean Glitter Machine: BURLYCON! You stole my heart! Ever since the first BurlyCon was organised I have followed its development from a smaller gathering to a huge convention with as many as...
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Paula Now and Then: Rocking the Pants Off Seattle Since 1987
Every spring, celebrated producer Paula Sjunneson (of paulanowevent, formerly The Swedish Housewife Presents) brings some legendary magic to the Triple Door in Seattle. Her burlesque-cum-rock-opera,...
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Review: Edge, Glitz, and Princesses at Disney After Dark
With their billowing gowns, bustles and jewelled tiaras, princesses have come to embody a sort of ultra-femininity that Western culture reserves for little girls and brides. In the burlesque world,...
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House of Verlaine Delivers ‘Haute Burlesque’ Ballet
Crystal Tassels describes House of Verlaine’s latest production in Seattle, starring Lily Verlaine, Perle Noire, Indigo Blue and Paris Original… Lily Verlaine recently curated an evening of haute...
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J. Von Stratton Celebrates ‘Queen of the Roses’ Win With Stunning Photo Shoot
J. Von Stratton was recently crowned ‘Queen of the Roses’ at the annual Oregon Burlesque Festival. The festival is a three day burlesque art exhibition with over seventy performances featuring artists...
View ArticleLily Verlaine brings Erotic Ballet to Triple Door
Like many wild imaginings that have materialized into full scale performances, such as the annual Land of the Sweets and Through the Looking Glass: The Burlesque Alice in Wonderland, Lily Verlaine’s...
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