look at these acts, how they were developed by these great performers
“When the rain falls.. the Night Flowers bloom” Whether it’s clouds of butterflies that fly out from her clothes as she hovers en Pointe, a Kinetic glittering crescent moon or a Lynchian slant on Weimar era erotic dance, Vicky Butterfly’s beautifully choreographed routines take in everything from the ethereal and the breath-taking to the macabre …
The name “Calamity Chang” is inspired by the notorious frontierswomanCalamity Jane, an outlaw who was known to be a daredevil and analcoholic. Calamity Chang may not be all those things (but she didgrow up in Texas), she does exemplify the same rebellious freedomthrough the art form of burlesque. Calamity Chang is one of the busiest …
Ebony Silk, the North East’s International caramel burlesque queen. The ever radiant Ebony Silk has been performing at a professional level since 2008 and modelling since 2005. Previously a resident member of the Headline Honeys Burlesque Troupe and touring burlesque show The Burlesque Ball. With her killer pins, saucy smile and enchanting gaze, she’s sure …
Cabaret’s Darkest Darling, John Celestus is an International headliner. Juggles with Different forms of art as Drag, Boylesque, Contortion, Charleston and Swing Dance.Being the first ever Greek boylesque performer, he has Graced stages thought Europe and America. Among others he has performed in Greece, Austria, Sweden, Belgium, Germany and UK 1 How did the idea …
Laurie Hagen is an award-winning actor, dancer, clown, singer-songwriter, cabaret and burlesque firecracker. Originally from Belgium, Laurie trained at the Royal Ballet Institute in Antwerp before moving to London, aged 16, to attend a 3 year Musical Theatre Course at the Arts Educational Schools. She made her London stage debut in the original West End …
Misty Lotus is an award-winning international Indo-Swiss artist. She has produced shows in Berlin and in Switzerland, toured around many European countries and the US.She won Queen of Burlesque at the Bohemian Burlesque Festival in 2017 and was crowned a Queen of Fire tassels by Satan’s Angel herself.Recently, she has opened her own school… The …
“Dark Cloud”. Sakura Cyanide is madness personified. Inspired by their favourite music, Sakura creates lyrical neo-burlesque routines with a strong rhythmical drive with a savage character injection. Drag inspired, kinky and queer cabaret, full of circus tricks with a hard edge. Described s ‘more likely to break your neck than your heart’ the ‘qxeen of …
“Liselle’s work is filthy, dirty, shameful, all too personal and at the same time – glorious. Grotesque, powerful, political. Flushed is a detailed, delicate piece” Simon Casson, Duckie’s, 2017 Doris La Trine (Liselle) makes, performs and directs feminist, crip & queer neo-burlesque (she refers to it as LiPSiCk Neo-Burlesque). Back in 2008 she curated the …
Cinnamon Cheeks brings burlesque to its knees with her autobiographical multimedia performance. Having suffered a severe stroke in 2004 she rose up and brought this amazing act from her experiences. Cinnamon is proud co-founder of Charitease, a cabaret extravaganza donating all proceeds to Stroke Association, and uses her burlesque to hold a mirror to the …
The “definition of burlesque” Dirty Martini, is one of the most celebrated personalities in the world of the new burlesque. She has been photographed by Karl Lagerfeld, Starred in the film On Tour -winner Best Director at Cannes 2010 – co-stars in Dita VonTeese’s touring show “Art of the Teese” and voted number one burlesque …
