Its official I give not one proverbial poo about a lot of what people think about me. Ok so that isnt entirely true but it is something I aspire to …
Business of Burlesque
Burlesque Knock Backs – Thick n Fast
Tis the season of rejection. Tis the time of ignored emails and lack of gigs. I am not going to fluff it up, even after all these years as a …
Your Burlesque Backstory Is Your Backbone
We see time and time again our celebrity heroes posting images or talking about their awesome ‘blessed’ lives and we buy into it. We see them effortlessly gliding into the …
Your burlesque teacher may not be teaching you burlesque
Just saying. Ok this is gonna cause some ruffled feathers, be they chicken or ostrich but its pretty much come to a head for me. I have had it with …
Morality Mortality
NB this is only mildly burlesque related and I hate to say it, please take caution when reading. There are deliberately no photos with this article. As a silent protest …
Rape-tour of Applause?!
TRIGGER WARNING. Contains rape, sexual assault and a whole heap of angry shit. See how quick it was to make a shite pun about rape? Yeah welcome to the modern …
Cheap Isnt Always Wrong In Costume
We all wish we could spunk endless amounts of money on our costumes. We want to emulate those dizzy heights of fame with swarovski rhinestones dripping off our bodies, douse …
No You Are NOT Giving To Charity
I realise how click baity that title is but I have a good reason. I am seeing an increase more and more in charity fund raising shows appealing for performers. …
Fitness in and within Burlesque
Right don’t kick off when I say this but we gotta be fit on stage. I don’t mean the slang term ‘fit’ I mean physically and metaphorically (dare I say …
Burlesque Photography at Events or Shows
So often I see people posting about how they like or dont like photography taken of them performing at events or shows in burlesque. I mean aside from the obvious …