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. …
Business of Burlesque

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 …

Burlesque Isnt Easy, Just Looks Easy
In a world where we seem to live so much of our lives out on social media, it is very easy to not see the hard work behind those images. I …

Safety and Security – Burlesque Risks
I am not talking financial security here. I am not talking burlesque safety. I am talking you safety. You the performer safety. In the 10 years I have been doing …

Business of Burlesque – Damaging Social Media
Hello darlings! Welcome to another (aaarrggg) blog from yours truly Khandie Khisses in the section I am now calling Business of Burlesque. I run a workshop on it but thought …

Pay Fair. Pay Right.
A true scenario. Caller: Hi Khandie. I am looking for a fire performer to do walk about and breathing at my event tonight. £20 ok to cover expenses etc? Me: …

Business of Burlesque – Copyright
So we have all heard about the word copyright and pretty much understand its a big thing in the world of creative works. Right?! Well you would think so given …

Burlesque – Afterthoughts
This is going to be a rather long, wordy and heavy blog post so feel free to grab a hot drink, a glass of wine or something to ease you …

Brutal Burlesque Part 2
Ok so Brutal Burlesque Part 1 was very popular and I was asked to do another segment. I called upon a few other performers to help me out with this …