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It feels important because every body is a burlesque body in the sense that everybody deserves to be seen as desirable,” Fae ...

Their venues are closed and their stages are dark, but New York City’s burlesque performers are itching for the return of feathers, tassels and harnesses. Veronica Viper at the Slipper Room on the ...

Inside a small apartment, a group of women from Rebellion Burlesque crowded around each other, throwing friendly banter. Once their plans were finalized, one woman dumped an Ulta box of makeup on the ...

Dita Von Teese carries herself with an elegance and determination that has made her an icon in the world of burlesque, modeling, cosmetics, and fetish. By paying homage to striptease icons of the ...

On the last Saturday of July, an entranced crowd circled the stage at the Cambridge Room at Dallas’ House of Blues. One by one, burlesque dancers took their places under the spotlight, teasing the ...

Kellita Maloof had been dancing since she was young. But she didn’t fully appreciate what dance had given her until she was recovering from a flare up of ulcerative colitis, an autoimmune disorder ...

In the back of Simone’s Bar on 18th Street in Pilsen, beyond cozy booths and rustic wood, a red velvet curtain seals off the private area and conceals a hidden bacchanal. The relatively small brick ...

Sauntering toward me in the cafe is the legendary burlesque dancer Velvet Ice. She came of age in the funky ’70s but on this Thursday is adorned in a modern black fleece, dark denim flares, and wedge ...

Chicava HoneyChild, burlesque artist and creative producer of New York City-based troupe, Brown Girls Burlesque feels empowered with each layer of clothing she pulls off. As a woman of color, or a ...

Burlesque celebrates its talented stars and the renaissance of burlesque’s cheeky fun. By Kirk Honeycutt But this tale gets a vibrant makeover in writer-director Steve Antin’s toe-tapping, ...