Neo-Burlesque
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A revival/updating of the traditional burlesque performance. The Neo-Burlesque (or "new burlesque") revival brings burlesque into the 21st century. Though based on the traditional Burlesque art, the new form encompasses a wider range of performance styles; Neo-burlesque acts can be anything from classic striptease to modern dance to theatrical mini-dramas to comedic mayhem. As with the earlier burlesque, neo-burlesque is more focused on the "tease" in "striptease" than the "strip." Audiences for neo-burlesque shows tend to be mixed; men, women, straight, gay, and everything in between.
[edit] Notable Neo-Burlesque performers
- Dirty Martini
- Jo Boobs
- Julie Atlas Muz
- Pontani Sisters
- Tigger
- World Famous Bob
- Twilight Vixen Revue and their "guerilla burlesque" performances
- Kitten De Ville
- Glitzkrieg Burlesque Bombshells
[edit] Neo-Burlesque Organizations
- Exotic World Burlesque Museum, which hosts the annual Miss Exotic World Pageant.
- Coney Island USA
- Ministry Of Burlesque
- New York Burlesque Festival
- Tease-O-Rama
[edit] References
- Sohn, Amy. Teasy Does It, New York Magazine, 2004.
- Baldwin, Michelle. Burlesque and The New Bump and Grind Speck Press
