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TOLEDO, Ohio — A once-thriving burlesque scene is getting a glamorous revival later this month, as local performer and choreographer Jess Worley, known on stage as Scarlett Kiss, prepares to bring ...

Burlesque performance is not striptease. Neither is it a drag show. In the case of "Wild Encounters," a burlesque show on stage Oct. 6 at The Meteor in Bentonville, it's "a fresh take on a ...

Queer Liberty’s first show featured the group’s founder Gabriel VanHorn (far left) in his drag persona Showbiz Baby with local drag artists (from left to right) Ra O. O’Bishop, Medusa Chaos, Susu ...

Burlesque combines dance, music, and parody as a way to both celebrate and ridicule sexuality—and studies suggest dancers can reap social and emotional benefits.

Somewhere between Tropicana and nipple tassels exists the extravaganza that is Pasión Burlesque. Coproduced by Alexis Morgenstern and dancer Aurora Natrix, the show combines elements of the classic ...

"For women, saying 'yes' to our bodies is discouraged," Lillian Bustle tells PEOPLE Lillian Bustle initially began performing burlesque as a hobby while pursuing a musical theater career. “I had ...

ROCHESTER — There wasn’t much time for the two first-time burlesque dancers to get nervous before performing at Bleu Duck on Saturday, Aug. 20. The two were the first ones on the lineup of performers ...

Shawn Derek, quite a guy, and Tempest Storm. Photo by: John Katsilometes Elion Ness, in full gown. Photo by: John Katsilometes A sex-ified sextet of ladies in flapper-type, canary-yellow dresses and ...

With the first chord of “Burn Your Village to the Ground,” the song accompanying a burlesque act titled “Not Your Stereotype,” a transformation begins. The figures on stage, dressed in racist ...

Ms. Kennedy's Theater of Burlesque is putting on a "Twilight Zone"-themed burlesque performance in Portland. (Ms. Kennedy's Theater of Burlesque) Cover your eyes, sci-fi faithful, this is a story that ...