And you thought you were the biggest burlesque fan...

Catherine D'Lish with the world's biggest burlesque fans!
Photo by Wendy Warren

Catherine is teaching her fan dance class at The New Orleans Burlesque Festival!
http://www.neworleansburlesquefest.com/Activities.html

I know I haven't been blogging while finishing my book...

I know I haven't been blogging while finishing my book...

I swear I'm not just laying around!
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The book is almost done, and I shall return to blog again.
The book will be released by HarperCollins in May 2010!

Channing Tatum Takes it Off!

He seemed a bit shy about the pants, eh? He's no Christopher Walken, but I'd tip him!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E78YKDhyQjw

Naughty Puppets! So NSFW

My friend Basil Twist is involved in bringing these amazing puppets to New York.

From the website:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux7uywhWZIA

July 28-August 2, 2009

Grotesque. Charming. Sordid. Tiny.

Los Grumildos are automated puppets, miniature beings that skulk about a world somewhere between Victorian dollhouse and red light district. The brainchildren of Peruvian artist Ety Fefer finally land in North America at HERE Arts Center, after four years of touring catacombs, suburbs, festivals, and bars in Europe.

This voyeuristic experience was inspired by the characters that inhabit the shady areas of downtown Lima, Peru. Fefer creates a kind of magical world that serves as a home for these marginal creatures that tend to be rejected and despised by society. The hyperrealist details of each plasticine puppet bring out their most intimate feelings, but the narrative is left to the viewers.

A 30-minute self-guided tour. Half-installation, half-kinetic theater. $7 only. 6 nights only.

http://www.here.org/see/now/

The Camden Council's Statement on Burlesque

"The Council has met with the burlesque community in response to their concerns and agreed to seek a clearer understanding of what constitutes adult entertainment. This will help define what reasonable measures premises should put in place prior to adult entertainment being performed. "
The Camden Council's Statement on Burlesque

Previously:
Is Camden Council Banning Burlesque?

Certain comments below the Timeout article seem to be related to Penny's argument against burlesque. (I find it so ironic that this article is illustrated with an image of Julie Atlas Muz.) Penny diluted her argument herself in her discussion with Dr. Lucky when she said, "I'm a massive fan of burlesque," a position nowhere reflected in the inflammatory article. It appears certain kinds of burlesque are ok, others not so much. If it's not laden with politics, if it's just pretty, watch out! There goes the neighborhood.

Remembering Cronkite Remembering Wassau

'One of his most memorable interviews, he later said, was with Hinda Wassau, the burlesque star who invented the stripper pole.
'When [Walter] Cronkite, desperately searching for something he could get into family-friendly newspapers, asked her about the role of burlesque in boosting wartime morale, Wassau grabbed him by the lapels of his jacket. ''Let me tell you something,'' she snarled at the shaken Cronkite. ``The morals behind a burlesque stage are just as good as the morals at Radio City.'' '

Click here to read remembrances of Walter Cronkite.

Read More: Most trusted' voice in America goes silent

Does anyone have any pictures of Hinda Wassau?

International Burlesque in Our Flickr Group

The Flickr Burlesque Group now has over 1200 members! Recent posts have included images from Milano, London, and Paris! Click the images to find out who and where.