Jo Weldon's New York School of Burlesque

Liz Fans in Front of one of Liz's Paintings: Pinkie Special, Bambi the Mermaid, Scott Ewalt, Bunny Love, Dr. Lucky. Some of Liz's Promo Materials Me with Scott Ewalt (the curator and a close friend of Liz's) and a Costume Sequinette with one of the Mannequins An image of Liz Scott drew on the chalkboard in the rehearsal space. There are also lots of lovely paintings by Liz, and some astonishing memorabilia, but I didn't get any pix of those.

The scene behind the show today was electric. Liz-o-philes and others were buzzing about hanging masterpieces and wondering where this or that had gotten to. "Has anyone seen the black beaded g string?" "You mean this?" "No honey, that's a rhinestone underwire." Billy Beyond is blogging about all the amazing Liz Renay events this week, you have to check it out! January 09, 2009 — January 31, 2009 76 Grand Street, New York Deitch Projects and the Burlesque Hall of Fame present "How To Attract Men" a retrospective exhibit of the art of Liz Renay. Pre-pop , Pre-punk, and an outsider on the inside- Liz Renay created her own reality and an enormous body of work along the way including four books, three dozen films and miles of printed publicity. In the first New York showing of her paintings in fifty years, Deitch Projects 76 Grand Street gallery will feature original paintings as well as a salon of important collages, costumes, and ...

Every year at The Burlesque Hall of Fame Striptease Reunion , several performers bring numbers constructed to tribute their favorite superstars of classic burlesque. Sometimes they are recreations, sometimes they are simply inspired by and include elements of movement, costuming, and/or lore associated with those performers. This year I'm tributing Sherry Britton, for which I have the honor of having had her guidance and suggestions before she passed away. As the BHOF Weekend nears (or I should say, zooms in, as I'm feeling a bit behind in my preparations!), I want to make note of some of the loveliest tributes I've seen, so I've asked the performers who did them to make some comments on the experiences they had with their numbers. This is the first of two or three posts I'll make about tribute numbers. Above: BOB and Ruby at the New York Burlesque Festival. Photo by Kitty Kowalski. Video of an Interview with Liz Renay "Last year for the NYBF 2007 I de...