One would think that in the field of burlesque, sex and the discussion of it would be welcome, but this may not always be the case. In 2019 there is open discussion about all things LGBTQ as well as ...

Billed as a musical tour of everything from vaudeville to low-down burlesque, dream ballets and other bombastic Broadway brevities, a highlight of the upcoming Detroit Modernism Week will be a benefit ...

Nora Herting took the stage at the Hideout last month wearing nothing but a red wig, a pink feather boa, two pink fur pasties, and a dozen pairs of white cotton briefs, each embroidered in red with a ...

The topic for the evening's lesson was gloves: The fine art of removing them, slowly, carefully, and in time to the music. But with each satin sleeve removed from a finger, the goal was to suggest ...

There's a lot more to burlesque than some scantily-clad shimmy and shake. For those on stage and in the audience, it's an art form built on a potent foundation of escapism and empowerment, as vital ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - Gypsy Rose Lee’s mentor, Tessie the Tassel Twirler, once advised the legendary burlesque performer to “Leave them hungry for more – you don’t just dump the whole roast on the ...

Sometimes they hold hands; other times they dance by themselves. But make no mistake: The Schlep Sisters— Minnie Tonka and Darlinda Just Darlinda — are emotionally committed to each other as they peel ...

Artists require inspiration. Just ask anyone who's ever fallen asleep in art class. That's why, in 2005, artist Molly Crabapple started Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School in a Brooklyn dive bar. Marrying ...

Only one of the valley’s museum collections regularly features pasties and G-strings. The Burlesque Hall of Fame at Emergency Arts, 520 E. Fremont St., may have one of the smallest displays among the ...