Eoin Butler: writer, journalist and Mayoman of the Year
Tripping Along The Ledge
burlesque
I (won’t be) your private dancer, dancer for money etc. etc.
Received an interesting phone call last Friday afternoon. A club owner I know, a good guy, got in touch to let me know that he’s started putting on a regular burlesque show. “There’s been a real upsurge in the number of male burlesque performers lately,” he said. “And, well, you can probably see where I’m going with this…” Read the rest of this entry »
“I’m not necessarily making the comparison, but don’t Page 3 models usually say the same thing…?”
BIJOU HUNTER
Burlesque artist discusses stripping, sleaze and stonemasonry
What’s the difference between a burlesque artist and a stripper?
A stripper mainly performs for a male audience and nothing is left to the imagination. It’s just about taking off your clothes. With burlesque, it’s as much about what you don’t show, as what you do.
Okay then, what don’t you show?
Well, there are many facets to burlesque, ranging from comedy, parody, farce and farce to striptease and titillation. It started in Europe, with things like Moulin Rouge, and then spread to America in the 1920s and 30s. It was only in America that the striptease element began to feature more heavily, but burlesque doesn’t necessarily involve striptease. Read the rest of this entry »