Weburlesque

Performer-producer out of Pennsylvania, Eyrie Twilight talks her occult-heavy extravaganza burlesque show Hexwork. ...topics: stripper work, engagement with the audience, Black Tassel Boolesque, goth burlesque, NJ conventions, steampunk, a lot of top hats, boots before corsets therefore corsets before boots, Aleister Crowley, Thelema, Scorpio, inclusive casting, booking and working, branding, being wrong ...shout-outs and acknowledgments: Runaround Sue, Sugar Shack Burlesque, Essence Revealed, Fox Danger, Lilith Lore, Queen Mab, Brass Ring CT, Circuit Six, Mourna Handful, Valeria Vox, Mab Just Mab, Spooky Mandalay, Miss V, Femme Fae la Butche ...recorded: November 26th, 2019 ...more about Thelema: https://www.thelema101.com/intro ...keep in touch: IG: @eyrietwilight @hexwork http://stayhexy.com ... give love to the pod at patreon.com/weburlesque and see capsule reviews of previous episodes at http://www.weburlesquepodcast.com ... intro/outro music: "On A 45" This Way to the Egress (http://www.thiswayto

Anna Monoxide is a New York show producer, theatrical clown, circus sideshow performer, and accordion player. She is one of the mad masterminds behind Disasterpiece Theater at the Deep End. c/w: we talk a bit about Anna's use of her own real blood in her work if that's not your thing. topics: accordion at 8, Coney Island, pin cushion talents, freaking people out, making you feel, safety, a week later when all your wounds have healed, needles and daggers, Pagliacci, the beginning of a Disasterpiece, beautiful and disturbing, as one does, clown college, pointy teeth, trippy burlesque, an evening at the Theater, Precious Roy's Cannibal Cookbook, show bible ... Anna talks about the performer who would pierce himself with fencing foils; she speaks of Mirin Dajo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirin_Dajo; also learn more about the history of Human Pin Cushion (a tad graphic): https://www.sideshowworld.com/104-Human-Pin/Cushion.html ... recorded: November 18, 2019 ... shoutouts and acknowledgments: Fibi Eyewal

Costume designer, stage kitten, pinup model, and burlesque darling Rita N. Wink performs in and around New York City. She returns to White Elephant Burlesque at Rockbar NYC on December 18th, 2019. ... recorded: November 5, 2019 ... topics: nighttime at 4pm, Connecticut, costume design education, fashion vs costume, world building, old Hollywood glamour, Ballenciaga, low to high, sexy burlesque, Divine Comedy of an Exquisite Corpse, costume research, "The floor is very far away" -- Rosie Cheeks, soprano 2, Rita Hayworth, Italy, letting in on a moment vs creating a moment, and then there will be blood, sparkle quotient, Rita dresses Viktor, the year of the kitten ... shoutouts and acknowledgments: Doll Body, Nasty Canasta, Jo Boobs, Darlinda Just Darlinda, Fancy Feast, the Empire Burlesque Festival, Broody Valentino ... keep in touch: IG: @rita.n.wink & https://www.ritanwink.com ... the Ballenciaga look: https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/crist%C3%B3bal-balenciaga-a-timeless-legacy-cristobal-ba

Muscles Monty is a New York drag burlesque performer. We chat about being the friendly ooky spooky. They won the Silver Tusk Award for "Creepy Creature Cutie," and are seen regularly with Magical Girl Burlesque, Metropolis Burlesque, and White Elephant Burlesque amongst many other. ... recorded: November 4, 2019 ... topics: Grand High Witch, sticking things to your face, scary things, latex, a lot of hot glue, growing up Muscles, did he do Cats?, hiding behind, stage names, Sweet Samantha Jane, ephemeral sculpture, drag access, autobiographical drag, why are you a bass fish, good vibes only, Brooklyn, 8 year old memories, wanting to be liked, drag king focus ... shoutouts and acknowledgments: D20 Burlesque, Anja Keister, Fem Appeal, Holly Ween, Nyx Nocturne, Beef Show, Alpha Psi Ecdysia, Allegra Spread, Noctua, Juno Birch, Pelvis Breastly, Sweaty Eddie, God Complex, Uncle Freak ... keep in touch: IG: @muscles_monty & https://www.facebook.com/MusclesMonty ... Check out: Viktor Devonne presents 2 Nigh

Viktor Devonne sits with Lucky Charming in his kitchen in Boston. Lucky Charming, alias Lucas Brooks, is an accomplished stageman both in clothes and in less clothes. He is the writer of several solo shows that have run at fringe festivals, and productions in New York and Boston. As Lucky Charming, he has been seen with Boston's fabulous Sirelesque troupe and his own co-production, Viscous and Tingle. He writes under the sex blog title of The Intellectual Homosexual. ... recorded: October 4, 2019 ... topics: Stonewall memories, New York to Michigan to New York, arts on arts on arts, VGL 5'4 Top, a few hours later we had a harness, song and dance, Spring Awakening, finally Puck, NYC boylesque, belt/crotch, height, Prof. Harder, assignments, Hi I'm Lucky Charming You Were My Homework, the golden gun, inspired hip thrusts, sex educator, one man show, allowing yourself to be directed, identities, slut pride, elbow pit, the fun stuff, Elsa Riot, #burlesqueboston, a special thank-you ... shoutouts and ackno

NYC burlesque starlet Rain Supreme has been working since 2017, and continues to dazzle on stages. ... recorded: August 29, 2019 ... topics: following friends into burlesque, black performers, Dirty Diana, choreography, influence, act construction, worth being tired for, music, Miss Coney Island, kittening, names ... shoutouts and acknowledgments: Jason Meijas, Maine Attraction, Posion Ivory, Jo Boobs, Jezebel Express, Golden Lady Burlesque, Qualms Galore, Essence Revealed, Trinity Starlight, Teasy Roosevelt, Fem Appeal, Sugar Mamasota, Stella Nova, Jeez Loueez, Perle Noire, Gigi Bonbon, Boo Boo Darlin, Ellen Stagg ... keep in touch: IG: rainsupremeny & rainsupremeny.com ... Check out: Viktor Devonne presents 2 Night Stay (special sample featured at the end of this episode) at http://www.2nightstaypod.com ... give love to the pod at patreon.com/weburlesque and see capsule reviews of previous episodes at http://www.weburlesquepodcast.com ... intro/outro music: "On A 45" This Way to the Egress (http

Draglesque performance artist Noctua bares their soul on New York stages, exploring the sublime and ridiculous, the glam and dark.  We talk androgny vs assumed gender nonbinary identity, misgendering from colleagues (stop it, y'all), being comfortable in one's skin, and growing up goth. ... recorded: August 29, 2019 ... topics: sleeping under the bed, blue hair and a tutu, army kid, from California to Jamaica Queens, My Heart Will Go On karaoke, makeup and costuming, therapy, catharsis, gender, everything and nothing, dysphoria, "hey man," arguing pronouns, masc and femme on stage, trans nonbinary, phd gender doctors, identifying with womanhood, night owl, you're welcome, Domino Swift, how people perceive you ... shoutouts and acknowledgments: C'etait BonTemps, Ash Blight, Magical Girl Burlesque ... footnotes: Viktor mentions Eddie Izzard on the pod having not yet identified as transgender, but in 2017 made it clear he identifies as transgender, and is cool w/ he and she pronouns. ... keep in touch:

Betty Brash is a producer and performer in New York City. She co-produces Magical Girl Burlesque, see their schedule at @magicalgirlburlesque ... recorded: August 29, 2019 ... topics: burlesque birthdays, Amy Jo Johnson, dial-up teen idols, as Lola Bunny, posing with a tv set on your head, original characters, mermaids and flappers, Cat People, reluctant femme fatale, film school, create your own art, burlesque show vs film set, hey hey send me your crap, photographer's lens, stage lighting, small stages, new stages, nurturer caretaker, triad production, connecting with the audience ... shoutouts: Holly Ween, Raina Sinclair, Striker Posie, Regal Mortis, Stormageddon .... keep in touch: https://www.facebook.com/bettybrashburlesque • IG: @bettybrash ... see also: Betty's coproducers Stormageddon and Raina Sinclair were interviewed previously an talk a lot about the production's origin; http://weburlesquepodcast.com/2018/12/10/37-fight-the-world-w-raina-sinclair-and-stormageddon/ .... give love to the

Neoboylesque godfather TIGGER! invited Viktor Devonne into his home and talk about his status as the Burlesque Hall of Fame's initial Best Boylesque (in 2006), also known as the first King of Boylesque -- which we discuss the nuance of. For more than 25 years, Tigger! has been a foreparent in burlesque shows and festivals internationally and regionally. ... topics included, but not limited to: Best Boylesque, the first Mr Exotic World, installing a monarchy, from goat farm to museum, men in burlesque, transgression, every bit as naked, gender and performance, boylesque, a right to present, woman's world, giving stories, the actor and the character, exhaustive satire, maybe save that for your therapist, political burlesque, winners winning, stories you care about, memoirs, dying on stage, perfect shows, every fuck up is an opportunity, homes away from home, instruction and peer learning, smart people making intentionally stupid silly choices ... footnotes: Tigger mentions the "ranch" in Las Vegas; he refer

Photographer and burlesque babe Striker Posie knows how to handle a room behind the camera in on stage. We talk photoshoots and burlesque theory. ... recorded: August 28, 2019 ... topics: soft open, taking pictures while you're stripping, just take the money, getting what you're paying for, the same $20, hiring people you already know, the lens closest to the human eye, photography nerds: stuff for you, rest in peace I guess, shooting shows, nails, playing with mischief, gimme face, I don't believe myself, effervescent, classic and nerdlesque, Westchester, Rocky Horror gateway, bookings, website review, act development, elevated cute badass, taglines, scenes from Striker's menagerie, costumes ... shoutouts: Biblioteque Burlesque, Clitoris B. Toklas, Jezebel Express, Darlinda Just Darlinda, Regal Mortis, Shelly Watson, .... keep in touch: https://www.facebook.com/striker.posie.studio  • IG: @striker.posie • http://strikerposie.com ... give love to the pod at patreon.com/weburlesque and see capsule re

Pinup, stage kitten, gogo dancer, and newly minted as a burlesque performer, Vera Safire is lighting up the clubs in New York City exploring her new addition to her resume, and examining what brought her here. ... recorded: August 28, 2019 ... topics: ass-backwards, watching yourself, five years a newbie, having something to offer, ballet and jazz, salsa class, Put the Blame on Mame, Heavenly Body, successful kitten tips, show parentage and community  ... shoutouts: Poison Ivory, Medianoche, Veronica Varlow, Kita St. Cyr, Anja Keister, It's a Little Stormy, Sincerely Yours, Holly Ween, Esmerelda May, Regina Stargazer, Fancy Feast, Pearls Daily, Perle Noire  .... keep in touch: https://www.facebook.com/Verasafire  • IG: @verasafire ... give love to the pod at patreon.com/weburlesque and see capsule reviews of previous episodes at http://www.weburlesquepodcast.com ... intro/outro music: "On A 45" This Way to the Egress (http://www.thiswaytotheegress.com) ... used with permission ... download it at: http

Clitoris B. Toklas is a performer and producer residing in the tristate area who approaches her burlesque academically. She is one half of the producer team behind Bibliotheque Burlesque-- "Burlesque with a Reading List." ... recorded: August 27, 2019 ... topics: anatomy lesson, Alice B. Toklas' pot brownies, burlesque as an essayist, dramaturgy, sex work and fiber arts, mom jeans, editing, nerdlesque, Outlander, literary burlesque, co-producing, Jenga, Broadly Entertaining, acadamia, the youth of today, the adjunct shuffle ... shoutouts: Jo Boobs Weldon, Lillian Bustle, Rhoda Dendron, Jezebel Express, Teasy Roosevelt, Anja Keister, Rocco Chanel, Striker Posie, Clara Coquette, Spookey, Stella Nova, Moe Cheezmo, Petite Renard .... keep in touch: https://www.facebook.com/pg/mscltrsbtoklas/ • IG: @clitorisb • https://www.facebook.com/BibliothequeBurlesque ... give love to the pod at patreon.com/weburlesque and see capsule reviews of previous episodes at http://www.weburlesquepodcast.com ... intro/ou

The sensational Foxy Belle Afriq is the producer of 2 burlesque shows: Unreal and Untamed Afro-Burlesque. She is also known as the 70s love groove drag king Uncle Freak. We get (un)real for this one and chat coming to and living in America, performance style, and sexual identity. ... recorded: August 27, 2019 ... topics: working in New York, juggling motherhood and performance, seeing shows, producing, seeking: poc magician, casting, Brown Girls Burlesque, performing for mom, from Uganda to NYC, coming out queer, homosexuality in East Africa, walking in drag, constructing true acts, confidence through drag, progressive parents ... shoutouts: Bastard Keith, D20 Burlesque, Shay Au Lait, Stella Nova, Sweet Lorraine, Chicava HoneyChild, Lee VaLone, Fem Appeal, Perle Noire, Junior Mint .... keep in touch: https://www.facebook.com/foxybelleafriq/ • IG: @foxybelleafriq ... give love to the pod at patreon.com/weburlesque and see capsule reviews of previous episodes at http://www.weburlesquepodcast.com ...

Fox Squire is a triple crowned drag king in New York City, recently honored as 2019's New Jersey Master of Lip Sync (via Burlypicks), Mr. Nerd NY 2019, and Mr. New York Royalty 2019. He has been performing for years as a professional debonair gentleman a conventions, bars, clubs, and theaters, and continues to dazzle as he sees what 2020 has in store. We talk the past, the present, and the horizon. ... recorded: August 26, 2019 ... topics: St Louis to NYC, starter drag, researching a haircut, Lester, reigning, Pass the Biscuits Please, Amy Grant, masculinity, being dapper, taking up space, follow through, dating, feeling yourself, fellowship, pageants, other side of critique, microwave moments vs. slow simmer, looks, resonance ... shoutouts: Sweet Lorraine, Bella La Blanc, Perle Noire, MisSa Blue .... keep in touch: https://www.facebook.com/foxsquire2016 • IG: @foxsquire2016 ... give love to the pod at patreon.com/weburlesque and see capsule reviews of previous episodes at http://www.weburlesquepodc

The enterprising and fabulous Bella Sin of Cleveland brings together the Ohio Burlesque Festival with a wonderful team, and works regularly in the state and internationally. We talk her migration from Mexico and what's it like being a woman and an artist in this era, and her successes in striptease. She, and the festival, were profiled by NPR: https://www.ideastream.org/news/burlesque-in-cleveland-blossoms-with-bella-sin ... recorded: August 26, 2019 ... topics: festival planning, lessons and goals, Juarez, migration to the United States, political climate, Ohio, advocacy and activism, pasties and nail glue, alone in Columbus,"Hi I'm Bella I'm Mexican," belonging, legends of burlesque, marketing and geotargeting, challenge your public, Magic Michaels ... shoutouts: Kitten DeVille, Scotty the Blue Bunny, Bettina May, Angie Pontani, Tansy, It's A Little Stormy, Evil Hate Monkey, Amber Ray, Cheeky Cheetah, Lottie the Body, Foxy Tann, Rara Darling, Jett Noir, Hank E. Panky, Tre de Marc, Mr Gorgeous, Chris

Viktor Devonne catches Rara Darling on the go between shows as they say. This NYC triple time producer is killing it with Snack Theater, Keepeasy Sundays, and the presently dormant but exhilarating Primal Scream events. They were up for the Brooklyn Nightlife Award for Best Burlesque, with Keepeasy for Best Burlesque Show. ... recorded: July 31, 2019 ... topics: surprise first performance, thrown into producing, high standards, in every act something different, to New York City, the future of the burlesque industry, small bars and big stages, beautiful movers, something different every week, the live band experience, pronouns, kink party, the disappointment in a successful show, the beauty in collaboration and celebration, wilderness orientation leader, progressive good steps, burlesque and drag families, names and identities and personas, the character of Rara, dark and twisted beautiful, sometimes a lot of blood, being very queer, what is sexy, five minute theatre pieces, headfirst, jock, Facebook sha

Brooklyn's Minnie Tonka is a burlesque performer and producer, and nutritional therapist and wellness coach. Internationally recognized, Minnie is 1/2 of the Schlepp Sisters (celebrating 15 years!) who host a yearly "Menorah Horah," in time for Hannukah. We talk about these passions and how they have intersected naturally in her work. ... The Schlepp Sisters take Coney Island on August 30th, 2019. ... recorded: August 12, 2019 ... topics: traveling showgirl, the Schlepp Sisters, doing Jewish stuff, disco birthday party, Kosher Chixxx and Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad, your authentic self, the Sisters in Hamburg, solo work, 80s rock and roll, constructing an act, teaching and instruction, deep self work, motivation, rheumatoid arthritis and chronic pain, nutritional needs and research, stress, listening to your body ... shoutouts: Jett Adore, Darlinda Just Darlinda, Scott Rayow, Broadway Brassy, Little Brooklyn, Julie Atlas Muz ... keep in touch: www.MissMinnieTonka.com @minnie_tonka - recipies and wellnes

L.A. and NYC superstar Lux LaCroix joins Viktor Devonne for a sitdown on the Lower East Side. Lux is a choreographer to the stars, and is First Runner Up and Most Dazzling Performer title holder of 2008 Reigning Queen of Burlesque, and was voted one of the best burlesque performers in Los Angeles by TimeOut Magazine. She has a supporting role in the new Love Connie web series from John Cantwell called Connie-Wood; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-suIvYJEpGw&list=PLhgFEi9aNUb0ajjdI3MVoNHhGWq-3zglh | We talk pop stars, race, dance, and more. ... topics: a New Yorker that's often exiled in Los Angeles, performing arts kid, dance class, ballet and proper flooring, Laguardia School for Performing Arts, UC Santa Cruz, Angela Davis, getting the hell out, black studies, Howard Law to burlesque, broken bones, SAG/AFTRA, Debbie Allen, choreographer gigs, film community, saying yes and figuring it out, acts and looks, do you think magnets can contain me, freestyle to choreo, retention, acting, stage work, Watch the T

Viktor Devonne is in the car (catch that soothing rainstorm) with Jack Barrow (and Falana Fox!) after the Rochester Erotic Arts Festival, and we talk the event, evolution, and what's next. Originally from Northern California, Jack is a campy, theatrical, and terribly gorgeous boy-burlesquer who is celebrating 2 years in the game, and has been seen with White Elephant Burlesque, Members Only Boylesque, HardCore Burlesque, The Corsettes, and Folsom Street, and the New York Boylesque Festival, among many others. He won the Nicest Kid In Town title for the 2019 Silver Tusk Awards. ... topics: dinner theatre burlesque, personal style, theatre kid, January February MARCH, conservatory, self saboteur, thirty year olds playing Tony and Maria, young and stupid, dream roles, baritone, New Kids on the Block, identifying as Sporty Spice, SMG as Kendall on All My Children and Katherine on Cruel Intentions, Reese--who needs her, intense glaze, sexuality, "the queer parents we all deserve," secret boyfriend, first kiss (

Tiger Bay is a glorious weirdo in New York City. She is a Miss Coney Island, multiple award winner, and all-around beautiful goofball pin-up. In a rare sit-down, she and Viktor Devonne talk about her odd star quality in burlesque. She gives some advice to newer performers on what they should plan for if they attempt to conquer the burlesque world as she as. ... topics: Tiger Bay Lambikins, aesthetic, crazy cat lady, getting naked, learning and feeling emboldened, nerdlesque, act development, skills, permission to do crazy muppet fantasy, research, Miss Coney Island process, humor, Cher, traveling, favorite acts, classic striptease, the hustle, vulnerability, Clay Taylor, Japan, NYC, props, jitters, weird at BHOF .. shoutouts: Jezebel Express, Jo Boobs, Dr. Lucky, D20 Burlesque, Fem Appeal, Nina la Voix, Peekaboo Pointe, Tansy, Holly Ween, Anja Keister, Bambi the Mermaid, Rita Menweep, Dirty Martini, Fancy Feast, Mr Gorgeous, Gal Friday, Maine Attraction, Julie Atlas Muz, Wae Messed, Ginger Twist, Lillia