burlesque
Glitter Crash is here to smash stereotypes about disability
July 8, 2024By: C Icart, Humour Editor Editor's note: this event has been cancelled. If you’re looking for a show to celebrate Disability Pride Month, look no further than Glitter Crash, presented by Twisted Tassels Productions. The burlesque and drag showcase will heat up the stage on July 13 at The Cultch’s Historic Theatre. Starring disabled performers from across Turtle Island, this showcase aims to “celebrate diversity, empowerment, and the beauty of inclusion.” Twisted Tassels is a local burlesque company that presents talent from marginalized communities. Oftentimes, “disability seems to go to the wayside,” even in some of the most inclusive shows.…
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At the Rio Theatre
May 19, 2018By: Courtney Miller Ambience: B- Picture it. The stench of stale sweat is paired with the confusingly appetizing smell of fresh popcorn. Performers in costumes are selling raffle tickets by the single, triple, or butt-or-bust-circumference. Weird Al Yankovic covers are…
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Burlesque performers Shine in sensual show
July 11, 2016She’s loud, foul-mouthed, and is the owner of a theatre whose crazy cast of burlesque dancers she calls family. But that description doesn’t do justice to Shine Mionne, the titular character of a burlesque musical that, while explicit, actually has…
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Burlesque in the spotlight during festival season
May 26, 2016The Vancouver International Burlesque Festival (VIBF) hit Hot Art Wet City and the Vancouver Playhouse earlier this month. For those who don’t know, the art form of burlesque is a combination of caricature, extravaganza, and parody, usually centred around the…
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