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listersgirlDid you know that Burlesque is back? It is *the* hot thing in Toronto right now, or at least it seems that way, judging by the number of Burlesque shows happening each week. I went to one on Friday night (with Sasha van Bon Bon and her Scandelles), and it was so much fun. It's a return to the days before strip clubs, where exotic dancers had feathers and fans and pasties with tassels, where breasts were saggy and bodies had lumps and the audience loved all of the performers, perfect or not.
This particular show had women and men, dancers, singers and a drag king. The audience was equally split between men and women, mostly young, mostly "alternative", although not entirely. Besides the classic fan number and Las Vegas Showgirl number, there was a number involving a cake, and I sure hope there were showers in the dressing rooms, because the dancer had cake everywhere by the time it was over. There was a strange conceptual number with a drag king and a woman who did an eerie imitation of a RealDoll, and a traditional bath scene, complete with bubbles. There was a guy who looked just like a member of KISS, and a guy who looked like a Nazi with fishnets who stripped down to just a hat to "Mein Herr".
And, in the middle, they did Bare-a-oke -- basically burlesque karaoke. Audience members who'd never danced before were given pasties and costumes and got up and stripped to old-style music, and seemed to have a fabulous time.
I learned my lesson, though -- not only is Burlesque back, it's crazy popular, and if you're short like me, get there early so that you can see without standing
This particular show had women and men, dancers, singers and a drag king. The audience was equally split between men and women, mostly young, mostly "alternative", although not entirely. Besides the classic fan number and Las Vegas Showgirl number, there was a number involving a cake, and I sure hope there were showers in the dressing rooms, because the dancer had cake everywhere by the time it was over. There was a strange conceptual number with a drag king and a woman who did an eerie imitation of a RealDoll, and a traditional bath scene, complete with bubbles. There was a guy who looked just like a member of KISS, and a guy who looked like a Nazi with fishnets who stripped down to just a hat to "Mein Herr".
And, in the middle, they did Bare-a-oke -- basically burlesque karaoke. Audience members who'd never danced before were given pasties and costumes and got up and stripped to old-style music, and seemed to have a fabulous time.
I learned my lesson, though -- not only is Burlesque back, it's crazy popular, and if you're short like me, get there early so that you can see without standing