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The Weekend in Nerdlesque: March 29th

The highlight of my week was the Kings show in Seattle produced the Paula the Swedish Housewife. It featured the best male burlesque performers in the world on one stage for the first time. Burlesque is seeping more and more into my daily life, as every single person at my day job must have heard the fabulous interview of Waxie Moon on NPR that morning and asked “was that the man that performed at our Christmas party?” I wanted to say “No, that was another tall, handsome bald man with a glittery handlebar mustache.” It’s absolutely rewarding to know that the general public’s perception of burlesque is changing due to … Continue reading →

Nerdlesque: The New Burlesque…the BOOK!

Nerdlesque is fantastical alchemy combining burlesque and sexy, brave, beautiful nerds of all shapes, sexes and sizes. Phasers replace feather boas and D20s replace pastie tassels in this new and exciting trend of modern burlesque. As nerd culture merges with the mainstream, nerdlesque too is evolving the art of burlesque. Imagine a lady Spock doing a striptease. Across the world, performers are creating genre-defining acts: some serious, most sexy and fun. These acts harken back to the history of burlesque while also tickling our modern-day geek fantasies. I’m proud to announce that I’ll be represented by Red Sofa Literary on an exciting book titled Nerdlesque: The New Burlesque. The second … Continue reading →