Burlesque Industry Newsletter!
April 21st- 27th, 2025
Hello Burlesque Industry Professionals!!!
Happy late 4/20-Easter-Wrestlemania to those who observe.
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Support Opportunities!
DisabiliTease Festival is seeking sponsors!
The DisabiliTease Festival is a multi-day festival that showcases performers with disabilities in the areas of burlesque, cirque, cabaret, and drag. Want to help out? The festival is HYBRID so there are in person needs, as well as virtual ones!
A non-comprehensive list of needs:
Renting the Capri Theatre
Renting workshop space
Projector rental for Captioning
Captioning services
Photographer
Videographer and Editing services
Event Insurance
ASL Interpreter Fees
Wheelchair Transfer seat Rentals
Transportation
Hotel
Performer Pay
and more!
Find out more about how to support the DisabiliTease Festival!
Open Local Casting Calls:
Cirque Eccentric 2025
(Paonia, CO)
Show dates: June 20-21
Accept/Reject sent 4/30. No official closing of Apps listed.
The Cosmic Cabaret Presents: Stripping Through History
(Fort Collins)
Show date: June 11
Applications close: April 27
The Cosmic Cabaret Presents: Pride and Mt. H0lympus & Assgard
(Fort Collins)
2 shows, one app
Show date: June 27 & July 25
Applications close: April 30
Queer Circus 2025
(Boulder)
Deadline extended
Show date: June 5
Applications close: April 30
Burly Picks: Mountain Regionals
(Denver)
National Variety Competition!
Show date: 7/20
Applications close 6/15
Ongoing Local Casting Calls:
Heartbreak & Hotties (Denver): Pop-Punk/Emo Gogo- burlesque
Show dates: multiple. Applications are ongoingBooty in the Breakdown (Denver): Metal Gogo-lesque Roulette
Show dates: multiple. Applications are ongoing
Non-Local Casting Calls:
None listed at the moment.
Classes
Bebe Bardeaux's Spring Burlesque Institute (Virtual)
Tuesdays April 22- May 20
Zoom
Class themes: Golden Age of Burlesque (4/22), Black Pinups (4/29), Drag Kings & Queens (5/6), Cooch Tent Sideshows (5/13), & Researching Local Burly History (5/20).
Peach Perfect with Michelle L'amour aka Butthoven
April 26
Virtual (Coming IRL to Denver in May)
Michelle L'amour will be teaching you how to shimmy, shake and isolate your gluteus maximus, medius and minimus. Please wear clothing that allows you to move. If your knees are sensitive, please bring a yoga mat or knee pads. We will not be on our knees for long but we will be in various positions as we try to find and isolate our backsides.
Regularly Occurring Classes:
The Burlesque Werkout w/ Mr. Valdez (Colorado Springs): Tuesdays
6:45pm at Praxis YogaFoundations of Flexibility (5:45pm) & Intermediate Back Flexibility (7:10pm) with Katya Peepin: Thursdays at Circus Collective
Burlesque with Stella Luna: Thursdays 8:30pm at Circus Collective
Intro to Contortion with Katya Peepin : Saturdays 10:05am at Rockstar Pole Fitness
On demand:
On Demand Burlesque fundamentals by Katya Peepin’s School of Badass Burlesque.
Community Events
Craft Club!
April 26
Hadley Branch Library, Denver, CO
Craft Club meeting at the library Meeting at the Hadley Library on Saturday. If you're looking for a crafty social group, need a body double to finish a project, and/or want to learn something new, come hangout!
You may have missed…
There are so many insightful voices in the burlesque community, both local and elsewhere! You will find some links to blogs and other informational things that you may want to read in this section!
New Location, New Concept, New Friends! A Traveling Showgirl blog by ALLurrr'em VelvIT
Show Day Tips and Tricks by Denver Burlesque Hub
Know of a burlesque blog that should be featured??? Submit it as a resource!
The Pop a Pastie Podcast
The Latest Featured Denver Burlesque Performer: Paloma Nectar!
She’s the whore with a heart of liquid honey gold! Welcome to the stage… Paloma Nectar!
Paloma Nectar is a performer, designer, writer and producer who started her showgirl journey at 19 when she danced on stage at Lannie's Clocktower Cabaret. She's continued to explore dance mediums, while performing burlesque acts that blend genres, expectations, and express a strong or poignant message. She aims to engage the audience's curiosity and invite them to be present with her. Paloma produces a variety burlesque theatre show called Growth Spell that prides itself on being a container for a wide range of performance art, ritual, and immersive watching experiences.
Be sure to keep up with Paloma on Instagram and get your costumes made by her!
Video of this episode is available on the paid Substack Subscription.
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