After a 15-minute intermission, Gallery 5 is packed. It’s a chilly Saturday in early March. Rows of chairs in front of the stage are filled with several audience members sharing seats and standing ...
One student said he wasn’t sure whether his inner critic had grown any quieter, “but I’ve learned how to beat it up, stuff it into a bag, and throw it in the river.” Credit: matt baume “I am excited ...
CHICAGO -- Ann Weinert has been a performer since she was 15. But the Chicagoan became enamored with the art of American burlesque as an adult in 2007, and her perception of performing in front of ...
STILETTO HEELS click across a wooden floor, swishing through bright feathers dropped from boas. Fishnets cover dancers’ legs, ending in lacy panties or short skirts. T-shirts knot above curvy hips, ...
At a studio in northeast Calgary, six women sit on yoga mats in a circle, listening to Jeanine Petit. She's been a burlesque performer — under her stage name, Manhattan Wilde — for more than 15 years, ...
In her fortnightly review of fitness and wellbeing activities, comedian Jennifer Wong overcomes her apprehension of ‘whorish vagina dancing’ – and then the gloves come off “Ever since we invented ...