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Burlesque on the Silver Screen and Printing Press

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September 14, 2010

I find it very exciting that Burlesque is bouncing off the stage and onto the silver screen as well as hitting the printing press!

Historically this is not new news, as Gypsy Rose Lee’s book “The G String Murders” was adapted to the screen in “Lady of Burlesque” starring Barbara Stanwyck and was nominated for an Oscar back in 1944. But currently there are several documentaries being made about the History of Burlesque as a well as the modern continuation of the art form.

What I am enjoying about all these films and books is that each one has a voice unique to the performer or the region where they come from. Burlesque is more diverse today than it has ever been and the beauty of that is there is something for every one to enjoy.

There is no right way it should be done. That is an opinion (and believe me I have opinions, but that is another blog…) Art is Art, it is beyond opinion. You can take it or leave it, what matters is that you find the Art that appeals to you and that you support it!

But I digress; all these documentaries that are coming out collectively create a wonderful overview of the International Burlesque Explosion! I hope for more documentaries on the historical aspect of Burlesque, as so many of the Ladies and Gentlemen who have been a part of the legacy of Burlesque are still alive and we have a golden opportunity to hear their stories before they move on to the great stage in the sky.

Not all the films coming out are documentaries, some Feature Films feature the Stars of our community, like … Dirty Martini, Julie Atlas Muz, Immodesty Blaize, Waxie Moon, Scotty The Blue Bunny, Miss Indigo Blue, Lily Verlaine and so on… while others have Film Industry Stars Burlesquing us… ; )

What you should see:

Documentaries:

“Behind The Burly Q” Written and Directed by Leslie Zemeckis

“ a Wink and a Smile” Written and Directed by Deirdre Timmons

“Dirty Martini and the New Burlesque” Directed by Gary Beeber

“Burlesque Undressed” Directed by Alison Grist

“Waxie Moon” Directed by Wes Hurley

“Pretty Things” Director Liz Goldwyn

“Velvet Hammer Burlesque” Directed by Augusta

“Broad Daylight” Directed by John Michael McCarthy and Victoria Renard

Feature Films:

“Tournée” aka “On Tour” Directed by
Mathieu Amalric

“Burlesque” Directed by Steven Antin
We are all waiting to see what this is all about….

“Short Bus” by John Cameron Mitchell

The Printing Press:

“The United States of Americana” by Kurt B Reighley

“The Burlesque Handbook” by Jo Weldon aka Jo Boobs

“Burlesque and the New Bump-n-Grind” by Michelle Baldwin

There are more films and books to add to this list but this is my jab at it tonight. Go rent some movies and buy some books!

Tags: Burlesque, Deirdre Timmons, Dirty Martini, Gypsy Rose Lee, Immodesty Blaize, Jo Boobs, Julie Atlas Muz, Lily Verlaine, Scotty The Blue Bunny, Waxie Moon

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Artists in Residence at the home of The Swedish Housewife

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June 24, 2010

Last year Waxie Moon was attending one of my Moomin Fort parties and he was so smitten with Moonin Fort that he wanted to do an Artist Residence in it. An e-mail was sent out about it and nothing really came of it, until this year. Earlier this Spring Honeysuckle Hype needed a place to workshop her new piece “ Eat Your Heart Out! “ and I offered up my living room. I figured if we could rehearse the dancing sequences for “House of Thee UnHoly”, and if Joey Arias, Justin Bond and John Kelly could rehearse their shows in my living room, why not have an on going Artist in Residence!

It was lovely to come home and see Ms. Hype in various states of undress and have conversations with her about where she was at in her creative process and kibbitz about the editing process of her piece, and giving a little feed back here and there (when asked for). Her show has legs and was quite well received on Kickstarter where she was fully funded. She has gone on to perform it is several cities and I feel like an Art parent.

The third Artist in Residence is Scotty The Blue Bunny who is my first live in resident, he has been here since May 28^th and is working on his show that debuts in my new “Thee Wild Herring Cabaret “ series at West Hall July 10th. As you can imagine home life has been …. very amplified. The Rabbit plays the violin beautifully and is quite chatty in the morning which I am not… But that is domestic stuff that no one wants to hear about.

Who knows maybe this year Waxie Moon will fulfill his residency in Moomin Fort with a beautiful dance. I really enjoy having creative people in my home working on their creative process, it is satisfying and rewarding, and gives a whole new dimension to the house and what a house can be.

I Love this video that Honeysuckle Hype made during her residency.

Tags: Artist in Residence, Honeysuckle Hype, Joey Arias, John Kelly, Justin Bond, Scotty The Blue Bunny, The Little Fishing Village, Thee Wild Herring Cabaret, Waxie Moon

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Scotty The Blue Bunny in Seattle, WA on 07/10/10

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April 7, 2010

Scotty the Blue Bunny

“Where Do I Begin”

An all new original experience by Scotty the Blue Bunny

Scotty the Blue Bunny’s first solo experience in over 5 years, filled with Music! Song! and Dance! The Bunny will guide you through a 60 minute laughing affirmation that preaches to the choir and helps us to transcend the Zeitgeist in a return to the real cabaret from the Lapine P.O.V.

Clad in his signature interspecies power suite of spandex our vaudevillianous guru delivers meditations via Rap, Modern Dance (and possibly a few asanas) and Fiddle !

Let us PRAY!

What the press has had to say about The Bunny;

“Strange and Magical” - SF Weekly

“You don’t get that every day” - International Tattoo Art Magazine

“A seven-foot tall tower of shimmery spandex and attitude” – DNA Magazine, Australia

” The ubiquitous comedian and M.C.” – The New York Times

Tags: Cabaret, Scotty The Blue Bunny, Thee Wild Herring Cabaret, West Hall

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My Mid Century Modern Celebration Cabaret in Seattle, WA on 04/17/10

Filed Under: Burlesque, Cabaret, Cherdonna and Lou, Julie Atlas Muz, Lily Verlaine, Lou Henry Hoover, Miss Astrid, Miss Indigo Blue, Scotty The Blue Bunny, The Gilded Stage 2010, Waxie Moon by The SHW — Leave a comment

March 8, 2010

“My Mid Century Modern Celebration Cabaret”

Come join in the fun as the Madcap International Bohemian Jet Set gather at The Triple Door to toast a half century of an epic life that has been lived to the hilt! A run amuck wild cabaret filled with Acrobats, Aerialists, Avant Guard muckety mucks, Burlesquers, “Dance Troupes”, Glamour Girls, Jugglers, and Wacky Performance Artists ( inhale here), that will be talked about in AA, NA,SA and ALONON meetings for years to come!

Starring !!!

Julie Atlas Muz – NYC- “Muz takes the aesthetic of burlesque and applies it to high art to create a dark fantasy of innocence and corruption. The movement is alternately playful and sexual, and the sex is alternately pure and prurient.” -Culturebot.org

Fancy Chance “Miss Alternative Universe 2009″- London

Scotty The Blue Bunny – The World at Large

Miss Astrid- Switzerland- “the true weimar fraulein” – Mel Gordon, author of Voluptuous Panic , “Enough attitude to sink the Bismark”- San Jose Mercury News

NANDA- Portland- “The Nanda boys do things I always wanted the Karamozovs to do, but couldn’t hire the talent… …Go, Nanda! Banzai!” -Howard Patterson,The Flying Karamozov Brothers

Ernie Von Schmaltz

Cherdonna and Lou

Catherine D’Lish- There’s a reason for her last name……

Lily Verlaine- The Living Breathing Work of Art

Miss Indigo Blue- Seattle’s Sapphic Sweetheart

Poppy Daze of The Aerialistas

Queen Shmooquan- ” She is Genius” – Stone Gossard

Waxie Moon

Stella Rose- Le Pick up Artiste

DOOR at 6:00PM

SHOW at 8:00PM

Tags: Burlesque, Cabaret, Cherdonna and Lou, Julie Atlas Muz, Lily Verlaine, Lou Henry Hoover, Miss Astrid, Miss Indigo Blue, Scotty The Blue Bunny, The Gilded Stage 2010, Waxie Moon

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The Swedish Housewife Presents

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