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Volume 4 premiere! The Music That Made WE volume 4 begins with Cleveland's burlesque queen Bella Sin. A Mexican, queer, nonbinary immigrant Bella is a beacon in the industry for activism and advocacy…

Volume 4 premiere! The Music That Made WE volume 4 begins with Cleveland's burlesque queen Bella Sin. A Mexican, queer, nonbinary immigrant Bella is a beacon in the industry for activism and advocacy…

"Bringing Queen City [Burlesque Festival] to life had a lot to do with wanting to apply what I had learned from being on the road. I volunteered at the Burlesque Hall of Fame for several years in a r…

"When it comes to my work, I'm not going to make stuff that's so esoteric and so personal and emotional that no one can access it; that's not entertainment... I've tried doing pieces where I was very…

"I love anything glam. I am very much that person who I wants to add glitter and rhinestones to absolutely everything I can. Even in my professional work, any time we're doing a show or they're like …

"I guess I've always been like a champion for the misfits, those who just don't belong; whatever that is. And I hope that people who see our show will feel that they can do it too, that they can take…

"I just want to hopefully help end erasure in our scene and for everyone to have a moment of self-discovery and self-ideology and a moment of 'let me check myself, let me go ahead and try to go ahead…

"I think we're a generation that recognizes that acknowledging and shining a light on people is important--to them, and to us. It makes me feel better when I can shine a light on someone and say 'Lo…

"Oh, there was always a fight or two in the dressing room, someone getting her hair pulled. But most of us were fucking each other, so we got along pretty well."

Madame E. tells all the best stor…

"I'm wearing platform heels but it still gives off masculine energy... People especially in the gay community, people either want you very masc or very fem... I feel it's whatever mood I'm in."

Da…

"It got me out of a really deep depression spell; I still live with depression. I tell people even when I'm smiling happy, and I have great days, I still live with depression. But I can say for sure …

Viktor Devonne talks about the last 17 years of WEBurlesque (est. September 29, 2006) and 200 episodes (est. January 23, 2018). from its convention circuit, theme shows, performers, podcast transitio…

"Winning is perspective. Marinka is the one that taught me that. What did you win; you won connections. What did you win; you won a standing ovation. What did you win; you won friendships. You won fa…

“Ultimately, a lot of what I do, a lot of the burlesque and boylesque work that I do is really based around lampooning male archetypes and deconstructing masculinity.  So oddly enough, even though I’…

"When I moved to Seattle, I joined some different dance companies and it was always just too pushy; like, I'm doing this for fun. And that's what I think why, when we joined burlesque-- because it i…

"I'm a very type a person in general; I think it's easier to be the decision-maker... it saves me time to not go back and forth... The job of producer isn't a really sexy, glamorous creative job a lo…

"We're still very much on our own; the closest we come is the festival circuit... not regulated, not unified, and boy do they vary.  Everybody has a different idea... I had never been to a burlesque …

"I love performing, I love burlesque, I love these fucking weirdos." 

Veronica Viper mixes the glam and gutter for a sensational form of burlesque.  As a trans woman in the field, she has a specific …

"Our world is pretty terrifying right now.  It just makes the need for performers like us even more [necessary.] We need to be even more loud, even more there... The more they want to silence us, the…

"It's nice having people inspire you on different levels, on stage, off stage; see how they support the burlesque community and each other, and we become each others' family. And especially when you …