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"I initially launched into the world of performance art becuase I like us all to question what we're doing here." 

Luminous Pariah is a stunning portrayal of stage athleticism and charismatic beauty.…

"[As a child], I had this specific image in my head being the mobster's lounge singing girlfriend at his nightclub, of being a chorus girl who gets discovered and becoming the touring guidette of som…

"Sexuality and sensuality isn't always defined by the physical.  What people find sexy is you being comfortable in your body and your own spirit, and how you move throughout the world.  I don't care …

"If you can find your way outside of the cog of creating theatre, or whatever it is that is the one thing that's all yours; that freedom... ooh, that's a powerful thing and I'm grateful for it."  -- …

"Your audience sees you.  I don't care if you're a performer, a producer, a kitten, or a vendor. They are watching you.  They determine who to patronize, who to be involved with, who to give their do…

"I am at a point where I want to create acts that mean a lot to me... I think we should be representing where we're from, and not being afraid of showing our history and our culture, and I would lov…

"When I hit 30, I was redfinding dance and refinding home, and finding other areas of my sexuality, and just experimenting in new and fun ways.  That was a gateway drug to burlesque, but if I hadn't …

"It's not about being the best dancer; it's about finding a way to engage with the audience  in a way that feel authentic to you and also also is entertaining. We're there to entertain, to create thi…

"I want people to be happy, and, be comfortable with it; and this is queerness and I'm really being out and pushing the boundaries in a bunch of different ways... But it also shouldn't be such a boun…

"We want this to be big, we want this to be memorable; we want this to make an impact in the industry, but also in New York.  Hip hop was born here, and we want to make sure we're doing this justice.…

"You can just throw glitter on your head and suddenly you're a little disco ball, and you're not worried about what people think because they're all complimenting you on how shiny you are."

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The fantastic natural force that is Mimi Hurricane comes to Music That Made WE for the season 3 finale.  Now living in Atlanta, this neoburlesque producer and performer shares stories of emo youth, m…

"I don't have room anymore to exist miserably."

Know as "Ohio’s Economical Endomorphic Ecdysiast," Lola Loveletter is a breath of fresh, delightful air, doing it all in Cleveland and surrounding a…

Just starting her burlesque career, Texas TeaCake$ sits with Viktor Devonne to talk about starting her career on the stage, embracing multiple genres, feeling oneself as an entertainer, and looking t…