[Dixielandjazz] New trends in Burlesque - somewhat on topic ;-)

[david richoux]

hi all,

An article in today's San Jose Mercury News you might enjoy - link  
should be good for the next few days.

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/entertainment/ 
performing_arts/8536168.htm

here is a snip:
> Across the Bay Area, dance troupes like the Lollies, Kitty Kitty Bang  
> Bang, the Harlem Shake Burlesque and the Devil-ettes are again doing  
> the Big Tease with a wink and a smile. They might disrobe, but since  
> the emphasis is more on the tease than the strip, they leave on the  
> pasties and G-strings.
>
> In the true spirit of burlesque, local organizers are enlisting a  
> potpourri of colorful, sometimes kitschy performers. A recent show by  
> San Francisco's Famous Burlesque Revue featured Dammit the Wonderdog,  
> a mutt that breaks down cardboard boxes for recycling; comedian and  
> juggler Fred Anderson; and Roky Roulette, a male stripper, billed as  
> ``the Boing, Boing, Boing Boy,'' who hops by dollar-dangling patrons  
> on his fur-covered pogo stick.
>
> Instead of recorded music, a six-piece band, featuring alumni of the  
> Dead Kennedys and Polkacide, keeps 'em shimmying with ragtime, jazz  
> and assorted sultry tunes.
>
> ``Nowadays, everything out there is so in your face,'' says bassist  
> Paul Bergmann, one of the organizers of the Famous Burlesque shows.  
> ``You can go onto the Internet and see all kinds of body parts in  
> action. That's not what we're about. We're about having fun. It could  
> be sexy, but it's got a sense of humor, style and grace.''
>
Dave Richoux