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We are now bringing our unique Burlexe experiences right to your door. As with everything we do, we are taking inspiration from the worlds of burlesque and cabaret to make your special occasions even more special.
Goodtime Mama Jojo, aka Jo King is the undisputed British Burlesque Legend and her work for other performers and women from all walks of life is about helping them drop their insecurities and access their true selves.
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Dreams dashed on a Saturday night, ambition crushed between tea breaks and the constant conundrum of which one is Ant and which one is Dec… it must be time for Britain’s Got Talent 2012!
Performers nationwide can tell you how the production teams hound them year after year to attend the auditions. From emails to Facebook, phone calls to approaches at events. The research assistants go out in force from September onwards to bring a collection of oddities to the screen to be judged.
Variety performer Mat Ricardo recently fought back and played them at their own game. You can read about his experiences and also hear about it during his show Mat Ricardo’s London Varieties.
Burlesque has always been part of the Britain’s Got Talent audition process, from the covered in glue and rolled through Ann Summers dance routines to highly polished classical performance. However, we’ve always wondered, as the UK prize is to perform at The Royal Variety Show… would burlesque and The Queen really be appropriate?
Let’s have a look at a few past examples shall we…
Starting with 2009 contestant Fabia Cerra who got all the way to the semi-finals.
Leicester based Talulah Blue made it through the first rounds in 2011 and got a fair bit of tabloid exposure:
In America’s Got Talent, Miss Exotic World winner Michelle L’Amour with ‘the ass that goes pow!’ brought her own brand of fairytale to a panel again including The Hoff:
So! How does burlesque, The Royal Variety Show, The Queen and a pre-watershed audience fit together?
Oddly enough, we think the latest episodes might have had the answer…
London based performer, Beatrix Von Bourbon, ecdysiast and international cabaret sweetheart brought her own unique tassel technique to the judging panel on Saturday. A blushing Simon seemed overwhelmed by Bea’s saucy performance and even the women were impressed. The act was cheeky, adorable and ‘just’ naughty enough for attention but not ridicule. We loved it!
Front page of the Daily Star this week, appearing on This Morning too, Beatrix could well be the perfect mix of academic and burlesque heritage with enough innovation to make it to the finals!
Best of British to you Beatrix!
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