There are big thrills in it. There’s the thrill of the show, when the lights go down and performers lead you through a haze of flesh, feathers, and light, from one world into another. And there’s the ...

After more than a year without live, in-door audiences, arts venues around Seattle continue to struggle because of the pandemic. But one group of burlesque performers have teamed up to create a new co ...

The burlesque dancer Coby Yee began her stage career in San Francisco, in the nineteen-forties. She rose to popular acclaim at night clubs like the Chinese-themed cabaret Forbidden City, which was ...

Two years ago, the woman who would become Elle Dorado was a professional figure skater from Long Island visiting New Orleans with her fiancé. They were walking on Decatur Street when a sign ...

Luke Shanafelt Tasseled titties spun in circles as the host, Mr. Gino, emerged onto the stage in an emerald crusted blazer. The swing band filled ears with waves of roaring twenties jazz tunes.

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. To move through life in a woman’s body is an inherently political act. Society, for centuries and across ...