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By adamg - 3/31/13 - 8:03 pm

Feathers

Greg Cook reports on the Great Burlesque Exposition at the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge last night:

Daytime workshops this weekend address hand-sewing, "tantalizing shimmies," contracts, "tassel twirling," marketing, obscenity law, body image, and "dancing in shoes you shouldn't be walking in." Vendors sell corsets, lingerie, vintage clothing, leather, wigs and jewelry.

The evenings are devoted to burlesque shows, like the opening night's "The Rhinestone Revue," featuring a lineup of prominent dancers from across the country and winning performers from previous years' Boston burlesque expos. The audience for the first night is more women than men. There's a party atmosphere.

Compare to this dancer, from back in the day when Boston still had actual burlesque houses:

Check out her fans.

Bottom photo from the BPL Nightlife collection. Posted under this Creative Commons license.

By andtruth - 3/23/10 - 6:23 pm

Unreliable Narrator Theater Group announces UN-Vaudeville, a showcase of independent artists from the comedy, music, theater, and burlesque scenes of the Greater Boston area. It's happening Tuesday, March 30 at 8 PM at Johnny D's in Davis Square for a $10 cover.

This spectacular evening will be hosted by K’Tharr, an interstellar warrior-bunny last seen in 2009’s production of "Paranormal." It is a fundraiser for the next Unreliable Narrator production, a sci-fi musical comedy in August. In addition to scenes from the August show, "UN-Vaudeville" will include:

Total COMEDY:

By MelLarsen - 9/14/08 - 3:01 pm

October 10 and 11, 8:00 PM

Cambridge Family YMCA Theatre, 820 Mass Ave in Central Square
Tickets: $11 in advance, $12 at the door

By fibrowitch - 7/1/06 - 8:08 pm

Boston baby dolls

I’m trying to decide if this is feminism in action, or young woman looking for attention. Looking to punish, or annoy the parents, who must have forced twelve years of tap and ballet on their daughters, then business management in college. While I am pleased to see woman be proud of their less than Hollywood perfect bodies, I was not as comfortable with the obligatory walk through the crowd ‘passing the hat’ for tips. Or the behavior of some members of the audience, and I do not mean the birthday boys in the corner, or the bachelor party at the bar.

Perhaps it was the patron next to me who really caused me to freak due to his behavior. Really, Mr. State Rep, I was glad to see you patronizing a business in your district, but did you really have to toss that much money in the hat. Or request personal attention from the dancers. And as politician you can’t be a very good reader of body language, as you made the ladies, who agreed to pose a little uncomfortable. Not to mention the lady with the pen and paper sitting next to you, writing all this down. You had to notice me, the B cup in the red shirt, who was so unsure it was my own elected representative I had to stop you and introduce myself. I almost could not stay for the show, and I was glad to have been carrying a shawl to cover my bare shoulders with. You will not be getting my vote next time, not after this.

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