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Ember Ophelia Woody Oral History Interview, September 11, 2021
Ember Ophelia Woody introduces herself as a Renaissance woman and a creative problem solver. One of her many jobs in the artistic realm is that of stagehand. She defines Burlesque as being on the fringe of performance art where it makes fun of…
Dandy Pie Oral History Interview, August 27, 2021
Mistress Dandy Pie introduces herself as a wild performance artist and a Burlesque performer. She defines Burlesque as an art form that marries all aspects of performance. She explains she does performance that is creepy and shocking and gorey. Her…
The Infamous Nina Nightshade Oral History Interview, September 25, 2021
The Infamous Nina Nightshade introduces herself as a performer, a producer, and a costumer. She defines Burlesque as a form of strip tease that sometimes tells a story. Her style of Burlesque is mostly classical with a geeky streak. She states that…
Taylor Maiden Oral History Interview, September 15, 2021
Taylor Maiden introduces herself as a burlesque dancer and producer. She defines Burlesque as an art form and describes her style of Burlesque as Neo-Burlesque, but she loves traditional, classic Burlesque.
Maiden explains that she performs…
Maiden explains that she performs…
Miss Darling Divine Oral History Interview, September 13, 2021
Miss Darling Divine introduces herself as a Burlesque artist, choreographer, producer, and teacher. Her day job is as a massage therapist. She defines Burlesque as an expression of one’s sexuality and one’s inner being. She explains she does all…
Montana St. Claire Oral History Interview, September 6, 2021
Montana St. Claire introduces herself as a burlesque dancer and owner of Bend Burlesque Company. She produces and directs the shows, and runs all marketing and financial aspects of the company. She defines Burlesque as an art form and describes her…
Dame Peaches Von Killingsworth Oral History Interview, August 25, 2021
Dame Peaches Von Killingsworth introduces herself as a performer, a producer, and a vocalist. She defines Burlesque as a teasing performance art framed around human sexuality, absurdism, and humor. Her style of Burlesque is avant-garde with…
Stella Coakley Oral History Interview
In the interview, Stella Coakley, emeritus associate dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences, describes her childhood, education in plant pathology, and how her career ultimately brought her to Oregon State University. Coakley begins by…
Velvet Thorn Oral History Interview
Velvet Thorn introduces herself as a Burlesque performer, actor, aerial circus performer and singer. She describes Burlesque as theatrical stripping that can reflect the individual performer’s aesthetic. She differentiates between the Classic…
Fred Swanson Oral History Interview on Mount St. Helens
Fred Swanson had a long career as a Research Geologist with the Pacific Northwest Research Station and a strong focus on the geology-ecology interface in ecosystem research groups at Mount St. Helens and the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest. His…