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Lacy Knickers Oral History Interview
Lacy Knickers introduces themselves as a producer a Drag artist, Burlesque artist, a model, and a playwright. They are married with two children. Lacy described Burlesque as parody, sexy, serious, and theater. In their performance, they do a mix of…
Rachael Reckless Oral History Interview
Rachael Reckless introduces herself as a pinup model, a strip club stripper, a strip club bartender, a Burlesque performer, and costume designer. She defines Burlesque as telling a story or portraying an emotion through the art of striptease. In…
Sundae Sparkles Oral History Interview
Sundae Sparkles introduces herself as a Burlesque performer. She was born and raised in Grants Pass, Oregon. She describes always being interested in dance, art, and theater all through school. In high school, she discovered the world of horses and…
Kat Wondergloom Oral History Interview
Kat Wondergloom introduces herself as a Burlesque performer and producer of the show Love, Lust, and Leather Burlesque, a kink-based show. She defined Burlesque as a mixture of creativity and sexuality that exaggerates or parodies something. She says…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…