Creative: Gemma Haigh (AKA Daisy Cutter) and Kayleigh Hopkins (AKA Candy Cane); Each week we interview a rising star FRESH Q & A.Ages: 25 and 23. From: Huddersfield and Birstall. Describe what you do.... We are burlesque burlesque (bûrlĕsk`) [Ital.,=mockery], form of entertainment differing from comedy or farce in that it achieves its effects through caricature, ridicule, and distortion. It differs from satire in that it is devoid of any ethical element. performers. Burlesque refers to theatrical entertainment of a broad and parodic humour, which usually consists of comic skits and a striptease. Burlesque is a blend of performance art and adult stage show. It combines colourful costumes, sets and props with mood appropriate music to enhance the act. We came up with the idea to try out a night in Huddersfield at The Parish a few weeks ago, after having to travel far and wide to perform and spectate spec·tate intr.v. spec·tat·ed, spec·tat·ing, spec·tates To attend (a horserace or other sporting event, for example) as a spectator. [Back-formation from spectator. . How did you get into it? Daisy's husband is in a band and the drummer was also in a rockabilly band, whose singer is a burlesque performer and ran her own night in Leeds. We became friends and it started from there! What inspires your work? Old movies, music, people like Bettie Page Bettie Mae Page (though listed "Betty" on her birth certificate) born April 22, 1923 in Nashville, Tennessee, is a former American model who became famous in the 1950s for her fetish modeling and pin-up photos. , Dita von Teese Dita Von Teese (born Heather Renée Sweet on September 28, 1972) is a popular American burlesque artist, model and actress. She is one of the instigators of the burlesque revival and has been a considerable factor in bringing burlesque to mainstream attention. and Gypsy Rose Lee Noun 1. Gypsy Rose Lee - United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970) Rose Louise Hovick, Lee . Anything lovely, old and glamorous really! What's the best thing about what you do? Being able to show people how far burlesque has come, that it's not seedy and to make others feel good about themselves. What do you like about being based round here? It's great because you're right in the middle of everywhere and it only takes a couple of hours for people to get here from wherever they are. What's your ultimate aim? To make a success of Peepsville Burlesque and attract all different types of people from all walks of life to show what a fun night they can have! The next Peepsville Burlesque show burlesque show Stage entertainment composed of slapstick sketches, bawdy humour, chorus numbers, and solo dances. Introduced in the U.S. in 1868 by a company of English chorus girls, it developed as a version of the minstrel show, divided into three parts: (1) a series of is the August 30 at The Parish on Kirkgate in Huddersfield from 8pm. CAPTION(S): CLASS ACT: Kayleigh (left) and Gemma pay homage to stars like Dita von Teese (below) |
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