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New York Burlesque Festival

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Status
  
Active

Frequency
  
Annually

Genre
  
Festivals

Location(s)
  
New York. NY US

New York Burlesque Festival

Date(s)
  
September 24 - Sept 27, 2015

Founder
  
Jen Gapay The World Famous Pontani Sisters

The New York Burlesque Festival is an annual four-day event that takes place in New York City each fall.

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History

The festival premiered in 2003 and was founded by Jen Gapay of Thirsty Girl Productions along with Angie Pontani, Tara Pontani and Helen Pontani of The World Famous Pontani Sisters.

Festival venues and performers

The festival features over 100 burlesque and variety performers from around the world, making it one of the largest international burlesque events. Burlesque is performed by featured performers in addition to live music, comedy and variety.

Venues

The four nights of the festival take place at various venues throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn. In addition to live performances, all shows feature interactive elements where patrons get burlesque makeovers or purchase paraphernalia such as pasties, costumes and corsets.

Venues for the festival include B.B. King Blues Club in Times Square, the Highline Ballroom, Brooklyn Bowl and The Bell House. Previous venues have included Le Poisson Rouge, The Maritime Hotel, The Limelight and the Supper Club.

Performers

Performers have included the following:

  • Dirty Martini
  • Jo Weldon
  • Jonny Porkpie
  • Julie Atlas Muz
  • Murray Hill
  • Nasty Canasta
  • The World Famous *BOB*
  • References

    New York Burlesque Festival Wikipedia