- Special Guest Master Classes
- 6-Week "Create Your Own Burlesque or Boylesque Act" Workshop
Special Guest Master Classes
PERFORMANCE THEORY:
developing the how by discovering the why
- Nasty Canasta from NEW YORK CITY!
Wednesday May 23, 2012
6:30pm-8:00pm
$20.00
Location: TBD - Colorado Springs
Register- Lolaspitfire@gmail.com
No matter how effortless a performance appears to an enthralled audience, the burlesque artist knows that acts don’t simply happen: every aspect of the number is carefully crafted, from perfectly-placed glitter to a well-oiled zipper to expertly-timed bumps and grinds. The skillful stripteaser works for months building and rehearsing before an act hits the stage. Before you go blind rhinestoning the inside of every pocket, though, it’s important to ask what each individual element adds to your performance as a whole. On the burlesque stage it’s not enough to simply “take it off”; by examining the specific artistic choices that go into the creation of a number, you can create a truly unique and knockout burlesque performance. In this class we will: • discuss how to make deliberate decisions about when and how to use the burlesque basics already in your arsenal (glove peels, tassel twirls, and other elements of the tease) to tell the specific ‘story’ of each act. • explore the ways in which the theatrical elements of character, performance arc, stagecraft and comedy can enrich every act, from classic striptease to the most neo-burlesque. • learn to look beyond the obvious choices in costuming, music and props to confound expectations, surprise and dazzle an audience. This is a lecture- and discussion-based class intended for burlesque performers with more than six months’ experience, and is open to students of all genders and performance styles.
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Internationally-renowned artstar (and reigning Cheese Queen of Coney Island) Nasty Canasta is frequently hailed as a genius of the neo-burlesque scene. A "burlesque queen" (The NY Times), 2nd Runner Up at the 2010 Miss Exotic World Pageant, and "Brooklyn's greatest burlesque star" (The Brooklyn Paper), Nasty is host and producer of Naked Girls Reading NYC - "New York's Best Story Hour," (The Village Voice) - the impresario behind Sweet & Nasty Burlesque, and was an original co-creator of Pinchbottom Burlesque ("Best Burlesque in NYC" - NY Magazine, "Most Innovative" - Burlesque Hall of Fame). Nasty began her performance career as a stage actor, studying theatre and costume design at Brown University. In 2005 - after too many years of horribly embarrassing (though, fortunately, horribly-attended) off-off-off-Broadway shows - she discovered her true calling on the burlesque stage.
Now a full-time burlesque performer, producer and costumer (her company, Blue Streak Fancywear, creates custom designs for many of New York City's burlesque and variety performers), Nasty draws on her years of experience in the theatre to create acts and shows that combine tease and titillation, humor, spectacle and theatricality. She is a regular performer with Wasabassco Burlesque and, in addition to her burlesque performances, she spent the summer of 2010 as a snake charmer and contortionist with the world-famous Coney Island Circus Sideshow in Brooklyn, NY. Nasty is best known for her 'burlesques on burlesque:' subtle and surprising twists on classic striptease such as her car-alarm fan dance, her "Unknown Stripper" act, and her award-winning ecdysiastal tribute to Dorian Gray, "The Portrait." Equally at home with classic tease and contemporary pop culture, her numbers range from the sublime to the silly, and have been a favorite with audiences around the world.
developing the how by discovering the why
- Nasty Canasta from NEW YORK CITY!
Wednesday May 23, 2012
6:30pm-8:00pm
$20.00
Location: TBD - Colorado Springs
Register- Lolaspitfire@gmail.com
No matter how effortless a performance appears to an enthralled audience, the burlesque artist knows that acts don’t simply happen: every aspect of the number is carefully crafted, from perfectly-placed glitter to a well-oiled zipper to expertly-timed bumps and grinds. The skillful stripteaser works for months building and rehearsing before an act hits the stage. Before you go blind rhinestoning the inside of every pocket, though, it’s important to ask what each individual element adds to your performance as a whole. On the burlesque stage it’s not enough to simply “take it off”; by examining the specific artistic choices that go into the creation of a number, you can create a truly unique and knockout burlesque performance. In this class we will: • discuss how to make deliberate decisions about when and how to use the burlesque basics already in your arsenal (glove peels, tassel twirls, and other elements of the tease) to tell the specific ‘story’ of each act. • explore the ways in which the theatrical elements of character, performance arc, stagecraft and comedy can enrich every act, from classic striptease to the most neo-burlesque. • learn to look beyond the obvious choices in costuming, music and props to confound expectations, surprise and dazzle an audience. This is a lecture- and discussion-based class intended for burlesque performers with more than six months’ experience, and is open to students of all genders and performance styles.
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Internationally-renowned artstar (and reigning Cheese Queen of Coney Island) Nasty Canasta is frequently hailed as a genius of the neo-burlesque scene. A "burlesque queen" (The NY Times), 2nd Runner Up at the 2010 Miss Exotic World Pageant, and "Brooklyn's greatest burlesque star" (The Brooklyn Paper), Nasty is host and producer of Naked Girls Reading NYC - "New York's Best Story Hour," (The Village Voice) - the impresario behind Sweet & Nasty Burlesque, and was an original co-creator of Pinchbottom Burlesque ("Best Burlesque in NYC" - NY Magazine, "Most Innovative" - Burlesque Hall of Fame). Nasty began her performance career as a stage actor, studying theatre and costume design at Brown University. In 2005 - after too many years of horribly embarrassing (though, fortunately, horribly-attended) off-off-off-Broadway shows - she discovered her true calling on the burlesque stage.
Now a full-time burlesque performer, producer and costumer (her company, Blue Streak Fancywear, creates custom designs for many of New York City's burlesque and variety performers), Nasty draws on her years of experience in the theatre to create acts and shows that combine tease and titillation, humor, spectacle and theatricality. She is a regular performer with Wasabassco Burlesque and, in addition to her burlesque performances, she spent the summer of 2010 as a snake charmer and contortionist with the world-famous Coney Island Circus Sideshow in Brooklyn, NY. Nasty is best known for her 'burlesques on burlesque:' subtle and surprising twists on classic striptease such as her car-alarm fan dance, her "Unknown Stripper" act, and her award-winning ecdysiastal tribute to Dorian Gray, "The Portrait." Equally at home with classic tease and contemporary pop culture, her numbers range from the sublime to the silly, and have been a favorite with audiences around the world.
Spitfire, Sparkle & Scoops Academy of Burlesque
With Lola Spitfire, Ruby Sparkle and Boopsie
6-Week "Create Your Own Burlesque or Boylesque Act"Workshop
Be Apart of Peaks and Pasties and Learn The Art of Burlesque or Boylesque.
Every member of Peaks and Pasties has graduated from The Spitfire, Sparkle & Scoops Academy of Burlesque 6-week “Create your own burlesque or boylesque” act intensive workshop.
The course provides students with a rich knowledge about burlesque; it’s history, culture, basic movements, costume construction, character development, and more!
Next Workshop
May 3, 2012 (Every Thursday after for 6 Weeks)
6:00pm-8:00pm
Hillside Community Center- 925 South Institute Street Colorado Springs
$100.00 due at the first class
This is the tuition for the full 6-week intensive.
No pre-registration needed; just show up!
More information please email spitfiresparkle@gmail.com
Every member of Peaks and Pasties has graduated from The Spitfire, Sparkle & Scoops Academy of Burlesque 6-week “Create your own burlesque or boylesque” act intensive workshop.
The course provides students with a rich knowledge about burlesque; it’s history, culture, basic movements, costume construction, character development, and more!
Next Workshop
May 3, 2012 (Every Thursday after for 6 Weeks)
6:00pm-8:00pm
Hillside Community Center- 925 South Institute Street Colorado Springs
$100.00 due at the first class
This is the tuition for the full 6-week intensive.
No pre-registration needed; just show up!
More information please email spitfiresparkle@gmail.com
“A confidence building and strengthening experience! Two tits up!” - Whiskey Darling
“I learned the art of tease, the fashion of creativity and to perform with gltiz, glamour, shine, and sparkle.” – Bunny Bee
“A great vehicle to release my creativity and craving for performing.” – Mr. Valdez
“It was one night a week to hang out with the girls, drink wine, have fun, feel sexy and learn classic burlesque movement and history.” – Annie Envy
“An enlightening experience that also gave me a positive outlook on myself and my body.” – Boopscoops
“It gave me the courage to let my inner sparkle come out of the closet...” – Talia Tiramisu
“This workshop introduced me to some of the best friends I have ever had.” – Hazel Humdinger
“My experience at the Academy opened me up to a joy and sense of togetherness that I had never previously experienced in any other group that I was a part of, including the military, which was one of the best times of my life. The Academy helped me to open up and use the alternate (DIVA) part of me that had always been hidden away by shyness and the possibility of being judged harshly.” – Honeysuckle Rose
“I learned the art of tease, the fashion of creativity and to perform with gltiz, glamour, shine, and sparkle.” – Bunny Bee
“A great vehicle to release my creativity and craving for performing.” – Mr. Valdez
“It was one night a week to hang out with the girls, drink wine, have fun, feel sexy and learn classic burlesque movement and history.” – Annie Envy
“An enlightening experience that also gave me a positive outlook on myself and my body.” – Boopscoops
“It gave me the courage to let my inner sparkle come out of the closet...” – Talia Tiramisu
“This workshop introduced me to some of the best friends I have ever had.” – Hazel Humdinger
“My experience at the Academy opened me up to a joy and sense of togetherness that I had never previously experienced in any other group that I was a part of, including the military, which was one of the best times of my life. The Academy helped me to open up and use the alternate (DIVA) part of me that had always been hidden away by shyness and the possibility of being judged harshly.” – Honeysuckle Rose
