Weburlesque

Two thirds of Magical Girl Burlesque, Raina Sinclair and Stormageddon sit with Viktor Devonne. Magical Girl provides a platform for new performers as well as experienced ones to explore new parts of themselves. ... Raina Sinclair has been performing for eight years through multiple incarnations of troupes, and helped create MGB as it stands now with Betty Brash and Paige Literati. Stormageddon hosts several podcasts including Screen Snark, CC: Autographs, Reignite, and Fun & Games. Big love to Betty Brash who wasn't able to attend the recording session, but is a necessary component of the MGB fam. ... (With apologies to Josh Harnett) ... topics: The Wicked and the Divine, soft openings, poetry slam adjacent, Alpha Psi Ecdysia, control over self image, Upton Sinclair, kind of a pun, names, podcast whore, anxiety, why Magical Girl, adolescence, hosting, Futurama burlesque, something's going to go wrong, living room shows, dumb ideas, My Chemical Romance, performing to live music, Welcome (Back) to the Glit

Jason Mejias is beautiful performer who flies between circus, burlesque, and cabaret. He can be seen with his troupemates Boys Night, who recently won Best Large Group at the Burlesque Hall of Fame. We talk his transfer to NYC, his work with troupes and solo, and all the amazing things he can do! ... topics: famous legal names, stage names in circus, leaving Puerto Rico, "you don't look Puerto Rican," queer identity, coming out, acrobatic gymnastics, one of the flyers, Bring it On, trapeze, residency at Galapagos Art Space, partnering with Gorgeous, troupe work, performing at Slipper Room, buttcheeks that come out, dressing as Maddie Ziegler, individualizing acts, rope, P!nk, escapism, queer agenda!, teaching, performing in front of students, being alone on the ground, producing via committee, gender and fashion expression, safety, BHOF ... shoutouts: Mr. Gorgeous, Trixie Little, Evil Hate Monkey, Joshua Dean, Ben Franklin, Eve Starr, Michael Cunio, 2 Ring Circus, Maine Attraction, Tansy, Michael Karas, J

Still fresh from her transplant from Seattle to New York, Maggie McMuffin is making her stamp on the east coast. A stunning live performer, she has managed to impress stages as a performance artist and nerdlesque figure. She also has a drag king persona, Never Nude Scamander. ... topics: mornings and days, Seattle nightlife, raffle, actively engaging, Missoula, weird nude performance art, clowning, Accio Burlesque and Ron Weasley, the complexities of Jean Grey, Nerdlesque Festival Burlesque, original nerdlesque characters, one of the 'dales, movies, show bibles, Sansa Stark, hit you with feelings, queer culture, neoburlesque by lesbians, working the crowd, queer New York, coming out, watching, intersecton of politics and entertainment, transitional generation, New York inspiration, it's the smoke breaks, "I could sing or I could do gymnastics." ... shoutouts: Mod Carousel, Jo Jo Stilletto, Sailor St. Clair, Scarlett O'Hairdye, Kitten n' Lou, Seraphina Fiero, the Cigarette Girls, Dita Von Teese, Mary Cyn,

Viktor Devonne speaks on the line with upstate New York's Teasy Roosevelt, producer and performer who is most known for her American History burlesque revues. We talk about the complicated aspects of our painful American history and how burlesque is used to invite performers to critique, comment, and on occasion celebrate the past of the United States. Teasy is also one third of Pop Culture Provocateurs, a burlesque collective in Albany, NY. ... topics: the American History niche, improv with upright citizens brigade, Deadwood, Arsenic and Old Lace, "That's not my dad; that's Theodore Roosevelt," history class, Coney Island, bad relationships, New York School of Burlesque, belonging, mentorship, forms of success, "I wanna dress up as Richard Nixon," first time producing, leaving NYC, Titsory, the election, exploring painful history, the ugly side of America, how far we've not quite come, advertising and the censorship of Facebook, "national importance," white people: listen up, "Aw, Uncle Joe, you're racis

Viktor Devonne is delighted to be invited into the home where the mother of the House of Noire (a.k.a. the Noire Gems) for a candid chat about her near-retirement, her process, her family of performers, how she teaches, her unapologetic high standards, and what's she's going on for the future. ... This intimate chat was a wonderful experience; capturing the passionately professional Perle Noire in such an informal setting (clock the dish washer in the background at points) was a rare and captivating glimpse of one of the most exciting women in the scene today. ... Perle Noire recently completed a one-night one-person show she calls a "healing ceremony" to process her grief after a personal tragedy. ... notes: this was recorded before Taradise took over as House of Noire dance captain, and before Miss Poison Ivory's pregnancy announcement. ... topics: all out on stage, one-person show, leaving through the kitchen, rage, Frozen, retirement, mentorship, 500 hours in the studio, "That looks terrible," sel

Hazel Tart was one of the first queens to secure a weekly show at White Elephant Burlesque's NYC home, Rockbar, and one half of Deep Fried Tart which was the first double feature Wednesday experience. Hazel talks about their last several years of performance, with it blend of drag and burlesque, and their exploration into mental health and gender, in addition to a religious and conservative upbringing that they cut ties with to properly be themselves. In addition to their appearances in New York in drag, Hazel has been seen with WEBurlesque, D20 Burlesque, and Cosplay Burlesque. ... topics: the full fall fantasy, aesthetic, H&M nerd, drag jukebox, early Rockbar beginnings, Take A Bow, gender expression, origin story, body image, being invisible, God said go back to public school, religious bubble, fear of the secular world, a million dollars to take your clothes off and have sex on stage, nerdlesque, the evils of Pokemon and Harry Potter, the cool aunt, falling asleep slowly and all at once, coming out an

... WEBurlesque the Podcast, season 2, begins with the mistress of spooky ridulousness, White Elephant Burlesque: Holly Ween ... Holly is the madwoman behind Cosplay Burlesque, and some of the most notable nerdlesque looks in New York City, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and beyond. We get a rare chance to sit down in October between back-to-back double-header shows as she sews a bra. ... She has won awards for her burlesque acts as the Xenomorph Queen from the Alien franchise and Kodos from The Simpsons, as well as multiple notices, and has toured in some of the most wonderful attire. We talk her anime cosplay beginnings and her progress as she takes over the world, one stitch at a time. ... topics: the start of dressing up, Vampire Princess Miyu, deep nerdery, Nickelodeon, first and now scary movies, famous at a con, Revolutionary Girl Utena, nerdlesque vs cosplay, generational differences, Harley Quinn, Lulu and Final Fantasy X, Prompto from Final Fantasy XV, cw: stapling, constructing for stripping, a str

Viktor Devonne and Lilith Lore chat after seventeen years of friendship, as Rocky Horror castmates to burlesque compatriots to road trip buddies. ... topics: post-9/11 RHPS, Boston, Groot and mossy corduroy, Richmond burlesque, Chocolate Factory and the Candyland Brothel, The Brian, out of state choreography, foo-doo-shoots, bar shows vs convention shows, Bizarre Bushwick, we used to use CDs, studying diphthongs, theatre, being spooky, Morticia Addams, "you're not really strippers" and "you're so brave," sideshow, watching burlesque, storytelling, always once in a while, even false things are true, consent, fairytales, Sleeping Beauty, children vs The Sims, the Nightingale and the rose, Oscar Wilde, Hans Christian Anderson, The Girl Who Trod on the Loaf, fashion history repeating, corsets, faux-rsets, Blue Star Wicca, Comedy Sports Richmond improv, the fitness industry, looking fit enough ... shoutouts: the Home of Happiness, Oberon, Lucky Charming, Anja Keister, Sugar Shack South, Runaround Sue, Lottie Ell

Viktor Devonne and Sucre a la Creme chat on the way home from the Ohio Burlesque Festival. We talk catharsis, saxophone solos, and the work that brings them together. topics: autobiographical burlesque, CSI Miami, Baker Street, the sax player, pinkwashing, good intent, breaking the chain, comedy is hard, established and most requested acts, neglecting acts, Pennsylvania, musical theatre, scary driving, D'Angelo, Hamilton, Groundhog Day, more secular than thou, the Airbnb experience, Punxsutawney, how cars burn, The Simpsons, Homer City, waffle brunch, saying hello on the street, knees recorded: August 5, 2018 shoutouts: Elsa Riot, The Blood Ballet Cabaret, Julian Michael, Anja Keister, Dorian Dietrich, Josh Schonewolf, Fem Appeal, Nox Falls, Holly Ween, Tigger! ... Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/weburlesque and get bonus material ... keep in touch w/ WEBurlesque @weburlesque @viktordevonne on instagram and twitter; Sucre can be found at @sucrealacreme on instagram ... you can see Whit

Delightfully bonkers Montrealian burlesque performer Sucre a la Creme are heading to Ohio in this chapter of the podcast. Sucre is the winner of the Horn of Plenty superlative (judge's choice) of 2017's Alternatease Burlesque Festival, and a regular at Canada's venues The Wiggle Room (Montreal), Blockhaus (Montreal), The Rec Room (Toronto), The Bourbon Room (Ottawa), and all over the States when she comes in (incl. White Elephant Burlesque, Full Front St, Lillian Bustle's Jersey City Burlesque) and a crazy number of festivals. ... Catch the next portion of our conversation next week! ... guest sound engineer: Sucre a la Creme ... topics: saying your name wrong, mother tongue, French and English, scaredy cat, peur, France for a weekend, expressions, Montreal Burlesque Festival, starting the work, widow humor, Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, nerdlesque, traveling to Ohio, outside Williamsport, traveling show to show with a lot props, fresh toy saxophones, poofy skirts are on the list, Canadian politics

Mina Minou is in town to work on her docu series that discusses religion and burlesque performance art. She is presently living in Montreal visiting NYC, and is full of surprises as an active artist, aspirational minister, and refugee advocate as a queer Iranian-American woman. ... shoutouts: Lillian Bustle, Mademoiselle Oui Oui Encore, Jo Boobs, Shelly Watson, Holly Ween, Fem Appeal, Lefty Lucy, Anja Keister, Vigor Mortis, Switch n' Play ... topics: Québécois, around the world with Mina Minou, travel and time, learning how to drive on a tractor, car crashes, "home is cat and my bong is," mini-series, queer Montreal burlesque, a lot of pies, a lot of nickels, the French for "funzies," alliterations and kittens, Follies Fromage, rules for burlesque, nerdlesque, "I'm on some dumb shit," feeling wanted, identifying as Persian, Iran, vaguely Christian, Sevdaliza, bullying towards Middle Easterners, the most Iranian of the Iranians/Ruler of the Universe, Canada and human rights, Greece, social justice ministry,

MiscAllaneous DomTop is one of the most exciting artists in New York City, and hosts HardCore Burlesque at Bizarre Bushwick in Brooklyn. He is a regular participant with White Elephant Burlesque, Switch n' Play, Beef Show, among many others. ... shoutouts: Munroe Lilly, Susan Bartsch, Lucky Charming, Peppermint, Sweet Lorraine, Anthony Grey, Seedy Edie, Essence Revealed, Mistress Cassidy, Nyx Nocturne, Divina GranSparkle, Genie Adagio, Lee VaLone, ... topics: visual extravagance, showing face and voice, only 5'11 without heels, Sammy Davis Jr., total blouse, going incognito off duty, ball gowns out of sheets, "It's Christopher Kane, Dad," come as you are, fashion styling, party sisters, S&M, promoting, becoming MiscAllaneous, the Monét X Change of fetish wear, mixing dom and sub gear, Chokeisha, Michael and Prince and Janet and Madonna, Grace Jones, being a performer of color, the House of Black Poison, getting HardCore, queer gay family, restrictions, "We serve food here, people!," a hat fetish, socks

This is the second part of the conversation with Ellie Favola and Viktor Devonne. The first portion has multiple data errors and is currently being worked on for future release. ... In this episode, Viktor and WEBurlesque's cabaret singer Ellie talk A LOT about musical theatre. ... recorded: July 11, 2018 ... Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/weburlesque and get bonus material ... you can see White Elephant Burlesque every Wednesday at Rockbar NYC - see http://www.weburlesque.nyc for more & Now on Second Tuesdays: #WEBoylesque at Bizarre Bushwick (next up: August 14, 2018!) - see http://www.weburlesque.com/weboylesque/ for cast details ... intro/outro music: "On A 45" This Way to the Egress (http://www.thiswaytotheegress.com) ... used with permission ... download it at: https://www.amazon.com/This-Delicious-Cabaret-Explicit-Egress/dp/B005D1GROO ... interlude music: "Vibe Ace" "Hot Swing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://cre

Viktor Devonne and Mr. Lee VaLone of BEEF SHOW, YELL CLUB, Sinner's Kit Kat Cabaret (w/ Vic Sin), Dungeons and Drag Kings (w/ Anja Keister), and co-parent of Billie VaLone-Velour-Cheesecake and Milkbox, (plus Punk, Skunk, and Ruby). Mr. VaLone won Entertainer of the Year at the Silver Tusk Awards. Enjoy the sounds of Brooklyn as we chat about family history, beloved figures in the scene, and creativity. ... recorded: 7-7-2018 ... topics: too many animals not to be gross, producing at Bizarre, epicness, Beef goes long, modern day vaudeville, the saga of Billie, cats and dogs, farm life, apartment tour, wigologist, family heirlooms, family relations, family pets, Vanya Velour, BFA in ceramics and print making and pre-school education, children caretaking, levels of concern, producer style, Dungeons and Drag Kings, Beef Cousins, last gasp of the month, season 8, queens and kings and genders, nonbinary drag, identity, coming out, going home, grandfather VaLone, radical leftist, daddy, faith and communion, Th

Viktor Devonne talks with DJ TatMatt, who has been around with White Elephant Burlesque since its inception. He began work as our photographer and sound engineer, and is now our regular DJ at least 1/2 the year at our show in Rockbar. We talk his journey with WEBurlesque to his recent win as International Geared Up Pup 2018. TatMatt is a mentor in the human pup fetish community, which we also discuss. ... recorded: 6-25-2018 ... topics: success, early beginnings, White Elephant Burlesque as a garage band, speakers, SalonCon, body art and tattoos, av club, adapting, trance music for a sex party, 136 bpm, squirrel night, dj wardrobe, surprise red connotations!, coming out, subsets of pups, psychology behind puppery, poster pup, kneepads at pride, moshing, Rockbar Rashomon, dj equipment, titles, handlers, pup evolution, puppy in public, responsible slut, depression, #showyourpill, PAH ... shoutouts: Libertine Ball, Femme Fae la Butche, Company XIV, Vonka, Matt Pupper ... keep up w/ @djtatmatt on all

Viktor Devonne talks to himself, and you!, in this bonus episode where we delve into some performance development questions, bring up Madonna yet again (someone asked!), gay pride events, and get Inside the Actor's Studio realness. ... recorded: 6-26-2018 ... shoutouts: Little Miss Rollerhoops, Lewd Alfred Douglas, The Lady Aye, Regina Stargazer ... Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/weburlesque and get bonus material ... you can see White Elephant Burlesque every Wednesday at Rockbar NYC - see http://www.weburlesque.nyc for more & Now on Second Tuesdays: #WEBoylesque at Bizarre Bushwick - see http://www.weburlesque.com/weboylesque/ for cast details & WEBurlesque returns to Roxy and Dukes Roadhouse on July 6, 2018 ... intro/outro music: "On A 45" This Way to the Egress (http://www.thiswaytotheegress.com) ... used with permission ... download it at: https://www.amazon.com/This-Delicious-Cabaret-Explicit-Egress/dp/B005D1GROO ...

Viktor Devonne speaks with the charming Taradise the day she returned from the Burlesque Hall of Fame, after closing out the weekender--and shortly after she snatched the crown at the New Jersey Burlesque Festival. Instead of her actually getting some sleep, she indulged us with a talk about her beginnings as a ballet dancer to cabaret vamp, her work with the House of Noire and working with some fierce co-stars, solo burlesque, and her story as a body double for Margot Robbie! ... topics: NJ, the Fame School, dead stare, ballet body and the arabesque, Black Swan, callbacks, "your one way ticket to Taradise," auditions, hand gestures and stillness, trademark bevel, choreography, the Gems, group acts, improv, BHOF, burlesque legends, Miss Exotic World, stocking peels, glitter crash, the Burlesque Museum, Dixie Evans, still to come, preshow ritual, tequila rocks 2 limes, solos, Apocalyptica to Swing, side hustle, stunt driving in Ghostbusters, going nude for The Wolf of Wall Street and Leonardo DiCaprio, The M

Viktor Devonne and Josh Schonewolf, one of the masterminds behind Bearlesque, chat about the troupe's growth from one small bar show to multiple takeovers in multiple states; plus Josh's burlesque beginnings, and favorite things about his craft and producing 8 different shows. ... topics: music through the eras, Uncle Frankie Avalon, old Hollywood movies, Catholic school, parents, strip clubs, Josh Can't Cook food blog, Mr. Queen Philadelphia, The Looking Glass Revue, Into the Woods, Drunk in Love, G.I. Joe, meat dress, signature acts, Drage Race season 11 spoilers, drag meets burlesque, deconstructing masculinity, backstage etiquette, keeping 8 shows organized, producing, Urban Bear Week NYC, boylesque brotherhood, the New Jersey Burlesque Festival, competitions, bellies jiggling, Fifth Harmony ... recorded: 5-31-2018 ... shoutouts: Taylor Mac, Tigger!, Connor Michalchuk, Miss Peppermint, Mika Romantic, Ruby Von Vanity, Mr. Lee VaLone, Ariel Versace, Shuga Cain, Scarlet Envy, Honey Davenport, Sasha Velour

Viktor Devonne and Esmerelda May talk nerdlesque, origins and level-ups, and the future. ... Esmerelda May regularly performs with White Elephant Burlesque, Cosplay Burlesque, Sister Bear Burlesque, and has been seen with D20 Burlesque, Butter Pecan Burlesque, and Envoute. She has been part of the Nerdlesque Festival, the Alternatese Burlesque Festival, and Fierce International Queer Burlesque Festival. ... topics: conventions, traveling, Bellatrix LeStrange and Miss Scarlet, stripping as characters like Katniss and Tamatoa, song reminders, industrial rock vs hip swivel music, Happy Little Pocket, arc, editing, and context; Steven Universe and Amethyst, Esmerelda May as Eddie (an ex-delivery boy); character development, Hades, group acts, the Chocobos, martial arts, shyness, booking, starting out, control, hard limits, con audience vs bar audience, "you're so brave" and fat, lines of objectification, interpretation and permission, Strongbad ... recorded: 5-19-2018 ... shoutouts: Cosplay Burlesque, Anja K

Viktor Devonne and Vonka are cozy in Vonka's room and chat a lot about sex work, BDSM, and stripping. ... Vonka is a fetish model, burlesque performer, pro-domme, instructor, and sex work entertainer. She recently was a featured performer at the New Jersey Burlesque Festival in 2018, and has toured all over the country. Content Warning: we get pretty explicit and Vonka speaks very matter-of-factly. Please consume with that in mind. ... topics: Vonka's Red Room of Pain, Truth or Dare, lying about sex activity, machismo and pick up lines, rebellion, sex performer, Ice-T and Coco, Amber Rose, stripper stigma, an episode of CSI, emerging as kinky, A Professional Fetish Delivery System, psychology of sex work, getting the woman on your side, beating people all night long, Spice Girls, hard femme and terminology, femme4femme, reading as queer, Furiosa, Fantastic Beasts, Kinky Boots, explaining it to dad, bdsm as a marathon, waterboarded in their own blood, hook suspension, the best scruff, acupuncture, shibari