Winners Interviews: Captain Kidd, Best Boylesque 2011

A post-win chat with newly crowned Australian burlesque royalty, Captain Kidd…   Well, congratulations Captain! Did you see that one coming?! I didn’t really see me walking away from BHOF with two, let alone one title/trophies!   When did you first hear about BHoF, and what made you decide to

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Tournament of Tease 2011: RESULTS

  Reigning Queen of Burlesque 2011 Miss Indigo Blue First Runner-Up: Anna Fur Laxis Second Runner-Up: Lily Verlaine   Best Boylesque: Captain Kidd Best Debut: LouLou D’Vil Best Group: The Stage Door Johnnies   Most Dazzling: Captain Kidd Most Classic: Miss Indigo Blue Most Comical: The Dolls of Doom Most

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Pearls of Wisdom from Burlesque Royalty…

For those of you who did not attend and have not had a chance to enjoy the edited version in the BHoF ’11 programme, here are some words of advice and best wishes for BHoF competitors and would-be queens and kings from some of the previous title holders…   “If

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Superstar Sunday + Tournée Screening

Nadine DuBois and Naughty Pierre host, as neo-burlesque’s brightest stars, including past titleholders and our 2011 honorees “for excellence in the promotion and perpetuation of Burlesque,” round out an unforgettable weekend of flesh & film with live performances and a special, cast-hosted screening of Matthieu Almaric’s award-winning comedy, Tournée (Best

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Just Announced: 2011 Title Contenders

We’re thrilled to announce the lineup for s 21st annual Tournament of Tease. Dubbed “The Superbowl of Striptease” (Seattle Post-Intelligencer), “The Grand National–The Oscars–of burlesque striptease” (London Daily Telegraph) and “The world’s top showcase of international burlesque entertainers” (Las Vegas Sun), the Saturday night competition features top-flight entertainers from around

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