Burlesque New

History

The burlesque new emanates from a will to pay homage to two times. The first is the end of the XIXe Century, which sees being born the light spectacles from the Cabaret S of Paris become since universally famous, like the Folies Shepherdess or the black Cat. It is at that time that this particular kind of spectacles is exported in the United States under the original name of burlesque. Whereas the conquest of the west of the country is completed, the itinerant artists of the world of the circus take along in round of the spectacles more particularly intended for an informed public, exhibition of human “monsters” and spectacles strange but also girl-shows in which the artists reveal themselves more or less.

Then the Années 1950 and the popular imagery come from the Rock “roll which then begins its rise, to which famous the Pin-up S remain today associated. The photographs and the history of some make the round the world tour, of Bettie Page in Dixie Evans. However, while the culture rock'n'roll develops, the musical styles which emanate from it diversify and move away from there finally. In the years 1970, the burlesque is marginalized until disappearing, whereas television proposes entertainments much cheaper and that the erotism is standardized. However, years 1980 see a return of musical styles approaching the rock'n'roll “roll origins and drawing there the inspiration, néo- Rockabilly and Psychobilly inter alia.

Around these styles revival , the icons associated with years 1950 also return they: Tattooing, hot rods . (artistic Tuning of old American cars), pine-ups. Famous artists, like Brian Setzer, play accompanied by a complete orchestra ( big band ) in an out of date spangled decoration and make followers Gradually (Reverend Horton Heat, Nekromantix, etc) is carried out a bringing together between all these artistic styles: rare are conventions of hot-rods not accommodating an rock group “roll, just like the gatherings having milked with tattooing regularly make the good share with the musics and other entertainments of the time of the “American dream”.

This back in favor of popular images obsolete and a long time considered as vulgar revivals the burlesque movement under its current form in the town of New York where groups of artists recreate the environment of the original spectacles. It is the burlesque dance hall (“burlesque dance”). The photographer Katharina Bosse then decides to immerse herself in this new érotico-artistic current and the fact of discovering in Europe thanks to a homonymous work, New Burlesque .

In parallel, the group of psychobilly Danish Horrorpops makes a place of honor to two friends dancers who ensure the visual spectacle at the time of their concerts, Kamilla and Naomi. This original visual identity (Patricia, the singer, is also the double bass player and is inspired much the pine-ups by the Fifties) ensures a world famous to them, opening to them the doors of the American plates of television at the hours for great listening, of which the Jimmy Kimmel Live , emission with great audience proposing of the musical productions.

This mediatization gives even birth, in 2001, with a burlesque festival of striptease new joining together more than 200 artists in California, the Tease-O-Rowed . As of the first edition, more than 3000 spectators come to attend the spectacles proposed. On its side, the exposure of Katharina Bosse is accommodated in Paris, proof of the artistic value granted to the movement all over the world while the cabarets offering of the spectacles new multiply burlesque.

Some artists of new burlesque

Michelle Carr aka Valentina
Kitten one the Keys
Kitty Diggins
Mimi Meaux
Jasmine Vegas
Dirty Martini
Kitten DeVille
Kamilla and Naomi of the group Horrorpops

See too

Burlesque | Katharina Bump

Notes and sources

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