Festivals help burlesque and drag performers level up
30-10-2026 18:47 via Chicago Reader

Festivals help burlesque and drag performers level up

Earlier this year I attended the Show-Me Burlesque & Vaudeville Festival in Saint Louis. My friend Jesse Genito and I signed up to volunteer, booked our accommodation for the weekend, and drove up for three nights and five shows’ worth of some of the best performance art I’ve ever seen. I still pull up videos […]
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