Burlesque

"CTR#158 offers an extended conversation about burlesque in Canada, from archival photos and historical contextualization to the most current interpretations of what neo-burlesque can be and what it can do. The audacious urban experience of Montreal lives beside the off-the-grid exuberance of Lasqueti Island. The details of costume construction in ancouver are considered alongside legal definitions that dictate costumes in Calgary. The issue offers an in-depth exploration of Toronto's Operation Snatch, formerly The Scandelles, with two articles that chart the company's trajectory from burlesque to political cabaret, a Scandelles script, and an interview with founder Alexandra Tigchelaar. Also exclusively online, Adriana Disman has curated a dialogue among socially conscious performers using neo-burlesque for social change. Whether conveying the experience of a male burlesque performer or drawing parallels with the community-building appeal of roller derby, the authors in this issue dissect, interrogate, and expand the definitions of burlesque. "

Product details

• Assisted by: Gilbert Reid (Editor), Scott Shelley (Editor)
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.04.2014
• EAN: 9781442613805
• ISBN: 978-1-4426-1380-5
• No. of pages: 80
• Dimensions: 213 mm x 274 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 318 g
• Series: Canadian Theatre Review; Canadian Theatre Review
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet