Sauntering toward me in the cafe is the legendary burlesque dancer Velvet Ice. She came of age in the funky ’70s but on this Thursday is adorned in a modern black fleece, dark denim flares, and wedge ...

Audiences laughed, gasped and even blushed as burlesque dancers stripped down to lacy lingerie, spun around on the pole and danced with fake penises in the Louis Room at Norris University Center this ...

Police arrested the dancer Carol Doda in a San Francisco bar in 1965 and charged her with lewd conduct and indecent exposure. Imagine the scene: a giant white grand piano emerging from the ceiling of ...

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A temporary exhibit is in D.C. for a final weekend celebrating the contributions of Black performers within the art of ...

In the back of Simone’s Bar on 18th Street in Pilsen, beyond cozy booths and rustic wood, a red velvet curtain seals off the private area and conceals a hidden bacchanal. The relatively small brick ...

Lacy Knightly never judges a book by its cover. In their line of work, the cover doesn’t stay on long enough to judge, anyway. The burlesque producer and performer has spent the past decade practicing ...