Burlesque panel TONIGHT - Free

[JZ Bich]

What is Burlesque? Art or Erotica or Ars Erotica?

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Brought to you by the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies

Graduate Center (365 Fifth Avenue, btw 34 and 35 st)

Segal Theater

7-9 PM
Moderator: Jasmina Sinanovic aka JZ Bich, International Provocateur

Panelists: Dr. Lucky, the only burlesque performer with a PhD, Jo Boobs, voted Best Teacher in Arts and Entertainment in The Village Voice in October 2007, Rose Wood, one of the most provocative burlesque performers, Velocity Chyaldd, the producer of Bad Ass! Burlesque and Tigger!, the first Mister Exotic World.
Drawing from their collective experiences performing, producing, and studying burlesque, the panel will address some of the following questions: Can one define neo-burlesque? Is it a coincidence that neo-burlesque flourishes as civil liberties are stripped away? How does neo-burlesque fit within the changing image of New York and its struggling downtown scene? Is burlesque another name for stripping or is it an art form that challenges conventions and are these terms mutually exclusive? Can one call neo-burlesque a queer art form? What is its connection to the drag scene? How do burlesque monstrous beauties question the concepts of beauty and normativity? These are just some of the possible questions that will be addressed at this event. Talk will include performances and Q&A session.



THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC



The Graduate Center is located at 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY at 34th Street. All events in the Graduate Center are wheelchair accessible. Please contact the security office at the Graduate Center (212-817-7777) for further details.
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