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Comment on Copyright This! by Red Hot Annie

Red Hot Annie — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 13:03:31 +0000

Thank you so much for sharing this! What a great resource!

Comment on Sydni Deveraux by Link Love | Broke & Beautiful

Link Love | Broke & Beautiful — Sat, 11 May 2013 01:44:04 +0000

[...] all, you know I have a huge passion for burlesque! Recently, one of my favorite Seattle performers, Sydni Deveraux, did a great interview for Pincurl Magazine. (She also runs a lifestyle Tumblr called Veggie Powered [...]

Comment on Angie Pontani by Amelie

Amelie — Wed, 01 May 2013 15:37:39 +0000

Great cover! I <3 Angie!!!!

Comment on Goldie Candela’s 2013 Texas Burlesque Festival Diary by Camille 2,000

Camille 2,000 — Wed, 01 May 2013 11:24:46 +0000

Enjoyed reading your article. You are a great writer.
Keep up the good work. Also was thrilled to meet your sweet ass at the festival.
Cosmcially
Camille

Comment on Cooking with Kitch Coquette: Strawberry Pie Jam by Cooking Simple Vegetables

Cooking Simple Vegetables — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:54:12 +0000

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on recipes.
Regards

Comment on Burlesque Rates of the Union by admin

admin — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:26:52 +0000

Thanks to Gina Louise who sent this in via email:

Your City:
MINNEAPOLIS

How many shows are there per month?

10-20 shows per month

Rough guess on how many producers/shows?

Approximately 20 producers

Rough guess on how many performers total?
We have about 50 striptease artists, plus an additional 50 cabaret performers who regularly appear in burlesque shows.

Average audience size or range?
75-300 per show

Are most shows in a specific type of venue? (Bar, theater, cabaret lounge, club, etc)

We are lucky to have shows in all types of venues

Average ticket cost?
$5 – $30

Average pay per number for local performers?
$20-200

Average pay for headliners or out of towners?
$100 – $2000

Percentage of shows per month that feature out of town performers?
25-50%

On average, is there a type of burlesque preferred?

We have wide ranging audiences that embrace diverse burlesque styles from classic to neo, geeklesque, fetish, sideshow, draglesque, boylesque, and whatever one can imagine!

Any burlesque schools in your town? How many?
1 school dedicated solely to burlesque (Playful Peacock Showgirl Academy)
Other studios that teach pole, acrobatics, belly dance and some burlesque
Also individuals who teach occasional classes or workshops

Do they host workshops for out of town performers?
The Playful Peacock regularly welcomes visiting instructors.
(I don’t believe the other studios have ever hosted any out of town burlesque instructors.)

These general tidbits might help:

Pay varies greatly from one producer to another, depending on the type of show.

Only 1-2 major headliners per year would make $1000-2000, so those numbers don’t really count in the average.

Some producers pay per show, while others pay by the number.

Most shows only have performers do one number, but sometimes the gig is two shows in one night.

More specifically:

A new local performer can expect $20-50 per show for 1 number.

A seasoned local performer or visiting guest can expect $50-200 per show for 1 number.

If the guest is a well-known headliner, he or she can expect $100+ per show for 1 number.

Comment on Queerlesque, WTF? by Brandy Wine

Brandy Wine — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:01:47 +0000

I’ve got a glitter-spewing unicorn in one of my acts. Happy to share the glitter explosion with you if you visit Boston or if I can make it to Texas.

Comment on Burlesque Rates of the Union by admin

admin — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:31:10 +0000

Thank you Lady Monster! That was for Columbus, Ohio – correct?

Comment on Burlesque Rates of the Union by Lady Monster

Lady Monster — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:16:58 +0000

Frequency of Shows 4-6 per month
Number of Producers 6
Number of Local Performers 30
Average Audience Size or Range 30-200
Type of Venues Bars, few theaters
Average Ticket Cost $5 – 15
Average Pay for local performers per number $0 – 25 (door split)
Percentage of shows that feature out of town performers Rarely
Average headliner or out of town pay per # Same as local
Type of burlesque popular/preferred in your area Classic, queer, neo-burlesque
Number of burlesque schools Occasional classes offered
Do these schools host traveling performers/workshops No

Comment on Queerlesque, WTF? by Ace

Ace — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 05:01:44 +0000

Really happy to see this… queerlesque exists for a reason and doesn’t exist in a vacuum. I really hope we can all start connecting more — we may have all different kinds of performance styles and identities in addition to genders, sexualities, races, colors, ages, sizes– but we share that one common factor, our queer bodies. Whatever they look like, we choose to ascribe them as queer and we are linked with each other because of that. That’s why I produce queerlesque shows, so we can celebrate the beautiful spectrum of queer identities and queer bodies and hope to continue to meet other like-minded folks.