burlesque time - the dancers

So is burlesque a form of art or just prurient titilation for the unwashed masses? I would beg to suggest the former.

The burlesque performers to whom I've spoken view their acts as empowering not exploitative - erotic not pornographic. Jemimah and Harley Quinn, the two who danced last week at 'The Wallflower Express' open-mic night, owned the stage and both gave bravado performances.

I applaud them for their courage and for their art.

 

 

 

 

 

 

burlesque time - the performers arrive

 Welcome the dancers, the poets, the comics, the rappers - this is burlesque!

she came

 she came

in 

autumn leaves

the fallen

colours

dreamed

and

matting

while

I

danced

in

this

precious

moment