... strip clubs began to dominate the scenes formerly coloured by the ecdysiasts of yesteryear. From that time, Burlesque has never really died away, with many performers and groups using its influences in works, and many performers continuing to display its hallmarks. You could say Burlesque went underground, until a certain stirring led to the Burlesque revolution flowering right now.

Dancing happily alongside strip clubs, New Burlesque incorporates elements into a strip show that are considered more a part of theatrical entertainment than what we know as stripping today. Follow the links to take a peek into the tradition of scandalous ladies, mischievous misses and debaucherous dames. Burlesque holds a great many ideas, meanings, inscriptions and histories, and this is what gives the form its richness.