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Ibiza Burlesque Festival Sets a World Record
Ibiza, Spain — 14 and 18 September 2025 — We’re proud to share that Ibiza Burlesque Festival has achieved a world record in Ibiza, officially recognised by Official World Record (OWR).
The record was completed by our founder Sapphira (Priscilla Silcock) through a tribute performance celebrating Kylie Minogue’s impact on pop culture and performance artistry, featuring “A Life In Art” and a feather fan dance tribute to “The Loco-Motion.”
We’ll be sharing highlights, images, and verification details here.
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ARCHIVE NOTE
Title
A Life In Art — Official World Record Tribute Project (Ibiza, 2025)
Artist
Sapphira (Australian-born, London-based performer, producer, and festival founder)
Legal name: Priscilla Silcock
Overview
A Life In Art is a music and performance project presented in Ibiza, Spain, in September 2025 and recognised with an Official World Record by the Official World Record Association (OWR). The project was developed and presented within the context of the Ibiza Burlesque Festival, an international performance event independently founded and sustained by the artist for nine years. The work combines burlesque performance, original music, and cultural tribute, documenting an Australian artistic contribution presented internationally.
Official Record Recognition
Record title (as certified): First Music Tribute to Australian Art, Ibiza Spain
Certifying body: Official World Record Association (OWR), a legally registered NGO based in the European Union
Documented performances:
14 September 2025 — Aperture Ibiza
18 September 2025 — Café del Mar, Ibiza
Medal Presentation
Sapphira has been formally invited by the President of the Official World Record Association to receive the corresponding Official World Record medal at a presentation scheduled for 2026. This presentation forms part of the ongoing recognition and archival process associated with the record.
Description of the Work
The performances comprised a tribute sequence referencing Australian pop culture, including the influence of Kylie Minogue; original music titled A Life In Art; recorded piano accompaniment by Marc Durif; additional musical elements by Tonestepa; and feather fan performance sequences with burlesque staging. The work integrates live performance, music, and storytelling and is intended as a cultural and archival record rather than a commercial music release.
Context and Significance
A Life In Art reflects a long-form creative practice spanning live performance, publishing, and international festival production. Sapphira trained under her legal name Priscilla Silcock at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Tourism, completing her studies with distinction following a period of deferred study due to illness. She is an alumna of RMIT Europe. She also studied through the Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB), achieving certification in Grade 5 Theory and Grade 8 Pianoforte.
Her wider body of work includes the creation and launch of World Burlesque Day, an international cultural initiative that has reached audiences in over 151 countries, with a documented global reach exceeding 600,000.
Her memoir series, beginning with Burlesque or Bust, forms part of this long-term practice and has secured a foreword contribution by Erik Lee Preminger, son of Gypsy Rose Lee, situating the work within a recognised lineage of burlesque and performance history.
The project is being prepared for return to Australia as part of a broader archival, educational, and cultural programme planned for 2025–2026.
Rights and Notices
This project is an independent artistic tribute. No endorsement by, affiliation with, or involvement from Kylie Minogue or her representatives is implied. Audio-visual documentation exists in archival form. Any reproduction or broadcast use is subject to appropriate rights clearance.
Australian publicity enquiries
Di Rolle — [email protected]
Archival Status
This note is submitted for reference and archival consideration as documentation of an Australian artist’s internationally recognised work in burlesque and performance practice.
