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£5,555 SIX-MONTH ONLINE SCHOLARSHIP
In 2026, one artist will step into a fully supported programme funded pathway designed to elevate their creative, professional, and personal journey.

This £5,555 six-month online programme funded scholarship brings together training with the best in the business, including a Rolling Stone–featured songwriter, Canadian rock artist Erockfor, Sapphira (World Record holder and upcoming medal recipient), and a Global Brand Director from a world-leading entertainment group. (Travel not included, £350 travel voucher included)

The Scholarship Recipient will complete three premium six-week online challenges, receive personal Zoom coaching, business and branding development, and a personalised professional sound-healing or affirmation recording created especially for them.

They will also receive a signed copy of Burlesque or Bust (foreword by Erik Lee Preminger) and be included in a world-class professional photoshoot with an international fashion team to help elevate their visual impact and opportunities with 10 photos included this can be in Ibiza, London or Online if they cannot travel.

Travel is not included but a £350 voucher for accommodation is.

(*Online alternative available. Travel not included.)

Key Dates
Applications open: 8th of January 2026
Applications close: 23rd January 2026
Decision announced: Saturday 24 January, 5pm UK time
First class begins: Sunday 25 January Online

In Person Photoshoot Choose Either:
London Shoot – Friday 17th July
OR
Ibiza Shoot – Saturday 19th September

London Shoot – Friday 17th July

Ibiza Shoot – Saturday 19th September

✅ To qualify, applicants must join the World Burlesque Exchange Network at Supporter Level
Cost: £30

This is not a competition of chance — it is a merit-based scholarship.

This opportunity could change someone’s life in 2026.

Will it be you? 

Apply here

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Would you like to learn the sparkly art of burlesque? 
Do you have an hen’s do and need an Ibiza burlesque hen’s or stags party?
How about an opportunity to perform at the Ibiza Burlesque Festival pre-show?

We are planning to bring burlesque classes and courses to Ibiza!

We’ve been operating on the Island for ten years and every year people ask where can they learn burlesque.

If you would like to join the waiting list for our popular classes, please email us

[email protected] 

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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.

Press / Media enquiries: [email protected]

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.

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We’re thrilled to announce we’ve been featured in Nativ Magazine @nativ_ibiza , the ultimate guide to the latest happenings in Ibiza! 

This recognition is a huge achievement for us, and we couldn’t be more grateful for the support of our amazing community, there are so many volunteers who have been part of making this happen and a huge thanks Dan Prince and editor Julie for reaching out to us. 

Check out the print version if you’re in Ibiza but for those who are not, we have include our excerpt here from the latest issue.



Our beautiful syncronished swimmers the Waterdrops are the feature image for this unique mention in Nativ Ibiza, and it is from our special Esther Williams tribute which has linked our festival to the prestige of Hollywood’s Golden Era and the star swimmer actress and athlete, Esther Williams, the Million Dollar Mermaid.

Thank you for recognising our event as one of the Unmissable Events in Ibiza.

What an honour, a huge thank you to all our artists, volunteers and venue partners.

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We thank Jose Padilla, may his soul rest in peace.
Thank you, Cafe Del Mar for your 45 Years of operation and creating the beautiful compilations.

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She needs little introduction, the incredible DJ Nikki Beatnik has been blazing trails, DJ decks and stages for well over three decades but her  recent success  being awarded at the Nighttime Industry Awards was an exceptional achievement to top an already illustrious career.

DJ Nikki Beatnik is one half of electronic duo Beatnik and has been the tour DJ for Kelis and worked with a plethora of stars from Beyonce to Jay-Z.

For us it was the incredible concept of Mums That Rave which really sparked our admiration.
 
Our founder, Sapphira, met her at the Nighttime Industries Association Awards where Nikki deservedly won an award for her innovation with Mums That Rave and the pair hit it off which lead to this interview.

“When you become Mum as DJ I noticed there’s brands that won’t book you. I noticed quite a few brands stopped booking me there’s connotations you’re not youth led so Mums That Rave is about that, there there are loads of Mums doing incredible things. I feel many Mum DJs have to give up because you just can’t be out all the time,” she laments.

“ All our friend group is all quite similar, we all came from a love of fashion and music and club culture, hip hop and house and black music culture. All of us are multi-hyphenate and now Kelis has her skincare and retrained as a chef and it’s feast or famine and we’re all systems are go or there’s a gap and we’re doing Mum stuff. So I’ve known her since she was 18 and Mums That Rave sits under the production side Beatnik with my brother, and now I’m doing my designs and my prints. I always had a fine arts degree. I don’t see it as I’m doing that, I’m doing that, I see that as compartmentalising. I’m interested in really in many things which is a blessing and a curse.”

“I waited a long time to have a child and when I did it was a big shock because not only did I not see other Mum’s like me, I  knew I could change it. I took photos on every stage and every red carpet. If you can’t see it, be it, I wanted representation and I thought I’m not just going to hide away. When I had Harley I knew I just wanted to do something for Mums.”

For those who are curious to try a Mums That Rave party, you can! The brand boasts 60,000 followers and many of their TikTok videos have gone viral. The whole explosive shindig is coming to Birmingham.

Date: Saturday 7th June
Where: Hockley Social Club in  Birmingham
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mums-that-rave-birmingham-sat-7-june-2025-tickets-1277698082359?aff=oddtdtcreator 
Follow Mums That Rave on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mumsthatrave/ 
Follow Mums  That Rave on TikTok  https://www.tiktok.com/@mumsthatrave
Follow DJ Nikki Beatnik https://www.instagram.com/djnikkibeatnik 

Date: Saturday 12th July
Where: Trailer Happiness, London
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mums-that-rave-summer-party-sat-12-july-2025-tickets-1316293111129?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios 

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We recently connected with a wonderful group in Humbolt USA and wanted to highlight their festival

It’s taking place May 16th – May 17th and offers two nights of fun at the Historic Eureka Theater. 
See a screeing of the movie “Cabaret” and enjoy live performances!

If you’re in the area, purchase tickets here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/humboldt-burlesque-and-variety-festival-tickets-1315633097009

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We are on a mission to elevate the message Burlesque Helps Mental Health.

In fact, a key reason we set up our festival in Ibiza is the close connection with the music Tones by Nova Novafrom Cafe Del Mar Volumen Tres, this song comforted our founder, Sapphira, in the depths of a psychotic episode nearly twenty years ago and it’s always felt that magical sense they talk about on the Island of ‘Ibiza calling you’ as to how we found ourselves creating this magical festival in 2017.

So now it is with great excitement we announce Sapphira’s, acceptance as a Social Prescribing Champion from the National Academy of Social Prescribing in the United Kingdom.

What is Social Prescribing?

What it is: