From Portgual we present Joana Marques , “Violet Heart” as her artistic name, born in “Vila Nova de Gaia” 1986. She was 3 years old when the desire of being the a Prima Baillerina was born. She started with dancing and music training. Going through all the subjects, she was entranced with the stage and show biz. Working professionally since she was 16, she has been part of many of the television TV Shows and musical theatre. Awarded also with free musical theatre courses in London she followed her heart and artistic senses. Part of many known global brands, she was dancing, modeling, acting, singing and creating all over the world. Based now in Ibiza, following her artistic roots she is again part of beautiful and authentic events and shows. As special acts dashed performs as a burlesque and fire dancer.
The award-winning, foxy, Quiche Lorraine has an undying love for her boobs and you will too! Currently an enthusiastic member of Victoria’s internationally acclaimed Cheesecake Burlesque Revue, her accolades include Winner of the Soloist Competition at the Calgary Burlesque Festival and performing with the award-winning Edmonton troupe, Capital City Burlesque. Quiche Lorraine has graced burlesque stages since 2008, including performances all across Canada, and the Burlesque Hall of fame in Las Vegas.
Nonna Kareva – woman of two faces on the one side the glittering showgirl with classy vintage or pin-up performances and on the other way a dangerous post apocalyptic princess. She is a member of Bratislava Burlesque and is loved by audiences far and wide.
After more than 20 years of classical and contemporary dance practice, Mystic Angel now performs as an exotic pole dancer and burlesque performer. Her style is elegance and wild attitude.
Professional hip hop dancer for 8 years and burlesque dancer for 4 years, mixes the two disciplines within her creations and choreographies. Living in Paris and being of Portuguese origin, the character of @ariel_burlesque is a mixture of generosity, humor and a touch of Parisian sensuality.
Isabella Blackat was born in Italy. At the end of 2014 she discovered the art of burlesque, that immediately became a subject of researches and studies. Over the years she has joined many workshops held by internationally renowned artists. She performed at the Salone Margherita, one of the most important Italian theaters. She took part in several national festivals, including the highly prestigious Caput Mundi International Burlesque Award. Beautiful and seductive, with Mediterranean colors. Her style is at the same time sensual, sophisticated, romantic and ironic.
Her performances take us back in time, preserving the inevitable erotic charm of Fellini’s women, with sinuous and soft curves. So attractive that she becomes a “sex symbol” between followers: a predominantly female audience, not only virtual, to whom “teaches” love and dedication.
Following this mood she published her book in 2018, ISABELLA BLACKAT, in which she tells in autobiographical form the story of a young Sicilian woman who discovers the world of burlesque as a form of ironic and sensual recognition of her inalienable identity. The spontaneous desire is to convey a message: to face events of life in the name of positivity, between commitment and grace, strength and beauty, in a dualism of joy and rationality.
In 2019 she has broken into the European scene performing in France in the first edition of the Festival Rétro-Tease Lyon and in Scotland in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the greatest platform for creative freedom in the world. During the same year, she won the Burlesque Festival Party held in Cantù. 2020 starts fabulous; she has been on tour since January performing in New York, Vermont, Spain, Italy, UK, France and more. Enchanted by this world, she strongly believes that: “there are different ways to express ourselves, our body seems to be a painter’s palette and the colors used on our skin become clothes sewn on to paint the many masks we can wear.”
Brandy has been warming hearts (and other places) across the globe with her intoxicating brand of burlesque since her debut in 2015. No matter where she performs, Brandy always delivers a heady mix of classic glamour, elegant moves and breathtaking costumes, energetically shaken together to create exquisite burlesque with a beautiful finish that will keep you coming back for more. Brandy embodies the ultimate in girl-next-door charm, and her audiences are enraptured by her combination of exquisite costuming, her one million watt smile and captivating stage presence. Brandy is multi award winning performer, and recently placed in Miss Burlesque Scotland 2019.
Join the Ibiza Burlesque Festival co-producers, Sapphira & Tonestepa as they put on a fun soiree with jazz, poetry and burlesque at the gorgeous London cabaret venue, The Pheasantry.
Date: Sunday 16th Feb 2020 Time: 8pm Address: The Pheasantry, 152/154 King’s Rd, London SW3 4UT Cost: £21 early bird – £25 general price (plus booking fee) Tickets: Click here
Enjoy the a full show of Valentine’s favourites, fun antics, music and burlesque by the world’s best including Italian maestro on piano Emilio Merone (IT), bass player Tonestepa (UK) and burlesque by Sapphira (AU), Sugar Kane (FI), ZoeKee (NZ) and their playful stage kitty Mademoizelle Cerise (FR). This is a chance to hear Sapphira read from her memoir Burlesque or Bust and you could nab yourself a signed copy, too.
Sunday 26 April 2020 – www.worldburlesqueday.com Join the launch of World Burlesque Day, an international day and celebration of all things burlesque created by our founder – showgirl, author and mental health ambassador, Sapphira.
Owner of the event production company, Sapphira’s Showgirls, who produce our annual Ibiza Burlesque Festival and World Record Events #BurlesqueAPeel, Sapphira is author of the mental health recovery story Burlesque or Bust. World Burlesque Day supports Sapphira’s vision that ‘everybody should try burlesque for their self confidence at last once in a lifetime’ following her own profound self-acceptance since first setting foot on stage in 2004. The epiphany of escapism in this beautiful art-form came after she had been hospitalised with a one-time episode severe bipolar at age 21 and she credits burlesque as the tonic for finding herself again.
The celebration coincides with the commemoration of burlesque legend Gypsy Rose Lee and the anniversary of her sad passing on the same day 50 years ago in 1970 and honours the immense contribution Gypsy made to paving the way for those who have followed in her glittering footsteps.
