Boylesque Stars!
In Association with the 2014 NYC Boylesque Festival!
The New York School of Burlesque is thrilled to be presenting classes in association with The New York Boylesque Festival!
All classes open to all genders.
Saturday, April 26
440 Studios.
440 Lafayette St. at Astor Place, NYC
Directions
Jett Adore's class is in studio 4E on the Fourth Floor from 12-1-20
Paco Fish's class is in studio 3F on the Third Floor from 1.30-2.50
Jonny Porkpie's class is in studio 3F on the Third Floor from 3-4.30
Please note, no food is allowed in the studios.
See class descriptions below for details about class content.
Please note class times and room assignments are subject to change. Please bookmark this page for the most up-to-date information. By registering, you agree to abide by our payment, refund, and transfer policies.
Masculine Burlesque for the Gentleman Performer with Jett Adore
$25
Jett Adore's "Masculine Burlesque for the Gentleman Performer" Workshop How can a male burlesque performer achieve a truly male counterpart to this historically feminine art form? How can he balance playfulness, elaborate theatricality, comedy, drama, and/or clever inventiveness, while never compromising legitimate masculine sex appeal? The most captivating ladies of Burlesque history have defined their own ideas of femininity, and Jett will propose ways to find inspiration from them and workshop how to translate that inspiration to exploit, exaggerate, and re-imagine your masculinity and your seductive manpower.
Power in Silence with Paco Fish
$25
There is power in silence and strength in stillness. If you want to get big laughs from your jokes and big cheers for your teasing, your reveals must make an impact. In this class, we will explore stillness and movement as contrasting tools for communication. We will focus on clarity of movement, communicating silently, building tension, and creating strong moments. Students should wear comfortable clothes in which they can move freely.
The Arc of the Tease with Jonny Porkpie
$25
You have an amazing costume, brilliant concept, and incredible moves. How do you take your act to the next level? Answer: Arc, the rising tension from lights up to dress down. Curtains open and you have only a few minutes to establish, develop and conclude a burlesque mini-drama... while taking off your clothes. Whether story number or classic tease, comedy bit or slow seduction, character exploration, acrobatic extravaganza, or all at once, a good arc can be the difference between an audience liking your act... and loving it.
About Your Instructors
He's "The No-Pantser Romancer","The Diamond Stud","The Prince of Burlesque","Chicago's Vegas Showboy",The Las Vegas Burlesque Hall of Fame named him the world's "Most Innovative 2011". Born and raised on the Isle of Romantica, he is the internationally beloved icon of glamour, passion, and lusty elegance. Jett is known for hugely grand, epic and elaborately theatrical presentations and headlines in some of the largest burlesque shows and festivals all over the world in over 50 major cities, most recently throughout Australia, New Zealand, Finland, Austria, Scotland, Canada, the US, and the UK. Along with "The Temptress of Twirl", Ms. Frenchie Kiss, Jett is half of the 2012 Burlesque Hall of Fame's "World's Best Duo". He is one third of The Stage Door Johnnies, the 2011 Hall of Fame's "World's Best Group", The Burlesque Innovation Guild's "Artists of the Year, 2010", and who are ranked among the World's "Top 10" Performers by 21st Century Burlesque for the last three years. He was featured in The Stage Door Johnnies' show in New York with Liza Minnelli and Alan Cumming, and recently finished his run with the acclaimed Atomic Bombshells in Cape Cod. "Jett's innovative, artistic, silly, sexy, scandalous, sophisticated, and elegant performances are male striptease at it's finest."
Photo of Paco Fish copyright Sarah Kimble.
Paco Fish is a dynamic performer of spoken and physical comedy, burlesque, stilt walking, clown, and mime. Most of Paco's characters exist in multiple forms and his acts are visual representations of the transitions between these coexisting identities. Whether playing a freshwater turtle in forbidden saltwater love, an exhausted cheerleader, or a submissive judge, Paco dismantles assumptions and defies convention with humor and passion. He has performed in nearly every state in the US and has won the title of "King of Burlesque" at the Southern Fried, Carolina, and Southern Exposure Burlesque Festivals, "Most Humorous" from both the Great Burlesque Exposition and The Carolina Burlesque Festival, and was voted one of the top ten male burlesque performers of 2013 by 21st Century Burlesque.
Photo of Jonny Porkpie copyright Don Spiro.
Jonny Porkpie, the "Burlesque Mayor of NYC" was also recently named New York City's "Best Naked Impresario" by the NY Press. He is the producer, writer, and co-creator of the award-winning Pinchbottom Burlesque, named NY's "Best Burlesque" by New York Magazine and the Village Voice, called "daring, funny, imaginative, and titillating for all tastes" by the Sunday Telegraph (UK). He was one of the first-ever recipients of the "Most Innovative" award from the Burlesque Hall of Fame, and is the author of the burlesque murder mystery "The Corpse Wore Pasties" (Hard Case Crime) which Publishers Weekly described as "witty and telling."
Preregistration is required for all NYSB classes. By paying to register you agree to comply with our payment, refund, and class transfer policies. By registering you affirm that you understand that you should consult a doctor before beginning any movement or exercise program, and that you will not hold the teachers, institution, or venue responsible for any injuries that may result.Questions? Email schoolofburlesqueatgmaildotcom.
The calendar below is constantly being updated.
