Ladies and Gentlemen:
How to Emcee a Burlesque Show
with Miss Astrid
4pm-6pm
440 Lafayette St., NY, 4th Floor
Studio 4D, Fourth Floor *Please come to directly to the studio for class. There is no receptionist.*
$30
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Learn the do’s and don’ts of emceeing from the Queen Bitch of emcees Miss Astrid!
This class will discuss your relationship to the audience, your fellow performers, and yes, even your crew and venue. Kate Valentine a.k.a. Miss Astrid has been there, done that. Allow her to use her expertise to help you in a one-on-one workshop to take your hosting to the next level. The tips from this class are applicable in other fields such as acting, teaching, and public speaking
Miss Astrid has emceed over 1,000 burlesque shows as the ridiculously deadpan Austrian character since 1997. Member of the seminal burlesque troupe The Velvet Hammer and creator, producer, director and emcee of the national vaudeville review The Va Va Voom Room.
The Va Va Voom Room was reviewed and praised in such prestigious periodicals as Time Magazine, New York Times, LA Times as well as heard on NPR All Things Considered and BBC Radio. Shows have been performed across the United States and Europe. Voted “Best Burlesque Show in NYC” by New York Magazine as well as being the first show to run weekly bicoastal productions. Miss Astrid has performed all over the world, notably emceeing the first decade of The New York Burlesque Festival and the annual Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas from 2006-2011. Find more information about the woman behind the eyepatch at www.katevalentine.net. twitter@askmissastrid