PINK LIGHT BURLESQUE
Pink Light Burlesque is our program to provide free classes for breast cancer patients and survivors.
December 4th 2011 was our first-ever showcase, featuring students and instructors of this program.
Our next class series will take place on Sundays from 3-5 pm March 18, 25, april 1, 8, 15, 29, and May 6. Please email schoolofburlesque@gmail.com to participate!
Information about the show below refers to the December 4th showcase and is left here for reference.
The show will be dedicated to our friend Diane Naegel, who was hoping to perform as part of the project but lost her battle with breast cancer due to complications on September 25. Our hearts go out to her and her friends and family, and to all others experiencing the same struggle.
The proceeds of the show will benefit You Can Thrive, Sloan Kettering, and the operation of Pink Light Burlesque.
THIS EVENT IS PAST.
Above: Gala Darling's coverage of this event.
We are currently scheduling the next Pink Light Burlesque series!
Get in touch if you are a survivor who would like to take the classes or a supporter who would like to volunteer or donate.
Sunday, December 4, 8-10.30 pm.
The Wild Project
195 East 3rd Street
New York, NY 10009
Contact Jo Weldon at pinklight@schoolofburlesque.com
School of Burlesque Phone 212.561.1456
Wild Project Phone 212.228.1195
Buy General Admission Tickets
Tickets are $10, $15, and $20. Visibility is perfect from all seats; lower prices are furthest from the stage.
This is a small venue and seating is strictly limited, so do not wait to buy tickets.
Priority seating in the front two rows is available to donors and sponsors.
We have tiered the ticket prices to make this event affordable for as many people as possible.
If any tickets are remaining the night of the show, they will be available for cash purchase at the door for $25 preferred, $20 second tier, and $15 third tier.
Please contact us about donations or sponsorship opportunities. pinklight@schoolofburlesque.com.
Free Burlesque Classes for Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors.
Burlesque celebrates the human drive to amuse, provoke, charm, and seduce. The Pink Light Burlesque project invites survivors to take classes to experience the joyous and body-loving fun so many burlesque students embrace. For those who would like to perform, we hope to create a performing troupe of burlesque dancers made up of breast cancer patients and survivors (and a few of their allies). If they continue beyond the classes, these dancers may wish to perform professionally as well as to benefit charity and fund raising events.
December 4th is our first-ever showcase, featuring students and instructors of this program.
The show will be dedicated to our friend Diane Naegel, who was hoping to perform as part of the project but lost her battle with breast cancer due to complications on September 25. Our hearts go out to her and her friends and family, and to all others experiencing the same struggle.
The proceeds of the show will benefit You Can Thrive, Sloan Kettering, and the operation of Pink Light Burlesque.
Sunday, December 4, 8-10.30 pm.
The Wild Project
195 East 3rd Street
New York, NY 10009
Contact Jo Weldon at pinklight@schoolofburlesque.com
School of Burlesque Phone 212.561.1456
Wild Project Phone 212.228.1195
This is a small venue and seating is strictly limited, so do not wait to buy tickets.
We will be organizing a larger event in April.
Buy General Admission Tickets
Tickets are $10, $15, and $20. Visibility is perfect from all seats; lower prices are furthest from the stage.
Priority seating in the front two rows is available to donors and sponsors.
We have tiered the ticket prices to make this event affordable for as many people as possible.
If any tickets are remaining the night of the show, they will be available for cash purchase at the door for $25 preferred, $20 second tier, and $15 third tier.
Please contact us about donations or sponsorship opportunities. pinklight@schoolofburlesque.com.
We would like to thank Duane Park, home of some of the fiercest classic burlesque, live jazz music, and fabulous food and drink, for sponsoring our studio rentals for November and December.
Check them out!
We would like to thank Night Owls, The Champagne Riot, and the family and friends of Diane Naegel for supporting us with a cash donation. You're making this show much more sparkly!
Pink Light Burlesque is currently looking for a non-profit arts organization under which to umbrella. We are NOT looking for a breast cancer organization, as our worldwide program will necessitate cooperating with more than one. Please contact us if you can help.
We will be running classes again in early 2012. If you are interested in helping, taking classes, or performing, please let us know at pinklight@schoolofburlesque.com.
We want to give these students the benefit of working with our resources. As one of the longest-running burlesque schools in the world, we have benefited hugely from the international burlesque community, and we want to share that network with people who are experiencing the challenges of cancer treatment and recovery.
We would like to thank Duane Park, home of some of the fiercest classic burlesque, live jazz music, and fabulous food and drink, for sponsoring our studio rentals for November and December.
Check them out!
We would like to thank Night Owls, The Champagne Riot, and the family and friends of Diane Naegel for supporting us with a cash donation. You're making this show much more sparkly!
These classes are held in honor of Jennie Lee.<
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IEOPVYjf2g
Above, a performance by Jennie Lee, Founder of The Burlesque Hall of Fame, who passed away of breast cancer in 1990.
Neo-burlesque is widely acknowledged as an art form dedicated to embracing a diverse range of beauty. The School of Burlesque has seven years of experience working with women who feel discomfort in their bodies, helping students to see the bodies they formerly resented, disliked, or desperately wanted to control as instruments of pleasure and agency. We are well accustomed to dealing with difficulties around bodily appearance. Students consistently report that taking classes at the school vastly improves their overall outlook and quality of life. We have seen hundreds of women gain confidence, well-being, and hope through movement and performance programs, many finding these benefits in classes alone, without ever going on to perform onstage. We believe that these classes will offer similar benefits to women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer and feel betrayed by or disassociated from their bodies because of treatment or perception of their condition. We also believe that women who remain relatively comfortable and confident in their bodies during and after breast cancer treatment can be a positive influence on those who have a more difficult time, so we would like to build a community around this fun-loving sexy activity in which different attitudes can influence each other. We know from experience that when one woman accomplishes an entertaining move in a burlesque class, all the other students cheer and applaud. That kind of clear positive reaction and palpable support will build a sense of self-esteem in those missing it, and enhance it in those who already have it.
We are not yet a nonprofit, but we gratefully accept donations for specific documentable purposes. For instance, Duane Park has donated funds to pay for our studio rental.
Staff:
Jo Boobs Weldon
Beelzebabe
Sizzle Dizzle
Bird of Paradise
Lefty Lucy
Gal Friday
Sponsors:
Duane Park, NYC
Want to be a sponsor? Email pinklight@schoolofburlesque.com for details.
Jo Weldon teaching at Teaseorama.
NYSB on CBS Sunday Morning
Jo Weldon performing at The New York Public Library for Gypsy Rose Lee's 100 Birthday celebration.
