Beyond Burlesque!

The workshop will draw on traditional cabaret performance languages (music, singing, dancing, drag, stripping, etc.) and explore interesting ways in which these can be combined with contemporary notions of sexuality, provocation, popular culture and queer sensibility.

Because of her use of nudity, Ursula Martinez is often described as a “burlesque” performer. However, Ursula finds the recent resurgence of “traditional burlesque” to be creatively limiting, and thus a pure exploration of this genre in the workshop will be discouraged. 

The workshop is designed for actors, dancers and performers with some professional stage experience. Application criteria are regular attendance on all four days of the workshop. Readiness to participate in the public performance is desirable but not obligatory.

Workshop participants: Anja Bezlova, Matic Bobnar, Maja Delak, Olja Grubić, Katja Kosi, Vid Merlak, Maruša Oblak, Daniel Petković, Luka Prinčič, Barbara Skubic, Jernej Škof, Noemi Veberič Levovnik, Urška Vohar, Lana Zdravković.

Organisational assistance:  Tanja Canning & Sandra Rosić.

Executive production and organisation: Sabina Potočki.

Organisation and production: Emanat, City of Women; In collaboration with: Klub Gromka.