PORTLAND, Ore. — Two Portland performers are celebrating making the burlesque global top 50 list for 2020, but more importantly, shining a light on Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) in their ...

Burlesque, which usually involves a performer removing at least some of their clothing, can be a fun escape, a form of protest or an expression of complex emotions ranging from grief and anger to joy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Madam Cooper’s Parlor is Portland’s newest burlesque bar, specializing in “honky tonk” burlesque. The owner credits “PDX Pop Ups” ...

There is a POWER to this festival that is UNIQUE- it is EROTIC, ELECTRIFYING, and EMOTIONAL all in one! Join us as Books and Burlesque continue to be RESISTANCE and celebrate the literary and ...

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DITA VON TEESE is credited by burlesquers the world over with advancing the visibility of their sparkly subculture—her devotion to lavish stage sets, inimitable costuming, and libidinous choreography ...

PORTLAND — Usually, a video of a political candidate doing a striptease in a dive bar is enough to end a campaign — especially a campaign for the local school board. But in Portland’s liberal West End ...

Even the Log Lady gets in on the show at "Black Lodge Burlesque" Portland's David Lynch-themed burlesque show. (Marcella Joshlin/Vimeo) When we think of burlesque we tend to picture bawdy striptease ...

There is a POWER to this festival that is UNIQUE- it is EROTIC, ELECTRIFYING, and EMOTIONAL all in one! Join us as Books and Burlesque continue to be RESISTANCE and celebrate the literary and ...

Portland is home to more burlesque than you can shake a rhinestone-studded stick at. Here are a handful of the regular burlesque nights across town. RELATED: Heart of the Glitter Tribe is a Look Into ...

To the surprise of no one, Portland is blessed with an incredibly active burlesque scene. Since the explosion of the neo-burlesque movement in the mid-2000s, Portland has emerged as a national leader ...

Ms. Kennedy's Theater of Burlesque is putting on a "Twilight Zone"-themed burlesque performance in Portland. (Ms. Kennedy's Theater of Burlesque) Cover your eyes, sci-fi faithful, this is a story that ...