VERMONT BURLESQUE FESTIVAL
2024 QUEEN CITY SHOWCASE
presents
The Maine Attraction
(2 SHOWINGS)

Friday, January 19th

Saturday, January 20th

Doors, Pre-Function Entertainment, Shopping, Tastings

6:30p - 8:00p

Showrooms Opens, Live Music

7:00p - 8:00p

Showcase

8:00p - 11:30p

After Party (Sat Only)

11:00p -1:30a

Hilton Burlington L Champlain

60 Battery Street

Burlington, VT 05401

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The Queen City Showcase - this is the most anticipated showcase of the Vermont Burlesque Festival! It is so popular, it requires 2 showings. Each night at 6:30pm, the evening begins with unique venders & shopping, beverage tastings, live music, entertainment, games, cocktail hour, charitable causes, and an opportunity to have your photo taken while you walk the red carpet. The showcase begins at 8pm and with a collection of the best burlesque performances Vermont will witness all year long. Expect to enjoy about 3 hours of activities and live performance art guaranteed to flirt with every human emotion Mother Nature blessed you with.

Dress to Impress!

The theme for The Queen City Showcase is "grand", black tie, elegant & decorated. Dressing to impress is highly encouraged but is not required. Best dressed prizes will be awarded to those attendees who grace the festival’s red carpet, pose for the paparazzi, and who best exemplify the beauty, grace, elegance, and sparkling personality that is The Vermont Burlesque Festival.

Stuff to Know...

Educational alcoholic tastings with Hendrick's Gin will be offered to those ticket holders who are 21+.

And YES! ...You can bring your purchased cocktails from the bar to your seat in the showroom.

No need to bring your coat to your seat. ...Disrobe with us! A coat check will be offered at this venue.

(Please keep your undergarments on)

Hotel Rooms Available at a special discounted rate when you book through the Vermont Burlesque Festival.

HOTEL INFO HERE

This event is intended for mature audiences, may include vulgar language and adult themes, and is restricted to ages 18+. Specialty alcoholic educational tastings with Hendrick's Gin will also be offered to those ticket holders who are 21+. A limited cash bar will be available during the pre-show and throughout the showcase -- please drink responsibly.

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2024 Performer Line Up

Performer Line-up May Be Subject to Change

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The Maine Attraction

New York City, NY

Maine Anders captivates audiences every time she hits the stage. Coined the “Triple Threat of Burlesque” (dancer/actress/singer) she’s performed domestically and internationally, from MGM Grand*s Studio 54 in Las Vegas, Le Bus Palladium (Paris), Buddha Bar (Beirut, Lebanon) to Dragon-i in Hong Kong. Energetic, sensual, and wildly charismatic, her uninhibited rhythmic style and sense of humor blend an ensemble of samba, belly dance, African, improvisation and contortion, and pole dancing into a movement she’s defined as *Burlesque Fusion.*

Fancy Feast

Brooklyn, NY

Fancy Feast is a Brooklyn-based burlesque performer, writer, and sex educator. She holds the title of Miss Coney Island 2016, and is the recipient of the Revolutionary Award at the 2017 New York Burlesque Festival. She has performed at venues including The Whitney, the Brooklyn Museum, St. Ann's Warehouse, the Metropolitan Opera, and Meow Wolf in Santa Fe. She is the subject of Leon Chase's documentary, Character NYC. Her burlesque work has been profiled on NPR, Refinery29, and The Huffington Post.

Kitty Kin Evil

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Jean Heart

Sacramento, California

Jean is trained dancer, tattooed rebel ballerina and side hustling model. Owner of her own dance studio where she teaches tiny humans to dance. She combines classic technique and sultry style for her own burlesque blend. She produces locally in her home town and guest spots all over Californa.

Odette Goode

Providence, RI

Odette Goode recently found her love for burlesque after growing up training in jazz and tap classes, as well as being a devoted theater kid. She currently preforms in Providence, RI and Boston, MA dazzling audiences with sexy laughter.

Fannie Sinclair

Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles based award winning Performer, Instructor and Producer performing in Vermont for the first time! She’s been on stages all over the U.S., in Australian waters, France, Vancouver, and is heading to Panama this year. She centers her Burlesque and teaching around Self Love, Sensuality, and a Shimmying good time. Bringing musicality, charisma and a Booty like a Drop of Sunshine.

Persé Fanny

New York, New York

Radiating New Orleans charm and New York City energy, Persé Fanny is a burlesque gem, mastering the arts of classic, neo, and whimsically nerdy performances. Since her electrifying debut as Luigi in 'Boobs and Goombas' in 2012, she has been transforming stages into realms of elegance and playful eccentricity.

Madam Ofeelya Redd

Reynoldsburg, Ohio

Madam Ofeelya Redd is the sultry siren of sing and fling. She earned a theatre degree from Otterbein College. With the voice of a baby fucking angel, she is the Weird Al of burlesque. Singing a variety of covers, she often presents new rewritten lyrics with sass, sizzle and humor. She also designs and sews most of her own costumes and sells designs at Madam Ofeelya Redd’s Discord Threads.

Belle Folle

Madison, WY

Affectionately referred to as the "Technician of Tease" — Belle Folle is an award-winning burlesque performer known for her slow, sensual style and flirty floorwork. From sultry to sweet and all that's in between — this mesmerizing maven of movement is sure to inspire, excite and even entice.

Ember Alert Blaize

New Orleans, Louisiana

Watch out, now. This pint-sized fireball has been burning up the stage for over a decade, and doesn’t plan to stop until the world burns with her. She has performed in over 20 festivals from the US to Scotland, taking home 2 titles, Best tease Midwest burlesque fest 2021 and crowned weirdlesque champ GLCC 2023.
it's no small small wonder why she's the girl you've been looking for.

Velvetines Burlesque

State of Vermont

"An act that truly captures a political undertone, reclaiming autonomy, empowerment in sexuality, and a vibrant celebration of sensual expression...and.. it wouldn't be Burlesque without some humor too! They are ready to tickle your funny bones, while getting you hot and bothered. So get ready, for some Velvetines Burlesque naughtiness!"

GoGo Gadget

Astoria, Queens NY

GoGo Gadget is one half of The Guncles of Burlesque alongside his "work wife" Jack Barrow, responsible for producing The Crack, Rack and Sack Revue in NYC. He's been featured in the NY Boylesk Festival over the past decade and the London International Burlesque Festival for the past 7 years most recently as an International Headliner. www.albertodenis.com/gogogadget

Tootsie Blue

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Trained by Arabesque Burlesque in Montreal, Tootsie Blue is a bundle of joy wrapped in vintage elegance. A member of the BOOBS Collective, she’s the little ray of sunshine that leaves her audience beaming.

Lopez La Lopez

Providence, RI

Lopez La Lopez is a Latina bombshell from Providence, Rhode Island. She trained in Boston, Mass, perfecting her fan dance technique. She loves to mix classic burlesque styles with modern music, and is often inspired by her latin roots.

Merde!

Burlington, Vermont

YES, we know what "merde!" means in French....AND "merde!" is also used as a grand gesture from one dancer to another to wish them the best of luck before a performance.

“merde!” is a your local dance troupe!! and we are proud to bring a powerhouse dance experience to our community and beyond.

Jaynie Jezebel

Seattle, Washington

You can find Jaynie cooking, playing the piano, and creating collage art when she is not planning her next awkwardly sexy number. 75% Velma Dinkley and 25% Velma Kelly, she is here to show us all that being cute and funny is PLENTY and that adorable weirdo next door may just be stripping as the Big Bad Wolf, Pooh Bear, or The White Rabbit in her off time.

Sheer Madness

Council Bluffs, Iowa

This disabled transmasc being is ready to hypnotize with nir engaging performances. Sheer Madness is a member of Nebraska-based cabaret troupe, Shinjuku Strays Cabaret. Sheer currently holds an Associate in Arts and Fine Arts from nir years of dance and musical training while obtaining nir first Bachelor of Science degree. From deeply meaningful to outright silly, there is no limit for Sheer.

Miss Monroe

Denver, Colorado

Miss Monroe started taking tap at age 3. Born in the Bay, formed in Brooklyn, she now lives in Denver, CO.
-Best Buds Winner- Mike High Burlesque Festival 2023 with Georgia May Wake
-Best Story Telling and Best Host - Golden Legend Champion Challenge 2023 piece entitled Bloom.
-Owns and run her own Burlesque company THE Rhinettes in Denver, CO and co-directs with Georgia May Wake.

VERMONT BURLESQUE FESTIVAL
2024 QUEEN CITY SHOWCASE
presents
The Maine Attraction
(2 SHOWINGS)

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