Brown Girls Burlesque (BGB) is a collective of women of color dedicated to creating our own reflection in an art form that we have supported and enjoyed but traditionally, has not well-represented people of color.
Our mission is to take our rightful place on the stage to celebrate our cultures, sexuality and artistry with humor, fierceness and nudity.
*In case you really need clarification, all self-identified women of African / Black/ Caribbean, Arab, Asian & Pacific Islander, Latina/o, and Native/Indigenous descent.
Music
BGB Fall Follies Playlist
Chihuahua - Bow Wow Wow
Experiment IV - Kate Bush
CrawFish - Elvis Presley
Jazz Is Paris - Malcolm McLaren
The whole goddamn Hair soundtrack!!!!
Calming Water - Imani Uzuri
Firecracker - Red Lotus
Happy and Satisfied - Toshi Reagan
Beautiful - Me'Shell Ndegeocello
Everyday Sunshine - Fishbone
D.A.N.C.E. - Justice
Say Goodbye to Love - Kenna
Bad Girls - Donna Summer
Need You Tonight - INXS
Not Like Me - Jean Grae
Twice - Little Dragon
List of Demands - Saul Williams
Money Ova You - Chip Tha Ripper
It's Our Anniversary - Tony! Toni! Tone!
Stars - Kindred the Family Soul
In A Heartbeat - Koop
Buffalo Stance - Neneh Cherry
Strong Me Strong - Yellowman
Broken English - Marianne Faithful
Colossal Insight - Roots Manuva
Sarah - Bat for Lashes
In My Bed - Amy Winehouse
3rd World - Immortal Technique
All Is Full Of Love - Bjork
Southern Girl - Erykah Badu
Teena Marie - Lovergirl
Duran Duran - Rio
Beyonce - Get Me Bodied
Thunderheist - Jerk It/Suenos 2k8
Santogold - Creator
Movies
Space Is The Place
Bound
All About Eve
Paris Is Burning
Abre Los ojos ( the original Vanilla Sky)
Annie Hall
Hiroshima Mon Amour
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Carmen Jones
Do the Right Thing
Intro to Do the Right Thing
Television
A Different World
Heroes
Sheila E
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Some of Our Favorite Carmens
Carmen Miranda (bananas is my business)
Carmen Jones (the mistress of the tease)
Brown Girls Burlesque's Details
Status:
Single
Zodiac Sign:
Libra
Occupation:
Dancahs!
Brown Girls Burlesque is about to Kiss the Heat this Saturday at Bowery Poetry Club, 10pm Posted at 9:25 PM Aug 11 view more
Check out the TRACE Insider video featuring Brown Girls Burlesque at our April 5th performance of Itches Brew.
The Village Voice kicks off Summer with BGB.
The BGB Beauties, $$$Royale & Dame CuchiFrita, are featured
on the cover of the Village Voice Summer Guide 2008.
The Guide is inserted in the May 14-20 issue.
Photos by
Brown Girls Burlesque is BUSTin' Out!!
The BGB Lovelies are featured in the Feb/Mar 2008 issue of BUST magazine.
NY POST hearts BGB
Check out the amazing press we received from NYPOST.COM Watch the online video feature, Burlesque in Color, below:
Who I'd like to meet: Carmen Miranda, Josephine Baker, Umm Kulthum, Big Maybelle, Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Lee, Moms Mabley, Prince, Eartha Kitt, Celia Cruz, Baby and Johnny, Grace Jones, Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam,....
Great performances at the NYBF ladies, as a group and individually! And thank you for pulling me into the Red Carpet with you on closing night! xoxo Philly
We want to hire you! That’s right, BurlesqueCommunity.com will pay you to upload your photos and videos taken at either the New Orleans Burlesque Festival or the Montreal Burlesque Festival.
After two weeks traveling from festival to festival and sponsoring two great events the staff of BurlesqueCommunity wants your help sharing the fun with everyone in the community. Please upload your photos and videos from the New Orleans Burlesque Festival and the Montreal Burlesque Festival this week. As a special incentive for anyone who uploads a photo of a performer featuring one of the fashionable red & white canvas tote bags featuring the BurlesqueCommunity logo we are paying a premium.
Beginning today, September 20, 2009, at 12noon EST all members are invited to update and add festival content to their profile and be paid for their efforts. George "The Administrator" of BurlesqueCommunity.com who made appearances at both events announced the promotion at the conclusion of last night’s performance in Montreal. He said, “Our support of Burlesque Performers is one of both time and money.” He added, “Based on the current membership of the site this promotion represents another US$2,700 commitment and one that will be beneficial for the entire community.”
BurlesqueCommunity.com will pay, via PayPal, to each member of the site a participation fee as per the following: festival videos = $1.00 ea., festival photographs = $0.10 ea., photos of a performer holding a BurlesqueCommunity canvas tote bag = $2.00ea., referral of a new performer not already listed = $5.00.
Rule & Guidelines: All submissions must be directly related to burlesque performance, modeling or production, must not be duplicates or previously uploaded items or other’s copyrighted material and must be uploaded no later that 6pm EST September 25, 2009. BurlesqueCommunity.com reserves the right to deny payment based on any content deemed inappropriate for the site.
Pictured L-R: Nasty Canasta sitting in for Kobayashi Maru, Clams Casino, GiGi La Femme, Peekaboo Pointe and Ruby Valentine. Photo by Luke Ratray
Wednesday, August 19th at 10:00pm, $20.00 * UNDER St. Marks Theater, 94 St. Marks Place, New York, NY
August's show will feature WET & wild performances by:
The Girl Dreams are Made Of GiGi La Femme, The Mysterious Ms. Tickle, The Exotic Temptress of Tease Nikki Le Villain, stepping in for The Borg Queen of Burlesque Koybayashi Maru is Nasty Canasta, The Girl with the 44DD Brain, Burlesque's Newest Striptease Sensation Sapphire Jones and in her Revealed Burlesque Debut, The Girl with the Curves AND the Angles, Jezebel Express!
Hosted by the charming and inebriated, Bastard Keith and his Salacious Stage Kitten Sidekick, Your Gibson Geisha Girl Fantasy, Madame Rosebud!
Tickets are available by calling SmartTix at 212.868.4444 or online here.
***Pssst! Are you a Burlesque/Variety performer? Email revealed.burlesque@gmail.com for a discount code!***
Pictured: Sitting in for Kobayashi Maru, Nasty Canasta; Ruby Valentine; GiGi La Femme; Clams Casino and Peekaboo Pointe - Photo by Luke Ratray
REVEALED RETURNS, Wednesday, July 15th, 2009.
July’s 2nd Anniversary Show will feature sultry performances by:
The Girl Dreams Are Made Of, GiGi La Femme; NYC’s Most Delicious Dish, Clams Casino; Delinquent Darling, Peekaboo Pointe; The Borg Queen of Burlesque, Kobayashi Maru; The Five Alarm Fire of Burlesque & Miss Coney Island 2009, Gal Friday; and in her Revealed Burlesque Debut, Chairman of the Broad and Miss Exotic World 2004, Dirty Martini!
Hosted by the maniacal rapping four-eyed devil, Schaffer the Darklord (filling in for our beloved Bastard Keith) and his Sensational Stage Kitten Sidekick, Your Gibson Geisha Girl Fantasy, Madame Rosebud!
Join us at Under St. Marks, 94 St. Marks place between 1st and A, presented by The Horse Trade Theater Group. Buy your tickets here!
***Psssst! Are you a Burlesque/Variety performer? Email revealed.burlesque@gmail.com for a discount code!***
Pictured: Sitting in for Kobayashi Maru, Nasty Canasta; Ruby Valentine; GiGi La Femme; Clams Casino and Peekaboo Pointe - Photo by Luke Ratray
REVEALED RETURNS, Wednesday, June 17th, 2009.
June's show will showcase scintillating performances by: The Girl Dreams Are Made Of, GiGi La Femme, A Mastermind of Bizarre Extravaganza, Darlinda Just Darlinda, Delinquent Darling, Peekaboo Pointe, The Borg Queen of Burlesque, Kobayashi Maru,The Alabaster Beauty, Ruby Valentine, and in her Revealed Burlesque Debut, The Limb-Licking Good Girl, Arms O’Neil!
This month also features Salacious Stage Kitten Sidekick, Madame Rosebud and Hosted by the charming and inebriated, Bastard Keith!
Join us at Under St. Marks, 94 St. Marks place between 1st and A, presented by The Horse Trade Theater Group. Buy your tickets here!
***Psssst! Are you a Burlesque/Variety performer? Email revealed.burlesque@gmail.com for a discount code!***
*** There will be a drop-off bin*** Please donate books, media, zines, and more to a literary grassroots collective! WRITTEN W(HER)D is an upcoming Brooklyn-based lending library and book collective for womyn, girls, & LGBTQ people/youth of color. As part of the collective, WRITTEN W(HER)D will develop initiatives fostering literacy among LGBTQ incarcerated youth.
We just want to send you a quick reminder that applications for the New Orleans Burlesque Festival are due in by June 1st. This year’s festival will be held at Harrah's Casino at the edge of the French Quarter. More details can be found at BurlesqueCommunity.com
Tuesday May 12th The CABARET SHOW Identity 511 E. 6th Street (Ave. A and Ave. B) Show at 9:30 PM $8.00
Hard Candy Burlesque This Month Juliet Jeske will sing live DURING the Burlesque Acts. We may only try this once. Don’t miss it!!! Apathy Angel Miss Kissy Wishes Connie Baker Jezebel Express Jenny Cest Quoi Hard Cory Victoria Privates And Juliet Jeske aka Princess Sunshine as Sally Bowles Joe the Shark on the Door And our very own Stage Monkey – Leo Acton
SUGARNY! Join us as DJ Cub and a rotating lineup of guest DJs bring you the best booty-shakin' electro, breaks, sexy trance and trip-hop from 8:00pm to close; the luscious liquor pimp Persia serves up our exclusive sugar martinis and drink specials; and our delicious electro go-go girls, led by Mandy, shake it just for you. No cover charge!
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