Corsets and candy, frilly panties and frocks, tassles and twirling, lipstick and lashes, seamed stockings running down into ridiculously high heels, glitter and gold lame, gloves and industrial sized glue guns, a tipple or two, top hats and low brow, bra's and bodaciousness, garters with gusto, gems and gentlemen, dancin', romancin', lovin em and leavin em, high steppin' and strollin', laughin' and leerin', can can and carousin' and causin' fireworks!
Music
Anything that makes you wanna shake a tailfeather or throw a hip out tryin'!
We KNOW these bands are good 'cause we've danced for them, you should check 'em out...Hawksley Workman, Southern Culture On The Skids, The Ramblin Ambassadors, The Neckers, The Deadcats, Smokin' 45's, Agriculture Club, The Hip City Blues Combo, Hot Little Rocket, Helvis, The Cryptomaniacs, Hurricane Felix and the Southern Twisters and Big John Bates & the Voodoo Dolls.
Movies
The genius that was Russ Meyer.
Television
Tele-what? We're particularly partial to the Careers TV episode that featured the Kabuki Guns!
Books
Put down the book Sugar, come see the dancing girls!
Heroes
Sally Rand, Kitty West, Little Egypt, Lily St Cyr, Lydia Thompson, Josephene Baker, Tempest Storm, Blaze Starr, Gypsy Rose Lee, Bettie Page, Carmen Miranda, Judy Garland, Liza Minelli, Ginger Rogers, Cyd Charisse, The Rockettes, Jayne Mansfield, Lana Turner, Rita Hayworth, Veronica Lake, Mae West, Jane Russell, Jean Harlow, Marilyn Monroe, Wanda Jackson, Janis Martin, Lavern Baker, Ruth Brown, Big Mama Thorton, Big Maybelle, Kitty Wells, Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Diana Ross, Darlene Love, Debby Harry, Chrisie Hynde, Siouxsie Sioux, Joan Jett....and SO many more.
About me: The KGB was never this much fun! Forget about all those big fur hats and sour pusses! Calgary's premier and original burlesque troupe was born in January of 2003 to instructor/choreographer Bunny Bunnotzi, and Kabuki Guns Burlesque has been movin', shimmyin' and shakin' all over ever since.
Reminiscent of the world's first bellydancer come burlesque star Little Egypt, the troupe's founder is a classically trained bellydancer extraordinaire. Mesmerizing Calgary's unsuspecting diners by night, and instructing her hip
shakin' mamas in the fine art by day, she has truly made a living for the last 13 years using those hips. Bunny Bunnotzi has, unfortunately for us, taken off to the other side of the world to entertain European audiences once again. Don't worry though, she'll be back...
Though there are many faces and interpretations of burlesque, the KGB's mission is to bring an "authentic as possible without having actually been there ourselves" (jeez, we're not THAT old) peek at the sultry and saucy art form affectionately known as the "striptease" to our audiences.
With a teeny bit of a history lesson at the start of each show (it's an educational program don't ya know?!) Kabuki Guns Burlesque aims to bring the audience back in time to an era when there was still a little mystery, a little intrigue left to sex and sexuality. Think the dirty jazz, gangster ridden naughtiness of 1930's prohibition times. How about the swingin' big band, wholesome patriotism of a post wartime 1940's? Conjure up the bump and grind of a burgeoning Las Vegas in the 1950's. Perhaps you prefer the swagger and cool of the mod laced go-go craze of the 1960's?
From specifically themed shows, to corporate events, to eye candy and dancin' dollies for bands, the KGB have an extensive tickle trunk full of costumes, a girl for every mood, and more numbers than Albert freakin' Einstein would know what to do with. Introducing the belles of the ball; Cherry Whip, Whiskey Sour, Si Si Sirene , Lacey Gunsmoke, Daisy DeVille, Niara deMasque, Dusty Tops, emcee Holli Day and of course, our founder, Bunny Bunnotzi. A special thanks to our wardrobe mistress Gigi and our seamstress Ms Cherry Valance!
Camp, comedy, cabaret, glitz, glamour, farce, vaudeville, theatre, dancing, drinking, daring, risque, not raunchy...BURLESQUE...high class with sass entertainment Kabuki Guns style!!
The KGB would like to thank our sponsors... Lit Cosmetics, Killing Game Apparel, Smoochie Corsets and Soda Lime Photography
SHOW SCHEDULE... NOW ACCEPTING BOOKINGS FOR END OF SUMMER & FALL 2009!
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April 24, Rock-a-billy the night away! w/ Hurricane Felix @ Studio Cafe, Calgary
May 2, KGB on the Road w/ Dirty Girl Social Club @ Henotic Lounge, Lethbridge, AB
May 29, 80's Prom Night @ Dickens Pub...Grab a tacky dress and date and get ready to see some Burlesque numbers set to your favorite 80's classics! Then dance the night away with our feature DJ from CJSW's Fantastic Plastic.
June 27, Burlesque Car Wash! @ Angel's Drive-In, 8603 47 Av NW, Calgary, 11am-4pm
July 17, KGB invades Europe! Manchester UK
July 18, KGB invades Europe! @ Volupte, Time for Tease, London UK
July 19, KGB invades Europe! @ Magnet, Liverpool UK
July 24, KGB invades Europe! @ Burlesque FreakOut, Amsterdam, NL - Burlesque FreakOut
September 12, Dirty Girl Social Club CD Release Party @ Gateway, SAIT, Calgary, AB, 10pm
September 18/19, Double Night Weekender! @ Henotic Lounge, Lethbridge, AB, Two nights of Burlesque Mayhem!!...accompanying bands coming soon...
October 31, Halloween Howler @ Dickens' Pub, Calgary, AB
CONTACT KABUKI GUNS BURLESQUE @ 403-283-2921
Who I'd like to meet: He or she or he/she's, we're not fussy, who appreciate a time before collagen and silicone. A time when striptease was more about the tease than the strip. Those who have a wicked sense of humour, a daring sense of fashion, and a maddening penchant for gin.
We love freaks, geeks, contortionists, dancers, singers, swingers and heart stealers!
I am looking forward to your show on the 24th of July, but first this one:
kisses and spamks from Madame Risquée: if you want to be on the (text only) Mailinglisting please mail me at info@madamerisquee.com. Also click the flyer for the Burlesque FreakOut site!
Was great to meet you too hun, and thank you for the kind words - let me know when you're back at Afternoon Tease - I wanna see you and your troupe perform (I didn't even get to see ya this Sat)! Take care, keep in touch. x x x
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