- Guerrilla burlesque
Guerrilla Burlesque has become a part of
San Francisco burlesque culture since2005 . "Guerrilla Burlesque" occurs when a burlesque act happens spontaneously at a show, or when burlesque performers descend upon a show to which they were uninvited, thereby finding their way onto the stage. The term was coined in the summer of 2005 by [http://cherrylix.com Cherry Lix] , aburlesque solo artist based inSan Francisco .The first guerrilla burlesque event was performed with Cherry Lix's suggestion by [http://diamonddaggers.com Diamond Daggers] , a San Francisco burlesque troupe, at Jim Sweeney (Kingfish)'s 2005 birthday party at the
DNA Lounge in San Francisco. The Kingfish is one of the largest Burlesque producers in San Francisco. After the troupe was successful with the Kingfish, Daisy Delight suggested that they guerrilla theSisters of Perpetual Indulgence 'sEaster Picnic in the Park, a yearly event in San Francisco'sDolores Park . Later that fall, four members of Diamond Daggers "guerrilla"ed on various street corners inthe Castro , a popular gay neighborhood inSan Francisco .In February 2006, Cherry Lix and Daisy Delight started [http://twilightvixen.com Twilight Vixen Revue] , a new queer burlesque troupe, and have continued the guerrilla burlesque tradition, most recently descending upon Miz Margo's birthday party at the
DNA Lounge in July 2006.This style of burlesque epitomizes the "
Neo-Burlesque " or "new burlesque " style of performance, by taking traditional-styled burlesque performance and aggressively bringing it to unsuspecting modern crowds.See also
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Guerrilla Warfare , the origin of the "guerrilla" term.
*Burlesque
*Neo-Burlesque External links
* [http://twilightvixen.com Twilight Vixen Revue]
* [http://cherrylix.com Cherry Lix]
* [http://diamonddaggers.com Diamond Daggers]
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