BurlesqueCommunity.com announces International Burlesque Fringe Festival - Tuesday, December 1, 2009

CHICAGO LANDS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL – FIRST AND ONLY ONE OF IT'S KIND
The Chicago International BURLESQUE FRINGE FESTIVAL Announces 2010 Launch

In recent years, as the nouveau-burlesque scene has exploded, the international burlesque community has kept it's eye on Chicago as a potential festival home. To those in the "know", Chicago's own Michelle L'amour is the "Queen of Burlesque" in Chicago and one of the world's premiere names in the art of vintage striptease. So it only made sense that she would eventually helm the city's largest burlesque event in history. While others have attempted to garner regional attention by organizing "festivals", The Chicago International BURLESQUE FRINGE FESTIVAL is the only festival of it's kind in the world - and is set to break the doors wide open in this city as an international force.

Held from August 18-22 in the heart of Chicago, The Chicago International BURLESQUE FRINGE FESTIVAL will set itself apart from other festivals around the world by inviting topnotch producers to bring their entire productions, instead of hosting a series of events featuring solo performers alone (see long-time festivals like Tease-O-Rama www.teaseorama.com and the Burlesque Hall of Fame www.burlesquehall.com). By playing host to the best burlesque shows in the world, The Chicago International BURLESQUE FRINGE FESTIVAL hopes to set itself as the destination for top talent in the art form.

The Chicago International BURLESQUE FRINGE FESTIVAL will feature the following events:

◦ Multi-Night Showcase - More than ten (10) ENTIRE PRODUCTIONS by guest producers from all over the world.

◦ "Superstars of Burlesque" - A final showcase featuring award winning soloists, hand selected for their mastery of the craft (names like Michelle L'amour - "Reigning Queen of Burlesque 2005", Dirty Martini - "Reigning Queen of Burlesque - 2004", Kalani Kokonuts - "Reigning Queen of Burlesque 2009" and Hot Toddy - "Reigning King of Boylesque 2009, plus many more).

◦ "Film Strip" - The world's first Burlesque Film Festival featuring vintage reels and movies plus a juried contest of modern film makers.

◦ "Striptease Open Mic" - 3 nights of "improv lottery" dancing with a live band. Solo performers can sign up to be chosen to be featured in this exciting event.

◦ "Sally Rand Beach Party" - Take a dip in the waters of Lake Michigan near the original site where Chicago's own Sally Rand made burlesque history in 1933 with her fan dance - includes a special tribute to the pioneer.

◦ "Sexy Chicago Tour" - Join sexperts from Lake Claremont Press on a tour of Chicago's "hot spots" based on the upcoming book "Sexy Chicago" (includes old burlesque theaters, the Everleigh Club and the original Playboy Empire).

◦ Master Classes - Visit Studio L'amour for master classes in burlesque taught by the world's foremost experts in the art of the tease.

◦ "Double D-Tox Brunch" - Had enough burlesque? We promise a "Boobie- Free Breakfast (tm)" before all of our guests head back to their respective cities to recover from 5 days of debauchery.

◦ The Chicago premiere of David Mann's "Queens of Burlesque" - Renowned actor and director David Mann makes his Chicago homecoming with a staged reading of his ground breaking new play with performances by some of burlesques top names.

The Chicago International BURLESQUE FRINGE FESTIVAL is produced by The Lavender Cabaret and sponsored by Studio L'amour (www.studiolamour.com) and Burlesque Community (www.burlesquecommunity.com). It promises to be one of the most talked about events in the 2010 Chicago social calendar. Visit www.burlesquefringe.com for more details.

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Michelle L'amour (www.michellelamour.com) and The Lavender Cabaret (www.lavendercabaret.com) are world leaders in burlesque performance and production. L'amour is considered one of the top names in the art form across the globe and has taught more than 3500 woman and performed in front of more than 75 million stage and television viewers on 5 continents. For a complete bio and high resolution images visit http://presskit.michellelamour.com.

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BurlesqueCommunity.com is an online portal and social networking site dedicated to the burlesque industry, supported by both new and established performers and producers from around the world. With online forums, booking information, upcoming events and dedicated hosting of portfolio images and video BurlesqueCommmunity.com maintains it’s unique role as a professional resource. BurlesqueCommunity.com is also pleased to be sponsoring a series of international conference calls relating to the 2010 Burlesque Fringe Festival and other industry developments on Tuesday, December 8th 2009. For more information, please visit www.BurlesqueCommunity.com

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If you’d like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Michelle L’amour, please call Franky Vivid at 312/502-2579 or email him at franky@michellelamour.com

BurlesqueCommunity.com scoops the Planet! - Tueday, November 24, 2009

On Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 Members of the BurlesqueCommunity.com website will be the first to learn about one of the most exciting burlesque events to occur in North America in the last fifty years.

Through a special arrangement, BurlesqueCommunity.com will publish the news, exciting to both performers and producers alike, on its website and distribute it via email the same day. Following the release, international conference calls will be scheduled for the following week so that performers and producers alike may ask questions directly and share their point of view on this and other developments in the industry.

This site has been developed as a portal for the burlesque industry, participation is limited to those directly involved in performance of both neo and classical burlesque, and membership to BurlesqueCommunity.com remains free. Please log in today and make sure your profile is complete and your contact information is accurate so you don’t miss the important news.

Festival Foto Frenzy – Part Deux - Tuesday, October 6, 2009

As the 7th Annual New York Burlesque Festival comes to a Tigger-bouncing, Martini-shaking, Golden Pastie twirling finale, BurlesqueCommunity.com is extending its Festival Foto Frenzy promotion through Monday, October 12th.

With the support of Jen Gapay of Thirty Girl Productions, BurlesqueCommunity.com was honored to provide those nifty red & black totes that each performer received with their Golden Pastie Award this year. As part of the continuation of the promotion, a premium is still being paid for photos of performers holding a BurlesqueCommunity tote bag. During the first part of the promotion 40 new members joined the site and uploaded a total of 497 photographs, 27 videos and made an astounding 16 referrals.

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 white canvas or red & black BurlesqueCommunity 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 October 12, 2009. BurlesqueCommunity.com reserves the right to deny payment based on any content deemed inappropriate for the site. To claim credit for a referral, the current member making the referral must notify george@burlesquecommunity.com, via email, of the referrals they are making prior to the new member(s) joining. There will be a limit of $10 max, paid to each member, regardless of the total number of uploads and referrals.