What is Boylesque?
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Boylesque can often be Naked.
Boylesque can be very Theatrical.
Boylesque can be amazingly Athletic.
Boylesque can almost always be Sexy.
They did this for a Command Performance in front of The Princess Royal (London)
I scanned the Internet and came up with various ideas, but no firm definition. No one really knows what it is but it certainly is here. Some relish the term and other dismiss it. Here are some extracts of definitions or discussions.
Male Burlesque, namely done by boys under
30 with tight stripper bodies and stage moves. Not to be confused by Merlesque
(which is men over 30 doing burlesque)
What
makes boylesque different to burlesque? Is it different at all? If much of
burlesque is about celebrating and enjoying being a woman, should boylesque be
about celebrating and enjoying being a man? Should it be hyper-masculine in the
way that burlesque exaggerates femininity?
He feels boylesque should be men dancing and teasing as men
and not impersonating women. Not to say that there isn't a place for drag acts
or transgendered acts. I dont' know what the definition of boylesque is.
In the 1920s, there was no such thing as male burlesque. But
in 2012, something called ‘boylesque’ exists.
“ Basically to be burlesque you’ve gotta take off your clothes. I think
that burlesque is inherently political as well as sexual. Its roots are really
in political satire, and the original concept was a woman getting on stage and
controlling her sexuality.”.... “What I want to showcase is that there’s a lot of diversity
to how masculine gendered performers are approaching burlesque – including
people who identify as trans or various others. It’s about exploring masculine
sexuality.” So while no solid definition of ‘classic’ male burlesque
exists, plenty of performers are working on it.
Popping up around the world from New York to Sydney and Adelaide are Boylesque festivals as either stand alone events or part of more widely attributed Burlesque or Cabaret festivals. Boys are taking their place in an old tradition.
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Boylesque can often be Naked.
I admit the word came to my attention only recently and now I see it everywhere. I general image of young sexy male entertainers taking full advantage of their talent and sex appeal. It is more than comedy or drama, it is not just music. it is more then dance or gymnastics. It is in your face cute, beautiful, gorgeous and erotic..
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They did this for a Command Performance in front of The Princess Royal (London)
The Graceful and Wonderful David Pereira.
Famous Male Fan Dancer Cherry Loco from Scotland
Jett Adore
Mark Winmill
An article by Katherine Feeney about the spectacular local Brisbane Boy and now international sensation. Publised in The Age and The Brisbane Times in July 2011
With more
sparkle than Kylie, and costumes that could shame Lady Gaga, “second generation
carni” Mark Winmill is rapidly making a name for himself worldwide.
Winmill recently became Brisbane's hottest export to the Las Vegas
glitter strip, or at least his alter ego did - Captain Kidd, a cheeky sailor
adept in the art of removing clothing – his own.
Last month Captain Kidd was crowned Reigning King of Boylesque at
the Vegas Burlesque Hall of Fame's annual Tournament of Tease, as well as
wresting the title of 'most dazzling' from the competitive American field.
Winmill said it
was “not bad for a boy from Brisbane” where the culture of boylesque was less
developed than in the US.
Though burlesque for women has achieved considerable local success
in recent years, thanks in part to events like Miss Burlesque Australia and the
Burlesque Ball, Winmill said boylesque was still developing.
Reigning King of Boylesque, Mark Winmill, aka Captain Kidd.
Among the first performers of the art in Brisbane, Winmill said
there'd been significant growth since he first “stripped for show” seven years
ago at The Family nightclub in Fortitude Valley as part of a performance for
popular gay club night Fluffy.
“There's a massive history of boylesque America that traces its
history right back to the '70s,” Windmill said. “It followed on from the
burlesque originals in the 1950s, and it's been enjoying a resurgence for about
the last 10 years.
“There's been an underground movement here for a while, but we're
starting to see the boys on the larger stages.”
Winmill's troupe Briefs is an all-male performance group that
combines circus, dance, variety, theatre, video and burlesque with a political
bite.
Following his individual Vegas success, the troupe has secured a
place at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August.
“I reckon it'll be excellent,” Winmill said. “Any money we make
we'll put back into the show.”
Having learned tumbling from his circus performer father, Winmill
said live shows were "in his blood”.
His eclectic performance history includes time with Circa, Strut
and Fret production house, French chason Meow Meow and Australian opera singer,
performer and cabaret star Ali Macgragor.
And Winmill is likely to keep his unique brands of performance art
in the spotlight as a lead circus trainer at Flipside Circus, a Brisbane-based
youth circus.
“The trade off is that boylesque will become less of a gimmick,”
he said. “We were talking about it in Vegas and we all agree, with a new
generation of performers coming through, we'll all have to start trying a bit
harder.”
For now, he is still the
“most dazzling” of them all.
Reigning King of Boylesque, Mark Winmill, aka
Captain Kidd.
Among the first performers of the art in Brisbane, Winmill said
there'd been significant growth since he first “stripped for show” seven years
ago at The Family nightclub in Fortitude Valley as part of a performance for
popular gay club night Fluffy.
“There's a massive history of boylesque
America that traces its history right back to the '70s,” Windmill said. “It
followed on from the burlesque originals in the 1950s, and it's been enjoying a
resurgence for about the last 10 years.
“There's been an underground movement here
for a while, but we're starting to see the boys on the larger stages.”
Winmill's troupe Briefs is an all-male
performance group that combines circus, dance, variety, theatre, video and
burlesque with a political bite.
Following his individual Vegas success,
the troupe has secured a place at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival in
August.
“I reckon it'll be excellent,” Winmill
said. “Any money we make we'll put back into the show.”
Having learned tumbling from his circus
performer father, Winmill said live shows were "in his blood”.
His eclectic performance history includes
time with Circa, Strut and Fret production house, French chason Meow Meow and
Australian opera singer, performer and cabaret star Ali Macgragor.
And Winmill is likely to keep his unique
brands of performance art in the spotlight as a lead circus trainer at Flipside
Circus, a Brisbane-based youth circus.
“The trade off is that boylesque will
become less of a gimmick,” he said. “We were talking about it in Vegas and we
all agree, with a new generation of performers coming through, we'll all have
to start trying a bit harder.”
For now, he is still the “most dazzling”
of them all.
Winmill said it was “not bad for a boy from Brisbane” where the
culture of boylesque was less developed than in the US.
Though burlesque for women has achieved
considerable local success in recent years, thanks in part to events like Miss
Burlesque Australia and the Burlesque Ball, Winmill said boylesque was still
developing.
Reigning King of Boylesque, Mark Winmill, aka
Captain Kidd.
Among the first performers of the art in Brisbane, Winmill said
there'd been significant growth since he first “stripped for show” seven years
ago at The Family nightclub in Fortitude Valley as part of a performance for
popular gay club night Fluffy.
“There's a massive history of boylesque
America that traces its history right back to the '70s,” Windmill said. “It
followed on from the burlesque originals in the 1950s, and it's been enjoying a
resurgence for about the last 10 years.
“There's been an underground movement here
for a while, but we're starting to see the boys on the larger stages.”
Winmill's troupe Briefs is an all-male
performance group that combines circus, dance, variety, theatre, video and
burlesque with a political bite.
Following his individual Vegas success,
the troupe has secured a place at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival in
August.
“I reckon it'll be excellent,” Winmill
said. “Any money we make we'll put back into the show.”
Having learned tumbling from his circus
performer father, Winmill said live shows were "in his blood”.
His eclectic performance history includes
time with Circa, Strut and Fret production house, French chason Meow Meow and
Australian opera singer, performer and cabaret star Ali Macgragor.
And Winmill is likely to keep his unique
brands of performance art in the spotlight as a lead circus trainer at Flipside
Circus, a Brisbane-based youth circus.
“The trade off is that boylesque will
become less of a gimmick,” he said. “We were talking about it in Vegas and we
all agree, with a new generation of performers coming through, we'll all have
to start trying a bit harder.”
For now, he is still the “most dazzling”
of them all.
