Neo-Burlesque: Striptease as Transformation

by Lynn Sally

Book Overview

The neo-burlesque movement seeks to restore a sense of glamour, theatricality, and humor to striptease. Neo-burlesque performers strut their stuff in front of audiences that appreciate their playful brand of pro-sex, often gender-bending, feminism. Performance studies scholar and acclaimed burlesque artist Lynn Sally offers an inside look at the history, culture, and philosophy of New York's neo-burlesque scene. Revealing how twenty-first century...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 197882808X
• ISBN13: 9781978828087
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 16 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 11 and higher