Brace yourselves... Burlesque is Coming! That's right, its Game of Thrones gone even bolder and sexier with pasties, feathers, belly chains, and oh so much flesh to feast your eyes on. A Virginia-based burlesque company, Blacklist Burlesque has been touring the U.S. with its very own take on the world of Ice and Fire and they've even gotten George R.R. Martin's approval.
Burlesque is Coming will be staged in the theatre owned by Martin, the Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe, on Sept. 14 and 15 with more tour dates to follow and even a documentary in the works.
The show at the Jean Cocteau Cinema will be open to audiences 18 years old above only and a very special drink, called Stark Naked, will be prepared in honor of the show.
According to the Jean Cocteau Cinema Facebook page, the drink will be a mix of Tuaca Vanilla Citrus Liqueur, Frangelico Hazelnut Liqueur, and Heavy Cream – just the right tonic to get you in the mood for a night of sexy humor as Blacklist Burlesque parodies Game of Thrones.
George R.R. Martin himself had a few historical buff notes to add about the show when he wrote a bit about the significance of early burlesque in the 17th to 19th centuries.
According to Martin, burlesque was an art form that often poked fun at the aristocracy and were often parodies of famous arias and operas which the lower and middle class could get a chuckle out off – just like Wierd Al Yankovic!
Indeed, with lines such as, "Arya gonna come see us? Aw, c'mon, you gotta have a Sansa humor!" and "For the night is dark and full of rhinestones," Blacklist Burlesque sure knows how to mix up sexy with comedy.
And speaking of rhinestones, when did sparkly costumes and feathers get thrown into the mix? Read on as Martin continued to explain on his blog: “But what about the strip-tease, the feather costumes, and the pasties, you ask? Strip-tease, an important aspect of modern and neo-burlesque, became standard around the 1930s. Think of the bawdy cabaret culture of the 1930s — and then the pin-up girls of the 1940s and 1950s.”
Thanks for the historical context, George!
Check out this semi-NSFW video of Brienne of Tarth, Blacklist Burlesque style for a sneak peek of what you might see in the show.
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