The Sensual study of Burlesque: How to research for your act!

Course Description

Open to all, but geared specifically towards performers.

Have you been struggling with where to start on the history of burlesque? Want to understand the stories of our stripping fore-barerers more? Let Dollar Dazzler guide you through our stories and how to bring YOUR interpretation to the stage!

This 90 min workshop will give you the tools and tips to help develop both tantalising traditional and eye-popping Neo-burlesque acts. This workshop also includes time to ask those questions that you sometimes have been too scared to ask about creating acts based in history, so bring your ideas and your questions and let's get learning!

Dollar will be bringing some of their collection of history books to this workshop for attendees to look through and take photos for their own work if they wish. Due to the rarity and age of some of these books, all water bottles must have secure tops and not be left near the books. Bring your note taking tools (digital or physical) and wear comfortable clothing. This is not a movement class, but a listening/discussion class.

There is 30 minutes after workshop for Q&A.

There is a $10 discount for Mob, S*xWkers, Trans and people with disabilities. Please use discount code: Dollar in checkout. 

About Dollar:

Dollar Dazzler (They/Them) has been performing since 2012 and has toured Australia, United States & Canada. In 2014, they began producing Perth’s original Nerdlesque revue “Live! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds!”. Dollar has taught their “how to research for your act” to many performers across Australia, receiving the honour of teaching the class in 2021 as part of the online portion of Burlycon, the world’s only Burlesque education convention based in Seattle, USA.  

In 2022 Dollar obtained their Bachelor’s in History and Anthropology with Curtin University, specialising in queer and striptease history and its impact in Neo-Burlesque spaces. Since 2024, they are currently working at Edith Cowan University in Boorloo/Perth, co-ordinating the admin and analytics for one of their research centres.

Dollar is consistently working on preserving Australia’s Striptease and Neo-Burlesque History and has in the past collaborated and assisted with exhibitions presented by the Australia Burlesque Museum across Australia.

What to Wear

Restrictions

Workshop is open to anyone over the age of 18 years old.

Price

$60.00 per student (including GST)