burlesque
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Dane also played Jason Dean in fantasy drama series Charmed, and Captain Tom Chandler in action drama show The Last Ship, while appearing in films such as Marley & Me, Valentine's Day and Burlesque.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
Burlesque performer Ginger Snaps runs a retreat for larger aerialists and curates a list of plus size–friendly aerial studios.
From Slate • Mar. 11, 2023
Burlesque lost its luster in the postwar years.
From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2022
The Burlesque Hall of Fame presents a 48-hour round-the-clock marathon of burlesque designed so that people everywhere in the world can participate as both audiences and performers streaming Aug. 6-8.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 6, 2021
Burlesque is the English form, under an un-English name, of that kind of musical parody in which we French used at that time to delight, and of which the operetta was born.
From The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama by Filon, Augustin
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