Rust Belt Burlesque: The Softer Side of a Heavy Metal Town - Couverture souple

O’Brien, Erin; Perkoski, Bob

 
9780804012195: Rust Belt Burlesque: The Softer Side of a Heavy Metal Town
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0804012199 ISBN 13 : 9780804012195
Editeur : Swallow Press, 2019

Synopsis

The performance art of burlesque, once a faded form, has made a comeback in the twenty-first century, and it has shimmied back to life with a vengeance in Cleveland. Thanks to fans and entrepreneurs, neo-burlesque has taken the stage--and it's more inclusive, less seedy, and emphatically fun.

Rust Belt Burlesque traces the history of burlesque in Cleveland from the mid-1800s to the present day, while also telling the story of Bella Sin, a Mexican immigrant who largely drove Northeast Ohio's neo-burlesque comeback. The historical center of Cleveland burlesque was the iconic Roxy Theater on East Ninth Street. Here, in its twentieth-century heyday, famed dancers like Blaze Starr and comics like Red Skelton and Abbott and Costello entertained both regulars and celebrity guests.

Erin O'Brien's lively storytelling and Bob Perkoski's color photos give readers a peek into the raucous Ohio Burlesque Festival that packs the house at the Beachland Ballroom every year. Today's burlies come in all shapes, ethnicities, and orientations, drawing a legion of adoring fans. This is a show you won't want to miss.

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À propos de l?auteur

Erin O'Brien's eclectic features and essays have appeared in a host of national and local publications, including the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, the Plain Dealer, and others. She is also the author of The Irish Hungarian Guide to the Domestic Arts.

Bob Perkoski is a Cleveland-based freelance photographer, managing photographer for FreshWater Cleveland, and the official photographer for Cleveland Burlesque. His work is featured in two other books, LGBTQ Cleveland and Rust Belt Chic: The Cleveland Anthology. Find him at www.perkoski.com.

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Éditeur
Swallow Press
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0804012199
ISBN 13 
9780804012195
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
196
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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