BEST OF NEW YORK:
BEST BURLESQUE
"Sexy, campy fun... hardly the same old song and fan dance... an uproarious evening"

VOICE CHOICE
"The best burlesque show in town"

CITY PICK
"Your perverted genre fantasies have come shimmying to life"

"Daring, funny, imaginative and titillating to all tastes - and, at $15 a ticket, about as good entertainment value as you can get in New York City"

MOST INNOVATIVE
2007 Exotic World Pageant

"The most imaginative (and funniest) burlesque troupe in the city"

"High-class burlesque"

"Super fun and definitely twisted nocturnal performance fiesta"

"Comedy and partial nudity go remarkably well together. Where else can you hoot, whistle, and bust a gut laughing?"
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PRETENÇIÓN: un cirque de burlesque, un burlesque de cirque

10/18/08 @ 10pm

A SPIEGELWORLD premiere. Pretençión is the place where Mystery sits at a table with Elegance, and Imagination orders a round of drinks before dinner. It is a world where those drinks are served by a pompous clown. Join Pinchbottom on a sensual quest for Pretençión, an imaginary yet sexy element that turns burlesque performers from "Jerkques" (ordinary people) into self-important "Cirques": infuriatingly magical, unendurably spellbinding artistes who peel away the mundane with every layer of clothing. Step into the world of Pretençión -- but be careful not to trip on the magic. more

hosted by Nasty Canasta & Jonny Porkpie
starring Amber Ray, Bastard Keith, Clams Casino, Creamy Stevens, Delirium Tremens, Dirty Martini, Evil Hate Monkey, GiGi La Femme, Little Brooklyn, Naughtia Nice, Tigger!, Trixie Little, and more (stars may not appear in every performance)