Jun 5, 2023
"When I hit 30, I was redfinding dance and refinding home, and finding other areas of my sexuality, and just experimenting in new and fun ways. That was a gateway drug to burlesque, but if I hadn't had those experiences first, it would have been harder to be myself on stage in front of other people, while I was taking...
May 29, 2023
"It's not about being the best dancer; it's about finding a way to engage with the audience in a way that feel authentic to you and also also is entertaining. We're there to entertain, to create this fantasy for people, but that fantasy can be so many different things."
The handsome charmer Chris Harder sits with...
May 22, 2023
"I want people to be happy, and, be comfortable with it; and this is queerness and I'm really being out and pushing the boundaries in a bunch of different ways... But it also shouldn't be such a boundary... Give your audience some credit."
The glamorous and ridiculous Faggedy Randy hails from the land of Seattle, now...
May 15, 2023
"We want this to be big, we want this to be memorable; we want this to make an impact in the industry, but also in New York. Hip hop was born here, and we want to make sure we're doing this justice." -- Stella Nova
"Me and hip hop are the same age. We both just celebrated our milestone 50 years. I literaly grew up...
May 8, 2023
"You can just throw glitter on your head and suddenly you're a little disco ball, and you're not worried about what people think because they're all complimenting you on how shiny you are."
DisabiliTease Productions, Academy and Festiva co-founder Minda Mae and Viktor chat accessibility, the word brave,...