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Burlesque is an entertaining art form parodying societal customes, merging in itself not only breath-taking stripteases and Bump and Grinds, but also Charleston parties, pin-up photoshoots, music and academy. Also nowadays, it keeps on leaving audience mouth agape in the form of the New Burlesque, celebrating the chameleonic forms that a woman can take on in their artistic expression and ways of communication, exalting beauty and glam in all their shows.
This theatrical phenomenon, displayed as comic and theatrical gigs, mixing dances, musicals and pantomimes, often mocks traditional social habits and customes, reinventing old pieces in a new original manner, craving for the preciousness, exclusivity, grandeur and allure of Hollywood Golden Age stars and rétro cultural features, departing from that experience to actualize these kinds of performances to our contemporary days.
The differences with the past times are huge mainly for the upcoming of capitalism, the proclamation of the shared values of peace and democracy and of fundamental freedoms. While previously burlesque was almost scandalistic and dealt with many troubles because of the protection of what was intended as public decency, or even obscenity, and it was not unanimously welcomed by the general public opinion, today it's been affirming a new version of this form of art, that is originally and personally interpreted to make it available for a new audience, sometimes stretching to the exaggeration and eccentric plays, careless of false taboos, Christian assumptions, social prejudices and sometimes ridiculous legal restrictions, going even beyond the disequality of gender, in an era in which the notion of transgression is outdated and the greatest scandal is to be homologated and traditional.
Emphasizing the role of the woman that exhibits herself transcendentally from time and space, dancing and acting in an illusionistic dimension of "eternal present" where "art is art", the motto is : "Whatever you're gonna be here...you gotta be in a big way!".
"Kindergarters- Burlesque in Canada" doesn't intend to be a complete handbook about this topic but, rather, a sneak peek on the most eclectic and astonishing aspects of Canadian Burlesque scenery, in their diverse collections of styles, techniques and interpretations, highlighting the importance of the main old starlets, other than the new ones, the festivals, the photographic studios, vintage magazines, songs, movies and fashion designers.
In this book is offered an artistical, psychological and briefly historical excursus, other than a juridical panorama about the main aspects of the legislation and jurisprudence concerning public decency, obscenity, the community standard of tolerance and the harm- based test.
Its title, "kindergarten- garters" is just a pun, aiming to explain Burlesque as a sexy kindergarten for a male and female audience, left tantalized not only by the sophisticated allure, fascination and variety mixing of art, dance, music and recitals but also by the personal fantasy and irony of each of their performers.
This theatrical phenomenon, displayed as comic and theatrical gigs, mixing dances, musicals and pantomimes, often mocks traditional social habits and customes, reinventing old pieces in a new original manner, craving for the preciousness, exclusivity, grandeur and allure of Hollywood Golden Age stars and rétro cultural features, departing from that experience to actualize these kinds of performances to our contemporary days.
The differences with the past times are huge mainly for the upcoming of capitalism, the proclamation of the shared values of peace and democracy and of fundamental freedoms. While previously burlesque was almost scandalistic and dealt with many troubles because of the protection of what was intended as public decency, or even obscenity, and it was not unanimously welcomed by the general public opinion, today it's been affirming a new version of this form of art, that is originally and personally interpreted to make it available for a new audience, sometimes stretching to the exaggeration and eccentric plays, careless of false taboos, Christian assumptions, social prejudices and sometimes ridiculous legal restrictions, going even beyond the disequality of gender, in an era in which the notion of transgression is outdated and the greatest scandal is to be homologated and traditional.
Emphasizing the role of the woman that exhibits herself transcendentally from time and space, dancing and acting in an illusionistic dimension of "eternal present" where "art is art", the motto is : "Whatever you're gonna be here...you gotta be in a big way!".
"Kindergarters- Burlesque in Canada" doesn't intend to be a complete handbook about this topic but, rather, a sneak peek on the most eclectic and astonishing aspects of Canadian Burlesque scenery, in their diverse collections of styles, techniques and interpretations, highlighting the importance of the main old starlets, other than the new ones, the festivals, the photographic studios, vintage magazines, songs, movies and fashion designers.
In this book is offered an artistical, psychological and briefly historical excursus, other than a juridical panorama about the main aspects of the legislation and jurisprudence concerning public decency, obscenity, the community standard of tolerance and the harm- based test.
Its title, "kindergarten- garters" is just a pun, aiming to explain Burlesque as a sexy kindergarten for a male and female audience, left tantalized not only by the sophisticated allure, fascination and variety mixing of art, dance, music and recitals but also by the personal fantasy and irony of each of their performers.
Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940162259596 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Paola Canale |
| Publication date: | 08/04/2021 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 325 KB |
About the Author
Paola Canale, born in Reggio Calabria, Italy, with an educational background in Political Science and International Affairs, has developed her artistic skills during a path that has led her to be involved and interested in Fashion, Graphic Design, Art in general and the world of Entertainment. Author of e-books and articles for blogs and journals, focused on Women Studies, Indigenous Canadian culture, Global Affairs and Human Rights, she also attended several academies and theatrical courses, involving Burlesque, Pole dance, Modeling and Make-Up Art and undertook independent studies on these subjects in many European capitols, giving birth to this book that gathers her knowledge, personal experience and intensive investigations on the ground, deepening both legal and artistical aspects, by her detached observer’s eye, explaining in that her personal considerations and remarks.
Post Graduate Degrees in International Relations and Human Rights, SIOI and ISPI, Italy
AISC Fellow –Italian Association of Canadian Studies – Writer
ATI Fellow- Italian Association of Interpreters and Translators- English and French languages
Post Graduate Degrees in International Relations and Human Rights, SIOI and ISPI, Italy
AISC Fellow –Italian Association of Canadian Studies – Writer
ATI Fellow- Italian Association of Interpreters and Translators- English and French languages
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