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Draglesque performance artist Noctua bares their soul on New York stages, exploring the sublime and ridiculous, the glam and dark. We talk androgny vs assumed gender nonbinary identity, misgendering from colleagues (stop it, y'all), being comfortable in one's skin, and growing up goth. ... recorded: August 29, 2019 ... topics: sleeping under the bed, blue hair and a tutu, army kid, from California to Jamaica Queens, My Heart Will Go On karaoke, makeup and costuming, therapy, catharsis, gender, everything and nothing, dysphoria, "hey man," arguing pronouns, masc and femme on stage, trans nonbinary, phd gender doctors, identifying with womanhood, night owl, you're welcome, Domino Swift, how people perceive you ... shoutouts and acknowledgments: C'etait BonTemps, Ash Blight, Magical Girl Burlesque ... footnotes: Viktor mentions Eddie Izzard on the pod having not yet identified as transgender, but in 2017 made it clear he identifies as transgender, and is cool w/ he and she pronouns. ... keep in touch: IG: @noctuavindicta ... give love to the pod at patreon.com/weburlesque and see capsule reviews of previous episodes at http://www.weburlesquepodcast.com ... intro/outro music: "On A 45" This Way to the Egress (http://www.thiswaytotheegress.com) ... used with permission ... download it at: https://www.amazon.com/This-Delicious-Cabaret-Explicit-Egress/dp/B005D1GROO ... interlude music: "Monster Promenade" "One Eyed Maestro" (Kevin MacLeod) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ .. see us live: http://www.weburlesque.com/upcoming-shows ... follow us: @weburlesque @viktordevonne on instagram and twitter & talk to us: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1576 73948280099
Viktor Devonne catches Rara Darling on the go between shows as they say. This NYC triple time producer is killing it with Snack Theater, Keepeasy Sundays, and the presently dormant but exhilarating Primal Scream events. They were up for the Brooklyn Nightlife Award for Best Burlesque, with Keepeasy for Best Burlesque Show. ... recorded: July 31, 2019 ... topics: surprise first performance, thrown into producing, high standards, in every act something different, to New York City, the future of the burlesque industry, small bars and big stages, beautiful movers, something different every week, the live band experience, pronouns, kink party, the disappointment in a successful show, the beauty in collaboration and celebration, wilderness orientation leader, progressive good steps, burlesque and drag families, names and identities and personas, the character of Rara, dark and twisted beautiful, sometimes a lot of blood, being very queer, what is sexy, five minute theatre pieces, headfirst, jock, Facebook shadowbanning ... shoutouts: Angelica Sundae, Sasha Velour, Darlinda Just Darlinda, Pearls Daily, The Keep Cats, Midnight Moon, Theydy Bedbug, God Complex, C'etait BonTemps, Junior Mint, Mini Horrorwitz, Queen Robert, Milo, Savion, Iodine Quartz, Velocity Chyladd, Julia Register .... keep in touch: https://www.facebook.com/missraradarling and on IG: @missraradarling ... give love to the pod at patreon.com/weburlesque and see capsule reviews of previous episodes at http://www.weburlesquepodcast.com ... intro/outro music: "On A 45" This Way to the Egress (http://www.thiswaytotheegress.com) ... used with permission ... download it at: https://www.amazon.com/This-Delicious-Cabaret-Explicit-Egress/dp/B005D1GROO ... interlude music: "This is a Jazz Space" (Midnight North) & "Sneaky Snooper" ( Audionautix) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ .. see us live: http://www.weburlesque.com/upcoming-shows ... follow us: @weburlesque @viktordevonne on instagram and twitter & talk to us: https://www.facebook.com/groups/157673948280099
Aurora North is one of the Brides of the Burlesque, along with Faux Pas le Fae, and co-producer of Eat Me, the circus/burlesque-infused variety show in Brooklyn. Catch them every-other-month at Bizarre Bushwick. The native Torontoian Aurora has a background (and present) in modern dance, which led her to Kinetic Architecture, a dance troupe in NYC led by Faux Pas le Fae (check out episode #8) which has continued multi-dimensional theatrical works over the years. Aurora can also be seen regularly as a solo artist, and has shimmied and grand jeté'd at Rockbar NYC with White Elephant Burlesque, The Box, The Slipper Room, Stonewall Inn, and beyond. ... note: forgive some dog interruption/participation, please. Those occasional thumps are on his belly. Clark suggests you think of them as ASMR. ... recorded: 4-14-2019 ... topics: a dog named Clark, NYU: Tisch, dance life expectancy, start as a kid, recitals, choreography and improvisation, instruction, auditions, undergrad and life after, theatre, singing, phrases, trying again, dance-theatre, checkmate, starting burlesque, lesbian vampires, faith and beliefs, disco kink, runs at The Box, the shock slot, editing, clown cakesitting, American Mary, the presentation and the posture, heterosexual couples portrayed in the media, falling in love mid-transition, power couple, unexpected nurturer, shy nature, going out alone, performance art burlesque, camp, Queer Coney, producing, the scene, the next phase ... shoutouts: Shelly Watson, Gemini & Scorpio, Jo Boobs, Jonny Porkpie, Velocity Chyladd, Darlinda Just Darlinda, House of Yes, Maggie McMuffin, Nasty Canasta, Coney Island, Sage Sovereign, Pink Velvet Witch, Qualms Galore, C'etait BonTemps ... intro/outro music: "On A 45" This Way to the Egress (http://www.thiswaytotheegress.com) ... used with permission ... download it at: https://www.amazon.com/This-Delicious-Cabaret-Explicit-Egress/dp/B005D1GROO ... interlude music: "Eternity" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) & "Le Baguette" by Alexander Nakarada (https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ ... Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/weburlesque .. see us live: http://www.weburlesque.com/upcoming-shows ... follow us: @weburlesque @viktordevonne on instagram and twitter; Aurora North is @aurora__north and see Eat Me updates at https://facebook.com/fauxaurora & @eatmevarietyshow | Lesbo Variety Show is May 8th & Queer Coney is June 15th ... talk to us: https://www.facebook.com/groups/157673948280099
C'etait BonTemps is a force of Brooklyn nightlife, producing and performing as a burlesque and drag artist. Originally hailing from Florida (Tampa/Orlando), C'etait is known as the Babi Boi of Burlesque & Drag, and is competing in Mr(s) BK in spring 2019. Hailing from the House of Infiniti, C'etait has been creating their own performer family in the wilds of queer New York City. ... topics: spring fever, Beef, Pulse and Southern Nights in Orlando, Hamburger Mary's, afab, drag queens and drag kings, why drag, Drag Race, first shows, old names, It was a good time, sit with it, old acts, finessing an audience into liking you, Idlewild, tourist drag, Ru girls, The Liquid, summer of love, being 18 at a bar, drag houses and family, ball culture, voguing, European and American runway, Paris is Burning and Pose, mainstream capitalizing and co-opting, the impact and authenticity of Jennie Livingston's film, the editing process would be strenuous, a hoot, a holler, and an exhaustion; the move to NYC, exposing your body, compartmentalizing, dysphoria, gender commentary, coming out, ugh here I am, Hera Sthetique, first time stripping, Girl Anachronism, what are you doing up there, family answer, sex positive and fun, 10s of people, draglesque, producing, favorite performers and colleagues, creating more ... shoutouts: Spikey Van Dikey, Manila Luzon, Willam, House of Infiniti, House of Davenport, House of Andrews, Axel Andrews, Sashay Infiniti, London Infiniti, Kristen Korvette, Sweet Lorraine, Angelica Frankenstein, God Complex, Chevy Lace, Theydy Bedbug, Rara Darling, Angelica Sundae, Mini Horowitz, Foxy Belle Afriq, Comrade Barbie, Pearls Daily, the Brides of Burlesque (Faux Pas le Fae and Aurora North), Perle Noire, Calamity Chang ... recorded: February 24, 2019 ... intro/outro music: "On A 45" This Way to the Egress (http://www.thiswaytotheegress.com) ... used with permission ... download it at: https://www.amazon.com/This-Delicious-Cabaret-Explicit-Egress/dp/B005D1GROO ... interlude music: "Backbay Lounge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ ... Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/weburlesque ... .. see us live: http://www.weburlesque.com/upcoming-shows ... follow us: @weburlesque @viktordevonne on instagram and twitter; keep up w/ C'etait via IG at @cetaitbontemps & https://www.facebook.com/CetaitBontemps/ ... talk to us: https://www.facebook.com/groups/157673948280099
“You can desire me as C'etait all you want, but sex for me does not include C'etait. That is fully Mathieu." / In Part 2 of Why Are People Into Drag?! Anteus Mathieu, aka drag and burlesque performer C'etait Bontemps, describes some of their drag routines in graphic detail, digs into the complications of folks who are turned on by cross dressing, and concludes we should kill our idols. /Anteus Mathieu, aka C'etait Bontemps, is a Non-binary drag and burlesque performer living in Brooklyn! A Florida transplant, he has been working in nightlife for 6 years. His brand of drag melds the worlds of feminine and masculine performance in both sexy and sometimes uncomfortable ways. His goal is to push the boundaries of drag and burlesque as performance artistry to explore gender identity, sexual agency, and just plain weird shit. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
“Drag is how you perform gender for people to see and understand. If you’ve confused them, that’s even better!” /In Part 1 of this episode on gender bending performance art, Anteus Mathieu, aka C'etait Bontemps, discusses growing up in Florida watching RuPaul's Drag Race and going to gay clubs, and how burlesque helped him get in touch with his transmasculine identity. He opens up about how his community was affected by the Pulse nightclub massacre, and how his dysphoria relates to the ways his body is perceived sexually onstage.Stay tuned for Part Two later this month when Matthew describes his drag routines and digs into the complex implications of folks who are turned on by cross dressing. /Anteus Mathieu, aka C'etait Bontemps, is a Non-binary drag and burlesque performer living in Brooklyn! A Florida transplant, he has been working in nightlife for 6 years. His brand of drag melds the worlds of feminine and masculine performance in both sexy and sometimes uncomfortable ways. His goal is to push the boundaries of drag and burlesque as performance artistry to explore gender identity, sexual agency, and just plain weird shit. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.