tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76917334530873218242024-03-13T14:40:19.903-04:00Look, A Red Herring!Ramblings from Toronto-grown Burlesque dancer Red Herring. Backstage, behind the scenes, how to, and more! Pasties and glitter, with a dash of sass.Red Herringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552304355055015486noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691733453087321824.post-55888956175736295622012-12-04T10:00:00.000-05:002014-07-31T00:41:41.476-04:005 Steps to Get Started in Burlesque
I love when audience members or fans approach me and ask how to get involved in Burlesque. Our community is very accepting of new supporters and performers, but there are certain ways that will rocket you to the top of the newbie ladder very quickly, if your goal is to get on the stage with us.
Here's a quick 5-step guide to getting involved in the scene!
- This should work no matter where Red Herringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552304355055015486noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691733453087321824.post-2699907675955362212012-09-12T08:54:00.000-04:002012-11-30T08:55:07.445-05:00Babes in Space - Reviews and Reflection!Babes in Space has come and gone again. For those who don't know (how could you not?) Babes in Space is my yearly Star Trek vs Star Wars burlesque show. For the last two years we've run double shows, which I've discovered is actually much easier and more fulfilling than running a single show!
El Toro, Kinky Biskit, and Charlie Quinn as Ewoks
This year the theme was 3-DD and I like to think weRed Herringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552304355055015486noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691733453087321824.post-43903173174934152022012-08-06T09:07:00.000-04:002012-11-30T09:08:35.005-05:00Cocktails and Cabaret - Burlesque at The Rochester
Come to this delicious first Cocktail and Cabaret at The Rochester!
Ladies, themed drink specials, and delectable edible treats, all
paired with a tantalizing burlesque show sure to keep your plates (and
your pants) hot! This BRAND NEW VENUE, replacing The Flamingo, boasts
pinups pinups EVERYWHERE!
$10 Cocktail Social starts at 5pm - free hors d'oeuvres! (INCLUDES the later show!)
$15 Red Herringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552304355055015486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691733453087321824.post-45117341793703668322012-07-16T10:00:00.000-04:002012-11-21T23:43:49.366-05:00Babes in Space: in 3DD! - Star Trek vs Star Wars Burlesque!Star Trek vs Star Wars Burlesque is back for its third year!
This year there are TWO shows and TWICE the chance to see sexy girls (and the occasional sexy man) battle it out for supremacy IN THREE DOUBLE DEE~!
We're going to entertain you in ALL DIMENSIONS
Red Herring Productions presents BABES IN SPACE!
Come find us at FanExpo with The Comic Book Lounge at booth 614 and grab your ticketsRed Herringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552304355055015486noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691733453087321824.post-37560784708798238452012-07-06T09:32:00.000-04:002012-11-30T09:33:14.538-05:00Epic Win Burlesque - Featuring Red Herring!
EPIC WIN Burlesque presents...The New Nerdlesque Review!
Which means, ladies and gentlemen, I am going to New York City!
No, I've never been to the Big Apple before. Yes, I'm incredibly flattered and excited to be performing there as a headliner for this show. Nelson Lugo, the hot for the night and the producer for EPIC WIN, has been an online friend and nerd-minded buddy for a while now.
Red Herringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552304355055015486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691733453087321824.post-32060771724670008992012-06-29T13:00:00.000-04:002012-11-22T00:53:43.023-05:00Ottawa Burlesque Road Trip - 5th Annual No Pants Dance PartyEarlier this month Mz Kitty Demure and I were invited to perform with Rockalily Burlesque in the 5th Annual No Pants Dance Party! All the way in Ottawa, Ontario! Or, as I call it, 'The Frenchland'
Of course, this requires a bit of a road trip. And, as I seem to do during road trips, I felt the need to film!
The trip was amazing, and I'm pleased to report that no cars were wrecked or towed!Red Herringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552304355055015486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691733453087321824.post-30397666095502059542012-06-18T11:30:00.000-04:002012-12-10T12:57:06.201-05:00Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend Video Blog!
For the first time ever, I just attended the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend in Las Vegas! For those who aren't aware, the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend is held annually as a fundraiser and competition to benefit the Burlesque Hall of Fame (henceforth, BHoF). Every year burlesque dancers from all over the world flock to Vegas to watch or compete for the title 'Queen of Burlesque" also known in Red Herringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552304355055015486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691733453087321824.post-19014909887063817772012-06-04T20:19:00.000-04:002012-07-08T21:00:20.669-04:00Reveal Me at the Rivoli - Reviewed!
The wonderful Rachel of Rachel Approved attended Reveal Me at the Rivoli's March show and was lovely enough to write this wonderful review!
Spoilers below:
Approve: I do approve, and I would go to another show to cement that good opinion. ~ Rachel
Oh yeah. We're approved. Take a look at everything else Rachel approves here!
Check out the next Reveal Me at the Rivoli June 6th, Red Herringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552304355055015486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691733453087321824.post-73711103954668396782012-05-30T12:00:00.000-04:002012-07-08T20:59:42.456-04:00Heading off to the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend!.Off to Vegas I go!
Burlesque Hall of Fame, here I come!
One of the images from 2011's event
This year is the 55th weekend event and the 22nd annual Miss Exotic World Pageant that will decide the Queen of Burlesque for the year! It's being held at The Orleans Hotel and Casino.
I'm so unbelievably and extremely excited to finally be heading to Vegas. This will be my first BHoF,
and my firstRed Herringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552304355055015486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691733453087321824.post-62491771180357754482012-05-25T10:30:00.000-04:002012-11-21T22:31:50.954-05:00GEAR BOX: A Steampunk Burlesque - Photos
Red Herring Productions teamed up with Les Coquettes and Canadian Steam Productions to provide you with a show sure to get your gears grinding!
This was an amazing show for me to produce and I feel so honoured that I had the company of so many amazing performers and crew on stage and off. Here are some photos from what is one of Toronto's only fully-plotted burlesque shows!
Percy Katt Red Herringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552304355055015486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691733453087321824.post-60835104949833590472012-05-23T16:00:00.000-04:002012-12-10T12:52:02.349-05:00Performing for Free? Note to Club Owners - Article by Dave Goldberg
A common issue across all performing and artistic communities is the struggle of performers to actually get paid for their art, their work, their time, and their talent.
I am firmly, and occasionally viciously, against performing for free. There are very very few cases in which I think it's acceptable. Especially in burlesque, in which you are stripping. Call it what you like, but you are Red Herringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552304355055015486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691733453087321824.post-1615086342373655492012-05-21T09:30:00.000-04:002012-11-21T23:18:39.353-05:00The Charleston Burlesque Festival!A brief announcement:
I've been accepted to perform in the Charleston Burlesque Festival in South Carolina!
Showgirl travel booking commences! So many trips this year!
Red Herringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552304355055015486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691733453087321824.post-69863003275112774162012-05-16T17:00:00.000-04:002012-12-09T17:02:11.502-05:00What is BurlyCon?
You need to go.
I'm just going to write that there before dumping any more information on you, so you get it. Do you get it? Do you understand?
If you are a burlesque performer, or want to be a performer, or are involved in the burlesque scene in a large way...you really need to attend this event. And if it's not 'for you' to attend? You need to promote it to every performer that you knowRed Herringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552304355055015486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691733453087321824.post-72804744625834418172012-05-02T09:30:00.000-04:002012-05-02T16:38:08.859-04:00G33KPRON's Star Wars Day 1st Year Anniversary Party
May the Fourth be with you!
Get ready to celebrate international Star Wars day and G33KPRON's one year anniversary!
Obskyura, who will be C3PO. Photo by Orangeroads Photography
That's right! Just in time to give a little sneak peek for Babes in Space: in 3DD (August 26th and 30th this year), Red Herring Productions has let the sexy nerds out to do a little Star Wars burlesque on Red Herringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552304355055015486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691733453087321824.post-32416079004637289632012-04-20T11:30:00.000-04:002012-11-21T23:05:05.140-05:00Video Blog from the Boston Burlesque Exposition
Earlier this year, I applied and got into the Boston burlesque festival, known as The Great Burlesque Exposition. In order to get my plane down there (my awesome prop by 3bArtistry) I embarked on a road trip with my videographer (the maker of all the awesome trailers you see). Lord, was this trip an experience!My faithful driving companion The Spanish Fly (aka Tatiana) was kind enough tot Red Herringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552304355055015486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691733453087321824.post-34047489180188782002012-04-18T10:34:00.000-04:002012-05-02T03:34:47.121-04:00The things I get up to...So I picked up a little skill...
Scared yet?
~RedRed Herringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552304355055015486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691733453087321824.post-58088414488123562262012-04-06T10:00:00.000-04:002012-04-27T16:06:50.935-04:00Photographer Spotlight - Robert 'Nix' Nickson and Myla Strange Nix and Myla are
definitely an experience to work with. Their shoots typically have an
edge to the sexiness, involving blood, heads not attached to bodies, or
heavy machinery. I love photo sets that have a narrative, maybe because
of my writer background. Every time they contact me with an idea, I'm
super excited to jump on it.
Our first shoot tougher involved nuns, school girls, Red Herringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552304355055015486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691733453087321824.post-41805778612346986032012-03-28T15:43:00.000-04:002012-04-27T15:44:05.263-04:00Red Herring Burlesque - SCANDALOUS!Pardon me while I come down from the high, hustle, and bustle of producing. How will I ever survive without the adrenaline rush?
Oh no wait, I've got a show next week. No worries. (Gah!)
SCANDALOUS! Tabloid themed burlesque was this past Sunday at Revival Nightclub here in chilly Toronto. It was my first real foray into co-producing, with the lovely Toni Wallachy of Pink Panther Studios, as Red Herringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552304355055015486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691733453087321824.post-45461287801947639072012-03-16T10:00:00.000-04:002012-03-16T10:00:02.682-04:00The Rules: Be the Perfect Date - by Elle Persephone
You may remember the gorgeous and witty Elle Persephone. from a previous blog series: Top 3 Tips for Women Doing The Rules for Online Dating. If you haven't read this three-part guide for ladies on how to use The Rules of dating, you should. Go on, I'll wait.
Makeup by Mark Boyer of 3BArtistry, Photo by Kenneth Lam
Elle
has been continung to track the trials and tribulations of Red Herringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552304355055015486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691733453087321824.post-50247440472958957512012-03-08T21:26:00.001-05:002012-03-08T21:26:13.528-05:00Burlesque Producing 101Ok, so I've been asked a few tims how I manage to produce the shows that I do.
I found a few pieces that explain what it is I actually do between productions. Take a look.
And for clarification, a video:
See? Now you know!*
~Red
* I may actually publish a real blog with some tips. But seriously, all cats were showgirls or drag queens in a past life.
Red Herringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552304355055015486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691733453087321824.post-87609025732385627672012-03-01T12:00:00.000-05:002012-03-29T18:49:37.419-04:00New Burlesque Performers! - Strip Search Toronto is Back!Ladies and gentlemen, and those resolutely refusing to be classified as neither (scoundrels and strumpets!) Toronto's Strip Search competition is back!
Though they skipped a year, they've returned strong, and if you're a new performer you're really going to want to get in on this chance to ROCKET to stardom like Trixi Jones, the previous Strip Search winner! Past Strip Search Red Herringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552304355055015486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691733453087321824.post-71001418896074867772012-02-23T15:40:00.000-05:002012-03-05T03:41:34.268-05:00Mardi Gras - Bacon Pancakes and Beads!What did YOU do for Mardi Gras?
I didn't get a chance to chow down during the day, since I work some bar night shifts now. This generally means I get up at 2pm, get pretty and scoot into work by 5pm, and get home somewhere around 2:30am.
Starving.
The entire night I was handing out beads to lucky bar goers, even though it's not quite as crazy a party time here in Canada. I was also mad cravingRed Herringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552304355055015486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691733453087321824.post-1700507797631932452012-02-11T09:30:00.000-05:002012-03-05T04:07:31.388-05:00Website Makeover!Hello all!
If you've been near me in the past year (within hearing distance of my rantings), you may have heard me fretting, nagging, bitching, grumbling, hypothesizing, and plotting about how to make my website better.
Instead of bothering with hiring someone (I did attempt), I decided that, like all things that you truly want done, it's best to just do it your own damn self.
So I did.
Go Red Herringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552304355055015486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691733453087321824.post-90672197561180207112012-01-28T15:53:00.000-05:002012-03-05T03:53:59.027-05:00Red Herring Burlesque Presents - Reveal Me at the Rivoli
Red Herring & co. present Toronto's new monthly social burlesque
show! The first Wednesday of every month! Debuting Feb 1st at The Rivoli
on Queen St West!
Are you a new performer? Come debut!
Are you an established performer? Be in the show, or have a showgirl's night off and relax!
Are you a producer! Come out and see who's new!
Are you a photographer or a videographer? Come out and Red Herringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552304355055015486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691733453087321824.post-49284192129671681852012-01-24T09:30:00.000-05:002012-12-09T17:06:37.522-05:00Pin-Up Modeling Tips and Tricks From the Pros
The lovely folks over at Pin Curl Magazine published this informative tidbit for models hoping to achieve a Pin-Up look in their next photo shoot. This article has so many tips that are great for newbies and seasoned pro's!
Pin Curl January 2010
The tips are gathered from three incredibly successful pin-up photographers: Roy Varga, Stacy Barich of Atomic Cheesecake Studios, and Shoshana Red Herringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552304355055015486noreply@blogger.com0