Fabulous Finnish Gala / Suurenmoinen Suomi Gaala
Posted by T.T. Tassel in Event Information, Main Articles on 17. Dec, 2012 | 0 Comments
The list of performers for the Finnish Gala was amazing, just reading it you knew you was going to see something very special. Our host for the evening was due to be the wonderful Lafayette Lestrange, but due to unforeseen circumstances this was not to be, and so Bettie Blackheart, Frank Doggenstien and Kiki Hawaiji […]
Turku Burlesque Weekend Wins our Hearts
Posted by T.T. Tassel in Event Information, Main Articles on 06. Nov, 2012 | 0 Comments
Many times while I have been living in Finland I have been asked what is the best thing to come out from Turku, well now I can give an honest answer, and no it is not the motorway, it is the Turku Burlesque Weekend. The line up for the Friday evening Burlesque and Drag Spectacular […]
Satan’s Angel – The Movie – International Premier and after party
Posted by T.T. Tassel in Event Information, Main Articles on 18. Oct, 2012 | 0 Comments
I am not a TV or Film critic, I am not even a performance critic either really, I write about what I enjoy, and that is burlesque. Recently Finland was honoured with the International Premier for Satan’s Angel The Movie, and a visit from the director of the film Joshua Dragotta. Well as I said […]
The Rebels of Teerenpeli Tease
Posted by T.T. Tassel in Event Information, Main Articles on 10. Oct, 2012 | 0 Comments
The latest instalment of Teerenpeli Tease saw the rebels arrive in town, not only were there home grown rebels from Tampere, but also from Turku and Amsterdam. Demonstrating what goes on when the bar closes it’s doors at the end of the evening was Cherrie A. Dorable, if all bar staff were like this we […]
Burlesque Cocktail Vol5 – Extream Decadence wins the evening
Posted by T.T. Tassel in Event Information, Main Articles on 07. Oct, 2012 | 0 Comments
Unfortunately this year there is to be only the one Burlesque Cocktail, this is due to circumstances outside of the organisers control. That said, they were not about to let that put a dampener on the show, and instead put on an evening that was sheer delicious delight. Starting the evening off was the wonderful […]
Velvet Night Tea Room open their doors and welcome us
Posted by T.T. Tassel in Main Articles, News on 25. Sep, 2012 | 0 Comments
Late August saw the opening of the Velvet Night Tea Room. Upon arrival we was greeted with a smile and a menu of the delightful blends that would be on offer during the course of the evening, and closer examination of the menu proved that there would be a blend for every taste. Our maître […]
Ship Ahoy makes berth at Mustalahti Harbour
Posted by T.T. Tassel in Event Information, Main Articles on 22. Aug, 2012 | 0 Comments
The ship arrived bringing tales of drunken sailors, exotic and oriental dancers, brightly coloured birds, jugglers and magicians. First we encountered the drunken sailor, a wonderful new performance by the master of boylesque, Bent Van Der Bleu. I have to admit it took me back to my childhood as I had done a project at […]
In the spot light with Lamey Crackhouse
Posted by T.T. Tassel in The Spot Light on 10. Aug, 2012 | 0 Comments
I got a tip off that Lamey Crackhouse would be in my neighbourhood, armed with this information I made a few more enquiries and was able to confirm that she would be, and even better, I was able to set up a meeting for an interview. Surprisingly she agreed to meet at a coffee shop, […]
Temperatures soar at Teerenpeli Tease – Summer Party
Posted by T.T. Tassel in Event Information, Main Articles, News on 08. Aug, 2012 | 0 Comments
It was great to see the return of Teerenpeli Tease, the question was could Holy curves repeat the success of the first Tease, and dare I say it improve on it? The answer is a resounding YES. To take us to the skies in our summer holiday get away we had Mimi de Froufrou. During […]
Burlesque Finland Give away
Posted by T.T. Tassel in Main Articles, News on 06. Jul, 2012 | 4 Comments
This is your chance to take part in the first Burlesque Finland give away. This easy to enter give away has two different rewards: The first reward is a pair of Tassels (kindly donated by Rhia Evil Dressmaker) and a 5 meter roll of body tape. The second reward is a 5 meter roll of […]
