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Crate Digging: Club Noir on the records required for a burlesque club

Crate Digging: Club Noir on the records required for a burlesque club

Featuring Urban Voodoo Machine, Imelda May and Gogol Bordello

9 Aug 2011

We all know about the burlesque shows that are the centre piece of every Club Noir, but what about the music? We ask their resident, DJ Loveless, to tell us what sets the dancefloor shaking as they prepare for their Fringe special

Sex is part of my job

The people for whom sex is part of their job

The advisor, the sex toy manufacturer, the sex worker and the burlesque dancer

1 Feb 2011

We speak to four people for whom sex, and sexuality, play major roles in their daily lives

Burlesque

Burlesque

Ill-advised directorial debut is dross, despite effort from Christina Aguilera and Cher

23 Dec 2010

(12A) 119min Burlesque is the type of film that made musicals go out of fashion. It plays up the kitsch in order to cover its many deficiencies. At best the film has curiosity value as it features the acting debut of Christina Aguilera, who also…

Burlesque may star Cher and Christine Aguilera, but there's too much glitter

Burlesque may star Cher and Christine Aguilera, but there's too much glitter

So there’s a new musical out about burlesque. They’ve made the wrong movie writes Paul Dale

14 Dec 2010

Burlesque starring Cher and Christine Aguilera is a film that has missed its moment. The resurgence and revival of burlesque dominoed by club nights in New York, Los Angeles and New Orleans, and later globalised by Dita Von Teese, now seems to belong to…

Meow Meow - Feline Intimate

Meow Meow - Feline Intimate

Cabaret will never be the same

12 Aug 2010

The former star of La Clique, who counts David Bowie among her fans, strips away the mystique of cabaret in this riotous postmodern deconstruction of her art. That’s literally the case when during the first few minutes of the show she’s interrupted by…

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Popular events

Confusion is Sex
Date	Location
Twisted and freaky mix of burlesque, glam techno, electro, indie punk and rock'n'roll where 'the weird is normal'. View full details
8 Jun 11pm Military Party theme.	The Bongo Club, Edinburgh
6 Jul 11pm 'Rockstar Party' inspired by the hard rock of the Sunset Strip.	The Bongo Club, Edinburgh

Festival of the Erotic Arts
Date	Location
A new festival for Scotland, specialising in all things naughty and arty. The programme is set to include performance, visual arts and crafts, film and more. View full details
22 Jun–24 Jun Times vary	Edinburgh, Edinburgh

Burlesque Night
Date	Location
An evening of risqué fun. View full details
29 Jun To be confirmed	The Forum, Aberdeen

The Cuckoo Club
Date	Location
Pixie Perez and DJ Craig play pop and R&B, plus cabaret with Miss Kitty. View full details
3 Jun–24 Jun Sun 9pm–late 1 Jul–29 Jul Sun 9pm–late	Wow Bar, Cardiff

Burlesque with Miss Gypsy Charms
Date	Location
Channel Dita von Teese and learn a mix of drama and dance, build your confidence and make new friends with girls of all vintages. Beginners from 7pm; improvers from 8pm. View full details
31 May Thu 7pm & 8pm 14 Jun–28 Jun Thu 7pm & 8pm	Falkirk Town Hall, Falkirk