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Oregon Burlesque Festival
The following description was submitted by the event organizer.
Help crank up the heat in Northeast Portland with the 9th annual (and final) festival brimming with tempting teases from the best of the Northwest. The show features neo and comedy, circus and more, and per the town motto, it will surely to ‘keep it weird’.
The Oregon Burlesque Festival started as a small event to show off and share this elegant and eccentric burlesque art form with Portland audiences in a place with a long history and connection to classic and neo-burlesque movements. In its ninth year, the Festival now welcomes performers and guests from across the globe and has grown to become an exciting weekend of elaborate shows. This 2-show event showcases the best of an art form where performers defy social and gender norms. Local and visiting performers in the Oregon Burlesque Festival reflect the full spectrum of bodies and identities, enriching and defining the artform of burlesque today.