Rust Belt Burlesque: The Softer Side of a Heavy Metal Town
Language: English
Published by Swallow Press, 2019
- Softcover
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Softcover without jacket. Ex-Library book with appropriate stamps, stickers and markings. Spine reinforced with book tape. Minor shelfwear noted with corners beginning to curl. Minor discolorations noted to bottom edge. May have puncture marks to bottom corners. Rust Belt Burlesque traces the history of burlesque in Cleveland from the mid-1800s to the present day, while also telling the story of Bella Sin, a Mexican immigrant who largely drove Northeast Ohio's Neoburlesque comeback. The historical center of Cleveland burlesque was the iconic Roxy Theater on East Ninth Street. There, in its 20th centruy heyday, famed comics like Red Skelton and Abbott and Costello entertained both regulars and celebrity guests. The authors give readers a peek into the raucous Ohio Burlesque Festival, which packs the house at the Beachland Ballroom.
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- Title
- Rust Belt Burlesque: The Softer Side of a Heavy Metal Town
- Author
- Erin O'Brien and Bob Perkoski
- Publisher
- Swallow Press
- Publication year
- 2019
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0804012199
- ISBN 13
- 9780804012195
- Dimensions
- 8 X 10
The performance art of burlesque, once a faded form, has made a comeback in the twenty-first century, and it has shimmied back to life with a vengeance in Cleveland. Thanks to fans and entrepreneurs, neo-burlesque has taken the stage—and it’s more inclusive, less seedy, and emphatically fun.
Rust Belt Burlesque traces the history of burlesque in Cleveland from the mid-1800s to the present day, while also telling the story of Bella Sin, a Mexican immigrant who largely drove Northeast Ohio’s neo-burlesque comeback. The historical center of Cleveland burlesque was the iconic Roxy Theater on East Ninth Street. Here, in its twentieth-century heyday, famed dancers like Blaze Starr and comics like Red Skelton and Abbott and Costello entertained both regulars and celebrity guests.
Erin O’Brien’s lively storytelling and Bob Perkoski’s color photos give readers a peek into the raucous Ohio Burlesque Festival that packs the house at the Beachland Ballroom every year. Today’s burlies come in all shapes, ethnicities, and orientations, drawing a legion of adoring fans. This is a show you won’t want to miss.
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About the Author
Erin O’Brien’s eclectic features and essays have appeared in a host of national and local publications, including the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, the Plain Dealer, and others. She is also the author of The Irish Hungarian Guide to the Domestic Arts.
Bob Perkoski is a Cleveland-based freelance photographer, managing photographer for FreshWater Cleveland, and the official photographer for Cleveland Burlesque. His work is featured in two other books, LGBTQ Cleveland and Rust Belt Chic: The Cleveland Anthology. Find him at www.perkoski.com.
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