BurlyCon

Mission

BurlyCon is a community-oriented professional growth and educational organization for burlesque performers, fans, and aficionados. We conduct educational events to preserve, promote, and advance burlesque as a theatrical art form. We offer classes, workshops, panels, and other educational offerings that further professional skill and development. We are committed to supporting personal transformation through creative artistic expression in the burlesque arts.

Description

BurlyCon is a community-oriented professional growth and educational organization for burlesque performers, producers, and those wanting to gain more experience within the burlesque community. Our aim is to further the current development and historical knowledge of this unique American art form, especially in light of burlesque's resurgence worldwide. BurlyCon is committed to providing an affordable opportunity for performers of all levels to learn, grow, and develop their skills.

So what will take place at our annual BurlyCon event? Workshops, panels, dance parties and more- almost everything except for a live burlesque show. There are already several huge national (and international) festivals in which performances play a central role. At all these events, participants want more time for networking, education, and social activities. Performers seek opportunities to focus on each other without the pressure of an impending competition or performance. BurlyCon was created to fill this need, and provides space for these opportunities and more. As such there are NO shows at BurlyCon. We do offer Peer Reviews which is an educational chance for some (lottery chosen) performers to workshop an act and gain feedback from an expert panel as well as their peers. However, this is not a competition and is the only "performance" held at BurlyCon.