One of the world’s leading burlesque pageants, Miss Burlesque Australia is now in its fourth year with finals taking place starting from March 8 to 24 at various Australian theatre venues, including Sydney's Factory Theatre, Adelaide's Star Theatre, Melbourne's Thornbury Theatre, Gold Coast's GC Arts Centre and Brisbane's Old Museum.
The Miss Burlesque Australia Grand Finals, held at Melbourne's Athaneum Theatre on Saturday, May 25 presents a night of dazzling costumes, glamour and storytelling in the form of Burlesque. Dozens of ladies will be competing for the title of Miss Burlesque which is currently held by last year's reigning queen, Brianna Bluebell.
For the second consecutive year, the guys will get a shot at the Mr Boylesque title, challenging the inaugural winner, Raven, also known as 'The Black Prince of Burlesque Underground'.
Presented by recent winner of Miss Nude World 2013, Cassandra Jane says “this competition has raised the bar in Australian Burlesque, pushing us to the top of our game, and placing our performers on the international platform."
“Miss Burlesque started as a competition for beginners, as a development opportunity where we were helping to create stars. Now it has evolved into a fiercely competitive event for professionals who are giving it their all to win the crown and title.”
The Miss Burlesque finals events are open to the public, with ticket holders getting the chance to see Australia’s best of burlesque performing their cutting edge routines in the Classic, Neo and Unique forms.
Each of the competitors are judged by a panel of peers and industry experts, based upon a set criterion that includes elements of presentation, confidence, personality, the flow of the routine, storyline, costume, music and relevance to the era. The winner of Miss Burlesque Australia 2013 will receive over $10,000 in cash, prizes and sponsorship.
Miss Burlesque Finals Dates and Venues:
HOBARTSat, Feb 23rd @ Theatre Royal
SYDNEY
Fri, Mar 8th @ Factory Theatre
ADELAIDE
Sat, Mar 9th @ Star Theatre
PERTH
Sat, Mar 9th @ Fly By Night (heat)
Sat, Mar 16th @ Fly By Night (final)
MELBOURNE
Fri, Mar 22nd @ Thornbury Theatre (Dinner & show also available $95)
GOLD COAST
Sat, Mar 23rd @ Gold Coast Arts Centre
BRISBANE
Sun, Mar 24th @ The Old Museum
