Get Your Act Together at the New York School of Burlesque!

Learn the art of theatrical burlesque with the only PhD in NY Burlesque!
Dr. Lucky teaches theater at NYU
and we are very fortunate to have her at the New York School of Burlesque!!

Dr. Lucky Presents
New York School of Burlesque
Student Showcase!
at The Slipper Room
167 Orchard St. at Stanton, NYC
Friday March 26 8 pm $5

LOCATION: 167 ORCHARD STREET

Intermediate Act Development

The bar has been raised in the wonderful world of burlesque and now you’re wondering how to climb over it. This workshop is intended to give burlesque performers with some experience a chance to develop their acts, increase their professionalism, and add to their "tricks of the trade". The class will focus on act development and feedback, exercises and improvisations to hone your performance skills, and sessions on professionalization. This series is intended to help you develop your individual performance style while helping you rid yourself of bad habits. By giving and receiving constructive feedback, we will create a safe and productive environment to help us get to the next level of performance. Performance experience required.

5 week intermediate act development
March 31, April 7, 14, 21, 28 2010
Showcase tentatively scheduled May 7.
$225

You may cancel for a full refund before March 21.
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Prerequisites: Dr. Lucky's Character & Persona Workshop, or include a description of your performance experience to be considered for registration.

Classes often sell out, so if you plan to register with a friend be sure to register both of you at the same time to ensure you both get into the series.



Currently past, but will be offered again:

Creating a Persona and Building an Act
What do drag queens and clowns (good ones at least) have in common? They are able to "pull off" their characters by creating and sustaining believable (or unbelievable) stage personae. The stage persona can be anything from an extension of self to a fantastic flaming creature and finding your inner "queen" is an effective way to connect with the audience and tell a story. Through theatre and improvisation exercises, writing prompts, and movement activities, this workshop will provide a framework, techniques, and the creative space to begin the process of birthing and developing a flamboyant stage persona. We will workshop and model all the elements of a burlesque act and the class will culminate in a student showcase, tentatively scheduled for March 26.

There are five slots for deposits and five slots for paid in full.
You may cancel for a full refund before Feb. 7.
The balance after your deposit is due Feb. 7.
If you do not pay this balance by the time specified you forfeit your deposit and your slot in the class.
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Please note: If you are trying to figure out the difference between this series and the classic showgirl class series, this class focuses more on theater and narrative, general burlesque history and how it translates to neo-burlesque style, while the showgirl class focuses more on costume and striptease techniques. They are complementary series with some overlap, but are not substitutes for each other. The showgirl burlesque series has a narrower focus on the mid-twentieth-century era of burlesque.

"Lucky was the BEST professor I’ve had at New York University. She was captivating, intelligent, and funny!"

Dr. Lucky Photographed by Lynette Astaire for Bust Magazine
Dr. Lucky Photographed at the Slipper Room by Lynette Astaire for Bust Magazine.

About Dr. Lucky:
Dr. Lucky is a seasoned performer, producer and educator. Over the past 10 years, Lucky has carved a space for herself with her unique comedic timing and over-the-top theatricality. She has been hailed a "big, bad, bold drag queen" by Bust magazine and has been featured on NPR's Morning Edition, NY1, Time.com, Washington Post, among others. Though a huge fan of hyperbole, the prefix to her name is the one "real" thing about her: she is the only burlesque performer in the world with a PhD. For the past five years, she has taught unsuspecting drama students at New York University how to twirl tassels and think critically about burlesque. She is also a faculty member at the New York School of Burlesque and has taught burlesque at BurlyCon, CUNY, Burlesque Hall of Fame, Movement Research, and the Palace of Wonders, among others.

Student testimonials:

She made learning FUN.
She was enlightening. Her command of the class and the information was amazing. She was inspirational.
One of the most fun and productive workshops I’ve taken in my already long life.
This class absolutely exceeded my expectations.
The instructor was fantastic! Amazing ability to provide specific and hugely effective pointers/tips/feedback.
This was the most fucking fun I’ve ever had! I love Lucky!