A grassroots framework for safer spaces
On March 18th 2025, we premiered our new film about safety and inclusivity in the night time industry. ‘Bold Bodies, Safer Spaces: burlesque’s grassroots solutions to safety’ is the story of communities from Doncaster, Leeds and Barnsley and their grassroots approach towards safety. We worked with performers, producers and participants from burlesque, queer, kink, and … Read more
On Friday 28th June, the Fabulous Femininities documentary was shown at Stirchley Open Cinema in Birmingham as part of a collaboration between Stirchley and Journey Film Club. It was part of their Pride programming and formed a double bill with All Of Us Strangers. Many thanks to the team at Stirchley and Journey Film Club … Read more
Hello everyone, We’re firmly into the next phase of Fabulous Femininities so I thought I’d share some behind the scenes images with you all. We’ve held two workshops with participants in Doncaster and in Leeds where we’ve discussed safe-spaces and inclusivity in burlesque and cabaret, for performers, promoters, and audience members, and been sharing updates … Read more
Hello everyone, Dr Jacki Willson, the principal investigator on the Fabulous Femininities project, will be delivering a keynote at Academia Goes Burlesque: on the Queer Impact of the, Popular and Sexual Culture this month. She will be delivering the academic keynote there on “A Holey Maternity Bra, Threadbare Slippers and Three Fabulous Wigs: Burlesque Costume … Read more
Hello everyone! My name is Daisy and I’m the new assistant on the Fabulous Femininities project. I’ll be looking after a couple of things including social media so you’ll see me pop up in a few places from now on 🙂 One of my responsibilities will be this blog and where better to start things … Read more