I’m very pleased to let you know that Fabulous Femininities team member Prof. Alice O’Grady has contributed to What Is An Institute For NightCulture? This book examines what a cultural institution devoted to night-culture might look like and is part of the efforts towards building such an institute in Amsterdam – the Institute for NightCulture (INC). … 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