Tähtisumu- Last Call

So many of Helsinki´s venues where there´s burlesque will close for one reason or the other -it´s almost like a curse!!! Dubrovnik, the legendary bar downstairs from Corona, will undergo some renovations and nobody knows what the future holds...So, I hope you have tix and will  join us all for the celebration of Frank Doggenstein´s (The Hellsinki Hot Dog) 10th burlesque anniversary and say a last, glitzy goodbye to Tähtisumua!

Tähtisumu Burleski-iltama
LAST CALL
a very special edition
1.3.2019

Sold out.
This club will be legendary with an allstar cast and also it will be the celebration of Frank Doggenstein's 10 years on stage.

Frank Doggenstein
Bent Van Der Bleu
Olivia Rouge
Bettie Blackheart
Hasard Le Sin
The Ravishing Shangri-La Rubies
Randy of Finland
Thee Dizzy Daisies
Luc Pascal Pierre
Blue N' Bizarre
Mimi De Froufrou
Lafayette Lestrange
Tex Willner
Sin D. Skye

DJ Hot Fixxx
Assive Attack as the Starbunnies

Hosted by Bettie Blackheart and special guest Lamey Crackhouse

Xmas Xtravaganza!

This weekend it´ll be a parade of all Xmas-related clichés, sparkly things and amazing performances on stage at Gloria in Hellsinki!

FYI: if you´ve always wanted to see a "BIG SHOW" in Helsinki but didn´t make it to e.g the Festivals THIS IS YOUR CHANCE! Bettie & Frank will take a break from producing AND the city of helsinki is closing down Gloria for renovations so there really isn´t any guarantees for the future! GRAB THOSE TIX NOW (www.tiketti.fi) and see you this weekend!

Last Pirates Pleasures of 2017!

Tonight we´re going to look at some Seasonal business, who will bring the Summer sun, who the Winter snow?!?
Thee Dizzy Daisies will bring the fastest Four Seasons you´ve seen :)

Tix: burleskia@gmail.com / the door

Suomi Burleski Gaala!

It´s that time of the year again! The Finnish Burlesque Gala next Saturday at Ravintola Kaisaniemi, Helsinki! Tickets are almost sold out so you have to be FAST!

Poster: Bettie Blackheart

Sinsational Spring Awakening

What a glorious, sunny morning! I´m totally bummed about the Nordic Light-festival getting cancelled but a performance-free weekend does give me a chance to catch up on paperwork, both burlesque and non-, and get those never-ending chores at the farmhouse done. I´m just feeling kinda lazy and would just like to get outside and enjoy the sun!
Pirates Pleasures last Thursday was excellent, thank you everyone involved! Tonight The Shimmering Sheilas are organizing their Lavaklubi-burlesque club so if you´re in Hellsinki be sure to see it!
I will be on stage next weekend at the Sinsational Spring Awakening at Wäiski. It´s a small space so be sure to buy those tickets in advance! The unbelievable Queen of the Quake: Kitten De Ville will be there all the way from Los Angeles <3

(c) Emiliano Melandri

Tired and thankful

Tuesday Post Festival.

The blues after the #helbf15 has been worse than for a long time after a great event...Don´t know, it might have to do with the fact that I got to climb on Mr. Gorgeous lap on Sunday´s workshop -and well, the drop from there IS pretty high.
I will post more pictures and stories later but for now I just want to send out a HUGE thank you to everyone involved: crew, audience, performers, lovers and sinners! It truly was something to remember and even if I´m still exhausted from lack of sleep I can´t remember a time when I would have been more *alive* than right now.

Thank you for receiving my new number "Midlife Crisis" so well on Friday, I´m overwhelmed by all the good reviews everyone has given me about it <3


And when the going gets tough, the tough gets going! Come and get rid of this post-festival-depression to Cafe Mascot this Friday at Abstinenssiklubi  organized by the Ravishing Shangri-La Rubies!

Group pic by Tuomas Lairila

Pirates Pleasures

Ahoy!
This Thursday is the grand opening of a monthly burlesque club in Helsinki, hosted by Bettie Blackheart! Hope to see you here!

Happy Holidays!

It´s time to wrap this up for 2014! It´s been a crazy, wonderful year with lots of fantastic things both personally and professionally! I got to perform in so many wonderful places, meet so many great human beings, share stages and backstages with so many amazing people there are no words for it really. My dream of performing at the New York Burlesque Festival came to life AND I got to go there with my ladies Sandy & Pepper, Tinker and Bettie plus Frank and Tuomas, which made it even more fun! Another long time wish of mine happened in Vienna  where I was introduced by World Famous *BOB*, -and that whole festival was such a mindblowing experience, meeting all these crazy, talented, shimmering people from all around the world. Amsterdam Burlesque Awards was the icing of the cake where Xarah, in spite of everything, made some magic happen. And all these events here at home where I´ve laughed, swapped pastie tape and hugs...Oh boy! <3
My nephew says "Dream Big"...if your neighbours aren´t laughing at your dreams they aren´t big enough. My dreams might not be those of winning titles or of world dominance but this year surely made some of them happen.
I want to thank especially my partners in crime: Sandy Jungle and Pepper Sparkles for being my ladies, my friends and companions on this journey. A huge, warm hug & thanks to my Finnish burlesque family (you know who you are!), my burlesque mama Bettie Blackheart (to whom I owe SO MUCH!) and a squeeze on the bottocks to my husband for all the love and support -because if it wasn´t for a supportive spouse this would be pretty impossible.

Now it´s time to relax and greet the New Year of 2015 with hope, wishes and maybe, just maybe...a few more dreams. Have a great Holiday Season and take care <3

(c) JBM

It´s that time again...

...to release the fantastic line up for Helsinki Burlesque Festival 2015!!! <3
Thank you everyone at Wäiski last night! Now it´s time for me to grade some students, do some yoga and get myself in the Holiday-mood...My gaze is already set for the new shenigans of next year so be prepared!

Some Gala photos

Oh, Mordor! As it gets darker by the minute here are some glittery shots from last weekends Finnish Burlesque Gala. All images by Tuomas Lairila <3

Think Pink!

Just finished embellishing our brand new costumes by Tyra Therman that we´re going to premiere tomorrow at the SOLD OUT Finnish Burlesque Gala! It´s a pleasure to be a part of this, since it´s a fundraiser for the Helsinki Burlesque Festival in February. So thank you everyone for helping -with whatever you have been doing, -from buying tickets, to planning what to wear, to spreading the word to making the magic happen! Biggest kaboom! is of course to our own Bettie Blackheart for being the master mind behind it all.
Also note that the seated tickets for the Festival are, but a few, also sold out so you really should get running to Tiketti! The line up will be pretty f*ing awesome as usual, trust me...Can´t WAIT to see Minnie Tonka, Darlinda Just Darlinda and ...*swoon* Mr. Gorgeous again <3
It´s going to be a busy Xmas time for yours truly, some dates have been added to the calendar so hopefully I´ll see you around! Helsinki, Porvoo, Lahti - the possibilities are endless ;)

I remembered when I was working on our first group number with Sandy and Pepper and how we all laughed because well..."Naked" is all pink! I had never been a big fan of the color but hey whaddayaknow - we have a new PINK number tomorrow! You gotto see it to believe it!

Have a marvellous weekend ya´ll!

Some of our inspiration for our new number: our stage kitten costumes at HBF12, Fiona Timantti and Queen <3

Events and more events!

Hello ya´ ll!

Back in Finland again but quite frankly this resembles more Mordor at the moment...BRRR! But fret not because I bring you the sparkly news of glittering events along the upcoming Winter where you can see me and my few glitter tribe shake our tail feathers (sorry everyone who "hates that word" but I really love it and think it somehow explains a lot of the community I feel a part of)!

Here goes! Firstly a few gigs where you can see yours truly! In less than two weeks me and my girls will be performing at the Amsterdam Burlesque Awards Sunday Matinée! We are very happy to bring our crazy kittehs over there!

On the 22nd of November there is the annual (and always sold out) Suomi Burleski Gaala that is a benefit for the Helsinki Burlesque Festival and Bettie Blackheart will bring you some of the sparkliest of the Finnish burlesque scene! As usual the event will be at the Ravintola Kaisaniemi.

On the 26th of November there will be the Burlesque Fantastico produced by Sir Willy Waterlily in Porvoo -combining both acrobatics, tango and live music with some burlesque!

Thee Dizzy Daisies are pretty busy performing at private events and parties this season so do send an e-mail quickly if you´re interested in booking us!

But this NOT all! Oh no way :)  The Itty Bitty Tease cabaret are also busy bees indeed, serving us a sweet compot of live music (Sweet Jeena and her Sweethearts) and burlesque at the SPECTAC-O-RAMA at Allotria in Helsinki, on TWO dates none the less! So mark 08.11 (that´s next Saturday, folks!) and 26.11 in your calendars if you can´t be in Porvoo!

So stay tuned people! Also in December there will be the Teerenpeli Tease on the 13th of December in Tampere produced by the oh-so-lovely Olivia Rouge

And the following evening 14th of December there´s the Under the Mistle Tease Vol2. the Showgirl Edition in Helsinki!

And right before we´re running off to those well-deserved holidays the Shimmering Sheilas are organizing the last of their shake-trilogy at Lavaklubi in Helsinki on the 20th of December!

So really- if you can´t find an event to satisfy your needs for glitter I don´t know what will! Ta!

Fun in the sun

Enjoying the warmth and sun here but a quick reminder: the tickets are selling fast for the annual Finnish Burlesque Gala so be sure to get yours!!! 

Drop it like it´s hot!

I´ve been performing since 2010 and never dropped a pastie or tassel...until last night :)
Sinsational Spring Awakening was HOT! And I mean literally: we´ve had a heatwave in Finland, +30C for a week so every place is *steaming*. The venue was at the oldest restaurant still in use in Hellsinki so I´m guessing the AC is not really up-to-date (everything else is wonderful!) and the backstage was crazy hot! You had sweat running down your body even before you took one step! I was dying in my outfit - a full-sequined dress and that glorious Star Boa made by Fannie Annie (all fantastic 3 meters of it) and had to give up on my tassel glue: they just kept popping! Thank you Pepper for lending me your mat tape...but not even THAT could keep my tassel on during the crazy twirling in the cats-duo :D
One thing I have learned is that whatever happens on stage you just have to own it and keep on going. So I did, -boobs galore and just ripped the other one off as well in the end. Trying to cover it with one hand would have just made the whole coreo a mess. Besides: it´s just a breat right? Fun part was my mother and my step-dad were in the audience as were a lot of my colleagues from my day-job haha! Got a lot of cheers for a good attitude and I wan´t the only one who popped that night, my girl Tinker Bell and some others joined that club as well! WOOP!
Started packing for Vienna since me, Pepper and Lola fly out this Tuesday. CRAZY! I´m really nervous but very very excited! Right now I´m mostly worried that my bags will get lost on the way since we have a flight change in Riga...yikes.
Thank you Bettie Blackheart for last night! You´re one amazing power house of a woman <3

Have a great Sunday!

"Zigoto" by Sadie Tee

Sinsational Spring Awakening 2014

Just a week to go to the Sinsational Spring Awakening! Be sure to get those tickets from Tiketti so you won´t be left ashore! Ravintola Kaisaniemi will be on FIRE! Theme this year is the animal kingdom :)

On stage
Bettie Blackheart
Kiki Hawaiji
Tin Ker Bell
Cherry Turbo-Cherry Dee

Vera De Vil
Frank Doggenstein
Mimi de Froufrou
Bent van der Bleu
The Thee Dizzy Daisies ( Sandy Jungle, Pepper Sparkles, Gigi Praline)
Chrissy Kiss (EE)
Affinity Starr (EE)
Flaming Fruitcakes
Amy N.Joy
Tex Willner & Lippy Honeybun
Bettie´s Angels
Shangri-La Showgirls

MC Lestrange Lafayette
DJ  Fiona Fiona Timantti Fiona Timantti Millinery

Happy Vappu!

First of may is celebrated in Finland as the day of the workers and the students, tomorrow there will be a whole lot of hungover people having brunch in the bigger parks as well as lost balloons in the air :) Happy first if May, folks!

I went to my sisters´  housewarming, drove back and *finally* got my music mixed for my upcoming number that has been under the name of "Albatross". It now has a new name: ZIGOTO. Yes, I do realize it means a zygote in some languages but I´ve chosen the meaning of the French "odd bird" or "weirdo" ( ´outo lintu´ in Finnish, -you know with the bird-theme and all). Not that I see so much wrong with the other meaning... I am trying to do something on stage that I have not really been at before ;)

So, happy Vappu and First of May to ya´ll and be well and safe! if you want to see the odd bird flying (or attempting to) do get tickets for the Sinsational Spring Awakening! My mother has hers already! <3

Helsinki Burlesque presents...

Mark your calendars, people!

#helbf14

That is the hashtag used in the social media for this years Helsinki Burlesque Festival, check it out if you don´t believe me :) Here are a few snapshots (part one) found in my phone after the weekend. I really don´t take pictures of the shows... And I do recommend you do the same. Put your phone away. Enjoy the LIVE show. We look at life through a lense too much as it is. "Breathe through your mouth" like Scotty the Blue Bunny says.
Plus the fact that most, at least bigger, shows have professional photographers who will do a MUCH better job than we will with out phone-cameras!!! So relax, sit back, enjoy the experience and let the pro´s do their thing: on stage and off.

The gorgeous Lada Redstar, Pepper, Lassi and Tuomas at the meet&greet @ Hotelli Aleksanteri on Thursday

The crazy, wonderful women at meet&greet: Sandy, Tinker, Cherry, Koko La Douce and Fiona

Scotty with his new hat made by Bettie Blackheart´s mother <3

Us Daisies with our favourite Bunny and our Friday outfits: retro/vintage swimwear!

Handsomeness to the maxx: Jett Adore and Sir Willy Waterlily

The ever-so-sweet Kitten&Lou with our Godfather of Manlesque Frank Doggenstein

Dictator is trying to feed Lola Vanilla a banana and Tuomas is helping. Or something.

Jingle them belles!

Hooyah! A little while left before Xmas...people are getting more and more uptight, the crowds are getting thicker, the mood is dropping...one can see those Neanderthalian looks on peoples faces at most shops these days...busy-busy-busy!!! Hang in there, folks! This comes eve-ry year so relax! If you hate cleaning, don´t do it! Dim the lights and light some candles. It´s supposed to be a joyous, relaxing holiday!
Since we (as in hubby and I) will be spending Xmas on a sunny beach this year I totally stopped my normal Christmas-craziness at... hrm, hanging up seasonal curtains and getting some flowers. I admit, it´s a sickness - I change our kitchen curtains four (!) times a year depending on the season but then again, it´s something I choose to do. Nobody expects it of me. So it´s fun...so far :)
I´m pretty tired, I admit. But I promise I´ll be back in full swing after Xmas! In the meanwhile GET THE TICKETS for Helsinki Burlesque Festival 2014!!! I mean it. This Saturday´s Yuletide Revue sold OUT and I know a LOT of peeps crying over it because they were not awake!!! Don´t let that happen to you. The line-up is *amazing* plus the festival workshop info is out, too! The tickets (at Tiketti) are selling FAST, more info here!!!

Have a merry week and hey -if you got those tickets, I´ll see you Saturday at Diana-näyttämö in Hellsinki!!!

By: JBM

Aurora Borealis

The Gala was quite amazing last weekend! If you want a little glimps of the glitz, here's a link (only in Finnish, sorry) with a short video attached! Our new group number "Aurora Borealis" was a success, I'm so proud of my girls! Me, I am just happy that I did not faint of nervousness before. I had like the worst case of stage fright in a looong time :) A slight cock-up yes, but not a bad show for a first. We got really good feedback, so thank you peeps <3
It's back to school marnie as of this week again, good to be back with some teenage energy! Have a greatnight, I'm off to yoha and will leave you with a couple of shots from our number-all taken by JBM.