Immodesty blaize biography
- Immodesty Blaize is an English burlesque dancer who performs internationally.
- Immodesty Blaize is an English burlesque dancer who performs internationally.
- Immodesty Blaize is Europe's biggest burlesque star, and a Las Vegas Burlesque Hall of Fame alumnus, having won the coveted 'Queen of Burlesque' title.
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Burlesque Star Immodesty Blaize on Starting Her Career in Soho
Damian Barr’s Literary Salon tempts the world’s best writers to read exclusively from their latest greatest works and share their own personal stories. Star guests include Jojo Moyes, John Waters, Yaa Gyasi, Mary Beard, Diana Athill and Louis de Bernières—all in front of a live audience at leading glamorous locations world-wide. Our London home is the Savoy. Suave Salonnière Damian Barr is your host.
On today’s episode, we revisit Damian’s on-stage conversation with Queen of Burlesque Immodesty Blaize, who discusses getting her start in Soho, the forgotten art of twirling nipple tassels, and how shortened attention spans are affecting even (!) burlesque (!) shows (!).
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Immodesty Blaize is Europe’s biggest burle
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Immodesty Blaize
British dancer
Immodesty Blaize (born Kelly Fletcher in Hitchin, Hertfordshire[1][2]) is an English burlesque dancer who performs internationally. She was crowned Reigning Queen of Burlesque in June 2007 at the Las VegasBurlesque Hall of Fame formerly known as Exotic World.
Her stage name is an allusion to the character Modesty Blaise.
Rise to fame
Immodesty has been performing burlesque internationally since 1999. Originally she performed in addition to her film day job.[3] She worked in film, first as a storyboard artist, then progressing to producing and eventually getting her break directing. She won an EVCOM award for directing 10 short films for the Nobel Prizes sponsored by CNN and Cisco systems. By night she moonlighted, performing burlesque striptease, until she chose to perform and produce shows full-time. Immodesty has been widely credited as trailblazing the burlesque renaissance in Europe.[4] Immodesty brought a mainstream profile to the genre in Britain, bringing the genre into mainstream p
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about
Immodesty Blaize has performed her opulent showpieces to a consistently dazzling clientele worldwide including Dior, Cartier, Damien Hirst, Depeche Mode, Sony Pictures, Deutsche Bank, MTV
and international Royalty.
Immodesty has graced the stages of historic venues globally, including Royal Opera House, Blenheim Palace, Sydney State Theatre, Orpheum Theatre Hollywood. A performer’s performer, she's starred in shows with artistes such as the late James Brown, Gloria Gaynor, Roxy Music, Nick Cave, and Marc Almond to name a few. She has also choreographed burlesque for clients including Monte Carlo Casino, Channel 4, and BBC...
Credited as a figurehead of the 21st century burlesque renaissance in Europe, Immodesty re-introduced the genre into mainstream West End theatre in early 2000s with her extended 5 month run of 'Burlesque', and wowed on prime-time TV shows such as Dancing with the Stars. She has written 2 chart-topping books, and produced a docu-movie for Parlophone Records, ‘Burlesque Undressed’ which premiered in cinemas in 30 countries, and remains a
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