Class Overview

Course Experience Level: All

Course Description: Know your roots! Burlesque historian Miss Mina introduces you to some of the women who shaped the Golden Age of burlesque and inspired the stars of today. This informative and entertaining muti-media presentation and talk is a lively trip through our shared history, highlighting the influential performers in burlesque from the Victorian Era to the 1960s. The presentation includes images of artifacts from the American Burlesque Collection and film clips of performances.

About the Instructor

Miss Mina Murray

After the job market for glamourous archaeologists dried up, Miss Mina Murray abandoned her Ivory Tower and turned to the art of the striptease. She is a co-founder of BeauTease Burlesque (formerly The Boston Babydolls) and the Headmistress of the Boston Academy of Burlesque Education (B.A.B.E.). "The Martha Stewart of Burlesque" is the author of the Miss Mina Murray's Little Books of Burlesque series, how-to guides for costuming and other essential burlesque skills. She also shares her knowledge on her blog, Oh, The Glamourous Life, and on her Patreon.