

Where the profane is sacred
Boulder Burlesque

The Tease
We offer transformative, explorational, passionate, scintillating performances, workshops, and immersive events that convey the sacredness in the profane.
Boulder, CO
Est. 2011

The Reveal
We reveal greater truth in the evolution of sexual empowerment, queerness, gender diversity, racial equity, and body positivity within the performing arts.

About Us
Boulder Burlesque is a performance dance troupe located in Boulder, Colorado. Our troupe combines the art of Burlesque with contemporary dance and theater to create evocative individual and group performances. Our mission is to explore sensuality and intimacy through the art of movement while celebrating the sacred human nature of sexuality.
We strive to reclaim sexual expression as a sacred art, to provide healing through movement, and to gather people together who support the joy of fully embodied expression in all forms.
SELf-Love Showcase
Weaving consent culture, body positivity, and authentic sexual expression, Boulder Burlesque is back for our biggest show of the year, the annual Valentine’s Showcase performance.
Self-love, defined as “love of self” or “regard for one’s own happiness or advantage”, has been conceptualized both as a basic human necessity and as a moral flaw. Boulder Burlesque is here to bring full appreciation to the bodies we were given, and celebrate just how fundamentally good and necessary self-love is.
In the words of Sonya Renee Taylor, “How we value and honor our own bodies impacts how we value and honor the bodies of others.” Self-love is mutually healing. Self-love is medicine for everyone. Self-love is a connective force that carries us through connection and isolation. In this moment when we are asked to come back together more bravely, boldly and vulnerably than ever before to care for each other, self-love is essential.
This showcase will include the debut of our Beginner Troupe, select treats from our Advanced Troupe performers, and opportunities for audience engagement, all in the theme of radical-self love.
Enjoy classic burlesque, neo-burlesque, theatrics, heartache, love, follies, and plenty of surprises, all sealed with a kiss and delivered for your enjoyment.
Proof of vaccination required to enter.

