#star wars burlesque

[mouser26]

Being a Rebel pays off. Third row from the stage dead center.

[thesmollestnerd]

May the 4th be with you.

[thesmollestnerd]

In Minnesota there's a Show the last weekend of January called Battle of the Stars: Star Trek vs. Wars. It's exactly what it says on the tin. The Audience votes by tipping. Star Wars won for the second year in a row! I've done Poe Dameron, Leia, Chewie, and Now, Gonky!

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[reyturnofbensolo]

Chris Wahl!

[sweetorangepoptart]

My review of The Empire Strips Back: A Burlesque Parody

So I went to a star wars burlesque show. Admittedly I have nothing to compare it to as I'd never been to a burlesque show before, but I had SO much fun. Like. I was hoarse from cheering the whole time and my sides were sore from laughter. So I'd totally recommend it based on the experience I had.

The highlights for me:

The opening act: To the tune of Need You Tonight by INXS. A dancer rides in on a Tauntaun (Like. Not animatronic, it was controlled by a person? But there may have been animatronics involved. Admittedly I was not looking at the Tauntaun closely 😅) She's in full Hoth winter gear. She takes everything off piece by piece, starting with her hat and goggles, climbs down and does a slow strip tease while periodically interacting with the Tauntaun (petting it, rubbing noses with it, etc.) At one point she turns her back to the audience and 'flashes' the Tauntaun, causing it to make an AWOOGA type reaction and then it falls over dead. She proceeds to finish the strip tease til it's just bra and panties. She seductively saunters over to the Tauntaun, sits down at it's belly, REACHES IN and pulls out like. a bundle of felt entrails 🤣 Covers her torso with it, yanks off the bra and tosses it aside. SONG OVER LIGHTS OUT CURTAIN CLOSE. I mean I was all in when she started dancing, but that was like OH this is BURLESQUE it's sexy AND funny.

My favorite act was a dancer in full Jedi robes, with a light saber, dancing and using the light saber to 'cut' pieces of her robes off.

My husbands favorite was a dancer dressed as Luke washing a land speeder to the tune of Star Ships by Nicki Minaj. The dance started with her in the land speeder, then climbing out, getting a bowl and sponge, washing it, and eventually she ended up on the hood of the speeder and dumped the water all over herself

(interestingly enough, my friend also saw the show with her husband on a different night, and his favorite was the land speeder car wash too. Either a straight guy thing or she and I just married very similar men 🤣)

All the dancers were women except for a male dancer dressed as Han Solo. He did a strip tease to Smooth Criminal. He did an amazing job. Lots of jerk off motions and michael jackson crotch grabs. It started with him stumbling out of the frozen carbonite and ended with him in a thong.

There were imperial soldiers but they had nothing on under their robes, Storm troopers in mostly fishnets with very little armor (it came off when Darth Vader joined them on stage) a very seductive and slow dance with two twi'leks removing each other's clothes. Leia doing a slow seductive dance in her robes and then a faster raunchy strip tease that ended with R2D2 shooting money out onto her (notably there was not a slave Leia number, though I have seen photos of it at other performances in the past). Han and Chewie doing a dance together that disappointingly did not result in any clothing removed but it had very homoeroticism of buddy comedies vibes (Chewie tops, apparently). C3P0 on a rotating platform as Jawas stripped off allll the plating (dancer was in a skin suit that had circuit-looking twinkly flashing lights on all the seductive parts once all the plating was removed). Boba Fett stripping to Welcome to the Jungle and finishing by shooting a T-shirt canon.

And the whole thing was emceed by a guy dressed as Lando and he was SO funny. Like stand up comedy in between acts. great stuff

No ACTUAL nudity, but like. It got pretty close. Pasties and thongs galore.

I'm sure I'm forgetting something but the dancers were talented (I don't know much about dancing but I could definitely see signs that they were ballet trained) the costumes were incredible, the props and lighting were high quality, the jokes were hilarious and raunchy, and everyone had a great time. The theater was packed and the ushers got to carry light sabers. Also the merch was chefs kiss. We got the Wookie-rotica magazine which is like. Classic 70s playboy but with star wars. There are fake ads and everything.

So basically. Idk go to this show if it's on in your city??? I think there might be different performers in different cities and the acts might be different. But wow it was so good

[ladykagewaki]

I get the sense that Tech is the star of season two. It inspired this "redraw". Happy Tech Tuesday!

I'm sorry, I dunno. It was just stuck in my brain.

[chaosandchaos]

Me and my first performance (2018)

[scarlett-bitch69]

I’m definitely going to this and I’m super excited about it! 😜 🌌 👽 ✨

[gidgetagogo]

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[scarlettohairdye]

Hey, Seattle! And people who are going to be here for ECCC! You have the FIRST chance to watch me perform burlesque in 2023, when I bring my Major Kira act to TREK WARS at the Give Inn on March 3! It's gonna be GOOD SHIT, come see it!

https://seabcc.ticketleap.com/trek-wars/

[pragmaticjedi]

Outed myself as the loudest nerd at a Star Wars Burlesque when I hollered at the MC that it’s “Shyriiwook,” not “Wookie-speak.”

[leanybeany09]

If you get the opportunity to see this show, I highly suggest it

[thesmollestnerd]

Star Wars Characters + their signature Burlesque songs

This is going to be mostly Clone Wars + Bad Batch era characters in this specific post. 

Links are available by clicking the song title.

Clone Wars

Obi-Wan Kenobi | “Feeling Good” Muse

The original version of “Feeling Good” is one of the go-to songs for burlesque, it in a lot of ways, it mimics classic big-band cabaret showgirl tunes. Obi-wan has a lot of respect for tradition and those who came before him but he’s also his own jedi and deviates where he wants to. This cover by muse has that element of showy, flirty-ness and the flaunt of a song that can hold its own. The tradition of the brass overlaid with more pop-rock elements mean Obi-Wan can showgirl parade and peel to his heart’s content.

Anakin Skywalker | “I See Red” Everyone Loves an Outlaw

The lyrics are about cheating but the overall theme of this song is about being betrayed by loved ones. This could work for the fix-it timeline where he feels betrayed by someone he thought was a friend (Palpatine) or canon where he’s feeling betrayed by the order. It’s an angry, broody strong with a lot of strong beats and would mimic Anakin’s aggressive fighting, and sparks of wrath. We’re talking a LOT of very assertive, physical dance here.

Padme Amidala | “My Strongest Suit” Aida

This song is about fashion being a woman’s strongest asset, literally its in the musical. I can see Padme doing this as a tongue-and-cheek number because she gets teased for her prolific wardrobe as a Queen and Senator. Everyone knows she’s a powerhouse and this ballad, even tongue-and-cheek- is a BALLAD. The audience is going to worship at the altar of this high-energy strip-tease. And the costumes? Oh, they are encrusted in rhinestones. 

Mace Windu | “Bad News” Melody Gardot

This is very in-line with classic lounge-style burlesque. Mace likes it because its slow and he has four + a half-minutes of the audience’s time and he uses them rolling around the stage floor with a thickass purple boa, eye fucking people and they thank him for the gift of that.

Cody | “You Make My Dreams” Hall & Oates

This act was created for one person, and one person only, others get to see it by the grace of the force. Obi-Wan has never missed a performance of it, which is good because Cody spends a majority of his time flirting with the man while casually whipping around tribute fans with impressively playful precision. It’s kinda like watching a bird do a courtship dance for his mate but with body shimmer. 

Rex | “Lost Without” Shane Guerrette

Rex heard this song in a cantina in the middle of nowhere and that was the first time anyone knew the man had rhythm. The raspy, vintage-feel, simple chords, and easy percussion with a vocals that have a brass-like quality mean he’s going to toe the line of flirty classic tease, and sultry slow-burn. He’ll be in the audience, flirting and soaking up their attention before he saunters back to the stage to do floorwork that is hotter than sex..  

Fives | "Betty (Get Money)” Yung Gravy

If you don’t expect this from that absolute sentient shit-post of a vod, I’ve got news for you: He does it dressed like a Chippendale’s Dancer and always loses his merkin.

Bly | “Mr. Sandman” SYML

This is a song about longing and we know how Bly feels about his Jedi. This is a soft cover, beautiful, elegant. It’s not a tease, its a tribute. I can see some beautiful fanwork happening, a lot of peel-cover-reveal. The choreo is slow but the audience is enthralled. 

Fox | “Smooth” Santana, Rob Thomas

Fox chose this song because it was playing at 79s and he liked how easy it was to dance to. He likes to slide back and forth between a raunchy bump n’ grind with some hits and just holding the stage and staring down the audience while dragging a piece of clothing. At least once during the bridge when he’s in the audience, he steals someone’s drink and downs it.

Wolffe | “Teeth” Lady Gaga

The Tempo of this song is very driving, very authoritative but the lyrics are  assertive yet dirty which Wolffe would appreciate. He’d bump n’ grind the hell out of this and probably howl for effect.

The Bad Batch

Crosshair | “Death Don’t Have no Mercy” (Stripped Version) Esterly, Eric McSpadden

This is a slow-burn about the inevitability of death. It’s very Crosshair. The twangy-bluesy guitar with the rolling drums and choral backing vocals make this an unexpected choice for those more familiar with classic burlesque but Crosshair plays everything close to the chest but with the presence to really make this song captivate. He’ll be walking the stage, staring down the audience, and peeling off clothing, slooooowly to keep the tease alive.

Echo | “Say My Name” KNGDAVD

No one was expecting this, even even Echo. The first time he performed, he wasn’t even sure he wanted to perform. This song kicked on, the dirty verb of the guitar, the kick of the beat, the croon of the singer summoned the Domino Twin in him and he went for it. There was bump n’ grind, there was parade and peel, there were so many credits on the floor that this boy slipped and went into the sexiest split of any of the rings.

(Echo now has rhinestoned plastoid plates that snap on to his legs, not head canon, canon, I will not be accepting feedback.)

Hunter | “Desperado” (Slowed TikTok vers) Rhianna, RH Music

The man is a tracker. The audience is his prey. This version is a sultry slowest-of-the-slow burns. It’s all about drawing the tease out, the audience on the edge of their seats, not to see the skin (but also yes) but to just watch this man who has complete control over every single muscle through fluid physicality take off one garment at a time. It’s about the connection he can maintain with the audience, the presence he takes up just by breathing (which is part of his choreo).

Tech | “People Are Strange” Tribe Society

Some performers tend not to engage with their audience because they are so into what they’re doing, enjoying themselves. Others prefer to  be observed, to be art. That’s Tech. This song is sultry and smokey and slow, anyone else would be slithering across the stage and stripping. Tech is using this song to showcase the flexibility of the human body, there are alot of acrobatic poses with very slow transitions. Since Tech is an inventive mind, he also likely likes to innovate new and interesting ways to remove clothing (such as an inverted hand-stand on a chair while removing a thigh-high from one leg with his toes of the other).

Wrecker | “I Believe in a thing Called Love” The Darkness

Classic-rock with a super playful vibe. I could totally see Wrecker choosing a hair-metal inspired track. It’s high energy, perfect for a guy with little impulse control and a whole lot of love to give. He’s gonna rip his shirt off within the first 30 seconds of the song, swing it around and then chuck it into the audience and they are going to eat.it.up. He’s going to have a lot of fun on stage, that’s what its all about for him, he’ll do bump and grind, he’ll do (his version of) classic flirty, he’s gonna tease but in a delightful way and during the clapping-bridge he’s gonna gonna reveal assels (they’re tassels for your butt). 

Bonus:

Yoda | “Pour some sugar on me” Def Leopard

He doesn’t take any clothing off and still ends up buried in credits.

[benjamminandthemarmalades]

Went to see The Empire Strips back with my friend the other day and had a blast! It was literally the best time I've had in a long time.

[bmoviebimbo]

[nakedforestman]

Bro's showin' me how he burlesques

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If you zoom in, you'll see it's my 1st pic of darth phillip