A new breed of performers has transformed burlesque " is it now performance art? By Ben WaltersIt's a cold December night but inside the Bethnal Green Working Men's Club in east London, things are hotting up. A capacity crowd " more women than men, some in retro-style fur, houndstooth and animal prints " has turned out for the final of this year's Tournament of Tease, an amateur contest that has become an institution…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:08AM on December 14, 2015