It is only natural that I gravitated towards live burlesque photography, which incorporates real moments with the glamour and costumes of old Hollywood.

Burlesque is a celebration of the beauty of the human experience. It is glamorous, witty, sexual, kinetic, coy, communicative, and heartbreaking. Burlesque is classically defined as a type of theatrical entertainment characterized by mocking and ludicrous humor and slapstick presentation and often incorporating striptease. In Los Angeles a Neo-Burlesque movement is evolving and popularizing this once low-brow form of entertainment by going back to its roots, where the performance is concentrated on the “tease” rather than the “strip.” New acts with cultural and political satire have a focused attention on choreography and costumes and set apart modern dancers as true performance artists.

 

all images © laura creecy 2006-2008

This is just a small sample of my live burlesque portfolio. If you would like to see more samples of my burlesque work or to purchase prints, please email me at:

contact@lauracreecy.com