#helbf14 part two

BOOM! There goes another week! Spring is here for sure, it feels like the light has increased so much it makes everyone´s head spin :)

I got some finishing touches to my "Albatross"-number in Tallinn last weekend, the tickets for the Sinsational Spring Awakening are on sale at Tiketti as we speak and all of us Daisies will have new solo-numbers to show you as well as a modified group number so get tickets beforehand! This Friday it will be sweaty and crazy at Dubrovnik when a bunch of drag queens and burlesquers hit the stage at Drag me to HEL! I´m performing my "Lucia, faithfully" in honor of the rainbow community all over the world and especially in support of the one in Russia that is being harrassed at the moment by crazy and unacceptable laws. 

Here are the last bit of the iphone pics I promised you from this years Helsinki Burlesque Festival! Have a wonderful and sunny beginning of the week <3 Ta!

My look for Day 2

Backstage, later...

Hubby gor some action from Kitten de Ville who performed her amazing "Casting Couch" act -the one sanctioned to her by Dixie Evans herself.

Sandy and me with Pearl Noire after her workshop

The unbelieveably inspiring Imogen Kelly

#helbf14

That is the hashtag used in the social media for this years Helsinki Burlesque Festival, check it out if you don´t believe me :) Here are a few snapshots (part one) found in my phone after the weekend. I really don´t take pictures of the shows... And I do recommend you do the same. Put your phone away. Enjoy the LIVE show. We look at life through a lense too much as it is. "Breathe through your mouth" like Scotty the Blue Bunny says.
Plus the fact that most, at least bigger, shows have professional photographers who will do a MUCH better job than we will with out phone-cameras!!! So relax, sit back, enjoy the experience and let the pro´s do their thing: on stage and off.

The gorgeous Lada Redstar, Pepper, Lassi and Tuomas at the meet&greet @ Hotelli Aleksanteri on Thursday

The crazy, wonderful women at meet&greet: Sandy, Tinker, Cherry, Koko La Douce and Fiona

Scotty with his new hat made by Bettie Blackheart´s mother <3

Us Daisies with our favourite Bunny and our Friday outfits: retro/vintage swimwear!

Handsomeness to the maxx: Jett Adore and Sir Willy Waterlily

The ever-so-sweet Kitten&Lou with our Godfather of Manlesque Frank Doggenstein

Dictator is trying to feed Lola Vanilla a banana and Tuomas is helping. Or something.

It´s here!

Happy Friday everyone!

And indeed, a happy one it is! HBF kicked off on Wednesday with the first workshops and today is the first day of shows at Gloria! I really do hope you have tickets because the last time I checked tomorrow is sold out and for tonight there are only a few left! The line-up is amazing! I got to meet some of the performers last night at the meet & greet and they are such sweethearts even if there is a some jetlag and flue going around <3
A big thank you at the moment especially to Perle Noire and Kitten de Ville whom I had the pleasure of assisting at their workshops! You ladies are a true ispiration and raise the bar of performing  sky-high!!! I learned so much!
21st Century Burlesque made a piece on the Helsinki Burlesque Festival and why it´s so popular and in high demand, please read it here! Bettie Blackheart is one helluva producer & performer and an ispiration and I´m so proud to be able to call her my "burlesque-mom" <3

Hope to see you at Gloria or tomorrow at Imogen Kelly´s or Kitten de Ville´s workshops! Ta!