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Photo by Marissa Parisella
My Fair Lady / Photo credit: Vintage Photography
Elizabethan costume / Photo credit: Aaron Pedersen
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Violette Coquette is an award-winning International burlesque performer who has captivated audiences across North America and Europe. HIRE Violette to dazzle from the stage, perform a pop-up burlesque act roving through the crowd, or as a themed event activator, setting the mood through costuming and audience interaction.
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Thomas S.
August 5, 2021Violette Coquette is one of Edmonton’s most celebrated burlesque performers. Her creative imagination, coupled with her seasoned dance experience, create spectacular acts and costumes that dazzle audiences. She is also a pillar in the burlesque community producing next level events and festivals while advocating for accessibility and equity in performance spaces. Violette is world class and a gem of a human.
Hired as: 1920s Era Entertainment, Burlesque Entertainment
Price range: Contact for rates
Languages: English, French
Gig length: 10 - 90 minutes
Hire Violette to dazzle your audience with a vintage strip-tease burlesque act! Her current acts include:
- Decadent Flapper (Roaring 20s inspired)
- Old Hollywood/Femme Fatale (dazzling floorlength boa dress)
- Lilac Dream (with feather fans)
- La Vie En Rose (custom rose costume)
- Take Five (My Fair Lady inspired black-and-white costume)
- Elizabethan Queen (full Elizabethan costume)
- Dapper Dame (Fred Astaire/Marlene Dietrich aesthetic, in full tuxedo)
PLEASE NOTE: burlesque performance involves striptease and is meant for 18+ audiences. A standard burlesque solo lasts 4-6 minutes; a "longform" burlesque act is between 10-15 minutes, involving more audience roving and improvisation. For more sustained interaction and presence at an event, a mix of burlesque stage acts and roving entertainment is recommended, with the option to meet and mingle with guests in costume and pose for photos.
Canada's "Untouchable Tease"! Violette Coquette is an International burlesque performer who has captivated audiences on stages across North America and Europe. Described by audience members as “perfect”, offering “stunning” performances full of “incredible musicality and presence”, Violette is known for her storytelling through movement and the fine art of the strip-tease!
Greenroom/Changeroom: well-lit dressing room accessible from the backstage area with chair, mirror, a place to hang costumes, and access to a washroom.
Performance Space: a stage or other clean, safe, and well-lit performance area, clear of cords and other tripping hazards.
Lighting: sufficient lighting to frontlight, sidelight, and backlight the entire performance space. In burlesque, the performer's facial expressions are a large part of the performance, and the lighting colour and quality set the mood for the show.
Sound: a high-quality sound system, stage monitors and audio technician are required.
A Professional Host: the host warms up the audience and sets the mood for the performance to come. Your host should be prepped with Violette's name and bio so that they can introduce her before her performance.
A Safe Environment: it is not permitted for the staff, employees of the venue, or the public to touch the performer.
Can perform to pre-recorded music tracks (mp3) or with a live band/musicians. Songs for current burlesque acts include:
- Take Five (Dave Brubeck)
- Cry Me a River (Dinah Washington)
- La Vie En Rose (Josephine Baker)
- Banned in Boston (David Rose Orchestra)
- West End Blues (Louis Armstrong)
- Putting on the Ritz (Fred Astaire)
- St James Infirmary (Artie Shaw)
Glamorous burlesque from (phone number hidden)0s, Marlene Dietrich, Fred Astaire, Marilyn Monroe, Cyd Charisse.
Dressing room equipped with mirror and lighting, located as close to stage as possible
Professional lighting of the staging area
Sound system and sound technician/DJ
Burlesque Entertainment