Posts Tagged ‘Burlesque’

She was Queen of the Balls


Posted: 3rd December 2011 by wordhack1 in Cool photos, Events, Swedish
Tags: , ,

Paulina, lead singer of the moody pop group Wallenberg, had by far the most striking outfit at a book release party held at Södra Teater on Wednesday evening. She makes all of her costumes herself. The outfit pictured to the left with the triple-ball headgear is actually a simplified version of the costume she uses [...]

0

Counting the months with Fräulein Frauke

One way to keep track of the days, weeks and months is with the Swedish Burlesque Calendar 2011.

1

Dia de los Muertos with Astrid Hadad


Posted: 11th November 2010 by wordhack1 in Events
Tags: , , , ,

A beautiful soul visited Stockholm a few days ago to help winter-frozen Swedes celebrate Dia de Los Muertos—the Day of the Dead. How should one describe Mexican singer Astrid Hadad? She sings with huge amounts of passion.. She wears costumes fit for an Aztec queen. Add cynical humor, spicy politics and an engaging stage personality and you get some idea of her performance.

2

Mile-long eyelashes and a few leather whips

A sneak preview of this weekend’s Stockholm Burlesque Festival took place Wednesday evening at the Pom Pom Parlour shop on the third floor of the PUB department store.

2

Hanging out at the Hootchy Kootchy Club

The capital of Sweden is a serene, safe and beautiful city. But where do Stockholmers go when they want to enjoy some creative chaos for a change? One option is to hike over to Södra Teatern and experience the good-humored decadence of the Hootchie Kootchie Club.

0