Nasty Canasta (burlesque)
Nasty Canasta is a New York City-based Neo-Burlesque performer. She is the star[1] and co-creator and producer[2] of Pinchbottom Burlesque, the producer and host of Sweet & Nasty Burlesque,[3] and the featured performer in the New York branch of Naked Girls Reading.[4]
Biography
Canasta has won multiple awards and accolades, including (as Pinchbottom Burlesque) a New York Magazine "Best of New York" pick,[5] and the first-ever "Most Innovative" award from the Burlesque Hall of Fame[citation needed] and numerous Golden Pastie Awards from the New York Burlesque Festival.
Canasta was married to fellow burlesque performer and writer Jonny Porkpie but the two have since divorced.[when?] She is the inspiration for the fictional character "Nasty Canasta" in Porkpie's book The Corpse Wore Pasties (Hard Case Crime, 2009).[6] The Brooklyn Paper calls Canasta "Brooklyn’s greatest burlesque star".[7]
References
- ^ Staff (13 February 2008), "The Big Apple with sauce on the side", Telegraph (Telegraph.co.uk), Travel, archived from the original on 13 December 2009, retrieved 13 December 2009
- ^ Tor.com
- ^ Noble, Melissa, "Sweet and Nasty Burlesque", New York Magazine, New York Nightlife, archived from the original on 13 December 2009, retrieved 13 December 2009
- ^ Padnick, Steven (23 October 2009). "Naked Girls Reading". December 2009 Blog. Tor.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
- ^ Staff (2007), "Best Burlesque", New York Magazine, Best of New York 2007: Fun & Nightlife, archived from the original on 1 October 2007, retrieved 13 December 2009
- ^ Jonny Porkpie, the interview; Cultural Capitol
- ^ Brooklyn Paper
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