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About the Festival
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The Charm City Burlesque and Variety Festival (CCBVF) runs Friday September 26 through Saturday September 27, 2024 at Baltimore’s Creative Alliance, home to some of Baltimore’s first burlesque and variety shows.
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Burlesque is many things. It is sexy. It is sly. It is seductive. It shines a light on the morals and foibles of modern life and mocks them openly. In Baltimore, Burlesque is all of those things, and it is also unabashedly weird, strange, dark, funny, and a little bit twisted. Baltimore’s burlesque and variety stages have always welcomed the different and the avant-garde. Baltimore marvels in the filthy, the strange, the strangely beautiful, and the sometimes questionable and it makes it its own. The CCBVF celebrates all.
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Single night general admission ticket for either Friday or Saturday night performances.
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Friday September 26: Filthy Gorgeous
The festival kicks off with a celebration of the weird and twisted side of Baltimore area’s burlesque and variety scene. Expect to be both titillated and uncomfortable at the same time, in the most delicious way possible.
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Hosted by: Delilah Dentata & Jim Dandy
Headliner: GiGi Holliday
Featuring: Tapitha Kix, Bunny Vicious, Paolo Garbanzo, Onca O’Leary, Lula Lioness
Performers: Kit Valentine, Thrilda Swinton, Kayy Lovely, Lady Fingers, Lady Bladie, Qing Blaze and Ruby Spruce
Stage kittens: Minuet De Baiser, Charlie Lawless
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​​​​​Saturday, September 27: The Tell-Tale Masquerade & The Tell-Tale Masquerade After Show Dark Dance Party
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Masquerade with us through the eerie ambiance on Saturday night. Don your finest attire and join the sinister mischief makers and the dreamers as we take you on a journey into all that is dark and whimsy. Let us entice you and titillate your senses with bewitching acts of burlesque, belly dance, sideshow, circus, and drag!
Stick around after the show for a dance party with DJ Villainess as she spins dark beats and hypnotic rhythms.
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Hosted by: Eden
Headliner: Poison Ivory
Featuring: Kalypso Kraken, Bearcat Betty, Caza Blanca, Onyx D. Pearl, Meghan Vu, Valentina, Ruby Rockafella, Jacqueline Boxx and Tempetter LaCouer
Performers: Harlot Moon, Luna Rei, Ganja Kitty, Scarlet Starlet, Flossie Monroe and Moxie Blie
Stage kittens: Minuet De Baiser, Charlie Lawless​
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​Purchase Single Night Tickets for Friday or Saturday Here
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Special Ticket Options
Weekend Pass
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Enjoy both nights of the festival and save money!
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VIP Table for Four
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Reserved table for four up front. Includes VIP gift bag from the producers of the show and the show's producers. Available for either Friday or Saturday night. ​​
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Purchase a VIP Table for Friday​
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Purchase a VIP Table for Saturday
Virtual Streaming
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Enjoy the festival performances from the comfort of your own home with this online option. Available for either Friday or Saturday night. ​
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Purchase Streaming Tickets for Friday or Saturday
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This festival will be inclusive and both respectful and cognizant of the people and places who have helped make Baltimore burlesque and variety what it is today – this especially includes the voices of BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ performers, vendors, and partners who will be an important part in both the planning and execution of all events associated with the festival.
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