(bur·lesk.) - a humorous and provocative stage show featuring slapstick humor, comic skits, bawdy songs, striptease acts, and a scantily clad chorus.

Cosplay Burlesque is a group of burlesque performers and cosplayers dedicated to combining the two for your entertainment. Our mission is to take the characters fans already enjoy and make them naughty!

We've performed as Nurse Joy (Pokemon), Tuxedo Mask (Sailor Moon), Harley Quinn (Batman), Ash (Evil Dead), Ichigo & Rukia (Bleach) - which is just the tip of the iceberg. There is no fandom that we'll leave untouched in our quest for great source material. We are fan fiction come to life!

Cosplay Burlesque was founded in early 2008 by Victoria Belmont. She felt that conventions had become too family friendly and their 'adult' offering was lacking. "I remember seeing Satoshi Kon's Perfect Blue at the first anime convention I attended. It was R-rated; you had to have ID to get in." says Belmont. "Since then many cons have reoriented their programming to attract younger attendees, which is all well and good, but they haven't done much for the older crowd. I was hoping to add something new and different to the line up."

Cosplaying for years, Belmont saw the connection between the pageantry of cosplaying and the spectacle that is burlesque. Many Masquerade skits were already toeing the line of an 'R' rating, why not give them a venue? Since then Cosplay Burlesque has performed at multiple conventions to ever growing crowds. They've expanded their offering to include Drag acts, musical numbers, and comedy skits.

To request a sample reel of the Cosplay Burlesque in action, visit our booking page.