Postcard mask from Kat van Trollebol, Nederland

BURLESQUE MAIL ART CALL:

What is burlesque ...?

1. A literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation

2. mockery usually by character

3. theatrical entertainment of a broadly humorous often earthy character of short turns, comic skits and sometimes striptease acts

Burlesque is a direct descendant of the Comedia dell'arte where principal characters would carry a "burle" - a stick with a padded end - with which they would slap the other players for comic effect (the origin of "slapstick" comedy). Burlesque performers often create elaborate sets with lush, colourful costumes, mood-appropriate music and dramatic lighting. Burlesque is a style of entertainment that encompasses pastiche, parody and wit.

Send me some burlesque mail art:

Kat van Trollebol

Tafelbergstraat 18

5025 HM Tilburg

Nederland

Deadline: July 2008 - all entries will be shown and archived at: http://www.goddelijkegladiolen.com/

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