Tribe of Fools Gearing Up for Annual HOLIDAY BURLESQUE

Tribe of Fools is bringing back their incredibly popular Holiday Burlesque. Tribe's holiday tradition provides a holiday themed show for adults.

Artistic Director Terry Brennan came up with the idea because "the majority of the holiday season is so geared towards kids that sometimes adults feel overwhelmed and left out. We wanted to provide one night of holiday fun that's just for adults."

Brennan also remarked, "We want to make this for all adults so there are just as many male routines as female as well as gay-themed routines in addition to straight routines. Tribe of Fools sees burlesque as a fun and exciting art form that doesn't need to be about straight men just staring at women all night."

The evening will be hosted by Nasty Frosty, played by burlesque veteran and Flashpoint Co-Founder, Meghann Williams. Nasty Frosty will act as the emcee over a roster of Tribe of Fools favorites including Dirty Santa, Sexually Anxious Rudolph, as well as Ivan and Irina Jackinoff, Lesley Berkowitz, Erin Carney, the amazing acrobats of Almanac Dance Circus Theatre as well as Peter Danzig and Theatrical Trainer. The Tribe of Fools Holiday Burlesque will be a combination of songs, dance, comedy and of course, a little bit of skin. The focus of the evening will be a comic take on the holidays and relationships in a way that you can enjoy with your friends, but not with your kids.

Finally, this year's burlesque will again be directed by Tribe of Fools' company member, Tara Demmy. This will be the second year the burlesque is directed by Demmy. Brennan stated "Tribe of Fools is growing and I'm excited that we're developing a deep bench of collaborators and company members. Tara did an amazing job last year and I can't wait to see what she does with this year's burlesque."

All proceeds will go to fund Tribe of Fools' 2018 productions including Magdalene a one-woman show about the life of Mary Magdalene directed by Brenna Geffers.

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IF YOU GO:

Tribe of Fools Annual HOLIDAY BURLESQUE

December 16th, 8-10pm

At Asian Arts Initiative 1219 Vine St Philadelphia, PA 19107

$15 in advance $20 at the door or at 2017burlesque.brownpapertickets.com

For more information go to www.tribeoffools.org or call 215-284-1178

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Tribe of Fools is a physical theatre company formed at The Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre and has been creating original work in Philadelphia since 2003. The company began in Germantown in 2003 and moved to South Philly in 2004. Their signature physical stylization has earned them the titles of "stylish" and "signature sweet badass" and "A true theatrical powerhouse."

In 14 years Tribe of Fools has created 15 original pieces including; Bedlam!, Echo, Fool, The Slightly Brown Girl, Armageddon at the Mushroom Village (which Phawker.com said "danced it's way through bitterness and despair to and end that makes Pink Floyd's wall look like Steamboat Willie"), Dracula and Heavy Metal Dance Fag (which was hailed as "A raw-talking, blood pumping, street smart and altogether charming piece" by the Philadelphia Inquirer), Shut Your Wormhole, the "Bold Winner" Antihero, the "badass and sweet" Two Street, Zombies... with Guns! and "Fishtown - A Hipster Noir" and School Play. Tribe of Fools has also produced nine cabarets, Valentines SUCKS!, Halloween ROCKS!, GEEK FIGHT! and April Fools RULES 2009 and 2010 as well as TheBareknuckle Burlesque, The Return of Dirty Santa, Naughty New Years, The Rise of Nasty Frosty and The Revenge of Horny Rudolph and Santa and Frosty Breakup.