A burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects. The word derives from the Italian burlesco, which, in turn, is derived from the Italian burla – a joke, ridicule or mockery. Burlesque overlaps in meaning with caricature, parody and travesty, and, in its theatrical sense, with extravaganza, as presented during the Victorian era. "Burlesque" has been used in English in this literary and theatrical sense since the late 17th century. It has been applied retrospectively to works of Chaucer and Shakespeare and to the Graeco-Roman classics. Contrasting examples of literary burlesque are Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock and Samuel Butler's Hudibras. An example of musical burlesque is Richard Strauss's 1890 Burleske for piano and orchestra.
About Burlesque
Golden Globe-winning and Grammy Award-nominated film about a girl moving to Los Angeles who winds up working at a neo-burlesque club run by a former dancer.
Achievement of Burlesque
Star Christina Aguilera contributed 8 of the 10 songs of the film's soundtrack while co-star Cher performed the remaining 2.
Top Facts You Did Not Know About Burlesque
Burlesque Category.. Cabaret - Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music, song, dance, recitation, or drama. It is mainly distinguished by the performance venue, which might be a pub, a casino, a hotel, a restaurant, or a nightclub with a stage for performances.. Nightclub act - A nightclub act is a production, usually of nightclub music or comedy, designed for performance at a nightclub, a type of drinking establishment, by a nightclub performer such as a nightclub singer or nightclub dancer, whose performance may also be referred to as a nightclub act.. Comedy genres.. Variety shows.. Satire.. History of theatre.. Burlesque performers.. Humour.. Entertainment.. Musical theatre.. Performing arts.. Theatrical genres.. Rhetoric.
