While the ostentatious world of pasties and lacy underthings was once risqué and taboo to polite society, neo-burlesque is now widely respected as an art form—although that doesn’t mean it’s fully understood.

If there’s one tangible difference between stripping and burlesque, it’s money. In the former, patrons pay the performer to embody their sexual fantasies on stage. In the latter, the performers may take off most of their clothes, and they may stimulate their audiences, but…

Have you ever wondered what goes behind the perfect burlesque show? imagine the unveiling of sexiness and alter egos all packed in a documentary, well you don’t have to think far ahead, this is just what you have been waiting for.

Fifteen years into the “Neo-Burlesque” revival of the old bump-and-grind, it’s obvious that we do have the time and that burlesque still has relevance — at least to its practitioners.

Sex appeal and comedy come together in a perfect union in this treat of a film, directed by Jon Manning. In its exploration of the neo-burlesque movement, “Burlesque: Heart of the Glitter Tribe” is bold, daring, and sexy…

Apparently Burlesque is still alive and well, in the Portland, Oregon area anyway. But it is somewhat different from the old days. The Glitter Tribe is a troupe of dancers, women and men, who put on full blown shows in the Pacific Northwest…

It offers a view of burlesque that is much more than simply a ‘celebration’ or even an interrogation of what burlesque is about, what it’s ‘for’ and who’s doing it…

The film seeks to give the viewer an in depth look into the lives of these modern neo burlesque dancers and the motivation behind their lurid, exciting, and occasionally dangerous acts…

Promising that it explores “real burlesque,” the new documentary film Glitter Tribe looks at how and why performers got started on the “burlesque trail.” …

Portland’s bad-ass burlesque community is headed for the big screen in Glitter Tribe, a new documentary from Jon Manning.