Medianoche
(New York, USA/Spain)
We can finally reveal our long awaited choice for the headliner position this year and for our special 10th anniversary, we are bringing you one of the most iconic and award decorated artists in our industry. We are honored to welcome no other then the legendary Medianoche, that has been a staple in the New York City burlesque scene since 2008 and equally so on the biggest world burlesque stages. Born and raised in southern Spain, she brings strong traces of tango and flamenco dance to her unique flavor of tease, underscored by her self made unique and highly visual costumes.
Medianoche, known as "The Alpha Femme Fatale", has charmed audiences throughout the U.S. and almost every continent — at select venues in Australia, Canada, Chile, Singapore, Hong Kong, Russia, and throughout Europe. She has been featured for ten years running in 21st Century Burlesque's list of Top 50 Burlesque Performers worldwide, and was awarded the prestigious title of Miss Exotic World at the Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas.
You will be able to enjoy her incredible stage presence at all the festival shows and learn from her at the workshops on Sunday
Chanelle de Mai
(Paris, France)
We are excited to present this year European headliner, our dear friend Chanelle De Mai, who has been to the festival before premiering her iconic Metamorphosis act.
Chanelle is a Paris-based is aprofessional dancer and burlesque performer, that started her dance training at age 4 with
ballet and widened her dance horizons in latin and
ballroom dance winning French championship title in both.
In Paris she discovered the world of cabaret and burlesque and also added charleston, lindy hop and Argentine tango to her dance repertoire.
She has been performing professionally since 2014 on various international stages, public and private, such a “Paris Follies” in Paris, “Sadistic Circus” in Tokyo, “Soho House” in New York and
Hong Kong, “Bottega degli Artisti” in Roma, “Les Productions Red Light” in Montreal or the famous “Burlesque Hall
of fame” in Las Vegas.
She is also professionally trained in costume making so she creates all her costumes to complete her unique artistic vision in her signature vintage aesthetic.
