Burlesk Con of The Carolinas

A weekend of Burlesque Shows, Classes, Workshops, History, Education, and Fun. Burlesk Con of The Carolinas follows a history rich of burlesque festivals in the Carolinas. This convention is the creative outcome of some of The Carolina Burlesque's dedicated performers/ producers/stakeholders. These Production Heads recognized the need for a consortium of artists and art-lovers to create a space to share the uniqueness of the Carolinas’ history and contemporaries. The Mission of the Con emphasizes education, history, celebration, and preservation of the Artform through acknowledgment, affirmation, and inclusion. Burlesque Arts will be featured throughout the Con, highlighting entertainers from and in the Carolinas. Longtime festival and show producer Selia d'Katzmeow and Ophelia PopTart, along with other amazing and forward-thinking lovers of burlesque have been re-imagining this would-be/could-be, was-and-has-been Festival. The original Carolinas Burlesque Festival lasted only two years (2012-2013) in Charleston , SC; and with very high hopes and stunning iconic burlesque figures. This history is unique in conjunction with the ever famous and fun "Heavy Rebel Weekender's WIGGLE ROOM BURLESQUE SHOWCASE and PAGEANT (ran by d'Katzmeow for over a decade /ceased in 2022), and with a budding and bright burlesque population in The Carolinas.