Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Day 28 - Redbone

I've mentioned before that a lot of performers learn what they do well, and stay in that lane. There's nothing wrong with that; there's absolute value in knowing yourself and delivering your best to an audience. But, on occasion, we're blessed with a presence who can seemingly do it all, flawlessy. Classic slow burn, up-tempo hip hop, straight-up comedy, The Cyclone of Burlesque, Redbone, can kill 'em all, and more.



Ever since I've been traveling to attend festivals, Redbone has put in appearances at just about all of 'em. I could list the names of these fests, but it would just be a couple of paragraphs naming places. That's how often she's invited to perform. She can also often be found vending her own product at these shows: Glam Jam, a cosmetic glitter stick used by many a performer, so she has that Big Entrepreneur energy, too.

Redbone placed as first runner-up in the Queen competition at Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend in 2019, which makes her the reigning Princess of Burlesque. She is also ranked the #3 burlesque performer in the world in the current poll conducted by 21st Century Burlesque Magazine. When you add all these rankings together, a pretty clear consensus starts to form. Redbone is scientifically proven to be one of the best damn people performing burlesque in the world right now, and she has been for a number of years.

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