burlesque
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Dane also played Jason Dean in fantasy drama series Charmed, and Captain Tom Chandler in action drama show The Last Ship, while appearing in films such as Marley & Me, Valentine's Day and Burlesque.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
In something of a redo of Shostakovich’s Burlesque, “Roman Festivals” closes with a portrait of the antic, circuslike crowds of Piazza Navona in Rome.
From New York Times • May 5, 2023
Burlesque performer Ginger Snaps runs a retreat for larger aerialists and curates a list of plus size–friendly aerial studios.
From Slate • Mar. 11, 2023
The Burlesque Hall of Fame presents a 48-hour round-the-clock marathon of burlesque designed so that people everywhere in the world can participate as both audiences and performers streaming Aug. 6-8.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 6, 2021
But we may that observe in Burlesque Poetry, it is permitted to place an Accent upon a Syllable that naturally has none; as, When Pulpit, Drum Ecclesiastick, Was beat with Fist instead of a Stick.
From The Art of English Poetry (1708) by Bysshe, Edward
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