Pinchbottom Returns to Performance Space 122 for "The Last Burlesque Show in the World"
Company's first new scripted show of 2010 further pushes boundaries between theater and burlesque

from the people who bring you Pinchbottom Burlesque
SHOW: Pinchbottom presents THE LAST BURLESQUE SHOW IN THE WORLD
DATE: Fridays, July 10, 17, 24 @ 9:00pm
VENUE: Performance Space 122, part of the undergroundzero festival
TICKETS: $15-$25, available at http://www.pinchbottom.com/tickets/

JULY 2010, NEW YORK CITY: On the precipice of time, the ragged edge of existence itself, one painted gasp before an unceasing void envelops the final fragment of reality: A single beautiful moment remains, forestalling oblivion, in which a forgotten god -- trapped forever in the crumbling stone of a sculptors’ misconception -- obviates his own extinction with the only art eternity cannot bear to destroy...

...burlesque.

No, seriously. Artistic striptease confounds oblivion.

Welcome, friends, to THE LAST BURLESQUE SHOW IN THE WORLD, Pinchbottom’s first all-new piece of 2010. For over five years, Pinchbottom has brought a unique theatricality to burlesque, linking together striptease numbers by top performers with a comedic scripted narrative. With this show, it turns the tables on this formula and incorporates burlesque into a theatrical extravaganza. Inspired by the amalgam performance style of works like Julie Atlas Muz’s “I Am The Moon...” and Taylor Mac’s “The Lily’s Revenge”, THE LAST BURLESQUE SHOW IN THE WORLD seeks to not only transverse but obliterate the conceptual boundaries which separate legit theater and burlesque.

An epic metaphysical journey through the twisted muscle of the human heart, the jagged crevices of the creative mind, the amorphous discord of the libido, and the insouciant profundity of pants-dropping, THE LAST BURLESQUE SHOW IN THE WORLD stars Pinchbottom co-creator Jonny Porkpie, plus Clams Casino, Jo Boobs, Legs Malone, Naughtia Nice, and Mat “Sealboy” Fraser, with special guest stars Amber Ray, Gal Friday, Harvest Moon, Peekaboo Pointe, Sapphire Jones, Tigger!, and more. It is—more literally than one can possibly convey in the ambiguous tumult of language—the ultimate Pinchbottom show.

But even with this new direction, Pinchbottom’s trademark humor will still be a part of the show—right? “No,” says Porkpie, his face a rigid mask of magniloquent contempt. “This is a deep and serious theatrical event. Anyone evincing a modicum of amusement during the performance will be asked to leave immediately.” He then threw his cloak over his shoulder and strode away in search of beignet.

ABOUT PINCHBOTTOM BURLESQUE
Pinchbottom is where burlesque meets theater, buys it a drink and takes it to bed. Named the "Best Burlesque in NY" by New York Magazine and called "The Best Burlesque Show in Town" by The Village Voice, Pinchbottom is the winner of the first-ever "Most Innovative" award from The Burlesque Hall of Fame. "Daring, funny, imaginative, and titillating to all tastes" - The Sunday Telegraph (UK) "Comedy and partial nudity go remarkably well together. Where else can you hoot, whistle, and bust a gut laughing?" -NY Theatre.com; "Hilarious burlesque" -Next Magazine; "Your perverted genre fantasies have come shimmying to life" -Time Out New York