The Stripping Scholar Fräulein Frauke
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The Stripping Scholar podcast is a framework for artist and performer Felicia Bichard / Fräulein Frauke to explore themes and concepts in and around her own artistic practice as “a sexual woman on stage” within burlesque.
Each episode focuses on a concept, digging into meaning, tradition, understanding and aesthetics that inform and have shaped burlesque, situating it as a vibrant artform within the canon of contemporary feminism, amidst the landscapes of performance, culture and academia.
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Episode 9 - Spectatorship - with Jonas Eklund
Jonas Eklund holds a PhD in Theatre Studies from Stockholm University (2019).In his dissertation The Sensational Body, he explores the spectator’s experience of bodies on stage in Circus, Burlesque and Freak Show.
What is the audience experience of burlesque and what is special about it? -
Episode 8 - Fetish - with Marnie Scarlet
Marnie Scarlet is the Queen of Fetish cabaret! Renowned for her surreal shows, larger than life looks and self constructed latex costumes.Marnie Combines aspects of Cabaret with Drag and Burlesque, with fetish and performance art added into the mix.
The fetish scene in transformation. -
Episode 7 - Scopophilia - with JP Bichard
Experimental artist, burlesque producer and filmmaker whose work references: sexuality as a material, traditional storytelling and art historical aesthetics through the filters of contemporary culture.Works across media and has strong roots in art/technology research.
Seeing burlesque through the camera lens. -
Episode 6 - Body Positivity - with Fifi von Tassel
A Norwegian, internationally award winning performer. She is known for her body positive acts, with a fat friendly approach.Fifi is also the producer of Fifi von Tassel presents, as well as being the head producer of Oslo Burlesque Festival.
Bodypositivity vs fat activism. Does influencers take over our movement? -
Episode 5 - Eroticism - with Ester Martin Bergsmark
Filmmaker, artist and PhD candidate in artistic research at Stockholm university of the arts.Films include: Something must break (2014), She Male Snails (2012) with Eli Leven, Fruitcake (2010) as part of the experimental feminist film series Dirty Diaries.What is erotic? Is it okay to be turned on by your work?
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Episode 4 - Sex Positivity - with Aurora Brännström
Singer, sociologist and trained in gender studies. She calls herself an “AA”, an artist and an activist, in both camps dealing with sexuality.Active within RSFU: the National Association for Sexual Education. Working primarily with sexual health and body rights.Sexpositivity, joy and getting rid of shame.