The Toronto Burlesque Festival & Dr Sketchy's Retrospective

The Toronto Burlesque Festival

Dr Sketchy's Retrospective

I think this may have been the first cohesive art show to address Toronto's burlesque scene.

I would count it as a success even though it got no press, and even though it was open to the public, it was seen only by a select few.

That probably can be said about the whole festival. It was one of the most interesting things happening in the city and yet nobody really knew about it.

My aunt who traveled up from New York City for the festival described it -

"In th 80's I used to visit toronto a lot, and I was really into the gay scene here. They had the best parties, the craziest outfits, and the most fun people. It wouldn't really be written about or advertised, you had to be told about it by someone who was part of it. It was underground then. It was just like this. this is the new underground thing"

These are some of my pieces, and some installation shots I snapped of the show.
I'll be posting the rest of my pieces once I have proper pictures taken.