Nasty Canasta (burlesque)
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Nasty Canasta is a New York City-based Neo-Burlesque
performer. She is the star and co-creator and producer of Pinchbottom Burlesque, the producer and host of Sweet & Nasty Burlesque, and the featured performer in the New York branch of Naked Girls Reading.
Canasta was married to fellow burlesque performer and writer Jonny Porkpie
but the two have since divorced. She is the inspiration for the fictional character "Nasty Canasta" in Porkpie's book The Corpse Wore Pasties (Hard Case Crime
, 2009). The Brooklyn Paper calls Nasty "Brooklyn’s greatest burlesque star".
Neo-Burlesque
Neo-Burlesque is the revival and updating of the traditional burlesque performance. Though based on the traditional Burlesque art, the new form encompasses a wider range of performance styles; Neo-burlesque acts can be anything from classic striptease to modern dance to theatrical mini-dramas to...
performer. She is the star and co-creator and producer of Pinchbottom Burlesque, the producer and host of Sweet & Nasty Burlesque, and the featured performer in the New York branch of Naked Girls Reading.
Biography
Canasta has won multiple awards and accolades, including (as Pinchbottom Burlesque) A New York Magazine "Best of New York" pick, and the first-ever "Most Innovative" award from The Burlesque Hall of Fame and numerous Golden Pastie Awards from the New York Burlesque festival.Canasta was married to fellow burlesque performer and writer Jonny Porkpie
Jonny Porkpie
Jonny Porkpie is a New York City-based writer, director, and performer in neo-burlesque. So called for his pork pie hat, Jonny Porkpie creates and hosts scripted theme-based burlesque shows as part of his production company, Pinchbottom, as well as solo productions under the title "Jonny Porkpie's...
but the two have since divorced. She is the inspiration for the fictional character "Nasty Canasta" in Porkpie's book The Corpse Wore Pasties (Hard Case Crime
Hard Case Crime
Hard Case Crime is an American imprint of hardboiled crime novels founded in 2004 by Charles Ardai, also known as the founder of the Internet service Juno Online Services, and Max Phillips....
, 2009). The Brooklyn Paper calls Nasty "Brooklyn’s greatest burlesque star".