Laramie Burlesque Troupe Performing at the Civic Center

If you are missing out on a special Valentine's celebration tonight, the Laramie Burlesque Troupe will be performing their next show at the Laramie Plains Civic Center this Saturday night, February 18th, at 8 PM. The show is titled "Love Me. Love Me Not" in the theme of Valentine's Day. Tickets to the show are $12 if you buy in advance or $15 at the door. Be warned that these shows are for adults only and there is an age minimum of 18.

About the Laramie Burlesque Troupe

The celebration of satire in all of its forms and often grotesque exaggeration, burlesque is not just one thing. The charming Johnny Knockers hosts Tropes Burlesque, Wyoming’s first and only burlesque troupe. Tropes Burlesque takes its cues from classic carnivalesque as coined by Mikhail Bakhtin, which means it subverts and liberates the assumptions of the norm through comedy and chaos. By mocking the current social structure we are able to contest assumed Truths. Equally important – we create healthy dialogue on sexuality, humanism and beauty, promoting a celebration of both sexes and all races, shapes and sizes. Finally, above all else, we entertain.

Tropes Burlesque is an outlet for all forms of entertainment: dancers, singers, magicians, musicians, comedians, drag kings and queens, jugglers, stilt-walkers, hoola-hoopers, acrobats, sword-swallowers, balloon artists, entertainers of any sort. We believe talent of all kinds should be given an audience.
Often burlesque is confused with stripping. Unlike strippers who mostly dance in clubs to make a living, burlesque performers perform for fun and spend their own money and time creating elaborate costumes and props. That is not to say that it is uncommon for a burlesque performer to strip down to pasties and a g-string, but it is important to note not all acts incorporate stripping. When the act involves stripping it is usually oriented more toward the tease than the striptease.