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A <strong>LIVE</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> Exclusive interview with the producer of Red Hots Burlesque<br />
DOTTIE LUX<br />
<strong>LIVE</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>: Thank you Dottie<br />
for taking time for our interview. Just<br />
watching some of your videos puts<br />
you in a mood, well you know! So<br />
when did you first become involved in<br />
burlesque?<br />
Dottie Lux: I grew up in New<br />
Jersey and was lucky enough to<br />
be exposed to Broadway Shows<br />
and The Rockettes at a very early<br />
age. Performance was immediately<br />
something I was interested in. And<br />
then, there was that final scene in<br />
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark--all you<br />
Camp Queens know what I’m talking<br />
about, she was twirling her tassels in<br />
a sporadic and mesmerizing display.<br />
What’s not to draw you in from<br />
there?!<br />
<strong>LIVE</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>: When and how<br />
did you get Red Hots Burlesque<br />
started?<br />
Dottie Lux: I started going to<br />
burlesque shows in Coney Island<br />
before I was <strong>21</strong> and was so inspired<br />
by the performers that I saw! Before<br />
long I took on an internship with<br />
performance artist Ducky Doolittle<br />
and started producing shows in<br />
Brooklyn. Ironically, I have my college<br />
education to thank for my burlesque<br />
career.<br />
<strong>LIVE</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>: Red Hots had<br />
a great run in New York City. You<br />
received lots of media attention from<br />
The New York Times, CBS, Current<br />
TV to name a few. Does one single<br />
night of Red Hots stand out, like out<br />
of the routine?<br />
Dottie Lux: We have been even<br />
more successful in San Francisco!<br />
We brought the show in 2008 and<br />
at that time there were no weekly<br />
shows. We remain the only weekly<br />
show in San Francisco and we’re<br />
THREE nights each week! Our<br />
show is always different and hosts<br />
a wide variety of performers so it’s<br />
hard to choose a favorite. The most<br />
thrilling though has been bringing our<br />
Wednesday show to SupperCLUB<br />
San Francisco. It’s a massive artistic<br />
space that is the ultimate in comfort<br />
and decadence for both audience<br />
members and performers. It is a<br />
beautiful backdrop for aerialists,<br />
contortionists, large group acts,<br />
dramatic prop pieces and all sorts of<br />
big bold burlesque acts. It always my<br />
favorite to fill that room!<br />
<strong>LIVE</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>: When did you<br />
move to the west coast. I see you<br />
were voted #1 in Nightlife from YELP.<br />
How does that feel?<br />
Dottie Lux: I left NYC<br />
Thanksgiving of 2007. It wasn’t easy<br />
to leave, but I have fully adapted to<br />
the West Coast lifestyle and I couldn’t<br />
be happier, dude! As for YELP it’s<br />
such a hilarious beast, but what an<br />
honor to be noticed. As with any<br />
business on that website, the people<br />
have the power so it’s our number<br />
one goal to satisfy everyone. This is<br />
the main motivator for the having so<br />
much variety in our show; everyone<br />
leaves getting what they want.<br />
<strong>LIVE</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>: What LA clubs or<br />
venues have you performed in?<br />
Dottie Lux: For our Palm Springs<br />
show we are bringing a different LA<br />
performer each night. They are at the<br />
top of their fields internationally, yes,<br />
but especially locally. Lux LaCroix<br />
is a burlesque star, documentary<br />
filmmaker, professional ballerina<br />
and award winning choreographer.<br />
Professionally she has worked with<br />
artists such as Kanye West, Chris<br />
Brown, N.E.R.D., OutKast, Janet<br />
Jackson and Lady GaGa. Selene<br />
Luna has a regular show in LA called<br />
“The Dog and Pony Show” and has<br />
gained high acclaim performing<br />
with Dita Von Teese and Margaret<br />
Cho, but also for her long list of<br />
work in Film and Television. We also<br />
have Kristina Nekyia bellydancer,<br />
contortionist, fire eater and nymph<br />
she was the 2010 First Runner-Up for<br />
the title of Queen of Burlesque at the<br />
Burlesque Hall of Fame competition<br />
in Las Vegas, and in 2005 she was<br />
the Hips of Fury Belly Dance Ultimate<br />
Soloist.<br />
<strong>LIVE</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>: What kind of<br />
events does Red Hots Burlesque<br />
perform?<br />
Dottie Lux: We perform wherever<br />
will hire us from happy birthday<br />
messages delivered in corporate tech<br />
offices (we wont say which) to large<br />
scale arena shows for thousands of<br />
people. We love being on stage and<br />
giving people something to think<br />
about.<br />
<strong>LIVE</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>: What lies in the<br />
future with The Red Hots?<br />
Dottie Lux: Complete world<br />
domination. It’s important to us that<br />
the message of body love, feminism<br />
and joy is brought everywhere. Starting<br />
with the untapped Palm Springs.<br />
<strong>LIVE</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>: We are looking<br />
forward to The Red Hots and Dottie<br />
Lux at Purple Room in Palm Springs,<br />
California. What a salsy night it will<br />
be!<br />
The Purple Room announces<br />
a very special appearance<br />
by the lovely ladies of<br />
Red Hots Burlesque for a<br />
series of dinner shows from<br />
Thursday, <strong>March</strong> 13 through<br />
Saturday, <strong>March</strong> 15, <strong>2014</strong>.<br />
Dinner begins at 6:00 pm<br />
with the performance at<br />
7:30 pm and reservations<br />
are recommended. Tickets<br />
for the dinner show are $60<br />
per person and may be purchased<br />
by calling 760-322-<br />
4422 or by visiting<br />
www.purpleroompalmsprings.com.
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