That's fair. I too would be uncomfortable in cases of erotica like that. I think, I think you might be a little surprised by burlesque though. Yes, there is striptease, yes there is innuendo, but little of what I've seen would be strongly classified as erotica. It -isn't- about sex, in general. It -is- flirting with the taboo of the human body though.
And it is celebrating the human body. I've seen people of all shapes, sizes, and ages (above 18) performing. But it is no more salacious (and often less so) than what you'd find in a hollywood movie. The tensions are less about sex and more about how much they'll show, and when, and how. With the clear acceptance on both sides that they'll never show it all - this is burlesque, not erotic dancing, a topless bar, etc.
And dance or circus acts don't have the striptease, which, it turns out, is an artform in and of itself. I've found myself admiring the way a person removes a glove, or the artistic choices as to when in the song to remove a stocking, and how.
Now, of course, I can't speak to all burlesque, and most of my experience has been with 'retro' burlesque, of the sort performed in the first half of the 20th century, and I suspect that modern burlesque, much like that Cirque show, tends to inject more eroticism in the day and age of internet porn.
And I think if you were to go see the current Wrathskellar production, for instance, you'd probably have a positive reaction to the experience.
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Date: 2012-10-15 04:23 pm (UTC)And it is celebrating the human body. I've seen people of all shapes, sizes, and ages (above 18) performing. But it is no more salacious (and often less so) than what you'd find in a hollywood movie. The tensions are less about sex and more about how much they'll show, and when, and how. With the clear acceptance on both sides that they'll never show it all - this is burlesque, not erotic dancing, a topless bar, etc.
And dance or circus acts don't have the striptease, which, it turns out, is an artform in and of itself. I've found myself admiring the way a person removes a glove, or the artistic choices as to when in the song to remove a stocking, and how.
Now, of course, I can't speak to all burlesque, and most of my experience has been with 'retro' burlesque, of the sort performed in the first half of the 20th century, and I suspect that modern burlesque, much like that Cirque show, tends to inject more eroticism in the day and age of internet porn.
And I think if you were to go see the current Wrathskellar production, for instance, you'd probably have a positive reaction to the experience.