4. COLOGNE BURLESQUE FESTIVAL - International Extravaganza of Burlesque, Boylesque and Queer Cabaret

In the organizer's words:

Admission: 19:00
seated

KÖLN - You didn't want it any other way! The energy you gave us back was sensational. Nowhere else in Germany do we have as much fun as in the Rhine metropolis and that's still stacked deep. That's why the Cologne Burlesque Festival is coming back and getting naked :) . After three sold-out festivals in 2023, 2024 and 2025, we are looking forward to transforming the legendary GLORIA Cologne into a wicked palace of neo-burlesque with feather fans, opulent gowns and tons of glitter. We will once again be presenting the most exclusive international burlesque show stars, a different new line-up on both days, artists of all genders and styles in the style of the great Parisian role models Crazy Horse, Folies Bergère and Moulin Rouge. Berlin and Frankfurt were just the beginning - Cologne celebrates the international art of burlesque and variety in a very special way and lets itself be carried away by dance, song, theater, burlesque, drag (travesty), boylesque, cabaret, artistry and diversity. Not far from the former Vaudeville Theater in Schildergasse, the festival celebrates the stylish art of stripping back and the humorous presentation of contemporary short stories wrapped in glitter, glamour and champagne. Look forward to a festival of the senses and reserve your seats in the front rows NOW.

The COLOGNE BURLESQUE FESTIVAL is curated and produced by the organizers of the successful Frankfurt Burlesque Festival Tara D'Arson and Sheila Wolf. The latter also produces the BOYLESQUE DRAG FESTIVAL in Berlin and Germany's most top-class burlesque variety show, the VAUDEVILLE VARIETY REVUE, which is now also coming to Cologne's Gloria. For both producers, the focus is on the maximum variety of top-class performances and ultimately the laughter, cheering, singing and dancing of the guests.

Organizer: Tara D'Arson / Sheila Wolf
Photo credit: Tara D'Arson / Sheila Wolf