Burlesque is breaking the boundaries

Irish women are lapping up burlesque, with its sexy and expressive moves, and now, writes Norma Costello, Ireland is holding a pageant

SIZZLING with style, Ireland’s burlesque pioneers are pushing the boundaries of convention with routines that fire the imagination.

Burlesque might be an old performance art, but it’s recent popularity here is spurred on by popular culture’s embrace of all things satin and sequinned.