Welcome, Wilkommen, Bienvenue We are so happy to see that you found your way to our MySpace profile! We are The Amazing Knicker Kittens Burlesque Revue, Sweden's first and finest modern day burlesque troupe.
We're a sparkling band of beauties specializing in the art of burlesque, with fancy chorus routines recalling the technicolor dreams of Golden Era Hollywood, sizzling striptease solos, raunchy bump'n'grind and humorous burleycue skits. We specialize in classic burlesque like it used to be when your grand-daddy was a young man, add a big slew of humour and cheesy cheese, and there you have it. D.I.Y. glamour and homebrewed escapism - fancy for the not-so-fancy, the punk of dance entertainment, female-to-female drag show with a troupe as varied in appearance as it is consistent in class, passion and charm.
Forming at the end of 2005 to have our first performance in early 2006, we started out involved in the running of a club, and in September of 2006 we decided to keep going as an independent troupe. We're proud to say that we are the very dawn of the Swedish burlesque scene, and we see it as our mission in life to make it a very wide-spread and prolific one.
We've performed all over Stockholm and Sweden as well as in Copenhagen, Helsinki, London, Paris, New York and Las Vegas and we keep travelling and working on our scheme to take over the world, or at least turn everybody into a true believer in burlesque, one garment at a time. We do (almost) anything in the realm of public, private or corporate functions, be it theatres, clubs, parties, cruise ships, dancing to live music, appearing in music videos, making your grand opening a more glamorous one, spicing up your wedding/stag-night/hen-night, showing your customers how much you love them, showing others how cool and popular you are, kissing your new-born baby - we can do it, dressed in tassels, rhinestones and ostrich feathers!
Besides performing in all our glamorous shows, we do burlesque figure drawing á la Molly Crabapple in Sweden's own chapter of the international success saga Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School (find the profile on our friends list), we host burlesque workshops here in Stockholm or in other cities/countries with BurleskAkademien (www.burleskakademien.se) and we also do spectacular hen nights within BurleskAkademien.
If you're looking for burlesque experience, classy performances and a pioneering spirit - look no further, we're just the ticket (and oh what a ticket!). To contact us, visit our webpage at www.knickerkittens.com, e-mail us at bookings(at)knickerkittens.com or call us at +46(0)70.437.6099.
Meet the Kittens:
Baby Bonaparte - The Empress of Undress
They call her the Empress of Undress, and - Oh Boy! - if Napoleon'd had this Baby's babies to hold on to he wouldn't have lost his footing! She may have been born to a French peasant family, but the very first thing she did when she learned how to crawl, was to head out and steal herself that silver spoon she'd been wanting since birth. Despite gloomy surroundings Baby has been a perfect lady since day one, and she hasn't been shy about her ambitions. She arranged her first marriage before the other girls in the village had even noticed boys, and as soon as she had been wisked away to the boulevards of Paris she said bye-bye to her clueless hubby and went about getting the life-style she had always known she should be accustomed to. You'll do best to keep your eyes on this buxom beauty, because when she goes on stage the audience goes mad. She knows all about wanting pretty things you can't have and she'll make you feel the same way... She may be just a slip of a girl, but, oh what a slip! And don't you be fooled by the exterior, she wasn't named after a famous general for nothing! She makes sure all the Kittens maintain the same high standards she does, and won't even talk to an admirer without inspecting his pocket-book and his pedigree first.
Dixie Belle - the Fabulous French Fire-Cracker
Oh la la! Part French Maid part Russian Demimonde, this native blossom of New Orleans consumes croissants and caviar with the same zest and enjoys vodka as much as champagne - whether it's an ostrich duster or an ostrich fan she's handling on stage you'd better hold on to your hats (and wallets) because when this amazing amazon starts swaying her hips or twirling her tassles you'll be hypnotized! Dixie is the true hedonist among the Kittens, and she won't hesitate to spend a day's wages (preferably someone else's) on Belgian chocolate, French lace or Italian tarts. If we were blind, we'd bet money that Dixie was blonde, because despite those red curls there is no Kitten who is more like an old-fashioned, ditzy showgirl. With her sumptuous bosom, sweet laugh and scintillating curves her stage-show is bound to have caused more than a few cardiac arrest over the years, alongside all those plain old normal police arrests on trumped up indecency charges that she's been through...
La Contessa d'Fancy Pants - the Sicilian Striptease Sinsation
Our Sicilian contessa may look like a lady, but when she grabs a rifle to go hunting you'd better pray it's not You she's after! (Let's just say the villagers call her "Don", and she's earned it.) But this old school racketeer sure knows how to peel off an evening dress in a fashion that makes audiences quiver with delight - and with or without her rifle, she's got some deadly curves! Forgetaboutit! Contessa tops up our income, running rackets from backstage. Maybe you were unaware that there is such a thing as betting on showgirls? Well, she's made it work. She also peddles moonshine and French postcards when no one is looking (and when she's doing business no one dares to look). Instead, they look twice as hard when she hits the stage and shows off those mezmerizing bon-bons that have caused mass-hypnosis across the globe. Poets have written about them, tenors have sung their praise, philosophers have found their muses in them, and ordinary people have fainted at the sight of them. At practice, she must keep them covered at all times, or the rest of us can't focus on dancing... Simply put, if she formed a church in which her bazookas were God, we would have peace on earth.
Pepper Potemkin - the Bolshevik Bombshell
Rrrrawr! This Russian rhinestone always looks like a million Rubel, with her captivating cleavage, curvy legs and cute smile. (Wait, make that ten million Rubel!) Pepper is an aristocrat turned bolshevik, kissing cousin with Anastasia, raised on caviar and champagne, and then dropped in the soviet mud to fight her way back to the top. She went from standing in a bread line to dancing in a kick-line, bringing home the bacon big time when she hit the stage at age fifteen, an explosive blend of high class refinement and the scorching hot charisma of a self-made woman. No use sweet-talking this little bowl of borstj. If she likes you, you'll know, and if she doesn't you'd better stay away - for your own sake! Every time we perform, a portion of the payment goes straight in the coffee can labelled Pepper's Bail, and we've all had to sell at least one pair of silk stockings to pay the hospital bill for some poor sod who got in her way. She certainly is a bombshell, in every meaning of the word!
Madame Magduschka - Magnificent Mistress of Mischief
A troupe like the Kittens, which such lovely and innocent showgirl babies, needs a proper madam to keep them out of trouble. This is Magduschka's job. No starry-eyed suitor, sweet-toothed sugar daddy or sex-crazed stalker gets past her and she keeps all the girls in check. If anyone should get hung-over, knocked-up or broken hearted it's not because she didn't do her job properly, but rather because she did it a little too well, if you know what I mean... She knows the Kittens better than anyone and takes splendid care of her girls, always ready to kiss and make it better (especially if we've hurt our bosoms or behinds), or let us sit on her lap (we call it "the casting couch") to be comforted. If a Kitten finds herself in a pinch, chances are it's between Magduscka's thumb and index finger. She is also our splendid compere, and no show would be a success without her sharp wit, wicked tongue and plunging neck-line. She is a dirty old man in a gorgeous young woman's body - the best of two worlds!
Lola Van Dyke - the Sauciest Strudel in Showbiz
You know what they say about Dutch girls, don't you? Well, if you don't, all you have to do is lay your eyes upon this sweet blend of German craftsmanship and Dutch debauchery and you won't want for words! (Although you may want for other things...) Lola is the name on everybody's lips, and no wonder! This honey-blond bombshell puts the OH in showbiz with her high cheek-bones and low morals. She knew how to wink her eye before she knew how to walk, and if she keeps it up she may never have to get out of bed again! Lola is everybody's kid sister. The kid-sister that stole your boyfriend, your dad's liquor, wrecked the car and somehow found a way to pin it on you. Still though, we can't help but love her, and when she smiles that smile and shrugs her shoulders like she has no clue how everything could go so terribly wrong we all surrender to her innocent charms and care-free attitude. She sails through life unaffected by the trail of broken hearts, un-paid bills, crimes of passion and scandals in her wake. So watch out, ladies and gentlemen, this little sauce-pot is used to making up her own rules - whatever Lola wants, Lola gets... And gets away with.
Ingrid Ignition - the Hottest Thing Under the Midnight Sun
Ingrid is from the cold North of Sweden, raised in nature, feeding off berries, bears and bark, bathing in fresh milk every day, picking flowers, and singing sweet songs for the reindeer. No sin ever touched he snow-white soul, and yet she is one of the naughtiest, hottest dames we've ever met. This can only mean one thing - it all comes naturally to her! Ingrid is proof that the infamous Swedish sin is not a myth, it's real, and it's damned fine looking! Ingrid has figured out that the fastest way to a man's wallet is indifference, and her stunning beauty and naturalist inclinations has suitors throwing diamonds and fur coats at her wherever she goes. Despite the multitude and persistance of her admirers she refuses to marry, wondering why one should pay for something one can get for free, and thinking it un-wise to put all her eggs in one basket, as it were. Lucky for the rest of us, Ingrid is a socialist as well as a gold digger, so we're never short of champagne, pocket-money or a good sucker-story. Ingrid's performances may spring from a pure soul, but let me tell you, this lady has never even heard of Boston - and it shows! (I mean, it REALLY shows...)
Duchess Dubois - Naughty Never Looked so Nice
A debutante daringly disrobing or a decadent demimonde deshabillé? She may dabble in class, but she majored in sass, and now she uses her skills to tease her way into the hearts of audiences everywhere. Born on the wrong side of the tracks, her mama named her Duchess to give her class (sorry, not enough of an effort there...), and at age nine, when she had raised enough white bunny rabbits to make her first fur coat, she hitched a ride to the city and went looking for gifts. This faux Parisienne may be on a high-horse, but she sure knows how to ride it, and when push comes to shove she'll get her hands dirty with the best of them. The surface is still clean and polished enough that she'll be leading snobby sugar-daddies around by their noses, but deep down she's no more a duchess than you or I. She knows when to be coy and blushing, and when to quote philosophers and tell dirty jokes, but, if she has her own way, a good horn section and a stiff drink is all she needs to be happy.
Performances include:
First ever Helsinki Burlesque Festival, Feb 2008
Miss Exotic World 2007, Las Vegas, June 2007
Divan du Monde, Paris, September 2007
The Factory at Lotus, New York, Oct 2007
Starshine at Rififi, New York, Nov 2007
Hip Hip at Bethnal Green Working Men's Club, London
Afternoon Tease at the Volupté Lounge, London, Feb and Nov 2007
Nobel Night Cap, official Nobel Banquet afterparty, Stockholm, Dec 2007
Ooups! Concept Store Grand Opening, PUB, Stockholm
Es-que Vous Etes Burlesque?, Södra Teatern
Dutch Courage Revue & Kamana Wana Leia Rockabilly Luau, Södra Teatern
Extravaganza!, Hipp, Malmö
Live & Jive, Ökna Magasin, Flen
Stockholm PRIDE 2006
Aunt Augusta's Funeral, Södra Teatern
Grythyttan Restaurant Academy
Pet Sounds Bar
Debaser Rocket Room New Year's Blast Off
Debaser Rocket Room Tiki Sumer Special
Debaser Rocket Room DFB
Salong Giraff, Orion Teatern
TattooBÃ¥ten, Tattoo Cruise
Gaysha Bar, Morfar Ginko
private and corporate functions
filmed performances for TV, music video and film
several "burlesque-hula-a-go-go" performances with the Barbwires
plus performances with other bands, including Royal Crown Revue
Fatboy, the Hi-Winders
and so on...