The 12th Annual Kansas City Burlesque Festival
Friday May 3rd & Saturday May 4th
Keeping Kansas City Sexy!
Tickets on sale now!
Late Night Stage Strut
Friday, May 3rd, 10pm @ The Bird KC - 103 W 19th St Kansas City, MO 64108
Tickets here: Friday 10pm Tickets at The Bird
The 12th Annual Kansas City Burlesque Festival Burlesque + Variety & the Performer Competition with the live jazz band!
Saturday, May 4th, 7pm @ The Historic Folly Theater - 300 W 12th St Kansas City, MO 64105
Tickets here: Saturday night 7pm Tickets at The Folly
Let Us Entertain You!
Producer Madame MacKay
A Kansas City Burlesque Downtown Underground performer talks to The Kansas City Star newspaper about what it means to be a burlesque performer.
Burlesque Downtown Underground
Burlesque Downtown Underground is a professional modern burlesque company reveling in their 16th year of entertainment. BDU is proud to host the Kansas City Burlesque Festival and performs regular shows in and around Kansas City.
BDU is dedicated to the advancement of the worldwide burlesque revival by creating fun, classy, artful, high-performance tickle and tease, aimed to entertain Kansas City audiences and beyond. The company is comprised of professional actors, dancers, aerialists, contortionists, magicians, fire performers, and singers. Established in 2007, BDU is celebrating seventeen years of entertaining Kansas City audiences. BDU is the longest running burlesque company in Kansas City, with shows of a mix of performers and emcees which rotate with the company, showing off what they do best: combining performance with the art of tease!
What to expect at a show? Audiences will experience various styles of Burlesque including classic, neo, nerdlesque, and performance surprises. Singing, dancing, comedy, variety arts, with audience participation and more!
BDU wishes to thank Kansas City audiences for making Burlesque Downtown Underground Kansas City’s favorite burlesque shows.
Come out and see us!