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League of Exotique Dancers

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The legends and pioneers of burlesque prepare to give a live performance at the Legends of Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas.

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Phil Guie Film-Forward.com 03/21/2019
5/5
League of Exotique Dancers is an upbeat look back on burlesque's glory days, told through the eyes of one-time practitioners who still have all the right moves. Go to Full Review Laura Anne Harris Seventh Row 07/20/2017
A film about burlesque can't be all feathers and fluff. It needs to examine all aspects of the art form to add nuance and humanity to the film's subjects. Go to Full Review Sadaf Ahsan National Post 05/20/2016
3/4
The ways in which they reclaimed the feminine mystique and controlled the way they used their bodies serve for evergreen lessons for women on what it means to be proud of what you have and how you choose to use it. Go to Full Review Ken Eisner Georgia Straight 05/19/2016
Even the most outlandish, oak-aged figures here reward the time spent with them as they ponder various stages of the sometimes sexy pantomime called life. Go to Full Review Susan G. Cole NOW Toronto 05/18/2016
4/5
Very entertaining. Go to Full Review Adrian Mack Georgia Straight 05/02/2016
Utterly at home in their post-retirement bodies, these ferociously wise old ladies provide Rama Rau's beautifully made doc with a climactic stage performance that's as unexpectedly sexy as it is moving. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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09/19/2016 The women of League of Exotique Dancers provide vibrant and enthusiastic subjects. Although their burlesque days are behind them, they all look back fondly. Director Rama Rau has gathered an array of burlesque legends all with very different ideas of what burlesque is and how it operates as a feminist art form. Rau's subjects include every one from a sweet little old lady who refuses to walk around naked even when she's alone, to a working dominatrix. League of Exotique Dancers gives us a look at the vast arrays of people and personalities who found freedom and joy in the strip tease. It is a wonderful celebration of femininity and the female body being reclaimed by women as an active force. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Rama Rau

Director

Rama Rau

Screenwriter

Ed Barreveld

Producer

Ken Myhr

Original Music

Iris Ng

Cinematographer

Rob Ruzic

Film Editing

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League of Exotique Dancers

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Synopsis The legends and pioneers of burlesque prepare to give a live performance at the Legends of Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas.
Director
Rama Rau
Producer
Ed Barreveld
Screenwriter
Rama Rau
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 30m