Charla Hathaway will surprise you. Becoming a sex worker at 55 was not in the cards! Touring the globe with her first show, Naked at my Age, she extols the joys, healing and power of exploring the World’s Oldest Profession. Now the Erotic Muse, author of How to be a Prostitute and Not Get Fucked, brings you stories of her amazing clients from her twenty-year pioneering career. In More Naked Than Ever, Sexual Fairy Godmother Charla invites you behind closed doors where you witness the magic, story by story, of how she helps people heal, fu*k shame and fine love.
Charla is a grandma living in Portland, a PhD. Sexologist, Certified Sexological Bodyworker, Surrogate Partner Therapist, and author of Erotic Massage: How to make love with your hands, 8 Erotic Nights: A Playbook for couples, and her latest book, How to Be a Prostitute and Not Get Fucked. Founder of the Austin BodyJoy Intimacy School, she taught thousands of students new ways to talk, touch and play.
On stage, she ‘humanizes’ sex and expands the definition—Mothers, bring your grown daughters, men and couples welcome.
This up close and intimate story telling session will be In-Store & after hours.
May 14th Mixer/Performance at Elysium Night Club Doors 8pm Show 9pm
May 15-16th at the Rollins Theatre at The Long Center! Doors 7pm Show 8pm
Featuring Burlesque Hall of Fame reigning Queen of the Tease Jessebelle Thunder and San Francisco based Legend Madame E!!
Hosted by Austin’s own World Famous * BOB * (Saturday), Nikki DaVaughn (Friday), and Gemmi Galactic (Thursday) and featuring local award winning troupe The Bat City Bombshells plus over 40 tassel twirlers and queens and kings of the tease from across Texas, the US and the World!
This is the most fun you can have with your clothes on, while the performers are taking theirs off for YOU! Audiences are encouraged to hoot, holler and spur them on in their tantalizing strip tease performances, that range from classic glove and garter peels to crazy comedic takes on pop culture icons!
If you have never experienced a burlesque performance or even if you have, this is THE burlesque event of the year!
We are proud and excited to announce we will have ASL interpreters all 3 nights of the Festival!
Thursday tickets will be available soon!
Friday, May 15th On Sale
Saturday, May 16th On Sale
The Austin Burlesque Alliance’s mission is to create a forum for active burlesque performers and producers in the Austin community. The Austin Burlesque Alliance aims to communicate and share ideas and information conducive to the support and improved excellence of the art form, to create safer spaces for performers and crew, and to promote diversity thereby strengthening the bond between artists in the burlesque community.
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