The Show
Nighttime Nostalgia is a love letter to the showgirl. From vintage follies to the radical revival of neo-burlesque, internationally renowned, award winning showgirls Zelia Rose, Yvette Santos, Natalya Alessi, Juniper Foxx and Porcelain Alice take you on an unsurprisingly glamorous, unexpectedly educational, tantalising journey through the history of the art of tease.
FRIDAY 31ST JULY
Brunswick Picture House
30 Fingal st Brunswick Heads, NSW
7pm
Workshops
Join the cast of Nighttime Nostalgia in their 2026 Workshop series for History of a Showgirl. Select a class or buy a day pass to learn from some of the best in the business.
Individual workshops run for 1 hr 20min with a 50 min lunch break.
SATURDAY 1ST AUGUST
Marvell Hall
37 Marvell st Byron Bay, NSW
10am-6pm
JUNIPER FOX
Floorwork Technique
& Choreography
NATALYA ALESSI
Showgirl Stagecraft
ZELIA ROSE
Choreography
for Burlesque
YVETT SANTOS
Classic Boa
PORCELAIN ALICE
Bump and Grind
PORCELAIN ALICE
Porcelain Alice has stripped on stages across the globe.
Dubbed 'the sideshow supermodel’ by the UK's Rachel Atlas, Alice is known to flirt with danger, while flirting with you. Dripping in jewels she eats fire or swallows swords, always celebrating the art of tease.
In addition to performing weekly, she produces monthly variety shows including The Royal Heart Revue and Sophias Burlesque. She has been part of the creation of special events such as Undressing Hollywood (Sydney Festival 2021) Burlesque Stripped Bare (All About Women Festival 2022), The Burlesque Museum (2018 - 2020) and much more.
NATALYA ALESSI
With a slew of productions in her wake Natalya Alessi has spent her career whirling stages world wide earning her the title of Australian Entertainer of the Year for Miss Burlesque 2019/2020.
As a company soloist for six years she toured Australia and two back to back tours of the USA and Canada with the acclaimed show The Empire Strips Back. The last two years saw Natalya touring Australia as featured solo artist as the role of Virgo in Oracle - The Myth
She’s been a guest performer in Japan, Singapore, Spain, Italy, Malta and Germany
and has spent the last 15 plus years performing across national and international stages for companies such as Tokyo Disney, The Venetian Macau, Chrissie Parrott contemporary dance company, The Ninth Floor performance company as well as various casinos and cruise ships.
A staple in the Sydney burlesque and variety scene when she’s not on the the stage Natalya is Creative Director of Plastik Soup where she produces shows such as The Bower Burlesque and The Late Night Buffet as well as variety and corporate entertainment Sydney wide.
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We would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we are gathered The Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples here today.