Allura Fette

Last Pasties Standing at the Kiss My Grits Burlesque & Vaudeville Festival

Friday April 25th

Metropolitan Studios :: Atlanta, GA

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This show is all about on-the-spot, creative improvisation and audience response. Eight burlesque-a-teers will take the stage and create spontaneous performances in head-to-head strip-offs to songs selected right as they get on stage. Who does it better? That’s for the audience to judge. “Winners” will go on to the next round, playoff style. There are additional theme-related games inviting audience and performer participation, as well.

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Generally, Last Pasties Standing begins with 8 performer contestants (which can be duets/groups, as well). There are three rounds: quarterfinals (8 songs), semifinals (4 songs) and finals (2 songs).

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Performers will be randomly paired into brackets just prior to the beginning of the show. The order in which each bracket will be performing is not shared before the game begins. Be in costume and ready to roll when it’s go time (and the show almost always begins on time), as all contestants are introduced at the start of the show.

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When each bracket is called up to the stage, one of the adversaries will call the coin toss. The winner of the coin toss will draw two songs from the pot and hand them to the host, who will share your selections with you and the audience. The winner of the coin toss gets to choose which song they prefer to do, and if they’ll go first or second.

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After the adversaries have performed to each of their songs, they’re called back to the stage for the crowd (and the host/judges) to determine the winning act, who will progress to the next round.

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In between the rounds, there will be audience-participation games (and/or a short intermission), giving those moving to the semifinals and finals time to reset/change costume, etc. This is about 10 minutes.

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Each show has a theme/concept, around which a playlist is built. Prior to the show, contestants MIGHT be provided with a sneak peek at this playlist, but they will not be able to request the songs to which they perform.

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More information coming soon!