Constance Craving: MC, Entertainer, Legend

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  • The Art of Being an Emcee Pt. 1

    The Art of Being an Emcee Pt. 1

    Darlings, I know I am far from perfect, but I have been doing this Emcee business for a long time and have been mentored by far more experienced Emcees than myself.I am very keen to see good Emcees come out of our community, because an Emcee can make or break a show. If you are…

  • Rhinestoning is my Life Now

    So, my life is no longer my own. I am merely a facilitator for bits of cut glass. I covet them, must have them, must stick them onto costumes, must contain them in gorgeous containers.   The Vista containers are a two-day-ago innovation, the perfect size for the 1440 count of most rhinestone orders. SO…

  • Gigs keep on slippin’, slippin’ slippin’ into the future…

    The Steve Miller Band song, “Fly like an Eagle” is on my mind right now. Life keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’Into the futureGigs keep on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’Into the futureI wanna fly like an eagleTo the seaFly like an eagle, let my spirit carry meI want to fly like an eagle‘Til I’m freeRight through the…

  • Step-Pose-Ium 2021

    Labour Weekend 2021 brings Step-Pose-Ium, NZ’s burlesque symposium. This is its unlikely online home (free!)  For more information, click here For a list of the workshops on offer, click here To register, click here

  • Leo, Clever & Constance at The Menagerie

     Alright, stop me if you’ve heard this one: What’s huge, terrifying, and hangs out in an alley? Us!!! Photo of Clever Hansel pointing to a poster of us on the day of The Menagerie. I thought I had posted about it already, but as I didn’t here we go!  And here’s proof it actually happened!!!!!…

  • We Ran Away to Join the Clothesline Circus

    We Ran Away to Join the Clothesline Circus

    Friday 13th March saw Clever Hansel and me heading up to Palmerston North, to be in the fabulous butterfly show, Lola and Friends – Clothesline Circus. A butterfly show exists only for one night, it is partly improvised, partly rehearsed and even if we did it a second night it would be a different butterfly.We…

  • The Arizona Burlesque Festival

     The AZBF was amazing!!Tucson is amazing in itself. Hot, dry, sunny, gorgeous vistas of desert and those giant cacti, friendly people – and I have good friends there I stayed with in luxury, with a pool!I spent a fair bit of my time there hunting down pink feather boas to repair this gown, which after…

  • Run up to December

    After the Tease on Tour show in Queenstown last night, we experienced an unprecedented amount of audience curiosity and fandom! Over several hours around a fire pit, I got asked a lot of questions and got given a LOT of amazing compliments, which was lovely. It was an amazing way to round out a fantastic…

  • Festival Fun to Come

    Very soon! May 9-12, I shall be in Auckland attending, performing at, teaching at, socialising at, squealing at, the New Zealand Burlesque Festival. When the framed publicity photos are released, THEN we get excited! It’s really happening! And I get to share a chunk of stage time with my favourite Grumpy young Man, Clever Hansel.…

  • 2 Outta 3 Ain’t Bad

    On 23rd March at the Phoenix in Auckland, I had the awesome job of co-hosting the NZ Burlesque Industry Awards (also known as The Golden Garters).It was an amazing night! Performances by Pixie Twist, Lilith LaLune, Anglebert Humpermink and the Roaring Antoinettes. Co-Host Mae de la Rue from Sydney and I did a fun duet…