ALL ABOUT COCO FRAMBOISE
Oh, she's a dish all right. Known for her apple bottom and her saucy glance, you never quite know what she will serve up! This pint-sized dynamo has an outsized stage presence and she takes audiences on a thrill ride from the saucy to the surreal to the sublime.
THE COCO FRAMBOISE SCHOOL OF BURLESQUE (formerly BOOM Chika BOOM Burlesque Classes), blends Broadway jazz, burlesque, and go go. Over the past five years, this breakthrough program has evolved to become Toronto's most extensive drop-in burlesque curriculum for beginners and more experienced performers alike. A brand new intermediate program for students wishing to become burlesque artists launches September 2009!
THE COCO FRAMBOISE SHOW is noted for its stunning luxury acts and large signature props. Some of Coco's favourite numbers are "The Apple of My Eye" atop a giant sparkly candy apple, as well as "The Crystal Fantasy" featuring the city's largest white ostrich boa fans and Coco in her dainty rhinestone bikini. "Ring-a-Ding-Ding" is her latest extravagance that includes a giant vintage telephone and address book – recently debuted in London, UK!
To her headlining shows, she has added COCO'S BONBONS, a saucy foursome of support dancers performing choreography inspired by the soundstage musicals of Hollywood's Golden Age. The Coco Framboise Show blends vintage Hollywood spectacle with a tempting modern flavour. Sumptuous, seductive, and always surprising, Coco and her Bonbons will whet your appetite.
Coco's live performances have titillated local audiences at the Toronto International Film Festival, the Toronto Burlesque Festival, Toronto Fashion Week, Luminato, the Palais Royale Ballroom, Jezebel, and more. You have seen her in SexTV's burlesque documentary, 'Bump and Grind,' and in a ten page spread in Lush Magazine! Further afield she has performed at the Fallsview Hotel and Casino in Niagara, as well as on stages in Stratford, Vancouver, Montreal and Los Angeles, and New York. In April 2009 she was tickled to be the only Canadian showgirl invited to strut her stuff at the Jetsetters Ball as part of the LONDON BURLESQUE FESTIVAL in the UK! Coco is thrilled to be taking her place among invited guests to perform in the All Star Evening for the inaugural MONTREAL BURLESQUE FESTIVAL in addition to teaching one of her signature workshops!
Coco Framboise is a co-producer of the TORONTO BURLESQUE FESTIVAL. In addition to being the curator of the festival’s photography exhibit, she is also the headmistress and sponsor of the festival's Burlesque University Workshop Weekend - featuring international star faculty. She looks forward to another exciting festival year and to helping raise the international profile of Canadian burlesque.
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I am an aspiring burlesque performer and I just wanted to stop by and say hello. Im so jealous that the burlesque scene in Toronto seems to be so alive!! I just wish I lived closer. The shows I go to here in LA are fun but so far it seems to be a lot harder to find any big shows that are professionally produced. I would love to make a trip up to Canada so experience what it has to offer. I found Roxi Dlite's myspace page a few months ago and she inspired me to start learning more about my local burlesque scene. Please keep posting photos! I would love to see some of your videos because you guys are truly beautiful and inspirational and I can not wait to have a chance to see you perform. One day... hopefully some day soon. Have a great weekend. Welcome to PL! <3
You're the first person who's ever known (or admitted to knowing) who I'm referring to as "Bowser"! We (South Africa) only got Sha-na-na in the early 80's. I had an eye for biker boys from a young age ;)
Hi Coco!! I am officially a fan of Christina and you too!! I hope to venture to Canada someday to take a class of yours or perhaps see you on stage at one of the burlesque festivals. For now ~ SHIMMIES from San Francisco!!
xo!
"Goodnight Sweetheart, weeeeeell it's time to go
D-duh-do-duh-DO"
Heeeee! I can still hear it in my head!
Funny the things that make an impression on our young minds :)
Unrelated: do you ever perform in Calgary?
OMG!! Hey beautiful! I need to steal your photographer for sure. Its great to see lovely women of color doing such classy shots! Its nice to know I'm not alone out here as well:) Stunning and creative work...you need to be my mentor although I know Im about 7 years your senior, at least..lol
This is my "generic" what have you been doing? I've been hella busy lately comment post! I'm moving up to NorCal in just a couple short weeks and I'll be posting some new phographs in July. Drop me a comment while I'm away and I'll get back to you as soon as I can! In the meantime...keep smiling!
~Raven~
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Poppy Fields
D-duh-do-duh-DO"
Heeeee! I can still hear it in my head!
Funny the things that make an impression on our young minds :)
Unrelated: do you ever perform in Calgary?
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Lil_Bit {★}
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Roxi Dlite
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Syd Valentine
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~Raven~
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Have A Marvelous Hump Day!
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Miss Blondis
You're one of my favourite burlesque performers!
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