Lucha VaVOOM (wrestling, comedy & burlesque) came to Webster Hall in NYC - pics (NSFW)
photos by Tim Griffin
Between matches we were treated to a bit of burlesque, all of it wonderful, but I am proud to say that at the end of the day the girls from New York outshone their Los Angeles counterparts with audacity and grit.
During the intermission, L.A.-based Lux LaCroix–who had earlier in the evening made her star turn doing a reversedrag striptease as a Purple Rain-era Prince — told me, “New York burlesque is more performance art, L.A. is more rockabilly.”
This made little sense coming from a girl sporting a Zorro moustache. Fortunately, in this case, the “performance art” was local gogo heroes the Wau Wau Sisters, whose trapeze act set to a Guns ‘N Roses song featured not only death-defying stunts but also a giant baggie filled with drugs. Never let it be said that I am not an appreciator of fine art.
By the end of the night there had been enough high-flying grappling, giant Day-Glo insects, booby-shaking and gender-bending to satisfy even purists like myself, and certainly the curiosity seekers had something to text each other about on their way back to the L train. [NY Press]
LA’s Lucha VaVOOM visited Webster Hall last Sunday (9/20). More pictures from the show, below…
