{"id":86540,"date":"2025-02-13T15:58:55","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T15:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=86540"},"modified":"2025-05-15T14:22:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T13:22:08","slug":"burlesque-and-cabaret-in-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/burlesque-and-cabaret-in-cardiff","title":{"rendered":"Peek into the backstage life of burlesque veteran in Cardiff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cardiff Cabaret Club is performing Anti Valentines Burlesque this weekend. What makes Burlesque an interesting and enduring art form?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Gawnes2.jpg\" alt=\"Stephanie Gawnes is a performer and trainer has been in the filed of Burlesque and Cabaret for about thirty years.\" class=\"wp-image-86550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Gawnes2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Gawnes2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Gawnes2-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Gawnes2-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Gawnes2.jpg\" alt=\"Stephanie Gawnes is a performer and trainer has been in the filed of Burlesque and Cabaret for about thirty years.\" class=\"wp-image-86550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Gawnes2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Gawnes2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Gawnes2-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Gawnes2-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stephanie Gawne is a performer and trainer who has been in the field of Burlesque and Cabaret for about thirty years.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When most people hear the word \u2018burlesque\u2019 they think of stripping, but for Stephanie Gawne, it is about art, empowerment, and reclaiming the stage. As the founder of the Cardiff Cabaret Club, Stephanie has spent over eighteen years transforming burlesque into a vibrant, inclusive art form that celebrates individuality and community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeople assume burlesque is all about striptease, but it\u2019s satire, it&#8217;s commentary, it\u2019s transformation. It\u2019s about showing something from a different perspective,\u201d says Stephanie<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stephanie , 54, has been associated with Cabaret and Burlesque for about 30 years now. But Cabaret and Burlesque performers were not always in high demand in Cardiff. \u201cEighteen years back, burlesque felt quite underground. There was just one other show happening in Cardiff. People were making up routines in their bedrooms, then coming together to share them,\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;says Stephanie who started the Cardiff Cabaret Club in 2007.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the Burlesque scene grew in Cardiff, so did Stephanie&#8217;s career . Having taught thousands of workshops, she feels that almost every cabaret performer in the city was at some point associated with her group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Brown-history-timeline-infographic-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Brown-history-timeline-infographic-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Brown-history-timeline-infographic-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Brown-history-timeline-infographic-2-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Brown-history-timeline-infographic-2-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Brown-history-timeline-infographic-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Brown-history-timeline-infographic-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Brown-history-timeline-infographic-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Brown-history-timeline-infographic-2-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Brown-history-timeline-infographic-2-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Stephanie&#8217;s introduction to Burlesque was natural given her background in musical theatre, dance and professional belly dancing. &#8220;I\u2019ve always been a doer,&#8221; she says. &#8220;I thought, why not bring people together to perform as a group, rather than as individuals?&#8221;. This idea motivated her to establish the Cardiff Cabaret Club fuelled by the desire to create a supportive community.<br><br>Stephanie&#8217;s Cardiff Cabaret Club is performing&nbsp;an Anti-Valentines Burlesque at the Wales Millenium Centre this Valentines Day which would be headlined by fellow performer and cabaret host Stephanie Ware aka Eva Von Schnippisch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cCabaret is about fantasy, beauty, and music. It\u2019s not just about standing with a microphone in your jeans. It\u2019s about creating a world where people can escape and feel something,\u201d&nbsp;says Ware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She adds, \u201cI lean very heavily on comedy, so my thrill comes from making people laugh. But I also love those special tender moments where perhaps I talk to the audience, and they\u2019ve seen something they\u2019ve never seen before. It could potentially change their life for the better.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/gawnes1.jpg\" alt=\" Burlesque and Cabaret performers generally do a lot of vocal training, gym and rehearsals.\" class=\"wp-image-86572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/gawnes1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/gawnes1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/gawnes1-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/gawnes1-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/gawnes1.jpg\" alt=\" Burlesque and Cabaret performers generally do a lot of vocal training, gym and rehearsals.\" class=\"wp-image-86572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/gawnes1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/gawnes1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/gawnes1-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/gawnes1-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> Burlesque and Cabaret performers generally do a lot of vocal training, gym and rehearsals.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Stephanie, a burlesque performer needs an immediate reaction and validation from the audience. She says, \u201cYou\u2019re performing for the audience, not just at them. In cabaret, you want them to react, and if they don\u2019t, you go and get them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ware, echoes this sentiment and says, \u201cIt\u2019s a real roller coaster of emotions, and I\u2019m there as the puppet master to help them ride the roller coaster and be safe along the way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every time she goes out to perform, her focus is on the kind of reaction she gets from the audience. \u201cThere\u2019s always that moment in a packed room when you realize that I made this happen. The connections, the friendships, the energy, it&#8217;s all because we brought people together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/ware1.jpg\" alt=\"Stephanie Ware is one of the famous Cabaret hosts in Europe and for the Oktoberfest.\" class=\"wp-image-86579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/ware1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/ware1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/ware1-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/ware1-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/ware1.jpg\" alt=\"Stephanie Ware is one of the famous Cabaret hosts in Europe and for the Oktoberfest.\" class=\"wp-image-86579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/ware1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/ware1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/ware1-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/ware1-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stephanie Ware is one of the famous Cabaret hosts in Europe and for the Oktoberfest. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Having performed around the world, Stephanie champions inclusivity and representation. \u201cI want those queer, neurodiverse people to be sat next to neurotypical Tories or whatever. I want to mix it up\u201d. Ware agrees, saying cabaret is deeply rooted in queer culture and open-mindedness. \u201cI think cabaret is the best community there is, a space where people can let go of their inhibitions and explore new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout her career, Stephanie has prioritised fostering a local community in Cardiff. The city now has many burlesque performers, thanks in part to Cardiff Cabaret Club. The club has built a strong community, where performers mentor each other and support those going through personal struggles such as abusive relationships, cancer treatment, life transitions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stephanie says that Cardiff Cabaret Club is not just a troupe but a community, where people find friendships, rebuild confidence, and challenge societal norms. This club has influenced the careers of major performers, such as Sandy Sure, who went on to perform internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/group2.jpg\" alt=\"Cardiff Cabaret Club has been active since 2007 and has trained thousands of students at their workshops.\" class=\"wp-image-86583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/group2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/group2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/group2-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/group2-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/group2.jpg\" alt=\"Cardiff Cabaret Club has been active since 2007 and has trained thousands of students at their workshops.\" class=\"wp-image-86583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/group2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/group2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/group2-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/group2-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cardiff Cabaret Club has been active since 2007 and has trained thousands of students at their workshops.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite being in the industry for about three decades, Stephanie says that  financial stability is still a struggle for many performers, including her.&nbsp;\u201cPeople think working in the arts is glamorous, but it\u2019s hand-to-mouth. Some years, I\u2019m producing 30 shows, running supper clubs, working casinos. Other years, I\u2019m investing my own money and hoping people show up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ware says that this job has a big emotional and mental toll.  \u201cIt\u2019s a very tough life. You have to be quite fit and thick-skinned. You\u2019re traveling a lot, you\u2019re tired, and you might not be eating as well as you could be if you were at home. It can also be quite lonely sometimes,\u201d&nbsp;she says<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stephanie is developing a solo theatrical show titled \u2018Showgirls and Sharks\u2019 which will be debuting in April this year while the Cardiff Cabaret Club will have another show titled \u2018Burlesque March Madness\u2019 in March at the Wales Millenium Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cardiff Cabaret Club is performing Anti Valentines Burlesque this weekend, What makes Burlesque an interesting and enduring art form?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1221,"featured_media":86585,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[53,152,197,874],"coauthors":[1297],"class_list":["post-86540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-culture","tag-art","tag-dance","tag-equality","tag-wales-millenium-centre"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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