Camden Council U-turn over burlesque licensing plans
Published Thursday 30 July 2009 at 13:24 by Lalayn Baluch
Burlesque performers are celebrating after Camden Council backtracked on plans to licence them in the same way as strippers and lap dancers.
In May, the London authority caused outcry among artists and local venue owners – such as Alex Proud of the Proud Galleries – when it demanded that all burlesque performances involving “nudity or stripping” be classed as adult entertainment, and therefore regulated under the same licensing system as lap-dancing clubs.
The decision prompted fears for the future of the artform, with more than 1,500 people signing a petition on the Downing Street website in protest of the licensing requirement.
Performers were concerned that such a reclassification would change people’s perception of burlesque and increase costs for those wanting to stage shows.
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