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Costume Bedazzling 101

  • Neptune Theatre 1593 Argyle Street Halifax, NS, B3J 2B2 Canada (map)

Learn rhinestoning basics & techniques from Miami Minx, a burlesque artist, who, over the span of 8 years, has worked on honing his hi-glam costume embellishment skills.

In this lecture style workshop, Miami will teach you the "A, B, Cs" of rhinestoning to bring your costuming game to the next sparkle level! He will go over essential rhinestoning materials (glues, stones, tools, etc), resources for stones he works with, & his approach to planning out a rhinestone design job.

This workshop is open to anyone (18+) curious about burlesque costuming. Experienced burlesque artists are welcome to attend to get Miami's take on how he approaches rhinestoning & costuming and to make new connections. Be prepared to leave with some dazzling bits of information!

This workshop is a PWYC Workshop

Bring a costume piece, and Miami will advise you on how to embellish the piece!

Instructor Bio: Born and raised in Miami, FL, Miami Minx has been performing since 2017 across

Canada down to South Florida. He was crowned Princess of Striptease 2023 at the

New Orleans Teaser Festival. He combines

high glamour classic burlesque with gender-bending fierceness. His exuberant

stage presence and high energy result in a fire-cracker performance of sexiness,

high glamour, and comedy.

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