“They feature the remarkable Melody Mangler as artistic director, leading a group of talented young women and men who put on one hell of a show. “
Taboo Revue is a Campy, Vampy Gem
Leanne Perry, Beyond Robson – March 31, 2010
“one of the silliest, funniest, and most enjoyable workout classes I had ever been to”
Burlesque Aerobics
Louisa Cohen, She Does the City – Jan 18th 2010
Burlesque TOP 50 for 2009
21st Century Pinups – January 1st, 2010
“She pops the balloons with an unsettlingly large Michael Myers knife, smears birthday cake all over herself, and then spits flames across the restaurant. It is magnificent, if not exactly academic.”
Sketching it sexy at Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School
Adrian Mack, The Georgia Straight
Dirty SHINE has makings of a cult classic
Jo Ledingham, Vancouver Courier – August 19, 2009
Burlesque West
Peter Dickinson, Performance, Place, and Politics – August 17, 2009
“Choreography by April O’Peel and Melody Mangler is inspired and sinfully fun.”
SHINE: A Burlesque Musical (Review)
Musicals in Vancouver – August 15, 2009
Vancouver Burlesque Dancer Wins World Title in Las Vegas
By Denise Ryan, Vancouver Sun – June 25, 2009 (Reprinted in the Calgary Herald)
“But I did have a strange instinct about one young lady during her act, and as it turned out, I was correct; Melody Mangler would flutter above the rest of the competition and take the debut title.”
Burlesque Hall of Fame Pageant 2009: Best Debut
21st Century Pinups
Putting the “Vega” back in Las Vegas
J.D. Oxblood, Cultural Capitol
“Melody Mangler is a force of titillating exuberance to be reckoned with by any healthy libido and good sense of humour.”
Taboo Revue brings sexy back to East Van
Muhammad Amir, The Peak
Full frontal feminism
Lindsay Kasting, The Capilano Courier – March 16th 2009
Burlesque Is Strip Tease Fun, With Voodoo Pixie
The Vancouver Observer, Steve Venegas – Nov 11th, 2008
Burlesque can bring the fun back into life
Krista Martin, Metro News Edmonton – June 25, 2008
WankerGirls First Ever Heart-On List!
BLARM!
Sexifying Fitness
Beyond Robson, August 22, 2007
Off Center Television, KVOS – 2006
Much Music, 2003
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