A shirtless performer stands beneath an open umbrella as white confetti falls around them.

Concrete2019

The Sex Ed Show

The Production

House of Burlesque’s satirical sex-ed cabaret uses burlesque, drag and performance art to explore sex and relationships, from STIs and sexuality to pleasure, porn and parenthood.

19 photographs in the curated edit

Photography: Steve Gregson

A performer in peach underwear holds a microphone on a stage backed by strings of small lights.

A blonde performer in a white coat speaks into a microphone under red and blue stage lighting.

Three performers stand together on stage, with the central performer framed by two others gesturing toward them.

An ensemble performs beneath a sign reading “Pill-Out Method,” with two performers lifting ruffled skirts at the front.

Two seated performers face the audience as one holds a microphone near the other’s face.

Two seated performers smile as one holds a microphone and the other holds a small prop.

A performer with dark curly hair, white gloves and a long dark skirt poses under warm stage light.

A performer in a dark skirt and glittering top gestures while standing before a curtain of small lights.

A red-haired performer speaks into a handheld microphone against a softly lit stage backdrop.

A performer in a top hat and dark jacket turns toward the audience under moody coloured light.

A shirtless performer kneels onstage with one arm stretched upward in a pool of low light.

A shirtless performer wearing dark trousers and suspenders stands under blue and amber stage light.

A performer in a pale dress and floral headpiece sits in a dark red-lit stage corner.

A performer in a black-and-white patterned bodysuit poses in front of strings of small lights.

A performer in a nude-coloured costume with a raised arm stands on a red-lit stage.

Three performers interact onstage, with the central performer holding a microphone while the others reach toward them.

Four performers stand across the stage holding large colourful fabric signs.

A smiling performer holds a blue sign reading “Gender Stereotypes Limit Us All.”

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