The Invisible Cabaret Podcast: Mental Health & The Arts

Balle Balle! | Burlesque and Bollywood with Bolly Ditz Dolly


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Ferrero Rochelle and Rosie Verbose chat to Invisible Cabaret troupe member, Bolly Ditz Dolly, about burlesque, Bollywood and bhajis. Ditz has performed her unique brand of fusion-inspired neo-burlesque all over the shop, from Bitten Peach, OwPHWOARd and I Need to Cher, to being crowned the winner of Burlesque Idol UK 2019. In this episode, we explore her journey to burlesque, her creative process, and her passion for cooking samosas from scratch.

You can find BDD online at @bollyditz.dolly. Read more about her burlesque journey in this blog, or have a listen to more stories about her South Asian background on the acclaimed Masala Podcast.

Things mentioned in the podcast:

  • Burlesque Idol 
  • House of Burlesque classes
  • Sajid Javid's political campaign 
  • London Bi Pandas
  • Fact check: the Tragic Silencing of Salem the Cat.
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    Invisible Cabaret is a cabaret and burlesque troupe devoted to raising mental health awareness, founded by Rosie Verbose and Ferrero Rochelle.

    With thanks to: Matt Ennis, www.mennismixing.co.uk

    Music: Shades of Spring by Kevin MacLeod 

    License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Photo credit: Richard McKenzie, AKA The Burly Photographer

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