Bio
Stepping out as a Bonbon with visionary international showgirl and producer Coco Framboise and Toronto’s classic Starlight Burlesque, Keela truly busted out onto the burlesque scene in 2010! Since her solo debut at Toronto's long-running burlesque showcase at Mitzi's Sister, Keela has performed with the George Lake Swing Orchestra for Starlight Burlesque, and shared the bill with a variety of
vaudeville headliners and Minsky's legends with the illustrious Great Canadian Burlesque and their "Girlesque 6." Keela remained a Bonbon throughout 2010, thriving in Coco Framboise's extraordinary mentorship in choreography, glamour, industry etiquette and showmanship. Keela has been honoured to work and play with some of the brightest and most unique characters in the city. A sample list of Keela's engagements to date include local venues Revival Nightclub, Liss Gallery, The Great Hall, The Distillery District, The Design Exchange, Meta Gallery, Yorkdale Mall, the Rivoli with Red Herring Productions, plus events in Montreal, Stratford and Boston, MA. Keela also performed in the 2011 Toronto Burlesque Festival at the historic Gladstone Hotel. Vocal Genres: Blues, Swing, Broadway, Spanish, Soul, Disco, Pop, Rock, Melodramatic
Burlesque Genre: Classic, Variety
"Burlesque has been a catharsis of my inner dramas, my own heavy velvet curtain. It made me reignite my love of theatre and recognize past and newfound strengths in production, performance, collaboration and creative brainstorming on and off the stage. The burlesque world ain't perfect, but it's perfect for me."
~Keela
