Interview with Ivy Voltage of Corrupt Creatures Burlesque show!

Interview With Calgary's Corrupt Creatures ..   

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Burlesque Troupe Manager Ivy Voltage.
The Greatest Show I have seen with clothes on :)

Brad Sysko Kidd

k sweet! Lets do this! .. I am going to start from the beginning for the readers sake ..

What do you do with Corrupt Creatures? And How did this start?

Ivy Voltage

I remember always being fascinated by performance art, especially ones that were very empowering for women.
I did not expect it to happen at all, until I  snuck into Prism,
a lesbian pub in Edmonton at 17. I saw Lascivious Burlesque. They were recruiting, so I said I was 18 and they took me in.
 I quickly realized that I was capable of doing it myself. I was not happy working under others. So I started Corrupt Creatures Burlesque. We began just as dark traditional, then we added a Cabaret feel to it, and now since I have found my place as a performance artist, we do a mash up of those and circus freak show style performances.

Brad Sysko Kidd

I remember seeing you ladies at My pub and was blown away by the show and the fact that you perform with bands .
What was your favorite show you have done or the most memorable?

Ivy Voltage

For me as a solo performer it must have been The Hurly Burly Gurly Show in 2011. It was at The Uptown Theatre,
and put on by Betty Galore. Just incredible. As an Entire Troupe, I would have to say its a toss up between the Kink Karnival, or the one edition of The High Voltage Variety Hour where the Mad Young Darlings played an acoustic set.

Ivy Voltage

and Im glad you enjoyed our performance.

Brad Sysko Kidd

I sure did :) . what do you have planned for the future of C.C ?


Ivy Voltage

Right now I am recruiting. I dont just want girls, I want an entire troupe of different kinds of talent.
Focusing on the decrepit yet facinating nature of the freak show, and of course beautiful babes.
I want theatre, dance, acrobatics, contortion. It will take a bit to get there. But if anyone wants to see us,
we have shows coming up at the Voodoo Lounge on 16th Ave NW


Ivy Voltage

If anyone thinks they have something to add to my vision, you can email Ivy Voltage at Violet.rush@hotmail.ca

Brad Sysko Kidd

Im sure you will have no problem getting more talent  This city has some interesting people!

What would you do if there was a zombie apocalypse?

Ivy Voltage

I have actually made a wicked plan. I will get me and all my bad ass punk rock friends to raid and pillage everyone,
killing everything in sight til we have everything we need.
Then we will reign in a hige church and start a cult, with us as the 'holy masters',
baptists or whatever, then we will have our pathetic minions do everything for some god I havent made up yet


Ivy Voltage

Just sit on my ass and eat and get fat til i die, with everyone worshipping me out of fear


Brad Sysko Kidd

LMAO! FUCKIN EH! Thanks for the interview! you rock! and keep up the good work! Any thing you might want to say to the readers?
Ivy Voltage

Ivy Voltage

lol not really, wouldnt know what to say. haha. and Thanks for the interview!


BSK -CHEERS!