varscona theatre (10329 83 Ave NW, Edmonton AB)
Saturday, April 25: The Big Burlesque Show
Big acts, big concepts, big burlesque! Join us at the gorgeous Varscona Theatre for The Big Burlesque Show on the big stage, featuring our Canadian headliner Zyra Lee Vanity!
Doors at 6:30pm / Show at 7:30pm. This show is approximately 2 hours with an intermission.
PARKING: Please visit varsconatheatre.com/parking for a promo code and details.
Early Bird Tickets: $30 + fees (available while quantities last)
Regular Admission: $35 + fees
VIP: $50 + fees (get a gift bag and a seat in the first 3 rows!)
Please note – burlesque is 18+ and involves playful striptease and the removal of clothing.Email us with any questions not covered here. hello@houseofhushburlesque.com
House of Hush policies here
about our headliner
Zyra Lee Vanity, also known as Canada’s Urban Desire, is a multi-award winning international burlesque entertainer. Her performance career spans over 12 years and has taken her all around the world. She’s been invited to headline & feature at shows, festivals and cons throughout Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Central America, Australia and Europe.
Zyra is known for both high energy as well as smooth, sharp and sensual burlesque routines. Her acts captivate and enchant crowds through her choice of various dance and movement styles, as well as unique and beautiful costuming. She is also known for mixing Afro Caribbean and HipHop culture with vintage burlesque glamour, as well as serving high glamour cosplay burlesque. A master of nerdlesque, classic and neo-burlesque, Zyra proves herself to be versatile in the art of tease.
Some of her performance highlights include competing at the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender (2022, 2023, 2024) and headlining various festivals including but not limited to: Winnipeg Burlesque Festival (2019), Richmond Virginia Burlesque Festival (2022), Vancouver Burlesque Festival (2023), Strasbourg France Burlesque Festival (2024), Tampere Finland Burlesque Festival (2024), Saskatoon Burlesque Festival (2024), Toronto Burlesque Festival (2024), Show Me Burlesque Festival (2025), Imperial Burlesque Canada (2025), and The Australian Burlesque Festival (2025).
In 2018, Zyra won “Best Burlesque” at the Arizona Burlesque Festival and in 2019 she was crowned Panama Queen of Burlesque at the Panama Burlesque Festival. She was also voted “Burlesque Top 50” worldwide in 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 via 21 Century Magazine. She’s been featured in 21st Century Burlesque Magazine, on Playboy Radio, Sex City Radio, a commercial for Bodacious Wine (2020), was a keynote speaker at Catalyst Con West (2018) and a teacher feature a Burlycon (2024). Zyra is also a member of Les Femmes Women of Colour Burlesque Troupe based in Toronto Ontario and is apart of the executive team for PeepShow TO - Toronto’s longest running nerdlesque show.