The Judges
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Phoxy Qurvy
by Zoe Hunn.
Phoxy Qurvy has been on the stage since the tender age of 9, is a professionally trained actress and a Voice, Speech, Drama and English tutor. Her burlesque journey as the Quirky, Curvy & Boobalicious babe you see before you began in 2016 when she trained with The Cheek of It! school of Burlesque in London, she is a regular host of Uncaged London’s theme nights and has performed from stages ranging from Battersea Barge to the West End in Burlesque Idol. In 2017 she was voted Audience favourite in Infinitease and was a Grand finalist in 2018. In 2018 she established Phoxy Qurvy’s School of Burly, a new Burlesque school with drama influence - getting the best out of performance, creating alter egos and above all increasing confidence. Phoxy Qurvy is a keen charity fundraiser and have been featured on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire and Cambridge News Online. The phabulous world of Phoxy Qurvy is philled with comedy, character and curvy cheekiness; she’s colourphul, phunny and proves in life and perphormance, it’s not just about the perphect body but the perphect attitude…PHWOAR!
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Neil Lewis
Neil Lewis has been a professional photographer since 1979. His association with burlesque began around 2010. While promoting his model agency online, he saw many references to burlesque and it seemed a perfect subject for the photo-documentary he'd been considering for some time. More research followed before the project began later the same year, with the book being published about a year later. During that time, he worked with many of the most established names in UK burlesque. The book was launched with a weekend event which included an exhibition and two nights of burlesque shows, following which he decided to produce more shows. The Infinitease competition series began in the autumn of 2013 and has continued to grow since then. He began the Uncaged series of shows a year later, to provide a follow-on platform for performers coming through Infinitease to continue honing and practising their skills. He has now worked closely with over a thousand individual performers, both in his own shows and as a consultant to or in association with other producers.
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Gio Vanni
Gio Vanni has been involved in the burlesque scene for well over a decade, during this time he's worked the stage and behind the scenes alongside some of the best known names in burlesque in the UK and internationally.
A sought after promoter and organiser he's hosted many shows in his home town of Leicester, where he is now also the proud owner of his own coMpany Glitterbug.
Glitterbug events are sell out shows thanks mainly to his ability to bring in the best talent on the circuit today. He has been a major part of the ever growing burlesque scene in Leicester and is working on spreading further afield with his events company and branching out to include musical events and cabaret.