Want to get some quality time in with our headliners, just you and no one else butting in? Maybe you have an act you’d like to workshop, or want to learn something new? If so, you have the opportunity to book an hour of quality one-on-one time with either of our headliners.

Times Available:

8:00am – 9:00am

10.15am – 11.15am

1.45pm – 2.45pm

3.30pm – 4.30pm

Other times may be available by arrangement

About the tutors:

Matt Finish - Arizona, USA - Matt Finish ‘The Golden Boy of Burlesque’ hails from Tucson, AZ where he is the producer of Don’t Blink Burlesque and The Arizona Burlesque Festival. Matt is also the proud producer of the BurlyPicks Arizona Regional and Strip Local! Matt was voted ‘AZ Burlesque Performer of the Year’ AND ‘AZ Burlesque Emcee of the Year’ at the 2018 Strippy Awards. He was also was voted #24 of the Top 50 Most Influential Burlesque Industry Figures of 2017!

In 2015, Matt competed at the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender where he was crowned Mr. Exotic World ‘King of Burlesque’. If you want to keep up with Matt you can find him on Instagram and FB (@xomattfinish) where he posts his popular (Un)Helpful Burlesque Tips from Matt Finish (#UnHelpfulTips) every day!

Miss La Vida - Auckland, NZ - Miss La Vida – the Princess of Parody – is an award-winning pioneer of New Zealand’s burlesque and cabaret scene, not to mention a highly sought-after MC.

UK born and bred, but Auckland based, she is the first New Zealand Burlesque performer to be chosen for the following events across the globe: North America – the Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas and the New York Burlesque Festival; Europe – the London Wonderground; and Australasia – the Perth International Burlesque Festival and the Australian Burlesque Festival.

She was the first burlesque Producer in New Zealand to have an international headliner, Angie Pontani, and to create a show in a major theatre, The Auckland Town Hall. She helped bring burlesque into the mainstream through her media presence. She also taught and mentored a generation of burlesque performers who are now international performers and successful producers.

From fabulous full-length shows, bold burlesque acts, marvellous MCing and hot hens parties, any moment spent in Miss La Vida’s presence guarantees loads of laughs with some tantalising twists.

Miss La Vida is a pint-sized force to be reckoned with. And audiences seem to agree, with 2018 seeing her take home at the New Zealand Burlesque Industry Awards the Favourite MC award and the Outstanding Career Achievement award for over a decade of trailblazing.