PlayMe Burlesque Poker Cards To Be Unveiled On September 13 In New York

Aug. 31, 2011 - PRLog -- On September 13, photographer Malgorzata (Maggie) Saniewska will unveil the PlayMe Burlesque deck of cards at Mystique Ultra Lounge.  PlayMe Burlesque is an entire photo exhibit featuring 54 of today’s most beautiful, glamorous and sexy burlesque performers.  The (f)emcee for the night will be Honi Harlow, a burlesque veteran who has played many of New York’s theaters and burlesque clubs, and choreographed the burlesque numbers for the upcoming Paul Haggis-produced show “The Black Donnelly’s" on NBC.  The launch party will consist of a red carpet “pre-show” and three performance sets at 8, 9, and 10pm. A limited amount of $10 tickets will be available for the general public.

A passion project born to Malgorzata (Maggie) Saniewska, PlayMe Burlesque showcases today’s modern day American “New Burlesque” sex symbols in a style reminiscent of Alberto Vargas’ Pin-Up Girls of the 1940’s. Many of these new “pinups” will be performing at the event, including Jo “Boobs” Weldon, the Headmistress and Founder of the New York School of Burlesque; Dame CuchiFrita, formerly of Brown Girls Burlesque; Delysia La Chatte, founder of Witching Hour Burlesque; Medianoche, last seen in Dita Von Teese’s “Strip Strip Hooray”; Cheeky Lane, a 2010 graduate of the NY School Burlesque; Ms. Tickle, the "Mystical Mistress of Tease"; Gal Friday, “Miss Coney Island 2009”; Calamity Chang, “the Asian Sexsation”; Peekaboo Pointe, the “Fastest Tassel Twirler from East to West”; as well as the emcee, Honi Harlow.  Also in the card deck of 54 are notables such as Dirty Martini, Julie Atlas Muz, Nasty Canasta, Gigi LaLaFemme, and Amber Ray.

Born and raised in Warsaw, Poland, Malgorzata moved to New York in 2003. She interned for Sante D'Orazio Studios, Milk Studio, assisted Dan & Corina Lecca during NYC's Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in 2008 and has done photography work for ID Models, BMG Models, and Q Models. After shooting for the Garo Sparo & Cobos Couture clothing lines, her work in photography transitioned into a full time commitment.

“PlayMe Burlesque” is a high quality, standard poker-sized playing card manufactured by the US Playing Cards Company®, the leaders in the field, and will be available on September 14th for $20 at Museum of Sex & online at http://playmeburlesque.com (now available for pre-order). While burlesque has always been a popular form of entertainment in New York for decades, mainstream audiences across the world are more familiar thanks to the Golden Globe-winning film, “Burlesque,” featuring Christina Aguilera and Cher.

PlayMe Burlesque Launch Party
September 13, 7-until
Mystique Ultra Lounge
141 Chrystie Street bet. Delancey & Broome

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In 2008, Malgorzata (Maggie) Saniewska was introduced to the world of burlesque and as the art form moved from back alley, underground cabarets into mainstream film and entertainment, she became inspired to capture the beauty of it in her photography projects. She looked for a way to portray the performers in a way that would highlight each of their unique styles and individual interpretations of humor, sexuality, theatricality and grace. The PlayMe Burlesque cards give her the ability to feature many of the most talented burlesque performers in a photographic exhibit - all at one time.