Welcome to the 3rd International Stockholm Burlesque Festival Södra Teatern 4th October - Nalen Ballroom 5th October
Festival Information
Travel and Accomodation
How to get here, where to stay, and what to do during your visit…
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We will be inviting photographers from around the world to exhibit…
Read More →The Festival Team
Fräulein Frauke
Co-director
“The Saucy Songbird” Fräulein Frauke is one of Sweden’s biggest international burlesque stars, regularly performing around Europe and beyond. Nearly 4 years ago, she started the celebrated Fräulein Frauke Presents Burlesque Club that she now runs with her husband. FFP has grown to be Sweden’s biggest burlesque and cabaret club, with over 700 guests and excellent international performers, live music and a classic vintage aesthetic. Together with her husband, artist and photographer, John Paul Bichard, she co-runs “Bichard Studios”- the couple´s framework for their work: in the burlesque scene with events and photography, in the corporate world with video and shoots and in their own personal, creative and artistic work. As well as producing and performing, Frauke is also a singer, costume maker and stylist.
John-Paul Bichard
Co-director
John-Paul Bichard is an English born artist and photographer who’s works have been shown and collected around the globe. He is one half of Bichard Studios: the event organiser and photographer duo who are prominent figures in the Swedish burlesque and cabaret scene. Many talented stars from the worldwide community have been captured by his lens for his current photo series ‘Exquisite identities’ which encapsulates the intensity and extravagance of the Burlesque World. The main focus of his photographic works is to question and exploring identity, sexuality and role through the characters and alter egos of extraordinary people.
He co-runs Sweden’s biggest burlesque and cabaret club Fräulein Frauke Presents together with his wife Fräulein Frauke.
Duchess Dubois & The Amazing Knicker Kittens
Stage Manager
Duchess Dubois is one of the Swedish burlesque pioneers who helped develop the burlesque scene here in Stockholm and Sweden. She started the burlesque troupe “The Amazing Knicker Kittens” who have been all over the world and won the” Most Classic Award” at the Burlesque Hall Of Fame 2010.
She is the founder and the headmistress of the Stockholm burlesque school “Burleskakademien”, has organized countless events, started the social network forum www.burlesk.se and has been performing with solo-and troupe acts on every burlesque stage in the country.
Duchess Dubois and her troupe started the Stockholm Burlesque Festival 2010 and co-produced last year’s festival.



