SouthernVoice.com – By Dyana Bagby
Atlanta’s ‘Queer Cabaret of Caliber’ sets standard in burlesque scene
When James Fancy takes the stage in a black western shirt and black pants, with little red horns sticking from the top of his head and shaking his hips to thumping music before stripping to reveal only a thong – and a red tail – you know he?s got moxie.
“I’m testing the waters,” says Fancy of his devilishly sexy routine during July?s explosive show, Moxie: A Queer Cabaret of Caliber.
Moxie, an art showcase that schedules shows approximately once a month at various venues in Atlanta, next takes the stage Sept. 23 at the glorious Moulin Rouge Room in Paris on Ponce.
As a transman, Fancy ? whose actual name is Jae Cripe – performs “boylesque” – an emerging art form in the thriving burlesque scene in Atlanta as well as cities such as New York and Seattle.