Berlin Burlesque Festival 2025

The line-up has never been bigger: 14 shows from around the world per evening, plus the secret BBF Awards.

For over a decade, the Berlin Burlesque Festival has been a fixture in the international cultural landscape. With its combination of high-calibre stage art, intellectual wit and glamorous freedom, it attracts not only an art-loving international audience every year, but also students, cultural creators and lovers of sensual stage art.

Hundreds of performers from all over the world apply each year for one of the coveted spots on the culturally important and progressive stages of the Berlin Burlesque Festival – but only a carefully curated selection is invited.

The festival is known for its keen eye for new talent: those who make their debut here often soon find themselves on the world's major stages. Every year, newcomers stand side by side with celebrated stars of the international scene. This powerful mix makes the Berlin Burlesque Festival a vibrant place of change, surprise and encounter.

The art of diversity – a stage for the world

The festival line-up reflects the entire spectrum of what burlesque can mean: a wide variety of body types, age groups, cultural backgrounds and individual messages come together and unfold their effect in light, music and movement.

For example, the oldest performer at the festival is 80 years old – a living legend of the scene. The youngest is in her early 20s and is stepping onto a festival stage for the first time with intoxicating energy. It is these contrasts, this lived diversity, that give the Berlin Burlesque Festival its extraordinary charisma.

The Berlin Burlesque Festival was founded by Marlene von Steenvag, one of Europe's most influential burlesque artists. Together with the internationally acclaimed jazz band The Sazerac Swingers, new records and superlatives are constantly being broken. This band, led by Max Oestersötebier, is not only at the heart of the festival, but also builds a bridge between jazz, music and burlesque that is unique in the world.

The 2025 programme

• The Grand Opening
  Thursday, 23 October 2025 | Heimathafen Neukölln
  Doors open: 8 p.m. | Show starts: 9 p.m.
  Line-up:
  
• Buba Sababa
  
• Foxic Poison (Germany)
  
• Lady Toxic (Argentina)
  
• Lin Tonic (Germany)
  
• Linde von Schwärze (Czech Republic)
  
• Raketenmieze (Germany)
  
• Ruby de Cadence (Germany)
  
• Scar-lit Hearts (South Africa)
  
• Setty Mois (Germany / UK)
  
• Shades of Jade (Switzerland)
  
• Strega SinBon (Sweden)
  
• Tiny Djinn (Belgium)
  
• Tom the Spice (Poland)
  
• Zohar the Nootzel (Spain)
  
• Emerald Esmeraldas (Germany / International)
  
• Liveband: The Sazerac Swingers (Germany / International)
  
• Emcee: Buba Sababa
  
• The Friday Night
  Friday, 24 October 2025 | Heimathafen Neukölln
  Doors open: 8 p.m. | Show starts: 9 p.m.
  Line-up:
  
• Absinthique (Germany)
  
• BigChief RandomChaos (Ireland / USA)
  
• Bunny Bordeaux (Sweden)
  
• Strega SinBon (Sweden)
  
• Zizi Buffet (France)
  
• Champagne Mademoiselle (France)
  
• Daphne Moon (USA)
  
• Discopussyz (Switzerland)
  
• Eleonora Silva (Germany)
  
• Gina Stirling (England)
  
• Liu Bohème (Switzerland / Asia)
  
• Marlene Kiepke (Germany)
  
• Masha Champanskaya (Germany)
  
• Morena Sauvage (Italy)
  
• Nyka Noctula (Germany)
  
• Rana Hava (Germany)
  
• Lilly Mortis (UK / Germany)
  
• Emerald Esmeraldas (Germany / International)
  
• Liveband: The Sazerac Swingers (Germany)
  
• Emcee: Lilly Mortis (Germany)
  
• The Saturday Night
  Saturday, 25 October 2025 | Wintergarten Varieté
  Doors open: 10 p.m. | Show starts: 10:45 p.m.
  Line-up:
  
• Arden(Germany)
  
• Brooke Bird (Australia)
  
• Chantaaaal (France)
  
• Ilona Winter (Germany / Hungary)
  
• Jade Felina (Brazil)
  
• La Rubinia (Germany)
  
• Linde von Schwärze (Czech Republic)
  
• Amante de la vida (Czech Republic)
  
• Lola Itsy (Italy)
  
• Lucinda B. Hind (United Kingdom)
  
• Marlene Kiepke (Germany)
  
• Marlene von Steenvag (Germany)
  
• Melissa Lee (Germany)
  
• Mona LaDoll (France)
  
• Emerald Esmeraldas (Germany / International)
  
• Liveband: The Sazerac Swingers (Germany / International)
  
• Emcee: Gisela Kloppke (Germany)
  
• Stage Crew: Mr Allison Saphir (Switzerland), Victoria Versatil (Germany)