Małgorzata Zieleńska - galeria

As I step on stage, I can feel the nervous energy of the audience??”in their eager anticipation, their clandestine desires, their hushed whispers. Then, the music starts. My heart in rhythm with the seductive drumbeats, I dance, deliberately slow and enticing. I've found that the promise of what lies beneath the layers of teasing and mystery often brings more thrill than the reveal itself. It's an intoxicating power, knowing I am the architect of fantasy, the maestro of mirth. I adorn different identities on stage, morphing from a starry-eyed sailor to a sultry bandit. However, off the stage, it's not merely hiding behind a character; it's indulging in the creation of a world where we can escape, live out our wild fantasies, and return back to reality, just a little bit more satisfied, a little bit more free.

Burlesque is an art form that flutters between reality and fantasy. One of my all-time favorites is a matador-themed performance. The audience's transfixed gazes, their collective breath catching as I swish my cape and slowly, teasingly remove an item of red silk clothing to the music's tempo??”it's a heightened sense of reality that's absolutely electrifying. The roleplay is an integral part of it, adding meat to the bones of the tease, shaping the narrative of desire. Offstage, this fascination for roleplay doesn't fade away; it takes a new form. The characters I por