"Queen of subtle dirtiness"
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​"Lady who oozes glamour no matter what she does on stage"​
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"High Priestess of Sensuality"
"Amazing artist. I'm totally smitten; I could listen and watch her for hours"
Photo: Katri Kallio Photography
Location: Grand Hotel Tammer
Veda DeCadenza, the delightfully decadent burlesque artist, entered into the wondrous world of tease at the very first Burlesque Blossoms event in 2015, and that was love at the first grind!
Veda has graced stages across her home country, Finland and also performed at numerous international burlesque shows and festivals in Europe, including Berlin Burlesque Week, Bohemian Burlesque Festival, Sacré Burlesque Festival, Cabaret Burlesque Torino Festival, Glasgow Festival of Burlesque and Stockholm Burlesque Festival. She has also entertained burlesque festival audiences in the USA, both live and virtually.
Veda is a passionate advocate of body positivity, and she conducts popular burlesque workshops on varying themes; from stage presence and self/body-acceptance to sensuality and seduction. She also holds regular burlesque dance classes at HiMO dance studio in Helsinki.
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In her sensual performances this voluptuous vintage vixen mixes flirty femininity and the dark sensuality of femme fatale with playful and humorous undertones. Old movies and powerful women of past and present are an endless source of inspiration for her.
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In 2019 Veda started a feminist art project/duo Fragile Fantasies with the legendary Bettie Blackheart.
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Veda has a degree in history, with a specialization in history of sexuality, which provides her a deeper insight into historical themes and sexuality in the historical context.
Are you ready to be indulged with the most decadent delights?
Some notable past performances
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Burlesque shows at Zum Starken August (guest performer, Berlin, Germany, Dec 2024 / Jan 2025)
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SMFR's Decadence: The Fetish Underground (Helsinki, Finland, November 2024)​
Gala Show, Cabaret Burlesque Torino Festival (guest performer, Turin, Italy, October 2024)
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Cozy Cabaret (Basel, Switzerland, September 2024)
Starke Show (Berlin, Germany, May 2024)
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Cabaret Libre (guest performer, Rheims, France, May 2024)
Madame Q (guest performer, Warsaw, Poland, April 2024)
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Glitter & Titter Cabaret (guest performer, London, UK, April 2024)
Kimallekaruselli (Hyvinkää, Finland, December 2023)
Bruges Burlesque Festival (Belgium, October 2023)
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Berlin Burlesque Festival, The Grand Opening (Germany, October 2023)
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Lahti Burlesque Weekend (closing act, Lahti, Finland, September 2023)
Cozy Cabaret (headliner, Basel, Switzerland, May 2023)
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Cabaret Brulee Burlesque Extravaganza (guest performer, Edinburgh Scotland, April 2023)
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Winter Eleganza (headliner, Seinäjoki Finland, January 2023)
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Sacré Burlesque Festival (Rheims, France, November 2022)
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New York Burlesque Festival (NYC, USA October 2022)
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Madame Q (guest performer & teacher, Warsaw Poland, September 2022)
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The Big Burlesque Hangover (guest performer, Edinburgh Fringe, August 2022)
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Naughty Ever After Burlesque Show (guest performer, Edinburgh Fringe, August 2022)
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DisabiliTease Festival (Minneapolis MN, USA, virtual show, July 2022)
Bohemian Cabaret Prague (headliner, Hotel Alwyn, Prague, Czech Republic, May 2022)
Cabaret Des Péchés (headliner, Palác Jalta, Brno, Czech Republic, May 2022)
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Les Folies Barcelonaises (guest performer, Barcelona, April 2022)
Winter Revue (guest performer, Antwerp Belgium, December 2021)
Barcelona Burlesque Meeting & Festival the Grand Gala (Spain, October 2021)
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Kaamos Kabaree, the Northern Finland Burlesque Festival (guest performer, October 2021)
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Sweet Burlesque Camp, 1st edition (guest performer & teacher, Finland, June 2021)
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The Shimmy Shake Show Holiday Xxxtravaganza (guest performer, Berlin, Germany, December 2019)
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The Glasgow Festival of Burlesque (Scotland, November 2019)
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Stockholm Burlesque Festival (Sweden, October 2019)
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Taormina Burlesque Festival (Sicily, Italy, September 2019)
The Twilight Tease Burlesque Revue (Fife, Scotland, July 2019)
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The Midweek Fling (Glasgow, July 2019)
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The Berlin Burlesque Week (June 2019)
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Chiaravalle Burlesque Festival (Italy, March 2019)
Ferrara Burlesque Festival (February 2019)
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The Great Western Burlesque and Cabaret Festival (February 2019)
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the Glasgow Festival of Burlesque (November 2018)
Bohemian Burlesque Festival, Queen Night (Prague, November 2018)
Como Lake Burlesque Festival (Italy, September 2018)
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Scotland International Burlesque Festival (Edinburgh, July 2018)
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SuomiBurleskiGaala (Finnish Burlesque Gala, Helsinki, April 2018)
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Tampere Burlesque Experience, the Main Show (Tampere, March 2018)
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the Shimmy Shake Show (Berlin, December 2017)
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Sunday Soirée (Berlin, December 2017)
International Burlesque Xmas Xtravaganza (Helsinki, November 2017)
Bohemian Burlesque Festival (Prague, October 2017)
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Best of Burlesque, Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Edinburgh, 4 nights, August 2017 & 4 nights, August 2018)
the Berlin Burlesque Week, the Shimmy Shake Show (Berlin, May 2017)