Celebrating diversity, beauty, glamour, and the Toronto Burlesque Festival: With Dainty Smith
Live on CIUT 89.5 FM
Airing Date: October 2, 2024
Host/ Producer: Nicole Inica Hamilton
Assistant Production Manager: Amber Downie-Back
Episode Editor: Brittany Baah
Featured Guest(s): Dainty Smith
On this episode, Dainty Smith, (Founder of Les Femme Fatales: Women of Colour burlesque troupe, the first burlesque troupe for women of colour in Canada) opens up about the politics of desirability, being in lover-ship with ourselves, and the Toronto Burlesque Festival.
About Dainty Smith :
Dainty Smith is a Toronto based Actor, Burlesque Performer, Playwright, Producer, and Speaker. Dainty believes that through the art of storytelling and a willingness to be exposed that genuine human connections can be made. Her performances often tell deeply vulnerable stories regarding race, religion, sexuality and challenging social boundaries.
Dainty studied performing arts at George Brown College and is a powerful self taught storyteller, performer, and orator. She performed in the acclaimed independent theatre group Les Blues. She was a co-producer in the independent performance art collective Colour Me Dragg. She is the founder of Les Femme Fatales: Women of Colour burlesque troupe, the first burlesque troupe for women of colour in Canada. In addition to producing and acting, Dainty is also an accomplished and engaging Emcee and an accomplished Speaker. Her speaking engagements have included workshops with women and youth on themes of empowerment, glamour, beauty, self love and self care as revolutionary acts. She has taught workshops at Toronto Metropolitan University, University of Ottawa, and York University on radical body positivity, survival and thriving.
