Anyone with access to the Internet is well aware of the fact that David Lynch’s pièce de résistance “Twin Peaks” is getting a 21st century reboot.
The televised cult classic, which originally aired in the early 1990s, will resurface on Showtime in 2016, presumably bringing Agent Dale Cooper and the gang back to small screen life. It’s a win for Lynch’s diehard fanbase, a group so rabid for updates on the Laura Palmer saga they never really let the series die in the 25 years it’s been off the air. There’s been fan art. There’s been fan fiction. And there’s been burlesque.
Amelia Bareparts — Margaret Lanterman, aka the Log Lady
Yes, the Miss Twin Peaks Beauty Pageant has been doing its part to keep the proverbial log burning at the Lodge, mixing the dark humor of Lynch’s small town with the vaudevillian wonder that is burlesque. What began as a one-off tribute on the anniversary of Laura Palmer’s death in 2011, has since transformed into an annual event, dubbed “The Pink Room,” that has Nadine Hurley stripping off everything but her eyepatch and pasties and Norma Jennings bringing a little bit more than sweet cherry pie to the stage of Joe’s Pub in New York City.
“I have no idea where this will lead us. But I have a definite feeling it will be a place both wonderful and strange.” –Agent Cooper.”
“The Pink Room’ was a quirky idea I had when I first started performing burlesque,” event founder Francine “The Lucid Dream” explained to The Huffington Post. “I thought ‘Twin Peaks’ would be the perfect subject for a burlesque tribute because of all the gorgeous, female characters on the show (queue Audrey Horne dancing in a diner) and the very unique visuals.”
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