Did you miss the Jubilee! show in Las Vegas? Sadly, this highly acclaimed show is now a thing of the past. Fortunately, my guest today, Athena Patacsil, former “dancing nude” then principal dancer, gives us an inside look as we preserve a bit of bygone history.
Athena shares a unique program comp that features her in the stage setting while wearing her magnificent costume designed by Pete Menefee. As we learn in this mini-episode, photos of these costumed dancers on stage are extremely rare which makes this story all the more riveting. Have a listen and enjoy this look into the glamorous past.
If you’re interested in hearing more from Athena and other showgirls, check out her podcast “Showgirls Life.” If he daughters don’t want to keep her showgirl life memorabilia, Athena plans to gift them to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas special collection all about Vegas showgirls.
Find out more here: https://special.library.unlv.edu/collections/showgirls
This short story was clipped from my live virtual Show & Tale: Significant Objects in the fall of 2021 which encourage us to build connections, community & legacy one story of stuff at a time.
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