AMAGING! AGE IS MORE THAN JUST A NUMBER ~ IT’S A STORY at The VORTEX

Austin draglesque star World Famous *BOB* presents AMAGING! Age Is More Than Just A Number ~ It’s A Story, a theatrical storytelling show, at The VORTEX, February 9-11, 2024. 

Focused on the stories of elders of the queer community, the performance features a cast of five, all over the age of 60, who share in ten-minute stories their personal experiences that invite the audience to shatter preconceived ideas of aging. The show is an outgrowth of *BOB*’s Campfire Queer Storytime, hosted monthly at The VORTEX, and is sponsored by Rainbow Connections ATX, a program of Family Eldercare, that *BOB* helped “co-queerate”.

Integral to AMAGING! and to *BOB*’s work as an activist is the aim of dismantling through art the de-sexualization of older bodies, especially within the queer community.

ABOUT WORLD FAMOUS *BOB*

World Famous *BOB*, known for her over-the-top blonde bombshell image and incredible ability to mix martinis in her cleavage, has captivated audiences all over the world with her unique burlesque stylings, humorous performance art, and emcee skills.

They have been photographed by hundreds of photographers including Patrick McMullan, Mario Testino, and David LaChapelle. *BOB* appears in several books, including Hotel LaChapelle, New Burlesque, Striptease: From Gaslight to Spotlight, Burlesque: The New Bump and Grind, The Brooklynites, The Velvet Hammer Burlesque, Domestic Burlesque, Legends of Burlesque, as well as The Burlesque Handbook, and more. A collection of photos by Amy Touchette was published by UnGyve Press entitled Shoot the Arrow: A Portrait of The World Famous *BOB*.  

Believing that television is “the theater for the poor,” *BOB* is a huge fan of the boob tube and has appeared on A&E’s The History of Cleavage as well as HBO’s Real Sex. He has graced the pages of over 50 national and international publications including The New York Times. The big screen suits *BOB* as well, with screen credits including John Cameron Mitchell’s film Shortbus and Beth B.’s EXPOSED. 

For twelve years, World Famous *BOB* was a regularly scheduled guest speaker at New York University and has performed and appeared at over twenty U.S. universities including Harvard, Yale, and Bard. She has performed all over the world and co-created and starred in Young Jean Lee’s Untitled Feminist Show. From NYC’s Dance Theatre Workshop to Taylor Mac’s The Lily’s Revenge, to Stockholm’s Södra Teatern, World Famous *BOB* has brought crowds together by pointing out what we all have in common: the need for love and for creating that with her art in the moment.

*BOB* continues their life in the spotlight and is also an Ultimate Self Confidence! coach for people worldwide as well as the newly appointed Activities and Programming Specialist of Rainbow Connections ATX, a program of Family Eldercare, that they helped “queerate.” The proud Mother of the House of Famous, where the motto is “Nice is the new fierce!”, *BOB* lives in their Pink Poodle Palace in ATX with her wigs, Husbear, poodles Biscuit and Daphne, and kitty Monkey. 

For more info, visit: theworldfamousbob.com.