“You can call it ‘fear-driven creativity,’” says Fleur de Tease host Chris Lane. “It’s a work ethic thing. We have to keep pushing ourselves because audiences are paying good money to come and see us month after month.” Working hard to hone one’s art is essential in Fleur de Tease not only to keep audiences coming back, but also to gain one in the first place in New Orleans’ ever-expanding burlesque scene. “There’...