# David Jahn

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For the German racing driver, see [David Jahn (racing driver)](/source/David_Jahn_(racing_driver)).

**David Jahn** is a [neo-burlesque](/source/Neo-burlesque) [impresario](/source/Impresario), filmmaker and musician based in Prague, Czech Republic.[1]

## Burlesque

Jahn is best known for his louche MC persona Sonny Vargas[2] with the stage troupe Prague Burlesque, which he founded in 2007 and developed into a local institution and international touring company. According to Prague TV, "his aim is to continue the long tradition of burlesque, and to make this concept popular once again."[3] Prior to the stage debut of Prague Burlesque in September 2007, the last burlesque performance in Prague had taken place in 1910.[4]

Inspired by the [Weimar culture](/source/Weimar_culture) of interwar Berlin, as well as by Michelle Carr's 1990s Los Angeles revival troupe Velvet Hammer Burlesque and by [Dita Von Teese](/source/Dita_Von_Teese), Jahn maintains that the genre adheres to a strict set of rules. "For instance, I never reveal a woman's entire nude body. Rather, I indicate what lay beyond her undergarments, always working with the feeling that more will follow. The essence of burlesque is in parodying [courtesanal](/source/Courtesan#As_primary_employment) modes of conduct, which I like to unfold—*gangasrotogati*—in what might be called the gentle spirit of sarcastic orgasm. By and large, our work is erotic comedy," he told [Czech Television](/source/%C4%8Cesk%C3%A1_televize) in 2011.[5] Moreover, burlesque resonates with Jahn's childhood—two of his grandparents were opera singers, and as an adult he enjoys watching this erotic form of operetta make its return to the European stage.[2][6]

## Film

As a filmmaker, Jahn directs and produces music videos, television commercials and documentaries. His best-known directorial work is the 2009 feature documentary *H.R. Giger Revealed*, which he also coproduced through his company Deep Side Production s.r.o.[7][8]

## References

1. Staněk, L., ["Sexy jako kdysi: Burleska zažívá znovu světový boom"](http://www.reflex.cz/clanek/zajimavosti/49681/sexy-jako-kdysi-burleska-zaziva-znovu-svetovy-boom.html), *[Reflex](/source/Reflex_(magazine))*, Feb. 27, 2013.

1. Johnston, R., ["Cabaret-style shows takes the striptease back in time"](http://www.praguepost.com/142-culture/42008-review-prague-burlesque-at-cafe-royal), *[Prague Post](/source/Prague_Post)*, Oct. 10, 2014.

1. Anon., ["Royal presents the Prague Burlesque show"](http://prague.tv/en/s72/Directory/c206-Art-and-Culture/n2242-the-prague-burlesque-show), Prague TV, Sept. 19, 2014.

1. Edge, B., ["Bring on the dancing girls"](http://www.praguepost.cz/archivescontent/5247-bring-on-the-dancing-girls.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20151122215304/http://www.praguepost.cz/archivescontent/5247-bring-on-the-dancing-girls.html) 2015-11-22 at the Wayback Machine, *Prague Post*, Feb. 6, 2008.

1. Anon., ["Burleska nabízí čistou kabaretní zábavu"](http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/ct24/kultura/1200721-burleska-nabizi-cistou-kabaretni-zabavu), [Česká televize](/source/%C4%8Cesk%C3%A1_televize), Dec. 31, 2011.

1. Bezr, O., ["Štítí se burleska pokleslosti? Podívejte se na klip jejího zpěváka"](http://kultura.zpravy.idnes.cz/video-prazska-burleska-sonny-vargas-d7v-/hudba.aspx?c=A150828_180851_hudba_ob), *[iDNES.cz](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/iDNES.cz)*, Aug. 29, 2015.

1. [*H.R. Giger Revealed*](http://archive.dokweb.net/en/documentary-network/czech-docs/-h.r.-giger-revealed-3448/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160413135816/http://archive.dokweb.net/en/documentary-network/czech-docs/-h.r.-giger-revealed-3448/) 2016-04-13 at the Wayback Machine, Institute of Documentary Film.

1. [Loc. cit.](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1630558/) (2010 DVD), [IMDb](/source/IMDb).

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