Backstage Girls

An in-depth and honest look into the world of exotic dance through powerful poetry and visual images. Adult film legend turned dancer turned artist Serena Czarnecki's book is candid, sensual and unforgettable. Never before has an artistic project parted the velvet curtain to reveal a forbidden place that is stirring, beautiful, ugly, passionate, indifferent, stark, rich and sad--all at the same time. Come inside...

About the Author
Czarnecki, Serena: - Serena Czarnecki is a creative soul at heart-artist, poet, actress, dancer, model and author. A proud, unapologetic bipolar woman, she uses the diverse sexual knowledge she culled as a 1970s porn icon to her advantage. A cornerstone in classic erotic cinema, Serena has been featured in more than 100 adult films like Sweet Cakes and The Ecstasy Girls. She has appeared in countless men's magazines including Playboy, Penthouse and Hustler. Serena drew upon her modern dance prowess when she headlined theatres, stripping her way across the United States as an exotic dancer. Backstage Girls includes poetic reflections of her time as a feature at the O'Farrell Theatre in San Francisco. Jill C. Nelson's Golden Goddesses: 25 Legendary Women of Classic Erotic Cinema 1968-1985 tells more of Serena's vivid career onstage and onscreen. (Serena also graces its cover.) Her memory book Bright Lights, Lonely Nights is available from BearManor Bare. She's always considered herself a hippie and now lives as a happy hermit in a magical wood on a magical mountain with her soul mate. These days, Serena writes poetry and paints pictures.