Check out the talented burlesque and variety artists who've graced the Tippitywitchet stage
Low on class and high on caffeine, Anna Steasya is known as the Knockout From the Nation's Capital. For over a decade, this performer has left audiences asking "Why?' with her acts focusing on the ridiculous and sometimes grotesque using a mix of burlesque and sideshow.
Double Date '24, Stitches Sideshow
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Bearcat Betty is a variety entertainer specializing in burlesque and sideshow. Based in Maryland, her wit and charm permeate the East coast. Over the years, she has graced many stages and sticky floors with her talents and will travel to you for monetization of your adoration. She is an award winning performance artist with a range that spans comedy to classy, dramatic to dangerous, weird to wonderful, and some nonsense in between. She enjoys making costumes, and finally finishing the costumes she was making. She hopes to extract your laughter, tears, exclamations, and maybe some sweat. Among her lifetime achievements include declarations of “I’ve never seen that before” and “I stiill think about that thing you did.”
Dirty Thirty, Muppet Babes, Like the One I Used to Know, Muppet Babes: Rainbow Connection, Clueless
Betty Rumble remembers watching the Ed Sullivan show with her Strict Catholic Dad as a little girl. After the plate spinning act finished, a fan dancer was introduced and started to perform. Her Dad then leaned over to whisper a true pearl of wisdom into her ear, “If you learn to spin your pasties in opposite directions like that, you will never be poor.” Welp, at 64 she has decided to take to the stage and test that theory. What better way to supplement her Social Security income than by shaking her now very, very jiggly bits. Momma needs a new pair of orthotics. Here’s hoping she makes Daddy proud.
Like the One I Used to Know
Callie Pigeon is a boozylicious babe who puts the "lush" in "luscious", because she loves puns and can't spell when she's drunk. Since 2012, she has graced the makeshift stages of some of North America's most hygienic bars, basements, and churches. Also an avid curator of high-end lowbrow entertainment, she has recently co-produced such delights as Make It Clapton: a Burlesque Tribute to Your Dad's Favorite Music, and Conspiratease 2: Burly-QAnon!
Double Date, DishAbille, Comixxx, Dirty Thirty, Muppet Babes, Hot Mess, Muppet Babes: Rainbow Connection
Catleesi is Richmond, Virginia’s premier feline funambulist and resident Queen of Cats! They use their voice in the burlesque and vaudeville community to bring awareness to disability rights. Catleesi has been performing on and off in the DMV for over 10 years blending their unique take on classic burlesque moves with an acute funny bone to tickle the fancies of everyone under their gaze.
Glamityville Horror
Cicada the Clown is the ego of London St. Juniper. Known more for her big top than her sideshow, Cicada has half the talent and twice the attraction! 100% artificial, plastic head to toe, and “a bad influence on children.”
Double Date '25
Introducing Coco, the dazzling performer hailing from the DC Metro Area! When she's not slaying the stage, she's busy decoding life's mysteries. There's always more than meets the eye or a sneaky message waiting to be uncovered. Coco believes that, the more we try to hide, the more we miss out. Ready to see Coco uncover what she can’t Hyde?
Double Date '24, Double Date '25
Colleen Jolly has been pole dancing since 2011. She's performed at the Kennedy Center and with Snoop Dogg -- but not at the same time. Colleen has a long history of supporting the pole industry including running PoleCon, the world's largest pole event, and the industry's first trade association, the IPIA. She regularly teaches online and in the DMV area. Colleen wrote the book "Mobility for Pole" to help polers move and feel better and was the body double for the "Pole Anatomy" book, volume 1. Her favorite style of pole dance is silly.
Muppet Babes
Curly Bright (she/they) is a Virginia-born burlesque dancer and acrobat who finally came into her own within the adult performing community after years of showgirl disguises, in hopes that her extremely Catholic Filipino parents wouldn’t find out. Their performance repertoire includes chair acrobatics, aerial Lyra, and fire eating. When not performing and finding new and dangerous ways to stunt on stage, Curly flexes their makeup artistry diploma by offering makeup workshops for stage, clown, drag, and cosplay. No boring looks here!
Hot Mess
Coming straight out of the abandoned graveyard set of a cable access monster movie marathon we have Danger Dave.
This spooky little ghoul brings classic sideshow with a comedic shlock horror twist. He comes tonight to showcase the terrifying tale of what happened when a barrel of fresh apples met the wrong clown.
Shock-And-Awe Burlesque and Variety Extravaganza, Stitches Sideshow
A rake among rakes, this legend derriere has been amusing and confusing crowds in the Washington DC area for months and months now. And though he agrees that "clothes maketh the man," he is of the opinion that the phrase "skipping leg day" should mean you accidentally left your fishnets at home. He’s got style in the streets and will leave glitter in your sheets, give it up for the 8th Pantless Wonder of the World himself, Mr. DannyCavalier
Double Date
Delilah Dentata is a multiple-award-winning DC-based burlesque and variety performer, host, and producer. She's got sass! She's got sensuality! She's got a shitload of weird facial expressions with which to unnerve you! She is truly an icon. Delilah has delighted audiences all over the East Coast, mid-Atlantic, and Midwest with her strangely sexy burlesque numbers and penetrating eye contact that lasts just a touch too long. She has performed in Astro Pop Events’ Elvis’ Birthday Fight Club, as well as with TBD Immersive, an immersive theater experience in Washington, DC, as well as Otakon, Super Art Fight, Dr. Sketchy's, and Naked Girls Reading. In addition, Delilah is the co-producer of a number of successful shows, including DMVariety’s “Yolks on You” burlesque and variety brunch and Beaver and Buttstuff Production’s “Conspiratease: Burly Q-Anon” and “Make It Clapton: A Burlesque and Variety Tribute To Your Dad’s Favorite Music.” She swears it’s all very dignified, really.
DishAbille, Double Date '24, ExperTease, Double Date '25
Dev L. Ish has had a long and exciting career, forever finding new and exciting ways to make you scream. with morbid magic, bloody burlesque, and fifteen years of haunt acting and haunt management, Dev leads a life full of tantalizing tricks, and thrilling treats.
The Shock-And-Awe Horror Drag and Burlesque Sideshow Extravaganza, Stitches Sideshow
Dorian Bae is a part-time performer and a full time geek. Raised by feral fundamentalists in the Deep South, Dorian fled up North and now lives a life of cheerful debauchery in the District of Columbia. He delights in the unsettlingly erotic, and enjoy blurring the line between genders and genres.
Comixxx
Eboni X Pyre is a Baltimore girl, born and raised, and has now become Philly's Brown Sugar Beauty. Eboni beautifully combines her background in theatre and dance with her undying love for anything horror and goth in every act. Having recently graduated from the Philadelphia Burlesque Academy, Eboni has performed throughout both Maryland and Pennsylvania and can't wait to showcase her ass(sets) all over the country!
Glamityville Horror
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He has well over a decade of experience in hosting, sideshow, and comedy from performing all along the East Coast, various parts of the US (including BHoF), even internationally. It could be said that Ego Von Hubris is the most amazing performer on earth, even if he does say so himself. Which he does. Frequently.
Muppet Babes
From Richmond, Virginia, Ellie Quinn uses her inner most fangirl to tease and tickle your funny bone. The Duchess of Dork has performed all across the US and internationally, including: headlining the first NOLA Nerdlesque Festival in 2015, hopping the pond to perform two avenging acts in the 2016 London Burlesque Festival, chasing burgers all the way to compete in the 2017 Geneva Burlesque Festival, and following her arc reactor to the 2017 Como Lake Burlesque Festival. She was a feature performer at 2018 Discordia Days Burlesque Festival and at 2020 & 2023 Vermont Burlesque Festival. In quarantine, she took to the digital stage, notably being featured in The First Annual Quarantine Burlesque Festival and Glasgow Festival of Burlesque 2020. She has been awarded Producer's Choice at 2018 Discordia Days Burlesque Festival and Most Comedic at 2022 Land of the Sky Burlesque Festival. She is a co-creator of RVA Burlesque Festival. Full of saccharine and silliness, you'll want to catch a peek at this geek!
Comixxx, The Shock-And-Awe Horror Drag and Burlesque Sideshow Extravaganza, Shocked-And-Awed
With a history of performing as long as hir legs, Emma Zonn takes no prisoners when xie takes the stage! Bringing 20+ years of experience in theater and a wide variety of dance styles to the stage, Emma Zonn is a queer queen on a quest to conquer the arts, and your hearts! In addition to her work as a theater professional, intimacy choreographer and sex educator, Emma has performed with numerous companies at venues around DC, Maryland, Virginia, and New Jersey. You'll always know when Emma's on, 'cause you just can't miss the Tallest Tease in the DMV!
DishAbille
The patron saint of chaos and cute, the orginal anarchy babe joins the frey! Hailing from the greater Philadelphia area Erisaka Blu has been performing since 2012, as the leader of Scarlett Mafia she brings nerdlesque to life with a love for the theatrics and her own brand of body positivity.
Comixxx
Esther Gin...Fizz Spritz...Double...with a Twist (but you can call her Ginny) was raised by sheep but longed to be a wolf. She is one-half silly, one-half questionable judgement, and one-half terrible puns. See all four halves paired with an inability to do basic arithmetic, leave with a confused sense of arousal and a slight taste of copper in your mouth. YOU'RE WELCOME.
Dirty Thirty
An animal by trade, but a spectacle on the stage, this nonbinary beauty has been blazing through the burlesque world for over a decade. You can also find them climbing poles, in front of a camera, behind a glitter goatee, and occasionally elbow-deep in a puppet.
Muppet Babes, Hot Mess, Muppet Babes: Rainbow Connection
Ganja Kitty has been crawling on the stage for the past 5 years. She combines sultry striptease, flexible floorwork, and hypnotic hooping in a style she calls Hooplesque.
Creepshow Peepshow
Tha True Original Gata (Monique Dupree) is a bonified scream queen, wrestler, cosplayer & burlesque performer with her own unique take on the art. She started burlesque in 2007 with a heavy focus on a horror element in her performances.
Shock-And-Awe, Shock-And-Awe 2
Spicy and intoxicating, Ginger knew her curves couldn't be contained by tights and tutus - this Southern Bombshell needed to bust out in a glittery blaze! For the last 5 years, her crafty creativity dazzled audience members at D.C.'s largest anime convention, Otakon. Producer of Beltway Burlesque she has been creating (Fun)draiser shows for local organizations. Known as the Irish lassy with the classy chassis, Ginger's sparkle, sass and goofiness makes audiences leave their worries at the door!
Double Date, Dirty Thirty, Muppet Babes
glitterMacabre is a mad fairycorpse shapeshifter playing dress up with your fears.
when not haunting the stage, they work in film, theatre, and live event production as a costumer, maker, stylist, and hairdresser.
Glamityville Horror
Hannibal Lickher is your current reigning Mr. Philly Drag King. As a Non Binary (they/them) Queer Drag King they’re paving the way for future drag in Philadelphia. Producing in and out of Philadelphia, Haus of Lickher presents highlights Drag, Burlesque and various performance art as they hope to create a unique experience at each show.
With the tagline ‘They’re a bit of tramp but mostly a vamp’ and many years under their belt in the drag scene, Hannibal hopes to continue to create a stage for all Drag King’s, Masc & Drag Royalty.
Glamityville Horror
Hot Toddie is a drag and sideshow performer who's been entertaining the unsuspecting masses since 2017! They are a proud member of the Stolen Stitches Sideshow and Black Magic Circus. They've performed all over the US including Sideshow Gelato in Chicago, and heart of sideshow, Coney Island.
Stitches Sideshow
Indiana Moans, aka Doc Moans (he/him)
Indiana Moans (he/him) is the resident Stage Lion of the circus that is Tippitywitchet Productions. Not a doctor, but good in a crisis, Doc Moans is the stage kitten you want in the wings if you fall off your sword ladder, or just need to move a pole to and fro.
Isabelle Epoque is the Diplomat of Decadence and High Priestess of the Feminist Illuminati, a performer of scorching glamour, based in Washington DC. Whether tearing up the town or tearing out still-beating hearts, Isabelle has thrilled East Coast audiences & seduced them with invocations of the senses since 2015. Isabelle is the producer of Pies 'n Pasties, a long-running burlesque series at DC's famous Pie Shop on H Street. Catch her getting strange and otherworldly, silly, glamorous, and jamming to with live bands across DMV stages all year!
Double Date
Jacqueline's performances change minds and perspectives. Her acts are all related in some way to her experience with chronic pain and limited mobility, and she strives to bring attention through glamour and spectacle to disability. She is a devoted burlesque performer, instructor, show producer, and disability activist, and has taught workshops and lectured on panels about mindful movement and adaptive performance across the world. She is a founder and core instructor at the Baltimore-based burlesque teaching collective Essential Tease which regularly teaches online and in-person classes and produces student showcases at Creative Alliance. Jacqueline has competed and been featured at the Burlesque Hall of Fame three times in total and, in 2017, she became the first performer to ever compete in a wheelchair for a title at the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender. She is the 2023 Monarch of Pacific Northwest Burlesque and the 1st Runner up "SupaFly" of the 2023 What the Funk Festival. 21st Century Burlesque Magazine named her one of the top 50 most influential burlesque performers in the world for 2022. She is: Miss Disa-burly-TEASE!
DishAbille
Creepshow Peepshow, ExperTease 2024, Shock-And-Awe Burlesque and Variety Extravaganza 2
All the way from northern V.A. JayJae Franchesca is a sensual movement facilitator, teaching classes throughout the DC area, and up and coming performer. Initially getting her start on the stage as a Kitten and Go Go Honey for The Haux Hive, JayJae is now creating playfully seductive, full sensory experiences that serve as love letters to Black pop culture and help her earn her nickname, “The Messy Menace,” every time she graces the stage. Her unforgettable performances will draw you in and leave you saying "The Messy Menace strikes again!"
Hot Mess
Jim Dandy got his performance debut in Madison Square Garden with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus as their beloved punk rock clown. Sporting bondage pants, a leather jacket, and trademark green chaos spiked wig, he performed for 5 years as a travelling clown where he appeared on numerous news channels, commercials, a video game, and newspapers. During that time his performance style was described as "oblique" "zany" and "would make Sid Vicious die a second death." Sidenote: he is fairly certain he's the only one in Ringling history who had the phrase "getting pussy" in a media hit. Since then he's brought his unique blend of vaudevillian punk rock charm to his ancestral homeland of Washington DC where he co-produces the quarterly variety brunch show "Yolks on You" and stars in Elvis' Birthday Fight Club, America The Game Show: Fuck Yeah!, Otakon, Anime USA, Festival of Doom, ABSFest, and much more! Jim Dandy will do anything for a laugh and this is shown as he cavorts and capers while juggling, tap dancing, fire eating, whip cracking, telling jokes, performing classic sideshow stunts, and more; sometimes all in one act!
DishAbille, Dirty Thirty, Double Date '24, Shock-And-Awe 2
New Jersey built, Richmond bloomed, and voted #23 on the 2024 Burlesque Top 50 list, Jo'Rie Tigerlily is poised to rip your face off in the sexiest way possible. Known as the Ferocious Flower, she always brings the house down with her untiring energy and never fails to leave audiences wanting more! With a background in all things music and theater, this singer, dancer, mover and shaker is no stranger to the stage. Her accomplishments include being a featured performer at the 2024 Ohio Burlesque Festival, the Movers,Shakers and Innovators showcase at the 2023 Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender, the 2022 Colorado Burlesque Festival and competing in the 2024 Panama Burlesque Festival. She has performed in Twirlisha Devine’s Legends and Icons Weekender (Indianapolis), Jeezy’s Juke Joint (Chicago), The Show Me Burlesque Festival (St. Louis) and a slew of other festivals across North America. In 2016 as an up and coming performer she claimed the Burlesque Bunny title at the Edmonton Burlesque Festival (Alberta,ON). She is a student, an instructor, a choreographer, producer and co-founder of the RVA artist collective Nu Rodeo Caldonia. A furious force of passion and power, raising your adrenaline one performance at a time.
Hot Mess
Kalypso Kraken, The Sea Monster of Your Wettest Dreams, has been enthralling audiences basically her entire life. She’s spent years teaching and performing belly dance, as well as co-producing the “Art of the Belly” belly dance festival. Kalypso first dipped her tentacles into striptease as a student at Baltimore’s Essential Tease burlesque queeniversity in April 2023. Since her debut performance as a whip-cracking Marge Simpson, she’s unleashed her particular brand of mythical magic multiple shows in the DMV area. When not sinking ships and breaking hearts, she is a belly dance instructor, licensed make-up artist, a figure art model, and certified group fitness instructor. It’s time to Release the Kraken!
Shocked-And-Awed, Stitches Sideshow, Muppet Babes, Like the One I Used to Know, Muppet Babes: Rainbow Connection
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With over 4 years of performance experience, KimBurly’s style can be described as sexy, slinky, slow, and sensual. Specializing in both Burlesque and Pole dance, her routines embody sensuality, grace, and a tantalizingly slow burn strip tease with occasional quirky fun.
Glamityville Horror
Lady Bladie is Frederick, Maryland’s brash beauty. She is a Femme-Queen, model, entertainer, windup doll, balloon artist and all around hot mess. Armed with drag inspiration and unapologetic confidence this harlot aims to captivate her audience with her unique special blend of glitter and garbage. She is “Delightfully Crude”, in the cute and charming kinda way! Lady Bladie is the dazzling dumpster fire you don’t want to miss!
Like the One I Used to Know
Layna D’Luna is an international award winning burlesque & sideshow performer & producer, and has been described as “the girl with the curves that’ll send you over the moon!”. This seductive tease from the south seas is a member of the world famous Jigglewatts Burlesque Revue and the producer of Vava Doom Productions (a metal burlesque revue) and the Texas Metalesk Festival! In addition to burlesque, she is also a member of San Antonio based sideshow troupe Le Strange Sideshow. Your moonlit dream, Layna D’Luna
Muppet Babes
Luci Longlegs is a philly-based performer with a passion for blurring the line of hot and weird, and an affinity for the strange and unusual. She is a finalist of the Philadelphia Burlesque Battle Royale (season 7), graduate of the Philadelphia Burlesque Academy, and formerly performed with the VaudeVillains of Spokane. The unique blend of styles she brings to her acts will leave you stimulated and confused in the most enjoyable way.
The Shock-And-Awe Horror Drag and Burlesque Sideshow Extravaganza, Dirty Thirty
Adorned in glamorous attire that accentuates her natural allure, Ms. Luna exudes an irresistible magnetism that leaves audiences spellbound. Her curves, as breathtaking as the monuments of her hometown, command attention with every sultry sway and seductive glance.
Glamityville Horror, Like the One I Used to Know, Double Date '25
Maggie McMuffin is the Harlequin Heartthrob! As a performer she is known for theatricality, narrative pieces, and unabashed sleaze. You can find her as a core member in Hot Fix Sideshow and The Last Chance Dancers and in shows all over Brooklyn.
Glamityville Horror
Melrose Moon has been performing with the DisDress Dolls since 2022 with multiple guest performances in Chicago and Detroit. Her contemporary style exudes sensuality and confidence. Her goal is to empower her audience, no matter the size. Come bask in the glow of her sweet moonlight.
Like the One I Used to Know
Miss Leo Dymond has delved into the captivating world of burlesque, where she has honed her skills in the sensual art form. With her unique blend of grace, confidence, and a spazz of twerk, she has enchanted audiences with her mesmerizing performances.
Double Date '25
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Miss Mary Cyn is a classically trained performer who takes off her clothes in bars. She has performed internationally and is known for transforming herself into a wide range of characters. Her sexy takes on both humor and horror have earned her the tagline "The queen of complicated boners."
Glamityville Horror
The Unknown Pleasure of Burlesque, 2023 queen of the Kansas City Burlesque Festival, and horror co-host of Dead Sexy Cinema! Miss V is a burlesque performer and retro styled model. She is the producer of the popular shows, Glamorama and Secret Lair Burlesque, and has graced the covers and pages of all today's top pin-up magazines. She began her burlesque career in 2015 and has been dazzling audiences with glamorous acts ever since, performing at Teaserfest, as well as the Ohio, Montreal, Colorado, Kansas City, Philadelphia, Texas, and Empire Burlesque Festivals. She regularly instructs fan dancing and stocking peel technique at the Philadelphia Burlesque Academy and taught both classes at Burlycon. Known for her extravagant costumes, elaborate stocking peels, and fancy feather fan work, she believes burlesque is an opportunity to create an intimate but fleeting fantasy which she shares with the audience.
The Shock-And-Awe Horror Burlesque and Variety Extravaganza 2
Morrigan has been dancing since she moshed into this world 39 years ago. From her earliest days in ballet, tap and jazz, she found true love in bellydance in the summer of 2004—mainly because no pointe shoes or leotards were required and she could eat more than carrots and water. She has trained with some of the best there is in fusion bellydance (shout out to Rachel Brice, Zoe Jakes, Na'la, and Unmata) and has graced the stages in such amazing places, like New Jersey and Tennessee. Also Costa Rica.
Comixxx, Creepshow Peepshow, Stitches Sideshow
Raised on a steady diet of Rocky Horror Picture Show, Ahh! Real Monsters and Chemical X deep in the foothills of Transylvania, this former mall goth puts the 'hot' in Hot Topic. You can often find her skulking around a crypt or hanging from the rafters. She’s creepy, kooky, and altogether ooky.
Glamityville Horror, Hot Mess
Onyx D. Pearl has been performer since 2008. She has started and primarily been a staple in the DMV area. She has competed in and won many titles including Deadly Diva 2018, Queen of Hearts 2019, Miss Northern Maryland 2020 and has been twice been a representative at Miss Gay America. She is known for infusing her performances with he love of dance , cosplay , belly dance and burlesque. When ever met with a theme she thrives to always go above and beyond to achieve the assignment, especially when she can show her passion for Halloween and horror!
The Shock-And-Awe Horror Burlesque and Variety Extravaganza 2, Shocked-And-Awed
Despite only starting burlesque this year with TippityWitchet Productions, he looks forward to entertaining the masses. His goal is to always raise the bar for himself and create lasting memories for those who see him perform.
The Shock-And-Awe Horror Burlesque and Variety Extravaganza 2, Muppet Babes, Like the One I Used to Know, Double Date '25, Hot Mess, Muppet Babes: Rainbow Connection
If you’re looking for a piece of burlesque art to unlock a new and unusual kink within yourself, look no further than Pixie Danger. This offbeat beauty resides in Sante Fe, as well as in all of our weirdest wet dreams. They have left audiences asking “WTF did I just watch?” at the Kansas City Nerdlesque Festival, New Orleans Nerdlesque Festival, Nashville Burlesque Festival and beyond. Pixie is weirdo royalty, being crowned the Trash Queen of the 48 Hour Strip Competition and reigning over their piles of beautiful garbage with elegance, grace, and a splash of the bizarre. You never know what to expect from this one-of-a-kind artist, but plan on being confused, concerned, and aroused.
Muppet Babes, Muppet Babes: Rainbow Connection
Poppy la Fae sprouted forth from seeds planted by past lives on stage and informed by an education in queer theory. Whether campy or classic, they’re out to prove femme doesn’t mean frail. This neurodivergent, nonbinary, bipolar bisexual has been leaving audiences breathless and begging for more since 2017. A Richmond native, Poppy draws inspiration from the rich art community in the city. An educator at heart, they live to learn and offer fan dance classes as available. Poppy also serves on the ARAO committee with Burlycon. This faerie wants to steal your heart.
Creepshow Peepshow, Double Date '24
Pretty Rik E, also known as “DC's Daddy”, is co-producer of Pretty Boi Drag, an award-winning BIPOC-centered drag king troupe based in Washington, DC. Performing in DC since 2014, Pretty Rik E has done it all! Including drag, hosting, burlesque and variety events throughout the city, stand-up comedy, and as a host on WPFW’s Inside Out Radio, a queer collective of radio hosts and interviewers.
Comixxx, Double Date '25, Hot Mess
Based in Richmond, Virginia Qing Blaze rules his stage with sensual story telling and a love for classic R&B and soul music while creating a unique blend of draglesque. Inspired by kings of the past like Stormé DeLarverie and Gladys Bentley, Qing is the embodiment of gender-bending royalty. Qing is one of the founding members of the Nu Rodeo Caldonia, a queer POC performance art collective based in Richmond, Virginia. You can catch him humping stages all around the world!
ExperTease, Hot Mess
Rat Aghast was born in a hidden river deep under the city of Baltimore. They emerge from the sewers on each full moon to dance, sing, and entice plants to grow through the cracks in concrete. They are a master of shapes and changes and well-versed in the lore of the herbs and beasts.
Double Date '25
Born on April 1, no joke, Ri was destined for weirdness. Beginning in 2014 they began sword swallowing, soon after being featured in places like Ripley's Believe It Or Not and American Horror Story Freak Show.
Creepshow Peepshow, Dirty Thirty, ExperTease, Stitches Sideshow
This queer love child of Morticia Addams & Kesha is a part time pizza enthusiast, full time feminist nightmare. A fierce champion for fat vanity and the power of the moon, we would hate to be on the other end of one of her hexes. Blending her natural elegance with a fierce intensity on stage she aims to create the utmost seductive experience. The winner of the coveted “Hairography Master” award in 2016, the 2018 “Virgo” Award winner for excellence in coherence at the Discordia Days Burlesque Festival & headlining The Chrysler Museum of Art's 2019 Art Out Loud Exposed series opener she takes pride in her work on and off stage. As an instructor of the art of classic burlesque at The Academy of Tease, she loves teaching the art of burlesque to her students with fervor. Being one half of the dynamic Production duo for Nocte Covina Burlesque she strives to promote burlesque as the beautiful art form that it is.
Like the One I Used to Know
Sally the Cinch (she/her)
DC Native Sally the Cinch is an award winning performer, who has been seen on stage on both coasts for twenty five years. She has been known as the Cheeky Monkey Sideshow's resident human oddity since 2005 and has also performed in variety shows and as a guest artist for other sideshow troupes around the east coast. In addition to sideshow, Sally can also be seen performing bellydance at events since 1998 and has been in the bellydance troupes Mortifera and Dalgali. She additionally has been a member of the Science Fiction Drill Team "DDP".
Creepshow Peepshow, Double Date '24
Sally Stardust began their performance career in September of 2014, and has been dazzling audiences ever since. They produce and perform in Richmond, VA regularly. Using their voice as an artist to raise awareness for chronic illness and disabilities is something that Sally, as a disabled performer, holds dear to their heart. A true Gemini, their performances display a dynamic range from silly and nerdy to slow and powerful. Sightings of this shooting star have been reported all along the East Coast and beyond. Descended from the cosmos, they’re all the fuel your imagination needs.
Comixxx, Double Date '24, Like the One I Used to Know
With a shifting kaleidoscope for an aesthetic, Silver earned the sobriquet of "shapeshifter" starting with their very first appearances in 2010. Also a seasoned MC, Silver performs burlesque in a range of styles from neo-classic to nerdlesque to fetish, never satisfied with being static. Disappearing into their myriad roles from sultry showgirl to rugged ranger to androgynous announcer, you may pass Silver in a crowd at your next show and never even know it until the MC calls their name!
Based out of Chicago, but traveling to wherever the bookings take them, Silver Kitsune is the fabricator behind Foxy Fancies, the producer behind The Bifrost Arts Collective, and a founding member of The Flamingo Revue in Charlotte, NC.
ExperTease 2024
Created when an unsuspecting baker accidentally drew a summoning circle in the icing of a sweet roll, Sinnamon Bunz is well on their way to becoming your favorite part of an imbalanced breakfast. Sit back and relax while Sinnamon does their stuff, and, perhaps, you'll find yourself tempted to give in to sin and take a bite.
Dirty Thirty
'Sir Vixen is the Scandalous Indie comic come to life! The upright and polite boudoir spreadsheet you still hide when your family comes in, this Jewel of Detroit gets your motor running with enticing smiles, feminine wiles, and and a deep-reaching thrust for the extra mile. With a wholesome giggle but a sinful wiggle, this gorgeous experience will have you saying 'thank you, ma'am' while begging for more! She's the girl next door you know, but as deep into sin as you go.
Comixxx, ExperTease 2024
The Stellar Cedar is a professionally trained circus artist, stagehand wizard, and certified queer hottie. When not on stage, they can usually be found collecting tiny trinkets or climbing up the side of things that they shouldn't. Cedar is known for captivating audiences everywhere with their combination of acrobatics, burlesque, and a secret third thing.
Shock and Awe Burlesque and Variety Extravaganza
Thrill Nigh - doctor of vice, PhD of tease, and official science slut - merges her passion for science, glitter, and shaking her ass to teach and titillate audiences. Inspired by Old Hollywood glamour and a certain television Science Guy, she strips down to uncover the mysteries and beauty of the world around us.
Double Date /24
Space may be vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big, but there’s a performer whose talent is even bigger. Coming from a background in swing dancing, she is now bringing that same high energy spirit to the burlesque stage. She is equally celebrated for her conceptual and classic performances, each act sure to leave the audience amazed. You may recognize her from her various shows in the DC area where she has displayed her beauty, brains, and booty. Audiences better be ready to activate the Infinite Improbability Drive and blast off to somewhere sparkly, colorful, and full of fun!
Like the One I Used to Know
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Venus Fastrada (She/Her) is Baltimore’s Broadway Glamour Monster! No stranger to all things spooky and scary, she thrives when the moon is full, the fog is thick, and there are screams in the air! You can catch her all over the DMV spreading her art (and showing off her gorgeous….pumpkins ;)). You can catch her every first Sunday hosting Brunch at Zen West in Towson! She is also one of the cohosts of the UCBPride that happens every year in Havre de Grace the first Saturday of October! Be sure to check her out! Oh and one more thing….Venus doesn’t bite….unless you want her to!
Shocked-And-Awed
Viscera Nefarious is a life-long performer and professional weirdo. A sideshow and burlesque artist, this non-binary baddie loves leather and lace, little black dresses and power tools, and is ready to help you embrace your bad side.
Stitches Sideshow
Virya Shavasana is Baltimore’s premiere live-singing drag performer. She has been performing her whole life, but specifically in the drag community since 2016. After winning the voice of Baltimore in 2016, Virya has gone on to perform with Rupaul’s Drag Race season 11 winner Yvie Oddly, Dragula Season 2 winner Victoria Elizabeth Black, and Drag Race vocal powerhouse Jan among many other talented local and imported performers. Virya has also had the opportunity to sing the national anthem for the Baltimore Orioles, the Bowie Baysox, and at the Loyola Greyhounds first ever Pride Night. Virya’s background in theater includes roles such as Roger in RENT, Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Marius in Les Miserables, Link Larkin in Hairspray, and many more. By day she is a tattoo artist and by night she slays stages all over the DMV.
Creepshow Peepshow, Dirty Thirty
I am Vengeance, and I'm here for a good time!
Muppet Babes, Double Date '25, Muppet Babes: Rainbow Connection
Never Nude but Constantly captivating who came eat souls and swing from the pole. She is a designer, pole performer, and instructor who specializes in marrying sexy with awkward. Brace yourself, y’all. It’s gonna get cringy.
Double Date, Comixxx, Dirty Thirty, Shock-And-Awe Burlesque and Variety Extravaganza 2, Double Date '25