Darling and dearest art lovers! Do you have plans this weekend? Yes, my darlings, you do. As we sashay ever closer to the opening of the 2021 Seattle Erotic Art Festival, it is time to reveal the fetching and fabulous acts that will be ruling our main stage!
Violet Tendencies
Violet Tendencies never really traded in her tutu for a g-string; she simply chose to wear them both at the same time . . . and then take them off. At once ethereal and macabre, Violet brings her ballet roots to the burlesque stage, creating moments of unsettling beauty that haunt your most erotic dreams.
A mainstay in the Seattle burlesque scene, Violet was a founding member of Stripped Screw Burlesque and currently brings grit and glamour to Seattle stages as ½ of Dark Violet Productions with Nox Falls. She was a regular feature at Seattle’s Pink Door burlesque show and has brought her sinful elegance to The Triple Door, The Knife Room, and Columbia City Theatre. Her lustful performances combined with her wanderlust to bring her to the Vancouver International Burlesque Festival, Minneapolis’s famed Pink and White Ball, and the Movers, Shakers & Innovators Showcase at the Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas.
Diva le Déviant, Femme-C
This power femme is lending her supreme oral skills to bring order to our event in the way that only Seattle’s “Mean Mommy” can. All you need to say is “Yes Mommy!” By day, Diva (more commonly known as Sasha Summer Cousineau) can be found on screens and stages across our region serving as a fundraising auctioneer and gala emcee. Diva emcees wildly diverse events from belly dance and pro-wrestling shows to tattoo conventions and music festivals…even wakes and weddings. You name it! Diva’s glitter lips and rhinestone shoes really get around!
Waxie Moon
Waxie Moon has headlined burlesque festivals in Austria, Finland, Canada, Texas, New York, and Washington State. They have been seen at numerous venues throughout Seattle including Key Arena, On The Boards, The Triple Door, The Seattle Rep, ACT Theatre and The Moore Theater. Performance highlights include competing in the “best boylesque” category at The Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas, being featured in Land of the Sweets, A Burlesque Nutcracker and performing in and choreographing House of Thee Unholy #2, 3, 4 and 5. They are featured in the documentary films Waxie Moon (directed by Wes Hurley, I Ate My Eye Films) and A Wink and a Smile (directed by Deirdre Timmons, Golden Echo Films). They have taught and lectured about burlesque worldwide. In 2010 they were nominated for a Gregory Award for Excellence in Theater in Washington State. They are also featured in a giant mural in Seattle’s historic Pike Place Market.
Ruby Mimosa
Ruby Mimosa is the cutie with the booty! A unique mix of athleticism, dance, theatrics, and bubbly charm makes Ruby a Seattle treasure and beloved all over the world. She has been a highlighted performer all over the US, Canada, France, England, Portugal, China, and Australia.
Creator and producer of BurlesKaraoke, burlesque educator, celebrated performer, and tastemaker throughout Seattle. Ruby has worked with Grammy award winning artists Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, The Seattle Opera, as well as a host of Drag & Burlesque superstars.
La Petite Mort
La Petite has been evoking bloody evil erotic incantations for years as a producer and a performer. She specializes in performance art and dabbles in many other forms such as strip tease, as a songstress and a violinist. She’s been dubbed Seattle’s Queen of Gorelesque although the feel is more macabre and less slasher flick.
La Petite has performed with Freaksheaux to Geaux and the Dirty Dime Peepshow in New Orleans, Homeguard Festival in Kansas City as well as many local Seattle productions. She’s a regular at Zombcon and Dudefest. Some of her appearances include, The Seattle Art Museum, MoPop, Whedonesque, The Steampunk Exhibition Ball, Steamcon, SEAF, Stripped & Screwed’s Disney After Dark, Misfit Cabaret and Cabaret Macabre.
Christine Anne
Christine Anne began her circus journey training in sideshow arts in New Orleans . Those skills were carefully tucked away once she began a love affair with circus training in Seattle, WA. She currently resides in Chicago, Il while attending the Aloft’s Full Time training program focusing on static trapeze with a minor in tightwire. She jumped on the chance to study trapeze and clown under Amanda Crockett while in Chicago, who had been a great inspiration to her. Christine’s first aerial love was lyra which she is proficiently versed in as well as rope, and partnering on trapeze and lyra.
Christine Anne stitches together quintessential quirk and elegance as she weaves modern tales around audiences. Whether in solo or ensemble work, she inevitably evokes sepia toned smiles. from audiences. She is fueled by what you can create in groups versus alone, momentary escapes from reality, and the wild unknown.
Das Bee
DasBee is Seattle’s premier Black pole entertainer. Earning accolades across the country in competitions and shows alike, DasBee hasn’t met a crowd she couldn’t dazzle. This dynamic performer enjoys exploring sensual movement and whole heartedly lives by the motto, “when in doubt, booty out.” When not on stage, DasBee shares her love of dance as an instructor at local pole studios and private events.
Persephone Illyri
Persephone Illyri is a burlesque and striptease artist based in Seattle, Washington. With a background in dance and performance arts, Persephone first stepped onto the burlesque stage over a decade ago and has never looked back. Known for her classic burlesque style and captivating musicality, this Goddess in Glitter has illuminated stages of festivals and shows across North America from New Orleans to California and Canada to Texas. Persephone’s passion is for creating moments of effortless poise with unapologetic sensuality and she cannot wait to share these with you!
We are so excited to be able to share this fierce, talented line up with you! Come join us on Friday and Saturday evening for a performance to remember!