Phathoms Deep hails from Lafayette, Louisiana, by way of New Orleans. With his urban style mixed with southern charm, Phathoms truly energizes every stage he steps on. He was the Headliner of Freezing Tassel Burlesque Festival 2020, featured in Jeezy’s Juke Joint, and showcased his talents in Movers, Shakers, and Innovators at the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender in 2019.

Chicago-based burlesque artist Jenn Freeman also known as Po’Chop, uses elements of dance, storytelling, and striptease to create performances and inspire students and collaborators across the country. Po’Chop has performed at the Brooklyn Museum in Brown Girls Burlesque’s Bodyspeak, the Harris Theater for Music and Dance for TedxChicago 2022. They have also headlined shows in New Orleans, Minneapolis, Denver, St. Louis, and New York.

Po’Chop is a board member & cast member for Jeezy’s Juke Joint, a Black burlesque revue. They were voted among the top 50 Most Influential Burlesque Artists by 21st Century Magazine in 2022, 2021 & 2020 and were a dancer at Rebuild Foundation in 2020.

Miss AuroraBoobRealis lights up the night stage with her unique mixture of raw, earthy, wild, and fearless burlesque! She is an interdisciplinary performing artist creating burlesque, dance, theater, and poetry intersections. Central to her existence is the fact that Aurora cannot and will not separate herself from her art, race, or political beliefs.

She co-founded brASS: Brown RadicalAss Burlesque, and in 2007, Brown Girls Burlesque. In 2018, brASS Burlesque’s then-monthly show in Brooklyn, Compost Bin: A RadicalASS Cabaret to Deal with the World, was featured in the New York Times! And Teen Vogue.

Aurora has headlined the Texas Burlesque Festival, Mistress of Musicality Productions, and Afrotease. She is the president of BurlyCon and has won two Silver Tusk Awards for Best Political Figure Champion for The Humanitarian.

Joy Rider is a multi-award winning burlesque artist based in Tiohtià:ke/Montréal. She is a 3-time winner at the Burlesque Hall of Fame (Most Innovative and Best Small Group 2023, Best Debut 2022).

Born in Manila, Philippines and raised in the Canadian Prairies, Joy began dance and musical theatre at the age of 6 years old. She even performed for the Queen of England while wearing a sequin cowgirl costume during her time with the Young Canadians of the Calgary Stampede.

Since starting burlesque in 2018 she has made waves including winning Best Debut at the Burlesque Hall of Fame in 2022, winning the 2019 Edmonton Burlesque Festival Bunny Competition, competing as a finalist at the 2022 Miss Viva Las Vegas Burlesque Competition, being voted CultMTL's #3 Burlesque Performer in Montreal, and performing in Las Vegas, New Orleans, Toronto, and beyond!

Monday Blues is an Afro-Indigenous burlesque performer and storyteller with a message: self-liberation is incredibly sexy.

Known for her earthshaking stage presence, Monday has perfected the art of sultry, syrupy performance & seduction. As an interdisciplinary artist that takes the road less traveled, Monday uses burlesque as a medium for healing, celebration, and resistance.

Monday is a member of Virago Nation, Turtle Island's award-winning all-Indigenous burlesque collective, and signed to Supernaturals Modelling. Off stage, she keeps busy with her jewelry brand @mondaymayjewelry and cackling at TikTok videos.

Chesty LaRue is an international burlesque performer, a teacher, magically eccentric, comically fabulous, user of art as activism. She uses humor, wit, and confusion to entertain, experiential social commentary to start a conversation. Whether her performances make you laugh, scratch your head in bewilderment, or question your role in this world, Chesty always tells a provocative story.

Po’Chop is a board member & cast member for Jeezy’s Juke Joint, a Black burlesque revue. They were voted among the top 50 Most Influential Burlesque Artists by 21st Century Magazine in 2022, 2021 & 2020 and were a dancer at Rebuild Foundation in 2020.

Burlesque performer and emcee extraordinaire Sgt. Die Wies (pronounced DEVICE) began in 2006 in Pittsburgh, PA, when she started her cabaret show and troupe Sinastar Exhibit. After moving back to California (Oakland) in 2008, she began performing with The Hubba Hubba Revue. Adding producing to her talents of performing and hosting, in 2012, she created her show production Womanopoly with her best friend, Elyse Elaine.

After Elyse relocated to Las Vegas and Womanopoly’s original host, Luscious Lucius retired, Sarge moved forward with the rebranding of Womanopoly as WomanoplySF and three years ago acquired her ongoing residency at the city’s new favorite queer woman of color-owned queer bar, Jolene’s, in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission district!

Sin de la Rosa is one of Seattle burlesque’s blossomed beauties. Also known as “The Beast from the Southeast,” she’s not afraid to grab the bull by the horns and mix the serious with the salacious. Sin is an Associate Producer for “The Sunday Night Shuga Shaq” (Seattle’s only monthly all performers of color burlesque revue) and a co-producer for “Bechdel Test Burlesque,” a burlesque show celebrating feminism in geek culture.

A Chicago burlesque performer, teacher, and model, Shimmy LaRoux is your bad girl with good home training. Bringing a combination of quirky charm and infectious energy, Shimmy can channel classic Hollywood, be playfully cheeky, or serve fierce diva realness.

Shimmy was recently crowned Miss Burlesque World 2022 and named the #37 most influential burlesque performer globally. She is also honored to be a 2019 Mover, Shaker, and Innovator at the Burlesque Hall of Fame, headliner at the 2019 Ohio Burlesque Festival, winner of Best Overall at the 2019 Dublin Burlesque Festival, 2022 What the Funk?! Headliner, producer of Shimmy's House Party producer in Chicago, and an internationally traveling performer! She is also an International Playboy Playmate (Denmark, January 2022) and a 2-time FHM Cover Model.

Shimmy LaRoux is sassy and classy but never ashy!

Samson Night is a cross-genre artist with over 25 years of professional experience in the businesses of TV/ Film, Broadway, Voice Over, Commercials, and Print.

Samson was voted #6 in 21st Century Magazine’s “Top 50 Most Influential Burlesque Performers” of 2022. He was featured as the closer for the opening night of the New York Burlesque Festival, “Queen Of The Roses” at the Oregon Burlesque Festival, 2022 “Best Small Group” with his partner Margo Mayhem at Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender,2021 What the Funk?! Headliner, a featured newcomer at Jeezy’s Juke Joint in Chicago, and sat on the judge's panel at the inaugural The Noire Pageant created by Perle Noire. He also was just crowned the 2023 Burlesque Hall of Fame Queen of Burlesque and is 1/3 of the producing team: Bawdy Suit with Faggedy Randy and P.NoNoire.