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Feather Fans For Everyone with Porcelain Doll

2023-11-10T12:32:25-06:00

Date: Wednesday, December 13, 2023 from 7 pm - 9 pm Central About the workshop: Porcelain Doll lives for feather fans and teaching feather fans to everyone who wants to experience the joy of this beautiful artwork. With a decade of studying feather and all types of other fan dance and performing with her fans around Australia, the UK, and Europe as a performer with arthritis, Porcelain is well aware of the pressure feather fans can have on the body. She is excited to teach and create beautiful, out-of-the-box burlesque moves that work for different bodies and help you [...]

Feather Fans For Everyone with Porcelain Doll2023-11-10T12:32:25-06:00

Providing Accessibility Both On and Off the Stage: Producers and Instructors with Minda Mae

2023-11-07T18:46:58-06:00

About the workshop: Disabilities vary widely from person to person and can be visible or invisible. They can be due to physical, developmental, behavioral or emotional, or sensory impairment. Disabilities can also be dynamic or affect one person entirely differently than another. Accessibility Statements share existing accommodations and accessibility options for disabled performers, audience members, and students. They empower people to choose if an event is accessible to them, which can increase attendance and expand the diversity and inclusion of individuals at your events. In this 90-minute workshop, you’ll learn about essential information and how best to share it. Then, [...]

Providing Accessibility Both On and Off the Stage: Producers and Instructors with Minda Mae2023-11-07T18:46:58-06:00

Requesting Accessibility Both On and Off the Stage: Performers and Students with Minda Mae

2023-10-30T12:56:02-05:00

Dates: Tuesday, November 14th, for 90 minutes and Tuesday, November 21st, for 30 minutes at 7 pm Central. This will be recorded! About the workshop: Being a performer and student is hard enough as it is. Being a disabled adds more complicated layers, especially if you don’t know what you’re getting into.  Instead of showing up to a venue unprepared for what you’ll face, this workshop will empower you to ask for essential accessibility information and help you create an Accessibility Needs Rider. This document states what your explicit accessibility needs are and offers some reasonable accommodations. In this [...]

Requesting Accessibility Both On and Off the Stage: Performers and Students with Minda Mae2023-10-30T12:56:02-05:00

Introduction to Burlesque with Mellogamy Muse

2023-11-07T18:47:25-06:00

About the workshop: In this 6-week series, you’ll learn basic fundamental burlesque moves adapted where required to suit your ability. Walks, Traces, Bumps and Grinds, Shimmies, and Teases are all included in this fun introduction to burlesque. This is a beginner's burlesque course designed for those who may have never previously engaged in burlesque. The course will teach a quick history of burlesque, basic burlesque moves, glove and stocking removal, use of props, characterization and costuming, and etiquette, plus slowly build a basic routine to the song KISS by Prince. By week 6, you will be able to produce a [...]

Introduction to Burlesque with Mellogamy Muse2023-11-07T18:47:25-06:00

Seated Spanish Fan with Anani I’naru

2023-09-05T18:58:12-05:00

Date: Wednesday, October 11, 2023 from 7 pm - 9 pm Central About the workshop: This 2-hour class is for anyone interested in learning some of the history of the fan, the language of the fan, and how to use it in dance (movements to music will be taught) or as part of daily living. It will be taught from a seated position, and modifications will be included for anyone who might be challenged by the hand movements. Anyone who is an absolute beginner can participate; even those with some experience are welcome to participate since they, too, might [...]

Seated Spanish Fan with Anani I’naru2023-09-05T18:58:12-05:00

What was the most accessible event you’ve been a part of?

2023-06-06T18:03:03-05:00

What comes to mind when you think of accessibility? According to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Education, accessibility is “when a person with a disability is afforded the opportunity to acquire the same information, engage in the same interactions, and enjoy the same services as a person without a disability in an equally integrated and equally effective manner, with substantially equivalent ease of use.” When events and venues are made accessible, it allows more people to attend and makes everything more fun! We recently asked folks what was the most accessible event they’ve [...]

What was the most accessible event you’ve been a part of?2023-06-06T18:03:03-05:00

What was one accommodation you were pleasantly surprised existed, even without having to ask?

2023-05-27T13:59:31-05:00

It feels like disabled folks are constantly having to ask for accessible options or accommodations, but it sure is nice when we don’t have to. In addition to things like being able to roll into a venue and be able to access the bathroom, dressing room, and stage with a wheelchair; not using strobe lights or fog; or having ASL interpreters, some venue owners and producers go above and beyond to accommodate performers and audience members with disabilities. Existing accommodations and accessibility options for disabled performers and audience members increase attendance and create a positive experience. We recently asked [...]

What was one accommodation you were pleasantly surprised existed, even without having to ask?2023-05-27T13:59:31-05:00

Face It: Storytelling From the Neck Up with Margo Mayhem

2023-07-09T23:24:41-05:00

About the workshop: Did you know there are 42 muscles in the human face? And you can use them as part of your storytelling! Come release your inhibitions and learn useful tools to help your face match your movements as well as how to maximize your expressiveness onstage. Taught by Margo Mayhem (the sexiest muppet in burlesque), she’ll get you to release your inhibitions and serve FACE! To get ready for class, you'll want a fun and silly attitude, and a mirror so that you can see yourself! Watch Now! Cost: Rent for [...]

Face It: Storytelling From the Neck Up with Margo Mayhem2023-07-09T23:24:41-05:00

Red Flag, Green Flag: Liability Concerns for the Burlesque Industry

2023-07-09T23:24:35-05:00

About: The second panel in our “Red Flag, Green Flag” series builds on our broader conversation about safety. Liability issues that aren’t properly addressed beforehand can lead to irreparable harm and significant financial burdens. Performers, producers, stage technicians, venue owners, and managers should know how to keep themselves, and those around them, safe - physically, mentally, emotionally, and legally. Frankie Fingerling will bring together panelists Dahlia Kash, Liz Baskin’, and Winona J. Fox to offer food for thought and possible courses of action to address liability issues. Equipped with knowledge about contracts, occupational health and safety, and cautionary tales, this [...]

Red Flag, Green Flag: Liability Concerns for the Burlesque Industry2023-07-09T23:24:35-05:00

What is one thing you wish people knew about disabilities?

2023-03-22T17:37:50-05:00

The effects of disabilities are as diverse as the people with them. Disabilities vary widely from person to person and can be visible or invisible. They can be due to physical, developmental, behavioral or emotional, or sensory impairment. Disabilities can also be dynamic or affect one person completely differently than another Earlier in the month, we asked folks what they wish people knew about their disabilities. While there were a large variety of answers, a few common ideas resounded among our followers. “We may never know someone’s whole story, and we don’t always have the [...]

What is one thing you wish people knew about disabilities?2023-03-22T17:37:50-05:00
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