David Crellin aka Armitage Shanks, was a co-founder and Ringmaster of Circus Contraption. He travels both nationally and internationally as a cabaret performer, singer, director and educator. Recent projects...
Last year this rocking 4-girl team of aerial stunt women brought you the aerobatic stunts of “Wingwalking” – a triple trapeze precision flying spectacle.
They are back in a whole new guise with their...
Every team of daredevil pilots needs a solid Ground Crew with lots of experience under their collective belts. One look under the belts of these luscious young ladies will tell you they’ve been hand picked...
Originally hailing from Vancouver, BC, Babette La Fave is a Canadian burlesque pioneer. An original member of The Fluffgirl Burlesque Society, she left for more ambitious endeavors, to run her own non-profit,...
Belle Cozette has been performing burlesque in and around the Seattle area for over five years. She combines effervescent wit and intoxicating beauty to create narrative masterpieces that titillate and...
Their mother was a trapeze artist in The Bohemian National Circus. She
was, as they say, a real swinger. Therefore this next act came to see
the light of day as one of nature's most unusual experiments....
As a performer, emcee, party hostess, and event promoter Ben DeLaCreme
has appeared in theaters and nightclubs from coast to coast ever since
the fateful day in 2002 when s/he realized that normally...
American Treasure Blanche DeBris is exceedingly tingly to have been asked back
to the Moisture Festival, the place of her burlesque birth in 2008. Miss DeBris
has been entertaining herself and occasionally...
Cowgirl cabaret duo, Buxom, is formed by cellist/vocalist Ashia Grzesik and guitarist/vocalist Amanda Richards. These two met as finalists in one of Portland’s open mic competitions in 2008. Their outrageously...
Sasha Harrington and Chloe Gordon-Murer are San Francisco based performers, with the troupe City Circus. They create doubles aerial acts on tissue, rope, hoop and straps, as well as work as an acrobatic...
Craig Sutherland has more flavor with less calories. He builds strong bodies twelve ways. Craig is America's sweetheart. He rights wrongs and ... what the hell is he doing with that gorilla head?
Welcome to 'The Honeymoon Cabaret' starring Marc and Svetlana Buttersworth. When an American cheeseball loves a Russian mail-order bride, a vaudevillian feast of comic proportions is born! This couple...
The bears have been doing their sweet dance number now for almost twenty years and they still don’t have it down. No matter, they’ll have you bending over backwards as the four bears simply bend over....
When the two ladies of this stunning and sexy new duo met, it was trapeze love at first sight. Together, Cameron and Marina as Duo de Luna, relay through their movements the complexities of any relationship;...
As I'm sure you can tell, I'm a ladies man. Love the ladies. I really enjoy treating the ladies to a real man; a real man that can perform. You ladies like a man that can perform, dontcha? I can be seen...
Evilyn Sin Claire will be joined this year by her troupe mates of the Sinner Saint Burlesque in a dance theater piece that she has written and choreographed for the occasion. We're delighted to close this...
The Flying Caribe Girls are Martha Enson and Esther Edelman. Both are founding members of UMO Ensemble. Their have flown together and solo on rope, tissue, bungee, trapeze, lyra and on the high wire. ...
Two performers: one outwardly calm, the other wound tighter than a spring. If there is a dim-witted innocence about them, it's because their childlike charm permeates their world, placing them in situations...
Frank Olivier developed his unique off-beat brand of humor in San Francisco's comedy clubs. He was soon sharing the bill with Dana Carvey, Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, and others.
New York producers...
Crowned the "Hot Pink Habanero" by The Stranger and voted "Seattles' Sexiest Burlesque Performer" (2008) Fuchsia FoXXX is the stand out hybrid of bellydance for the burlesque stage. Entertaining audiences...
The Heavenly Spies began as a little known cabaret/burlesque group titled: Ultra and the Satin Dolls by a group of eager-to-perform Cornish graduates in early 2004. In 2005 after many changes the defunct...
Moisture Fest burlesque veteran Heidi Von Haught returns this year for the first time as a soloist! Heidi is a founding member of Seattle's now defunct comedy burlesque troupe, The Von Foxies, and was...
"Best of the Bay" dance company Hot Pink Feathers is in it's 10th year of Delighting the World, One Showgirl at a Time. The Feathers spread joy and wonder through their passionate and playful samba burlesque...
Inga Ingénue, "The Little Blonde Bomb", recently won the title of Miss Viva Las Vegas 2011 at the Viva Las Vegas international burlesque competition! Born and raised in Seattle, WA, Inga joined the Seattle...
Iva Handfull is a modern heathen in the Burlesque world, an albino Grace Jones, both a fashion Icon and rock & roll Diva. She’s co-producer of Discontinued Trim Productions, producing Burlesque shows...
J. Von Stratton has been delighting audiences in the Seattle area for years. She began her career as "The Doe-Eyed Darling" Honey D. Luxe, in the critically acclaimed Atomic Bombshells (www.theatomicbombshells.com)....
Jesse Belle-Jones, "The Modern Sexual Intellectual," cut her burlesque teeth in 2007 while completing her graduate studies at the University of Washington and is currently a principal dancer and co-producer...
Joanne Klein, featured singer with The Moist-ettes, has performed in almost every theatre in Seattle. She has sung in Paris, Costa Rica, Canada, NYC, Los Angeles, Portland, Ashland, Coeur D'Alene, Denver,...
Jonathan Rose’s interest in circus arts began in Mexico, where he was a roustabout in a small, family-owned circus. For several months he served as caretaker of the many exotic animals, including Maurice,...
Kaleb Hagan-Kerr, has been performing in seattle a little over 12 years. He is the Lead singer of soul inspired band “The Witness”, the Current Mr. Beltown, 2012 Mazen award winner, and the Co-host of...
Karolina Lux, originally from the Bay Area, has spent the past 2 years in Portland, making herself a name as one of the most desired belly dance/burlesque fusion artists, pushing the limits of both fields...
Reigning Carnaval SF Queen Kellita descends from a long line of sassy dancers. Her Spanish grandmother routinely danced flamenco on tabletops while her Lebanese aunt entertained vaudeville audiences as...
Kevin is Creator and Host of the variety show Big Night Out on the Seattle Channel. With his wife Martha Enson he runs EnJoy Productions, which produces live entertainment for corporate and special events,...
Kevin was one of the original cast members of Seattle's acclaimed Teatro ZinZanni. He is a writer, director and producer whose work has led him overseas in addition to being a steady presence in Seattle's...
Though it is rumored that she is the product of a night of unrestrained indulgence between Peggy Lee, Mel Brooks, Nina Simone, Dean Martin and Janis Joplin the truth is Lady Rizo was raised by theatrical...
A Seattle native, Lady Tatas has been twirling and teasing around town since 2007. "The Debutante of Derriere" approaches the medium of burlesque with camp and extravagance, dabbling in comedy, melodrama,...
"A Living, Breathing Work Of Art" Lily Verlaine is a classically trained ballet dancer turned burlesque artist. She has appeared alongside such talent as Dita Von Teese, Julie Atlas Muz, Dirty Martini...
When Lo-Lo takes the stage, the audience immediately becomes caught up in the excitement of it all. As her juggling clubs maneuver magically through the air, nothing of the years of hard work is visible...
Luminous is a Seattle-based internationally recognized burlesque ingénue who celebrates life through multidisciplinary performance art.
A brilliant mélange of saucy satire, witty comedy, avant garde...
Mme X is just back from traveling around the world in a very, very, very slick black stretch limo. It really is a jungle out there. It was so hot… so wild… so many small people. Her attorney is likely...
Manuela Horn, the Austrian Amazon, is riding the whirlwind! We're so pleased to have her join our Moisture Festival cast. Manuela is a yodeling, dancing, acting comedic force of nature. Back in 2000 Manuela...
Midnite Martini is the "Mile HIgh Flying Tease" from Denver, CO. She combines her aerial acrobatic skills with the art of tease. Midnite has titillated audiences across the world from Las Vegas casinos...
Sexy, funny, irreverent and ingeniously clever, Miss Indigo Blue flirts with the edgy, exotic and erotic fringes of burlesque. Evoking the elegant tease of legend Gypsy Rose Lee, and inspired by the brilliant...
The Moist-ette Ensemble is the Festival’s very own troupe of ever changing beauties. As the curtain rises, they will once again heat up the stage and intentionally elevate your temperature a bit to assure...
A native of Chicago, Nich's skills include several forms of acrobatics and aerial work. He will perform in Burlesque this year on a gymnastic device known in America as the German Wheel. The large rolling...
Paris Original is poetry in motion, exuding the graceful elegance of balletic beauty. This international burlesque star calls on his extensive experience in many forms of dance and theatre to craft his...
With the goal of making you laugh infused into every piece she creates Pidgeon Von Tramp brings humor into everyday events brought to the stage. Of course she may also try to sneak in a little taboo and...
Polly got her start at Miss Indigo Blue’s Academy of Burlesque back in 2006, where she is now the Executive Secretary and Teacher in Training. She’s also on the Steering Committee for BurlyCon, and co-producer...
Ron's a musician. That should almost be enough to say about a person, don'tchya think? Yeah, he is also the guy who first envisioned Seattle having its own Comedy/Variete/Burlesque festival and, with more...
Rose Nisker comes to us this year from the San Francisco Bay Area. A remarkable aerialist with extensive dance training, Rose's love of movement has taken her around the world and into the air. She made...
The Shanghai Pearl is The Tantalizing Temptress from Taipei and
Princess of Pulchritude! She infuses traditional bump and grind with
her signature Shanghai sweetness. Her range is broad; spanning the
burlesque...
The Swedish Housewife was born in Stockholm and raised a broad.
This Sintillating Smorgasbord and Peeler" aka Ginger! is a Seattle based international performer and nationally working producer.
The...
Classic striptease artist and singer Sydni Deveraux hails from Seattle, Washington. She has performed internationally and in such acclaimed shows such as The New Orleans Burlesque Festival, Amsterdam Burlesque...
Tamara "The Trapeze Lady"! Gayly spreading love and glitter from
above since 1993. Producer of the Fallen Women Follies, the Columbia
City Cabaret and the originator of Burlesque Behind The Pink Door,
she's...
Having languished long enough in higher education, Terry Crane finally surrendered to restless urges that lead him to walk calmly away with the circus at the tender age of 20. Since then, his thirst for...
Jennifer Sutherland became a life-time member of The Royal Famille Du Caniveaux the hard way: She married one of them. She can often be seen performing bits that include singing and dancing, but never...
TriBellas is a Tribal Fusion Belly Dance trio taking the Seattle/South Puget Sound region by storm. Members - Christina Amadeo, Janice Hodge and Juwana Hodge create unique and dynamic choreography from...
Baltimore's Trixie Little and The Evil Hate Monkey are an award-winning,
acrobatic burlesque superduo who have been making fun sexy and sexy fun
since 2002. Described as "smart, funny and dumb in all...
The Von Foxies are Seattle's hottest burlesque power-trio: Pidgeon Von Tramp, Heidi Von Haught and Elsa Von Schmaltz. These kinky minxes enjoy playing with the boundaries of sexuality, gender and decency...
Miss(ter) Waxie Moon is a gender bending queer lady "boylesque"
performance art solo stripping sensation. He has performed at various
venues throughout Seattle including The Seattle Repertory Theater,
Bumbershoot,...
The Zebra Kings are the house band for each of 2012's Moisture Festival Burlesque shows. As you can imagine, some of the band members will miss having their regular springtime positions around the watering...
