The 9th Annual International Ohio Burlesque Festival 2019
The international award winning Ohio Burlesque Festival is August 1st, 2nd & 3rd of 2019 at The Beachland Ballroom.
Join us for three night of over 60+ entertainers from all over the world, Burlesque, Drag, Variety, Vaudeville and so much more!
This annual Cleveland tradition has been featured on Cool Cleveland, Cleveland Scene, WKYZ, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Fresh Water Cleveland, Akron Beacon Journal and Cleveland Magazine.
Get to know our festival headliners & Features!
Join us for three night of over 60+ entertainers from all over the world, Burlesque, Drag, Variety, Vaudeville and so much more!
This annual Cleveland tradition has been featured on Cool Cleveland, Cleveland Scene, WKYZ, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Fresh Water Cleveland, Akron Beacon Journal and Cleveland Magazine.
Get to know our festival headliners & Features!
Thursday Night Feature & Headliner
Special Feature - Samantha Echo
Cleveland, OH
Samantha Echo is Cleveland’s premier internationally ignored Delusional Diva. She is the creator of “Dungeons & Drag Queens Cleveland” as well as the headliner for the scripted comedy drag show “The Delusional Divas of Drag” at Pickwick and Frolic. Samantha is Scene Magazine Reader’s Choice Best Drag Queen of 2019 as well as the 2017, 2018 and 2019 Ohio Burlypicks Master of Lip Sync.
Cleveland, OH
Samantha Echo is Cleveland’s premier internationally ignored Delusional Diva. She is the creator of “Dungeons & Drag Queens Cleveland” as well as the headliner for the scripted comedy drag show “The Delusional Divas of Drag” at Pickwick and Frolic. Samantha is Scene Magazine Reader’s Choice Best Drag Queen of 2019 as well as the 2017, 2018 and 2019 Ohio Burlypicks Master of Lip Sync.
Headliner - Shimmy La Roux
Chicago, IL
A Chicago burlesque performer and model, Shimmy LaRoux is your bad girl with good home training. Bringing a combination of quirky charm and infectious energy, Shimmy is able to channel classic Hollywood, be playfully cheeky or serve fierce diva realness. Shimmy is arriving from her performance in the highest stage in burlesque "Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender" In Vegas for The <overs, Shakers and Innovators showcase.
Shimmy LaRoux is sassy, classy…but never ashy!
Chicago, IL
A Chicago burlesque performer and model, Shimmy LaRoux is your bad girl with good home training. Bringing a combination of quirky charm and infectious energy, Shimmy is able to channel classic Hollywood, be playfully cheeky or serve fierce diva realness. Shimmy is arriving from her performance in the highest stage in burlesque "Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender" In Vegas for The <overs, Shakers and Innovators showcase.
Shimmy LaRoux is sassy, classy…but never ashy!
Friday Night Feature and Headliner
Special Feature - Ophelia Zayna Hart
Washington, DC
bellydancer, drag artist, and burlesque dancer, this babe dreams of decolonizing the industry one twirl at a time. Ophelia debuted at Washington DC's 2015 Burlypicks, and after a year long hiatus, she has taken the world of burlesque by storm and has been shimmying and shaking across the US. Always true to her culture, this award winning performer proudly celebrates the fusion of classic and neo-burlesque and her homeland's cultural riches. This High Priestess of Sex dances with grace, seduces with elegance, and jiggles with abandon. Savor her as you would a rare truffle -- slowly and then all at once.
Washington, DC
bellydancer, drag artist, and burlesque dancer, this babe dreams of decolonizing the industry one twirl at a time. Ophelia debuted at Washington DC's 2015 Burlypicks, and after a year long hiatus, she has taken the world of burlesque by storm and has been shimmying and shaking across the US. Always true to her culture, this award winning performer proudly celebrates the fusion of classic and neo-burlesque and her homeland's cultural riches. This High Priestess of Sex dances with grace, seduces with elegance, and jiggles with abandon. Savor her as you would a rare truffle -- slowly and then all at once.
Headliner - Hank E. Panky
Kansas City, MO
Playfully named the big Mo from the M O, Hank E. Panky LOVES to be your naked storyteller. Since 2012, His page turning bumps and grinds, whether comedic, sensual, or theatrical, have audiences reading him from cover to cover. He promises to always deliver you a happy ending. Hank E. Panky is the current reigning King of San Antonio Burlesque and Mr. Leading Man of Hollywood Burlesque 2017. He is also the recipient of the Byrd Productions Physical Theater Scholarship.
Kansas City, MO
Playfully named the big Mo from the M O, Hank E. Panky LOVES to be your naked storyteller. Since 2012, His page turning bumps and grinds, whether comedic, sensual, or theatrical, have audiences reading him from cover to cover. He promises to always deliver you a happy ending. Hank E. Panky is the current reigning King of San Antonio Burlesque and Mr. Leading Man of Hollywood Burlesque 2017. He is also the recipient of the Byrd Productions Physical Theater Scholarship.
Headliner- Bella Sin
Cleveland, OH
This multi award winning international performer is a proud Mexican-Immigrant woman who holds the honor of being named “One Of Cleveland's Most Interesting People 2011” along with the running title of “Cleveland Burlesque Queen”. She has been the Executive Producer of the Ohio International Burlesque Festival for its entire 9 years, and is the owner of the long running Cleveland Burlesque formally known as Le Femme Mystique Burlesque with notable highlights as taking part in Burlesque Hall of Fame’s Moves Shakers and Innovators showcase in 2017.
Cleveland, OH
This multi award winning international performer is a proud Mexican-Immigrant woman who holds the honor of being named “One Of Cleveland's Most Interesting People 2011” along with the running title of “Cleveland Burlesque Queen”. She has been the Executive Producer of the Ohio International Burlesque Festival for its entire 9 years, and is the owner of the long running Cleveland Burlesque formally known as Le Femme Mystique Burlesque with notable highlights as taking part in Burlesque Hall of Fame’s Moves Shakers and Innovators showcase in 2017.
Saturday Night Feature and Headliners
Special feature- Maestro Maestra
Syracuse, NY
Classically trained ballerina in his home state of California at the prestigious San Francisco Ballet School where he performed with the San Francisco Ballet, and continued his ballet career in Austria and Germany. Currently working as a ballet coach, and recognized by National Geographic as an unsung hero while sharing his passion with a new generation of dancers. Maestro has been busy since his beginnings in Burlesque 3 years ago. Making his festival debut at the 2016 Ohio Burlesque Festival
Maestro has since performed Empire Burlesque Festival in Ithaca, NY . Ottawa International Burlesque Festival and Montreal Burlesque Festival and closed out the 2018 headlining a holiday show Vesper Valentine presents in British Columbia. Having traveled to San Francisco twice to perform as a feature performer in Black Manarchy and TheBlack Manifest. Jeezy’s Juke Joint Black Burly Q Revue in Chicago and Elektra Cute presents the Pink and White Ball in Minneapolis this past spring. He is very happy to be back in Cleveland to perform in his family's hometown.
Syracuse, NY
Classically trained ballerina in his home state of California at the prestigious San Francisco Ballet School where he performed with the San Francisco Ballet, and continued his ballet career in Austria and Germany. Currently working as a ballet coach, and recognized by National Geographic as an unsung hero while sharing his passion with a new generation of dancers. Maestro has been busy since his beginnings in Burlesque 3 years ago. Making his festival debut at the 2016 Ohio Burlesque Festival
Maestro has since performed Empire Burlesque Festival in Ithaca, NY . Ottawa International Burlesque Festival and Montreal Burlesque Festival and closed out the 2018 headlining a holiday show Vesper Valentine presents in British Columbia. Having traveled to San Francisco twice to perform as a feature performer in Black Manarchy and TheBlack Manifest. Jeezy’s Juke Joint Black Burly Q Revue in Chicago and Elektra Cute presents the Pink and White Ball in Minneapolis this past spring. He is very happy to be back in Cleveland to perform in his family's hometown.
Headliner- Vivi Valens
Chicago, IL
Born and raised in South Texas, Vivi is a happy transplant to the Chicago-land area. In the Windy City she discovered her love of all things burlesque and has been teasing and peeling for 7 years. She has cultivated a performance aesthetic that is classic, light-hearted and humorous.She performs across the Mid-West and this will be her forth time coming back to The Beachland Ballroom. When she is not day dreaming about pet ownership or reading up on design theory you can find her shimmying and shaking the house down with a smile on her face. Ready to bare all for “The Land”, she's a spicy dish leaving you hungry for more, The Tex-Mex Minx, Vivi Valens.
Chicago, IL
Born and raised in South Texas, Vivi is a happy transplant to the Chicago-land area. In the Windy City she discovered her love of all things burlesque and has been teasing and peeling for 7 years. She has cultivated a performance aesthetic that is classic, light-hearted and humorous.She performs across the Mid-West and this will be her forth time coming back to The Beachland Ballroom. When she is not day dreaming about pet ownership or reading up on design theory you can find her shimmying and shaking the house down with a smile on her face. Ready to bare all for “The Land”, she's a spicy dish leaving you hungry for more, The Tex-Mex Minx, Vivi Valens.
Headliner - Lou Lou la Duchesse de Rière
The Mohawk Nation
Lou Lou la Duchesse de Rière, known as the stripping sensation from the Mohawk nation, has been performing her brand of balls to the wall burlesque for well over a decade. Twice voted into the Burlesque Top 50 by 21st Century Burlesque (2019 #16 worldwide and #2 in Canada) and current reigning Queen of New Orleans Burlesque Festival, She is an internationally recognized performer who has shimmied her way across the stages of New Orleans, Las Vegas, New York, Texas, Detroit, and Chicago.
The Mohawk Nation
Lou Lou la Duchesse de Rière, known as the stripping sensation from the Mohawk nation, has been performing her brand of balls to the wall burlesque for well over a decade. Twice voted into the Burlesque Top 50 by 21st Century Burlesque (2019 #16 worldwide and #2 in Canada) and current reigning Queen of New Orleans Burlesque Festival, She is an internationally recognized performer who has shimmied her way across the stages of New Orleans, Las Vegas, New York, Texas, Detroit, and Chicago.
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Amber Lust - Panama City, Panama
Anhedonia Delight - Cleveland, OH Aria Forte - Madison, WI Bella Morte - West Bend, WI Coco Rosé - Atlanta, GA Coral Reefer - Chicago, IL Dante the Inferno - Richmond, VA Dean D'Monic - Minneapolis, IL Dusty Bucket - Cleveland, OH Eartha Kitten - Detroit, MI Emerald Von Bliss - Cleveland, OH Eva Destruction - Tucson, AZ Flux Inqueerior - Atlanta, GA Fonda Sweets - Cleveland, OH Foxy Moon - Cleveland, OH Harpy L'amour - Salt Lake City, UT Lady Slay - Cleveland, OH Mama Disco - Chicago, IL Poppy Poison - Cleveland, OH Patsy Climax - Nashville, TN Stormy Chance - Atlanta, GA |
Boobs Radley - Chicago, IL
Caza Blanca - Fredericksburg, VA Christina Arabesqua- Indianapolis, IN Deva Diamond - Cleveland, OH Dottie Minerva - Minneapolis, MN Lady J Martinez - Cleveland, OH Ember Blaize - New Orleans, LA Ivana Schtupp - Tucson, AZ Kaydence Jayne - Cleveland, OH Kimberlilly Amour - Lexington, KY Kimmy Katarja - Cleveland, OH Miz Juicy Jem - Cleveland, OH Moxie Hart - Iowa CIty, IA Matt Adore - Chicago, IL Raphael De La Getto - Denver, CO Rita D'La'Vane - Savannah, GA Roxy VonTeddy - Columbus, OH Saffron St. James - Ottawa, Ontario Scarlett Chaton - Columbus, OH SioBast - Chicago, IL Soul Erotic - Richmond, VA Tommy Gun - Flint, MI Veda DeVille - South Bend, IN Viktor Devonne - NYC, NY |
Chola Magnolia - Austin, TX
Deanna Danger - Richmond, VA Dee Dee D'Luxe - Denver, CO Dinah Doll - San Diego, CA Eye Candy Vixens - Buffalo, NYC Harlow Holiday - Syracuse,NY Jaz Bubbles - El Paso, TX Jo’Rie Tigerlily - Richmond, VA Kitty KaPowww - San Francisco, CA Lady Fingers - Austin, TX Lou Lou Roxy - Detroit, MI OD Kimani - Madison, WI Panache à Trois - Columbus, OH Papa Roni - Iowa city, IA Rose Martel - Nashville, TN Rubi-nesque - Akron, OH Ruby Spencer - Chicago, IL Sinasaurus Vex - Minneapolis, MI Twirlisha Devine - Bloomington, IN Vayda Rhynstone - Chicago, IL |
