All eyes to the stage!

Most delectable and discerning art lovers! It is our very great honor to be able to introduce you to the 2025 Showcase Performers! These fabulous acts will be gracing the 4Culture Stage on Friday and Saturday night. Believe us when we say you are not going to want to miss this!

Friday

Emcee: Alotta Boutté

Hailing from the Bay area, this International Cabaret and Burlesque Sensation is classically trained, yet forged in nightclubs. She has shared the stage with the likes of Joey Arias, Taylor Mac, and Margaret Cho as well as performed as part of the cast of San Francisco’s Beach Blanket Babylon and Thierry Mugler’s Mugler Follies in Paris. She was a core member of the legendary all Black neo-burlesque troupe Harlem Shake Burlesque and is currently part f the core cast of Moist: An All Black erotic Cabaret

Alotta has graced a multitude of stages. In 2022 Alotta received a Sassy Lassy Award from the Burlesque Hall of Fame in special recognition of her significant impact in the promotion and perpetuation of burlesque.

Angel & Shay

Aerial Showcase

Angel (he/him) is a self-suspender and rope switch who brings an extensive background in sailing, physics, and general creative shenanigans to his bondage practices.

Shay Tiziano (she/her or they/them) is a renowned bondage performer, presenter, producer, author, and self-suspender known for their innovative, intense performances and friendly, attainable, and risk-awareness-focused approach to kink education.

Wei in the Clouds

Aerial Showcase

Wei (she/they) is obsessed with the puzzles and artistic pathways offered in the air. Their style is euphorically meditative, melding aerial dance with breath and intention. They love coaching students of all levels and sharing infinite circle magic with students at Raven Studios Seattle and New Moon Movement Arts.

Pussy Willow

Cabaret Showcase

Pussy Willow is a purr-fectly captivating burlesque performer, known for her meow-nificent blend of drag and burlesque. Since joining the burlesque scene in 2022, her bold creativity, engaging storytelling, and hypnotic tail have been the cat’s meow.

Rain

Cabaret Showcase

Rain is a pole dancer and performer for 4 years. They’re a SWer, and a SWer rights activist, an internationally published model, and an artist. They love sharing their passions with the world and being in spaces to share their art.

Ryder Nightlong

Cabaret Showcase

Ryder Nightlong is THE Tejano Chicano cowboy. Since their burlesque debut, Ryder has been consensually lassoing the hearts of folks in the Pacific Northwest. He also currently holds the coveted title of Best In Show from the Westminster Daddy Show. From the West Texas plains to the Seattle rains, THIS is Ryder Nightlong!

Sneaky Boo

Cabaret Showcase

This girl is Argentina’s finest export! She has been shimming her way into the hearts of the PNW Drag and Burlesque and Comedy audiences for the past six years.

Mathis Menagerie

Cabaret Showcase

Poise to Poisonous

Saturday

Emcee: Goddess Briq House

Professional Dominant, Intuitive, and Burlesque Goddess Ms. Briq House is the founder and owner of Briq House Entertainment. Under this umbrella, she produces All People of Color Burlesque Revues, Sexual Healing through Movement and Body Love workshops, spiritual gatherings, Kink-based anti-racism trainings, and Kink events exclusively for BIPOC throughout the US and abroad. Her Sunday Night Shuga Shaq, co-produced with Sin de la Rosa, is the longest running monthly all BIPOC Burlesque Revue in the Pacific Northwest.

As a proud Black Woman with a background in education, sacred intimate arts, entertainment, and LGBTQIA and Sex Workers rights advocacy; her Royal Thickness holds a deep understanding of intersectional identities and struggles. Briq’s mission is to harness the power of her bright light to stimulate, educate, (and on occasion Dominate) the masses to work towards a mutual goal of freedom and compassion for all.

Artemis Prowl

Aerial Showcase

Known for her fierce presence and sensual style, Artemis Prowl is on a mission to bring the heat of Phoenix, AZ to Seattle, WA. Her work combines the sultry allure of burlesque with the daring heights of aerial, captivating audiences with every twist, turn, and tease.

Melinda

Aerial Showcase

Melinda is a lifelong lover of dance and movement, from ballet as a child to contemporary dance on her college dance team, and later salsa and pole dancing, she seizes every opportunity to tear up a dance floor. In 2021, Melinda discovered the 360 degrees of fun that aerial hoop offers and it has since become her primary hobby and creative outlet. You can catch her teaching Lyra classes at Raven Studios.

The VixXxens of Athena

Aerial Showcase

The VixXxens are known for the sensual storytelling utilizing a variety of dance mediums, including pole, chair, floorwork, heels, and aerial arts.

Chance Hazard

Cabaret Showcase

This performer is a danger to himself and others. The King of Comedic Chaos, Chance Hazard. Currently Seattle’s reigning Queer Monarch 2024 and crowned Grand Marquis of The 2024 Emerald City Kings Ball. Seattle based and Rhode Island bread. This queer, black artist crafts each of his acts to tell a story. He shines a comedic light on gender and sexuality with cartoon-like performances, prop comedy and character impersonations.

Judas Saint James

Cabaret Showcase

Crowned Seattle’s Queer Monarch 2022 and What the Funk! Festival Shining Star 2023 & 2024 Judas Saint James has been bringing awareness to BIPOC alternative queer culture. As a healer and performer, Judas has remained loyal to their mission of reclaiming the black origins of rock n roll and helping marginalized people see their true internal divinity with their unique mixture of burlesque and erotic spirituality.

Kitty Black

Cabaret Showcase

Sensual, mysterious Stripper/ Pole Dancer of 8 years. She has background in hip-hop, modern, ballet, and jazz dance to bring some flavor. I come to have fun and vibe out with audience while giving an amazing performance. Let me put a memory in your head and smile on your face.

Ms. Mykie

Cabaret Showcase

Ms Mykie is a larger than life bearded drag queen whose mission is to crossdress through countries spreading her message of self love and body positivity as far and wide as she does her legs!

Alotta Boutté and Stormy Chance

Cabaret Showcase

Hailing from the Bay area, this International Cabaret and Burlesque Sensation is classically trained, yet forged in nightclubs. She has shared the stage with the likes of Joey Arias, Taylor Mac, and Margaret Cho as well as performed as part of the cast of San Francisco’s Beach Blanket Babylon and Thierry Mugler’s Mugler Follies in Paris. She was a core member of the legendary all Black neo-burlesque troupe Harlem Shake Burlesque and is currently part f the core cast of Moist: An All Black erotic Cabaret

Stormy Chance is everyone’s favorite weather girl who made her debut in sunny San Diego, but calls Oakland her home. With her uncanny ear for musicality and an eye for the creative, this tantalizing tempest hit the stage in 2019 and left audiences enthralled in her wake. Every forecast calls for Stormy Chance!

Porcelain

Cabaret Showcase

Porcelain is a Seattle-based performer with roots in the dirty south of Raleigh, NC. Whether modeling or performing, her obsession with detail and passion for her craft is apparent.


Our amazing 2025 Showcase Performers, along with many other provocative acts scattered throughout the festival space, are sure to enchant and titillate you. Be sure to join us for a memorable weekend!