Steffen Dance Studio, 882 Topsail Rd, Mount Pearl, NL A1N 3J9, Canada
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Interested in doing drag? Or performing Burlesque? Why not both!?
St. John’s Pride, Quadrangle NL and Dreamhaus Productions are pleased to bring you DRAG + BURLESQUE workshops, hosted by Canadian performers Karla Marx and Bitch Sassidy!
Karla Marx is the First Comrade of Your Heart! Karla is the mother of the Marx Werk Ware Haus, a board member of Cabaret Calgary, and performs drag, burlesque, and stand-up comedy across Canada and the world. She has hosted or performed at the Amsterdam Burlesque Festival, the Hollywood Burlesque Festival, the Winnipeg International Burlesque Festival, the Kootenay Burlesque Festival, and hosted the First Japanese International Burlesque Festival in Kobe, Japan in November 2024.
The Tornado of Tease, Bitch Sassidy (she/they) is a burlesque performer, producer, choreographer, instructor, and entrepreneur renowned throughout western Canada. Raised in the Canadian prairies and currently based in Mohkinstsis (Calgary, AB), Bitch has built a prolific career on her dynamic stage presence, rebellious nature, and counterculture aesthetic. Co-founder and artistic director of The Cabaret Company (formerly Cabaret Calgary, named one of Imperial Burlesque Canada's Top 3 Cabaret Production Companies in 2022 and 2023, winning the top spot in 2024), their work as a producer, choreographer, and performer has been enjoyed throughout the prairie provinces and interior BC.
Workshops will be held on Sunday, July 13th at the Marie Steffan School of Dance, Mount Pearl (882 Topsail Road). The Drag workshop will be from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM and the Burlesque workshop from 1:30PM to 3:30 PM.
Both workshops are FREE and just require registration below. Maximum of 10 participants per workshop.