Whether onstage or in the community, Cherry Cheeks is the cheeks that’ll make you weak and the Tāłtān Temptation bringing waves of change to burlesque and beyond!
Gathering Our Productions Producing Through a Decolonial Lens Balancing the many aspects of producing can already appear like a balancing act. From working with production staff and sponsors to working our way through logistics, every piece of a show brings it’s own life and spirit to the final show that leaves audiences inspired going “WOW!” How can producers inspire and care for their performers, audiences, and selves while deconstructing standard …
Fake It! Faking Confidence Even When We Aren’t Feeling It Do you suffer from the inevitable “imposter syndrome?” Is confidence something you have trouble building on? Do you strive to build your persona and performance into ways that may…well…not come naturally to you? What if you were told that there are ways to fake it?! In this class, Cherry Cheeks will guide you through confidence building exercises to get you …
Acknowledging Indigenous Sovereignty in Burlesque If you don’t feel comfortable offering a meaningful land acknowledgement, or even know what that means, this is the class for you! Are you wondering why events start with a territory acknowledgement, or who should be doing them, or what they even mean? In this workshop, Scarlett Hummingbird (Coast Salish) and Cherry Cheeks (Tāłtān) offer their lived experiences and cultural knowledge to teach the basics …
