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Live band burlesque, and the Blushin Roulette improv game, with The Claudia Project!

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Explore how drag, burlesque’s sister artform, can elevate your performance style and bring new depth to your stage presence. This class will cover the history and distinct elements of each art form, exploring what makes drag drag, and what makes burlesque burlesque. Learn how to make impactful creative choices around lip syncing, reveals, costume, and makeup, plus get insider tips on navigating the different performance scenes, show formats, and booking styles.

Impulse Purchase draws on her insight from both worlds to guide students in combining the two artforms in a way that is authentic and purposeful. The class wraps up with a fun and friendly Draglesque lip sync battle, giving everyone a chance to shine.

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The Jewelbox Dancers Present a two-night, full-length staged production.

This stage production presents the multifaceted theme of feminine rage, exploring its expression across various gender identities, with particular attention to the lived experiences of fem-presenting individuals, through bellydance and burlesque.

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The Jewelbox Dancers Present a two-night, full-length staged production.

This stage production presents the multifaceted theme of feminine rage, exploring its expression across various gender identities, with particular attention to the lived experiences of fem-presenting individuals, through bellydance and burlesque.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-jigglewatts-burlesque-revue-tickets-1317600090339?aff=oddtdtcreator 

Facebook Event: ​​https://www.facebook.com/events/1051229946923408 

The Jigglewatts Burlesque Revue celebrates their 19th anniversary with an opulent burlesque show on Saturday June 21, 2025. Join us for the celebration at 7:00 p.m. (6:00 doors) at 29th Street Ballroom, 2906 Fruth St. in Austin, Texas. 

The Huffington Post calls their show “sassy and sexy…classy entertainment.” 

This milestone show features signature and new burlesque performances celebrating our past as we elevate the tease into the future.

Starring a cast full of Jigglewatts: Ruby Joule, Jolie Goodnight, Ruby Lamb, Something Blue, and hosted by Selma Bawdy, with special guest Donna Denise (Dallas, TX)! A soiree dipped in bronze and gilded to the gods, come raise a glass with the Jigglewatts to celebrate 19 years of tease in Austin and beyond.

"Eye-popping glamour...a burlesque troupe with a racy show that's not to be missed," writes Steven Moser of the Austin Chronicle

The Jigglewatts' burlesque residency at 29th Street Ballroom features live music, comedy, drag, variety, and world-class burlesque performances in a swanky cabaret setting. The Jigglewatts Burlesque is a perfect match for this jewel-box room where floor to ceiling velvet curtains and an artfully appointed stage add to the immersive experience. Guests can also look forward to saucy door prizes and goodie bags from Forbidden Fruit boutique.

The Jigglewatts Burlesque Revue is Texas’ longest running burlesque show, celebrating 19 years of teasing and pleasing. From humble beginnings at The Velvet Spade (now the Mohawk) in 2006, to their current run at 29th Street Ballroom, the Jigglewatts are an Austin institution. Holding strong as the most awarded burlesque troupe in the world, these internationally acclaimed performers have trod the boards across the country and the globe bringing their special brand of high quality, classic burlesque to the masses. 

“Legendary ecdysiasts…world-class burlesque,” writes Wayne Alan Brenner of the Austin Chronicle

Doors: 6:00 p.m.

Show: 7:00 p.m.

Tickets: $30 - $150

The 24 Carrot Cabaret: An intimate retelling of The 24 Carrot Show
WHAT: Artist Market and LIVE CABARET SHOW
WHERE: The Vortex ATX
WHEN: Multiple Shows June 21-27th 2025
TICKETS--- https://the-vortex.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket#/events/a0SUf0000027hOsMAI

FOU FOU HA! AUSTIN Invites you into a transformational journey into the absurd– a cosmic explosion of performance art, dance theater, and queer magic. This surreal clown cabaret featuring aerials, drag, burlesque and audience interactive performances will invade the Vortex with a church-like, audience-interactive game show June 21st+22nd and June 26th+27th. 
This carrot-fueled ritual promises a night like no other. Due to the rotating cast, and interactive games, no two shows will be the same! Join our cult of creativity, and come play with us! 
Browse our artist market and art installations from 7pm until midnight!
Shows are at 8pm+10pm.

ABOUT FOU FOU HA!: 
AUSTIN FOU FOU HA! is the Texas branch of San Francisco-based burlesque clown collective Fou Fou Ha!, conceived, led and curated by our mother Maya Culbertson-Lane aka MamaFou

We are a living, breathing spectacle of playful rebellion and subversive joy. We flirt with the uncanny, dance with the shadow, and invite audiences into realms where performance meets personal transformation. Our shows are part ritual, part absurdist joyride, blending camp, chaos, and cabaret into WTF, YES experiences.

Fresh from our sold-out at Kickbutt and Cheer Up Charlie performances, we continue to explore the space where art becomes a playground for curiosity, connection, and collective catharsis.

Tickets here--
https://the-vortex.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket#/events/a0SUf0000027hOsMAI

ABOUT THE VORTEX
The Vortex Mission
We conjure urgent, unashamed art to create action in a shifting age. We embrace diverse communities, break down barriers, and elevate inclusive discourse from our home in Austin, Texas. We enliven humanity with a magical green new theatre at our Butterfly Bar and Sanctuary. 
WHAT WE DO
As leaders in the growth and stability of the arts in Austin, The VORTEX thrives as a unique regional theatre, providing an essential community destination with significant, professional theatrical productions, community gathering space, our nationally-certified butterfly sanctuary, and our lively Butterfly Bar. The VORTEX serves as a catalyst for change, providing theatrical art characterized by direct impact. We engage in radical transformation through edge-walking artistic creations, women-led projects, tuition-free Summer Youth Theatre, and innovative collaborations featuring artists of diverse ages, genders, ethnicities, and backgrounds. Original work encompasses plays, operas, musicals, ritual theatre, devised collaborations, spoken word, and immersive experiences. 

As a fearless, woman-run, theatre exchange for a shifting age, The VORTEX stimulates inquiry and challenges white supremacy. Our anti-racist lens reflects the diversity of people and voices of the BIPOC global majority. As change-makers and truth-tellers for more than 37 years, The VORTEX challenges destructive cycles by striving for equitable, life-sustaining civilization.

The 24 Carrot Cabaret: An intimate retelling of The 24 Carrot Show
WHAT: Artist Market and LIVE CABARET SHOW
WHERE: The Vortex ATX
WHEN: Multiple Shows June 21-27th 2025
TICKETS--- https://the-vortex.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket#/events/a0SUf0000027hOsMAI

FOU FOU HA! AUSTIN Invites you into a transformational journey into the absurd– a cosmic explosion of performance art, dance theater, and queer magic. This surreal clown cabaret featuring aerials, drag, burlesque and audience interactive performances will invade the Vortex with a church-like, audience-interactive game show June 21st+22nd and June 26th+27th.
This carrot-fueled ritual promises a night like no other. Due to the rotating cast, and interactive games, no two shows will be the same! Join our cult of creativity, and come play with us!
Browse our artist market and art installations from 7pm until midnight!
Shows are at 8pm+10pm.

ABOUT FOU FOU HA!:
AUSTIN FOU FOU HA! is the Texas branch of San Francisco-based burlesque clown collective Fou Fou Ha!, conceived, led and curated by our mother Maya Culbertson-Lane aka MamaFou

We are a living, breathing spectacle of playful rebellion and subversive joy. We flirt with the uncanny, dance with the shadow, and invite audiences into realms where performance meets personal transformation. Our shows are part ritual, part absurdist joyride, blending camp, chaos, and cabaret into WTF, YES experiences.

Fresh from our sold-out at Kickbutt and Cheer Up Charlie performances, we continue to explore the space where art becomes a playground for curiosity, connection, and collective catharsis.

Tickets here--
https://the-vortex.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket#/events/a0SUf0000027hOsMAI

ABOUT THE VORTEX
The Vortex Mission
We conjure urgent, unashamed art to create action in a shifting age. We embrace diverse communities, break down barriers, and elevate inclusive discourse from our home in Austin, Texas. We enliven humanity with a magical green new theatre at our Butterfly Bar and Sanctuary.
WHAT WE DO
As leaders in the growth and stability of the arts in Austin, The VORTEX thrives as a unique regional theatre, providing an essential community destination with significant, professional theatrical productions, community gathering space, our nationally-certified butterfly sanctuary, and our lively Butterfly Bar. The VORTEX serves as a catalyst for change, providing theatrical art characterized by direct impact. We engage in radical transformation through edge-walking artistic creations, women-led projects, tuition-free Summer Youth Theatre, and innovative collaborations featuring artists of diverse ages, genders, ethnicities, and backgrounds. Original work encompasses plays, operas, musicals, ritual theatre, devised collaborations, spoken word, and immersive experiences.

As a fearless, woman-run, theatre exchange for a shifting age, The VORTEX stimulates inquiry and challenges white supremacy. Our anti-racist lens reflects the diversity of people and voices of the BIPOC global majority. As change-makers and truth-tellers for more than 37 years, The VORTEX challenges destructive cycles by striving for equitable, life-sustaining civilization.

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Float, swirl, and reveal! In this movement-based burlesque class, you'll learn how to work with flowy robes, dramatic dusters, and other glamorous outerwear to add elegance and drama to your act.

From soft romantic reveals to high-energy fabric play, we’ll explore how to use your robe as an extension of your performance.  Known for her bombastic fabric work, Sherry Bomb shares her 15 years of experience to help you harness the full impact of your costumes on stage. Perfect for all levels, this class blends technique, stage presence, and a whole lot of dreamy fun!  Bring your favorite robe, duster, or flowing garment and get ready to twirl like you mean it!

The 24 Carrot Cabaret: An intimate retelling of The 24 Carrot Show
WHAT: Artist Market and LIVE CABARET SHOW
WHERE: The Vortex ATX
WHEN: Multiple Shows June 21-27th 2025
TICKETS--- https://the-vortex.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket#/events/a0SUf0000027hOsMAI

FOU FOU HA! AUSTIN Invites you into a transformational journey into the absurd– a cosmic explosion of performance art, dance theater, and queer magic. This surreal clown cabaret featuring aerials, drag, burlesque and audience interactive performances will invade the Vortex with a church-like, audience-interactive game show June 21st+22nd and June 26th+27th.
This carrot-fueled ritual promises a night like no other. Due to the rotating cast, and interactive games, no two shows will be the same! Join our cult of creativity, and come play with us!
Browse our artist market and art installations from 7pm until midnight!
Shows are at 8pm+10pm.

ABOUT FOU FOU HA!:
AUSTIN FOU FOU HA! is the Texas branch of San Francisco-based burlesque clown collective Fou Fou Ha!, conceived, led and curated by our mother Maya Culbertson-Lane aka MamaFou

We are a living, breathing spectacle of playful rebellion and subversive joy. We flirt with the uncanny, dance with the shadow, and invite audiences into realms where performance meets personal transformation. Our shows are part ritual, part absurdist joyride, blending camp, chaos, and cabaret into WTF, YES experiences.

Fresh from our sold-out at Kickbutt and Cheer Up Charlie performances, we continue to explore the space where art becomes a playground for curiosity, connection, and collective catharsis.

Tickets here--
https://the-vortex.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket#/events/a0SUf0000027hOsMAI

ABOUT THE VORTEX
The Vortex Mission
We conjure urgent, unashamed art to create action in a shifting age. We embrace diverse communities, break down barriers, and elevate inclusive discourse from our home in Austin, Texas. We enliven humanity with a magical green new theatre at our Butterfly Bar and Sanctuary.
WHAT WE DO
As leaders in the growth and stability of the arts in Austin, The VORTEX thrives as a unique regional theatre, providing an essential community destination with significant, professional theatrical productions, community gathering space, our nationally-certified butterfly sanctuary, and our lively Butterfly Bar. The VORTEX serves as a catalyst for change, providing theatrical art characterized by direct impact. We engage in radical transformation through edge-walking artistic creations, women-led projects, tuition-free Summer Youth Theatre, and innovative collaborations featuring artists of diverse ages, genders, ethnicities, and backgrounds. Original work encompasses plays, operas, musicals, ritual theatre, devised collaborations, spoken word, and immersive experiences.

As a fearless, woman-run, theatre exchange for a shifting age, The VORTEX stimulates inquiry and challenges white supremacy. Our anti-racist lens reflects the diversity of people and voices of the BIPOC global majority. As change-makers and truth-tellers for more than 37 years, The VORTEX challenges destructive cycles by striving for equitable, life-sustaining civilization.

The 24 Carrot Cabaret: An intimate retelling of The 24 Carrot Show
WHAT: Artist Market and LIVE CABARET SHOW
WHERE: The Vortex ATX
WHEN: Multiple Shows June 21-27th 2025
TICKETS--- https://the-vortex.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket#/events/a0SUf0000027hOsMAI

FOU FOU HA! AUSTIN Invites you into a transformational journey into the absurd– a cosmic explosion of performance art, dance theater, and queer magic. This surreal clown cabaret featuring aerials, drag, burlesque and audience interactive performances will invade the Vortex with a church-like, audience-interactive game show June 21st+22nd and June 26th+27th.
This carrot-fueled ritual promises a night like no other. Due to the rotating cast, and interactive games, no two shows will be the same! Join our cult of creativity, and come play with us!
Browse our artist market and art installations from 7pm until midnight!
Shows are at 8pm+10pm.

ABOUT FOU FOU HA!:
AUSTIN FOU FOU HA! is the Texas branch of San Francisco-based burlesque clown collective Fou Fou Ha!, conceived, led and curated by our mother Maya Culbertson-Lane aka MamaFou

We are a living, breathing spectacle of playful rebellion and subversive joy. We flirt with the uncanny, dance with the shadow, and invite audiences into realms where performance meets personal transformation. Our shows are part ritual, part absurdist joyride, blending camp, chaos, and cabaret into WTF, YES experiences.

Fresh from our sold-out at Kickbutt and Cheer Up Charlie performances, we continue to explore the space where art becomes a playground for curiosity, connection, and collective catharsis.

Tickets here--
https://the-vortex.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket#/events/a0SUf0000027hOsMAI

ABOUT THE VORTEX
The Vortex Mission
We conjure urgent, unashamed art to create action in a shifting age. We embrace diverse communities, break down barriers, and elevate inclusive discourse from our home in Austin, Texas. We enliven humanity with a magical green new theatre at our Butterfly Bar and Sanctuary.
WHAT WE DO
As leaders in the growth and stability of the arts in Austin, The VORTEX thrives as a unique regional theatre, providing an essential community destination with significant, professional theatrical productions, community gathering space, our nationally-certified butterfly sanctuary, and our lively Butterfly Bar. The VORTEX serves as a catalyst for change, providing theatrical art characterized by direct impact. We engage in radical transformation through edge-walking artistic creations, women-led projects, tuition-free Summer Youth Theatre, and innovative collaborations featuring artists of diverse ages, genders, ethnicities, and backgrounds. Original work encompasses plays, operas, musicals, ritual theatre, devised collaborations, spoken word, and immersive experiences.

As a fearless, woman-run, theatre exchange for a shifting age, The VORTEX stimulates inquiry and challenges white supremacy. Our anti-racist lens reflects the diversity of people and voices of the BIPOC global majority. As change-makers and truth-tellers for more than 37 years, The VORTEX challenges destructive cycles by striving for equitable, life-sustaining civilization.

The 24 Carrot Cabaret: An intimate retelling of The 24 Carrot Show
WHAT: Artist Market and LIVE CABARET SHOW
WHERE: The Vortex ATX
WHEN: Multiple Shows June 21-27th 2025
TICKETS--- https://the-vortex.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket#/events/a0SUf0000027hOsMAI

FOU FOU HA! AUSTIN Invites you into a transformational journey into the absurd– a cosmic explosion of performance art, dance theater, and queer magic. This surreal clown cabaret featuring aerials, drag, burlesque and audience interactive performances will invade the Vortex with a church-like, audience-interactive game show June 21st+22nd and June 26th+27th.
This carrot-fueled ritual promises a night like no other. Due to the rotating cast, and interactive games, no two shows will be the same! Join our cult of creativity, and come play with us!
Browse our artist market and art installations from 7pm until midnight!
Shows are at 8pm+10pm.

ABOUT FOU FOU HA!:
AUSTIN FOU FOU HA! is the Texas branch of San Francisco-based burlesque clown collective Fou Fou Ha!, conceived, led and curated by our mother Maya Culbertson-Lane aka MamaFou

We are a living, breathing spectacle of playful rebellion and subversive joy. We flirt with the uncanny, dance with the shadow, and invite audiences into realms where performance meets personal transformation. Our shows are part ritual, part absurdist joyride, blending camp, chaos, and cabaret into WTF, YES experiences.

Fresh from our sold-out at Kickbutt and Cheer Up Charlie performances, we continue to explore the space where art becomes a playground for curiosity, connection, and collective catharsis.

Tickets here--
https://the-vortex.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket#/events/a0SUf0000027hOsMAI

ABOUT THE VORTEX
The Vortex Mission
We conjure urgent, unashamed art to create action in a shifting age. We embrace diverse communities, break down barriers, and elevate inclusive discourse from our home in Austin, Texas. We enliven humanity with a magical green new theatre at our Butterfly Bar and Sanctuary.
WHAT WE DO
As leaders in the growth and stability of the arts in Austin, The VORTEX thrives as a unique regional theatre, providing an essential community destination with significant, professional theatrical productions, community gathering space, our nationally-certified butterfly sanctuary, and our lively Butterfly Bar. The VORTEX serves as a catalyst for change, providing theatrical art characterized by direct impact. We engage in radical transformation through edge-walking artistic creations, women-led projects, tuition-free Summer Youth Theatre, and innovative collaborations featuring artists of diverse ages, genders, ethnicities, and backgrounds. Original work encompasses plays, operas, musicals, ritual theatre, devised collaborations, spoken word, and immersive experiences.

As a fearless, woman-run, theatre exchange for a shifting age, The VORTEX stimulates inquiry and challenges white supremacy. Our anti-racist lens reflects the diversity of people and voices of the BIPOC global majority. As change-makers and truth-tellers for more than 37 years, The VORTEX challenges destructive cycles by striving for equitable, life-sustaining civilization.

The 24 Carrot Cabaret: An intimate retelling of The 24 Carrot Show
WHAT: Artist Market and LIVE CABARET SHOW
WHERE: The Vortex ATX
WHEN: Multiple Shows June 21-27th 2025
TICKETS--- https://the-vortex.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket#/events/a0SUf0000027hOsMAI

FOU FOU HA! AUSTIN Invites you into a transformational journey into the absurd– a cosmic explosion of performance art, dance theater, and queer magic. This surreal clown cabaret featuring aerials, drag, burlesque and audience interactive performances will invade the Vortex with a church-like, audience-interactive game show June 21st+22nd and June 26th+27th.
This carrot-fueled ritual promises a night like no other. Due to the rotating cast, and interactive games, no two shows will be the same! Join our cult of creativity, and come play with us!
Browse our artist market and art installations from 7pm until midnight!
Shows are at 8pm+10pm.

ABOUT FOU FOU HA!:
AUSTIN FOU FOU HA! is the Texas branch of San Francisco-based burlesque clown collective Fou Fou Ha!, conceived, led and curated by our mother Maya Culbertson-Lane aka MamaFou

We are a living, breathing spectacle of playful rebellion and subversive joy. We flirt with the uncanny, dance with the shadow, and invite audiences into realms where performance meets personal transformation. Our shows are part ritual, part absurdist joyride, blending camp, chaos, and cabaret into WTF, YES experiences.

Fresh from our sold-out at Kickbutt and Cheer Up Charlie performances, we continue to explore the space where art becomes a playground for curiosity, connection, and collective catharsis.

Tickets here--
https://the-vortex.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket#/events/a0SUf0000027hOsMAI

ABOUT THE VORTEX
The Vortex Mission
We conjure urgent, unashamed art to create action in a shifting age. We embrace diverse communities, break down barriers, and elevate inclusive discourse from our home in Austin, Texas. We enliven humanity with a magical green new theatre at our Butterfly Bar and Sanctuary.
WHAT WE DO
As leaders in the growth and stability of the arts in Austin, The VORTEX thrives as a unique regional theatre, providing an essential community destination with significant, professional theatrical productions, community gathering space, our nationally-certified butterfly sanctuary, and our lively Butterfly Bar. The VORTEX serves as a catalyst for change, providing theatrical art characterized by direct impact. We engage in radical transformation through edge-walking artistic creations, women-led projects, tuition-free Summer Youth Theatre, and innovative collaborations featuring artists of diverse ages, genders, ethnicities, and backgrounds. Original work encompasses plays, operas, musicals, ritual theatre, devised collaborations, spoken word, and immersive experiences.

As a fearless, woman-run, theatre exchange for a shifting age, The VORTEX stimulates inquiry and challenges white supremacy. Our anti-racist lens reflects the diversity of people and voices of the BIPOC global majority. As change-makers and truth-tellers for more than 37 years, The VORTEX challenges destructive cycles by striving for equitable, life-sustaining civilization.