Kaleidoscope 09 – 3rd Annual National People of Color Cabaret
By Kuono • Sep 23rd, 2009 • Category: Blog, Burlesque Caberet, POCSan Francisco Cabaret fans (and students) rejoice!
This weekend is the 3rd Annual National People of Color Cabaret, Kaleidoscope, and if the performers aren’t hot enough get this: they’re teaching workshops, too! You have got to check out the classes, a must-do for any burlesque or cabaret performer and a good time for fans! The performance is Saturday, so the classes are also a great way to meet the performers before seeing them do their thing!
Kaleidoscope Workshops
Explore your understanding of desire and racialized performance and learn the history of burlesque performers of color while learning saucy choreography, burlesque on a budget, make-up application, tassel twirling, glove removal and other tricks of the trade from the pros.
Friday, September 25th & Saturday, September 26th
10am – 4pm
Class list PDFLocation: Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts
2868 Mission Street, San Francisco CA 94110
(415) 821-1155Cost: FREE and Sliding Scale (most classes are $10-15)
Kaleidoscope workshops are sponsored by the Mission Cultural Center for Latino ArtsWalk-ins welcome but registration encouraged. Please call 915-252-9252
or email lachicaboom@gmail.com Scholarships available.
Kaleidoscope 2009 has outstanding performers.
Many of the folks you’ll see performing are San Francisco Bay Area finest. But it doesn’t stop in the Bay Area; performers like Vagina Jenkins are out here from Atlanta, Georgia. There’s also one of Burlesque’s Greats, Toni Elling, who is considered by many a Burlesque Legend. Here’s a archival photo from back in the day of the beautiful Toni Elling. Read her story.
Image Courtesy of Toni Elling
Kaleidoscope founder is Miss La Chica Boom, who if you’ve had the thrill of watching, blends politics and pleasure in a sassy mixture of hot burlesque. Do do do read more about her or on her website: www.lachicaboom.com.
Image Courtesy of La Chica Boom
Check out SF Boylesque, Simone De la Getto, Shanghai Pearl, and so, so many more at www.kaleidoscopecabaret.com and if you are out of town or can’t make it to the show, click over to their site and consider scrolling all… the way…. down…. to the bottom to make a paypal donation! Kaleidoscope 09 is also supported by: Communities United Against Violence, The Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, Mama Calizio’s Voice Factory, Main-tain.com, & Mangos with Chili.
Buy your tickets at Kaleidoscope event on BrownPaperTickets.com.
Saturday September 26, 2009 8:00 PM
The Brava Theater
2781 24th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
And to wet your appetite, here’s a peek at previous performances:
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