Our 2025 Performers

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(Montreal, QC)

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Our Friday Night Performers

  • Co-founder of Blue Lobster Burlesque, Kay Licious embodies glamorous ridiculousness and confident weirdness.

    Kay has been performing since 2006, when she got her start with Pink Velvet Burlesque. She also teaches burlesque classes and workshops, and produces fabulous burlesque and variety shows.

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekaylicious/


    Photographer: Laura Selenzi

  • Grace Galore is a Japanese-Canadian performer from Vancouver Island. Where romp and pomp collide, she is best known for her classic acts inspired by Old Hollywood glamour. Co-producer at Bad Company Burlesque, Grace has performed in shows all over North America, most notably at the Vancouver International Burlesque Festival, New York Burlesque Festival, and Imperial Burlesque Canada.

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kagewolf


    Photographer: Marissa Parisella

  • Lacia Majora is a queer performer with big tits and bigger wits. They love to make audiences laugh and question their sexuality. Previously humping the iconic stages of Toronto Burlesque Festival, Ottawa Burlesque Festival and the Wiggle Room in Montreal- Lacia is currently living in  Halifax and here to eat donair and whip her hair.

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laciamajora/


    Photographer: Jess Judge

  • Silver Foxy and Funkable, LuLu brings their love for classic music and style and ignites them with their sass and sparks.  She loves to challenge and play with all conventional norms and is here to prove that things really do get better with age!

    They have performed at the Calgary International Burlesque Festival, Kootenay Burlesque Festival in Nelson BC, and most recently In Victoria, BC for the Aged to Perfection Gala.

    Be ready to feel the explosiveness of LuLu LeBomb

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lululebomb/


    Photographer: eatthistown

  • Penny Romanoff is a savoury dish – best served hot! Based in Montreal, Penny has been titillating burlesque audiences for over 13 years. She's had the pleasure of performing both locally and internationally, from Toronto to Tokyo! Whether saucy or silly, this dramatic weirdo delights in stirring audiences up in their seats.

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pennyromanoff/


    Photographer: Hayley Hruska

  • Ruby Moon is an international award-winning performer based out of the Royal City of Guelph Ontario, and a co-founder of The Femmes Rebelles. She has been performing, producing and teaching burlesque for the past 12 years, making appearances in festivals across Canada, as well as LA, New York, Las Vegas, the UK, Rome, Bruges, Stockholm, and performed at the Burlesque Hall of Fame weekender in 2024. She’s as versatile as they come, from stunning and elegant, to deeply sensual, to comedy gold.

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/missrubymoon/


    Photographer:

  • Scarlett Rose is a multidisciplinary artist from Kjipuktuk/Halifax, Nova Scotia. With just under a decade in the entertainment industry, she has developed and performed hundreds of acts with numerous agencies across five provinces. From sold out stages to small community events, Scarlett highlights the importance of play and the joy it can bring to audiences young and old. Recently, Scarlett has had the privilege to participate in countless events and festivals through the Atlantic provinces, Ontario, and Quebec, working with the likes of Future Forest Festival (New Brunswick), Psycho Circus’ Canadian Tour (New Zealand), Neo Novas Burlesque, Luminosity Circus, Serpentine Studios (all Halifax) and more! Scarlett's participation in the inaugural Atlantic Burlesque festival in May of 2024 has opened her eyes to a new world of performance and the invaluable opportunities to meet and collaborate with like-minded artists.

    Making the best of her background in dance and theatre, Scarlett's first forays into circus arts have since expanded to include multiple circus disciplines, fire, Burlesque, GoGo dance and character work. Known for her dynamic and energetic style, Scarlett transports her audience to new worlds regardless of context and apparatus.

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scarlettrose.performanceart/

  • Sweet Rosie Mae is a dancer/performer who has been part of the Toronto burlesque scene for the past 10 years. Notable performances include playing herself as a cabaret dancer in the TV show 'Titans', a role in the Toronto Indie film 'Becoming Burlesque', and appearances as a burlesque performer in the Virtual Burlesque Hall of Fame, Toronto Burlesque Festival, Toronto Fringe Festival, and more. Most recently, she is the creator and producer of 'The Funktion' - a live music & burlesque show as well as workshop series. Rosie has been a long-time dance teacher and burlesque instructor, guiding many newcomers to the burlesque stage through her studio The Funktion House.

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sweetrosiemae/


    Photographer: TESSLA_STUCKEY

  • She is Cambodia's hottest pepper, He is not Canada hottest beaver but together they are the producers of Red Light Production and the Festival Imperial Burlesque Canada in Montreal.

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/celesta_olee/

  •  Vivian Brass is "The Daring Darling", a pin-up extraordinaire and an international showgirl. She has been caught on stages across Canada from Montreal's Wiggle Room to Vancouver and beyond the border. In 2024 she made her festival debut at the Ohio Burlesque Festival, Queen City Burlesque Expo and Saskatoon International Burlesque Festival.

    Sometimes bubbly, sometimes dramatic but always a seductress, she continues to wow the crowds everywhere she goes.
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vivian.brass/


    Photography: Jon Christian Ashby

Our Saturday Night Performers

  • Déjà Louve has been performing burlesque since 2014, prowling her way across stages, around the world. With a love of sultry blues and heavy-hitting industrial, Déjà pairs classic elegance with raw, carnal power into a performance style you’ll want to see over and over again.

    Déjà Louve is also the Producer & Creative Director of Queen City Burlesque Expo, an annual Weekender and the production house of multiple shows, at various venues, with seating from 40 to 600 people, throughout the East & West Kootenays. In 2023 she launched INTENSITEASE: A Heavy Metal Burlesque Show, to rave reviews, and in 2024 has partnered up with Draglesque Extraordinaire, LBee, to present Hard Leather Honey; Drag. Burlesque. Chaos


    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dejalouve/
    Photography: Marisa Parisella Photography

  • Jake Jockerson (he/him) is a multifaceted artist based in Halifax. A member of the award-winning troupe Atlantic Boylesque, Jake has the full package for your pleasure: a gogo dancer, choreographer, burlesque performer, and a flow artist. Inspired by contemporary music, art, dance, the flow arts, and a lot of nerdy stuff, Jake brings the art of burlesque to a whole other level.

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jake.jockerson/
    Photography: Seymour Snap

  • This sexy, flirty and curvy Jamaican diva is always ready to serve a delicious mouth-watering experience. Since her debut she has been heating up stages around Ottawa making summers sizzling hot and leaving winters in a heat frenzy. Kay Kalish is also known for her captivating stage presence and sex appeal. Here to leave you wanting more its Kay Kalish

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaykalish/
    Photography: Phototshoots by Gigi

  • Kopy Cat started doing burlesque in 2017 when they won a beginner burlesque competition. Since then, this Mohawk beauty has taken North America by storm performing in numerous festivals and shows throughout Turtle Island. They are a member of Capital Tease, a co-producer of Ottawa’s only monthly burlesque show, and recently joined the instructor team at Rouge Studio of Dance in Kingston. She’s performed in a snowstorm, she’s performed for Dolly Parton, and she’s tonight performing for you. She’s the original, Kopy Cat! 

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itskopycat/


    Photographer: Gigi - Brittany Dale

  • You know what there’s not enough of in burlesque? Ping Pong. Roxy Reverie and Sugar L’Estrange are two bisexuals with great butts who know next to nothing about the sport.

    Forget balls - these two are serving sapphic.

    They’ve teamed up to pair an intense ping pong competition with an epic EDM playlist so prepare yourselves for a match-up for the ages. Who will be the victor? How cringe is TOO cringe? Will this song ever end? Nobody knows but it’s exciting! 


    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sugar.lestrange/

    https://www.instagram.com/iamroxyreverie/
    Photography: Veronica B

  •  Tomboy Selleck is Calgary’s transgender “Himbo-for-hire.” He is a moustached rake, a dissolute gent, an incorrigible man, who doesn’t know what any of those words mean…he might not be smart, but he can sure take off his clothes…please welcome Tomboy Selleck!
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomboyselleck/
    Photography: GREYHILLS STUDIO

  • Grace Galore is a Japanese-Canadian performer from Vancouver Island. Where romp and pomp collide, she is best known for her classic acts inspired by Old Hollywood glamour. Co-producer at Bad Company Burlesque, Grace has performed in shows all over North America, most notably at the Vancouver International Burlesque Festival, New York Burlesque Festival, and Imperial Burlesque Canada.

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msgracegalore/


    Photographer: Kathryn Knickford

  •  For the past 18 years Bea Lissima has been strutting on stages across Turtle Island. This Moh’kins’tsis born maven has performed at the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender in Las Vegas, the Asian Burlesque Festival in New York City, is the 2023 winner of “Best Burlesque” at the Imperial Burlesque Competition in Montreal, and was crowned 2nd Runner Up at the 2024 Pacific Northwest Burlesque Festival. Combining intersex queerness, Filipino heritage, and disability into her performances, she creates a sacred experience for all those brave enough to witness.

    Bea Lissima co-produces the show “G-String”, combining live music with burlesque in Calgary and is a mentor to BIPOC burlesque artists. She’s the leftist centrefold, the headliner that turns your heads, your pearl of the prairies, Bea Lissima!

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bea_lissima/

    Photographer: Rosie Lee Photography

  •  Kuya Atay is Toronto’s Queer FilipinX Ubae Babe, your "Hello M'am/Sir '' of Burlesque. Pulling faces in Nerdlesque, unzipping in Queerlesque, and dripping in Boylesque, with a dash of stupid. As a Sculptural Visual artist, they are versatile in prop making and stage masks that lend to their performance magic of Kuya. Part of Canada’s premier Boylesque troupe BoylesqueTO who competed at the Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas in the Best Large Group category in 2023. Also a current crown holder of Drop Deadly Gorgeous Pageant 2022 presented by Weird Alice and Tygr Willy. Bow down and bless your Kuya

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kuya_atay/


    Photographer: Alexi Pedneault

  •  "The Hips that go Bump in the Night"

    Koston Kreme helped break ground for burlesque in Ottawa in 2007 and has since been performing across North America, appearing in festivals, casinos, weddings & films. She's been voted #16 in the world, opened for Dita Von Teese, is the creator behind Gilded Garters Pasties & Accessories, and the founder and producer of Capital Tease Burlesque, the Capital Burlesque Expo and some of Ottawa's longest running shows. I'll scream, you scream, let's all (s)cream for Koston Kreme!

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kostonkreme/


    Photographer: Christine Melenhorst

  • Petra Queen of the Nile, a Bajan-Canadian Dancer, Actor, Singer and Burlesque performer. Originally from Calgary, Alberta, comes from a strong Canadian lineage of trailblazers. Her essence is the embodiment of artistic expression.

     Petra is a graduate of Randolph College of the Performing Arts; she has worked with some of Toronto’s most noted choreographers and has had the opportunity to perform nationwide. Beyond her stage presence, she champions body empowerment as a movement instructor, offering healing through dance and inspiring individuals to embrace their authentic selves one strut at a time. - “Be bold and make your dreams reality.”

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/petraqueenofthenile/


    Photographer: John Ball

  • Moonshine is the producer of Trash Can Cabaret, Flamingo Revue 2023 headliner, and semi-finalist in the Playboy 2022-23 model search. Affectionately dubbed “Mother Nature's trashy little sister,” this Palestinian cunning linguist gyrates across stages all over Turtle Island; a dumpster fire of upcycled costumes swirling around a body fluent in raunch & ridiculousness.

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonshine.smut/


    Photographer: Frank Lam

  • Hailing from sunny Salmo, BC Backdoor Breena is known for combining the ridiculous and the delicious, the sexy and silly. She has a passion for bringing characters to life with fun costumes and bold dance moves. Through burlesque she has found a place where all her passions come together. She started performing in 2018 and hasn’t looked back, shaking her assets across Kootenay stages and beyond. She's Sexy Slice of Cheese you've been waiting for.

    Knock! Knock! It's Backdoor Breena!

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backdoorbreena/
    Photography: Jon Christian Ashby

  • Wrapped in a rambunctious little package, the Korean-born Aza Lia is an unstoppable force in Burlesque since 2019. Leaving an indelible mark on the vibrant burlesque scene in Toronto and mesmerizing audiences across the globe, she has been invited to perform at the prestigious Asian Burlesque Festival, Toronto & Montreal Burlesque Fest, New Orleans Teaser Fest, and back home in her beloved Seoul. Prepare to witness the Seoul Tigress of Striptease as she leaves you feral and dripping with erotic fever.
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/azalia_untold/
    Photography: TESSLAS TUCKEY

  • Cat Zaddy is a Toronto-born, Montreal-based burlesque artist known for captivating audiences with her infectious high energy. She weaves in her experiences in pole dance, afro, and samba wherever she can to create a vibrant celebration of liberation on stage.

    Cat was featured in the opening number of the Burlesque Hall of Fame 2024, Virtual Burlesque Hall of Fame in 2021 and has made waves on festival stages worldwide from Vancouver to Las Vegas, New Orleans to the Netherlands! In 2023 she claimed a title as second runner up at the Panama Burlesque Festival.

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cat.zaddy/
    Photography: Coco-Haus

  • Worker bee by day, and a bag of seduction by night, Beef Pattie is a black mixed with black with a splash of sass drag/clownlesque performer, who gives viewers an experience no one wants to miss but only a few can handle. Part masc, part fem, full fool, Pattie loves to add a little comedic flare and genderfuck essence anytime they hit the stage. A memeber of the Neo Novas, Beef Pattie continues to leave audience members of all kinds, in awe. Reminding you that amazing things come in big packages and Pattie is bursting at the seams. Your boyfriend, girlfriend and sweeties in between are hungry for Beef Pattie.

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hungry4beefpattie/
    Photography: Seymour Snap

  • Meet the Montreal's Sparkling Diamond, Lily Monroe 💎

    Starting her career in 2013, she had the chance to perform and compete internationally. In 2023 she was one of the Hollywood Burlesque Festival and Miss Viva Las Vegas finalist.

    In 2019, she created Cup Of Tease Productions, a production house based in Montreal that offer shows and event entertainment.

    Also known as the "Montreal Pinup Queen", she did a lot of pinup modeling and collaborated with a lot of brands as well as being published in multiple pinup magazines over the years. Be prepared for the perfect mix of classic burlesque and "femme fatale" energy.
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dejalouve/
    Photography: Marisa Parisella Photography

  •  The Lady Corbeau (she/her) is an award winning Burlesque Performer, Producer and visual artist residing in Atlantic Canada.

    When she isn't deep in act creation, she can be found producing sold out shows, co-producing NEO NOVAS BURLESQUE TROUPE, and is a BOARD MEMBER of the ATLANTIC BURLESQUE FESTIVAL CO-OP. She has performed on stages throughout the Maritimes, Ontario, Quebec and New York City including the New York Burlesque Fest.

    Blurring the lines between classic showgirl and comedic pop culture references, she is always bringing sexy and strange to her audiences.
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theladycorbeau/
    Photography: Kelci Captures

  •  Randy Boots (he/him) entered his burlesque phase after learning valuable lessons from James and The Giant Pasty. Since then, he performed for a variety of audiences across Southern Ontario with Cheap Thrills Cabaret. In 2023 and 2024 he made appearances at the Saskatoon International Burlesque Festival and What The Festival in Toronto. Randy always goes that extra inch to show the world his love of peeling, puns, gimmicks and gags!


    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/randyboots_to/


    Photography: Emery Payne

  • After graduating college in dance, this artist from Quebec unexpectedly fell in love with burlesque. Since then, she had the pleasure of performing in her hometown as well as in Montreal, Ottawa, Halifax, New Orleans and Europe. Her intensity will keep you on the edge of your seat, a star in the spotlight, where drama and magic meet. She won’t repent from the vice and neither will you… it’s Mia Culpa


    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mia.culpa.burlesque/


    Photography: Frank Lam

  •  She is a cheerful, smart and energetic burlesque artist, a professional theatre actress, and producer. She has had the chance to embody TV and theatre roles in Latin America and Canada. In 2012, she stepped in the glamourous world of burlesque, and she has fallen in love with it since then.

    She is the founder, and the general producer of the only Latinx Burlesque troupe in Montreal!


    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/salty.margarita/

  •  Ray Toutiffer was born and raised in Antigonish, NS, and he's got the Celtic colours to prove it! A lifelong performer, he began singing and starring in school plays at a young age. After a brief diversion to engineering school Ray returned to the arts, attending George Brown Theatre School. After graduation he did a tour of Salt Water Moon (Single Thread), sang and danced in productions of Mamma Mia & Jersey Boys (YES Theatre) and The Music Man (Thousand Islands Playhouse) and was lucky enough to return home to perform in Festival Antigonish’s Opening Night. As half of the absurd clown duo The Sensationals, Ray has made people guffaw on stages all around Toronto. His most recent endeavour as a burlesque performer is the most exciting yet! Joining the company of Sudbury Burlesque, Ray Toutiffer has found his true calling: singing live and acting foolish while getting (almost) naked.


    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raytoutiffer/
    Photography: Juan Echavarria

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