Tamale
she/her/hers
TamaleRocks.com

Comedian. Skydiving moto babe. Mother of spaniels. Tamale is a comedian and interdisciplinary artist and performer who tours with her little black spider spaniels. Voted runner-up for Chicago’s Best Stand Up Comedian for The Reader, Tamale is a regular at The Laugh Factory, Zanies Comedy Clubs, and countless local and national showcases. She’s been featured in numerous national Comedy festivals, including Gilda's Laughfest in Grand Rapids, Chicago Women’s Funny Festival, Chicago Improv Festival, Sketchfest, and the Cleveland Comedy Festival and has also been featured internationally.

She travels the world far and wide as a comedian and gender performer, co-producing the internationally touring gender performance group, the Windy City Blenders. She also performs and travels with Tamale and Safety Third, a performance troupe comprised of performers from several different cities. They practice remotely and join forces to perform in cities all over the country. Adventure first. Safety third! Tamale also produces Bikes and Mics, a queer motorcycle group where everyone has a voice and the variety show-turned-podcast Brass Chuckles Comedy: Comedy that kicks ass!

She is a proud team member and head coffee gulper at Coffee Stain Creative, offering beautiful websites and digital products created by coffee guzzling artists. She's stoked to be a part of Burlesque Chicago, creating a hub for the Chicago burlesque community! Join her on Patreon and on the socials @TamaleRocks!

Phaedra Black
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PhaedraBlack.com

Phaedra Black is a burlesque performer and producer who enjoys bringing her smart ass attitude and body-positive aesthetic to the stage. This powerhouse owns whatever space she is in-  she is poised and polished while internally giving the middle finger when necessary. Her cheeky attitude will leave you feeling tickled and titillated. Phaedra has been performing burlesque in Chicago since 2011. Phaedra has been seen nationally at The Great Burlesque Exposition, Vermont Burlesque Festival, and Diversi-Tease, and all throughout Chicagoland including the Double Door, Elbo Room, and the Uptown Underground. In 2014, she founded the Better Boobie Bureau, Chicago's Buffet of Burlesque, an inclusive and body-positive production company in Chicago, and an artistic associate with PS...Burlesque

Foxie La Fleur
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FoxieLaFleur.com

Foxie is a Chicago-based performer and producer, and has been doing burlesque for over 5 years, She is a freelance choreographer, art model, actor, singer, cosplayer and LARPer with a background in musical theatre.

Over the summer of 2018, she founded CRESCENT MOON NERDLESQUE. Foxie won "Best Choreographer" in the Chicago Reader's Best of Chicago awards 2019, along with her company Crescent Moon Nerdlesque being runner-ups in the "Best Dance Troupe" category.

She has performed with the former Kiss Kiss Cabaret, Bordel, Backdoor Saloon, PS…Burlesque, GeekHaus and Harlequin Girls Burlesque. Other theatrical credits include MOON PRISM POWER! A SAILOR MOON MUSICAL PARODY (Queen Beryl/choreographer) (Otherworld Theatre), 12TH NIGHT (Viola) (GMan Tavern), BARBECUE APOCALYPSE (Props Design) (Cuckoo's Theatre Project), THE BUTTCRACKER (Original Director/Choreographer, 2016) (Cuckoo's Theatre Project/Tom Boi Theatricals), REEFER MADNESS (Choreographer) (Pipedreams Studio Theatre - Millikin University).

Greg Inda
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GregInda.com

Hi. I’m Greg Inda. I’m a photographer specializing in portraiture, performance, and travel photography. I’ve been working freelance for over 10 years. More information coming soon.