Type: Performance

Being sure of yourself begins with knowing your history, knowing your body, and knowing yourself.
At the Atlanta School of Burlesque and Metropolitan Studios, we aren’t just teaching sparkly and glitzy dances to people, we are fostering a community of open-minded, artistic, creatives who strive to rediscover and redefine their relationship with themselves through movement.
Learn more: https://www.metrostudioseav.com/funk

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The Atlanta School of Burlesque has been providing burlesque education in the broader Metro Atlanta area since 2013. As an institution dedicated to burlesque education it is of the utmost importance that we provide our students access to the best instructors in our industry. Our “Weekend With . . . ” series of burleque weekenders does just that.

Our 3rd in the series brings What the Funk?! Fest from Seattle to Atlanta for weekend of classes, shows, and burlesque education that will blow your minds! What the Funk?! is and an all-BIPOC Burlesque Fest that was conceived of when founder, Mx. Pucks A’Plenty, considered doing a classic burlesque number to a Stevie Wonder song, but realized it wouldn’t count as a classic era song choice. This got their wheels turning and What the Funk?! was born.

CLASS SCHEDULE:

Friday, 12/2

• 10:00 am – 11:30 am – Performer Branding 101 with Shimmy LaRoux
• 11:30am – 12:45pm – Stripper Savings Plan with GiGi Holliday
• 1:00pm – 2:00pm – Take It on The Road: Traveling as A Showgirl with Shimmy LaRoux
• 2:30pm – 4:00pm – Dom/Domme the Stage with D’Monica Leone

​Saturday, 12/3

• 10:00 am – 11:00 am – Fat Burlesque History with Mx. Pucks A’Plenty
• 11:00am – 12:00pm – Put Some Funk On It! with Samson Night
• 12:30pm – 2:00pm – Baby Is It 10s? with Android Allure
• 12:30pm – 2:00pm – Shapeshift: The Creative Expression of Cosmetics with D’Monica Leone
• 2:30pm – 4:30pm – Body Love with Goddess Briq House

SHOW SCHEDULE: 

Thursday, 12/1 You Sing, We Strip Burlesque Karaoke What the Funk?! Edition

Atlanta burlesque show with all the fun of karaoke and improv performances! In this immersive show, you turn the mic on while we take it off! Sing your favorite jams and you may get paired with a burlesque performer dancing the art of the tease LIVE to your voice (or that of your reluctant friend)! This mashup has all the fun of karaoke mixed with burlesque performers improving!

• Doors 8:30 pm | Show 9:00 pm
• Featuring headliners: Shimmy LaRoux (Chicago) | D’Monica Leone (Seattle)
• Bring your voice, your spark, and be ready to tip!

Friday, 12/2 What the Funk?! Saturday Showcase (two shows)

What The Funk?! Friday Showcase

• Early Show: Doors @ 6:30pm / Show @ 7:00pm
• Late Show: Doors @ 9:30pm / Show @ 10:00pm
• Featuring headliners: Shimmy LaRoux (Chicago) | P. No Noire (Chicago) | Briq House (Seattle) | GiGi Holliday (NYC) | Samson Night (NYC) | Mx. Pucks A’Plenty (Seattle)

Saturday, 12/3 What the Funk?! Saturday Showcase (two shows)

• Early Show: Doors @ 6:30pm / Show @ 7:00pm
• Late Show: Doors @ 9:30pm / Show @ 10:00pm
• Featuring headliners: P. No Noire (Chicago) | D’Monica Leone (Seattle) | Android Allure (Seattle) | Samson Night (NYC) | Mx. Pucks A’Plenty (Seattle)

Sunday, 12/4 – Documentary Screening & Performer Talk Back

Door 12:30PM / Screening 1:00PM

Can ya dig it?! The story of bringing the 2019 festival to life is on film! Directed by Adriana Guiman, WHAT THE FUNK?! is the story of the first inaugural What the Funk?! BIPOC Burlesque Festival, held in Seattle Washington, over a three-day period in August 2019. Follow producer and founder Mx. Pucks A’Plenty as they explore what it means to rewrite the rules of burlesque to build a supportive community of performers for personal and professional development. See excerpts of live festival performances as well as intimate behind the scenes footage. Hear performers speak about the inspiration that drives their performances as well as lingering challenges to inclusivity and accessibility. Explore what it means to question cultural norms, utilize the body as an artistic medium, and live life on one’s own terms. Celebrate what it feels like to be part of this inspiring group of performers trailblazing an annual festival in Seattle. Starring Seattle legends Rebecca M. Davis (Co-producer of What the Funk Festival), Isaiah Esquire, Goddess Briq House, and Isabella Price.

Our Daddies Who Art in Atlanta (& beyond)…

FLUX INQ Productions is ending the Year of Our Lord 2022 with an all inclusive Masculine burlesque and variety show at Sabbath Brewing, bringing in a gorgeous cast of men, kings, bois, and more! Cis, trans/transmasculine, nonbinary, androgynous…we love to see divine masculinity, the cycle of toxic masculinity broken, and empowerment through masculine vulnerability and gentleness. Our studly cast will bringing their art that celebrates their joy and their (NOT SOCIETY’S) expression/expectation of their masculinity!

Performer Lineup:

Our Headliner, KING LEO MANE, aka: Imperial Mr Gay Washington 2022, coming all the way from Seattle to grace our stage in East Atlanta Village!

Ada Manzhart (ATL)
Corbin Monoxide (Savannah, GA)
Fritz Krieg (ATL)
Colin Butte’ (Knoxville, TN)
Aaryn Lee (ATL)
Thomas A. Eddyson (ATL)
Danger Angel (Knoxville, TN)
Count Rose (Hot Springs, AR)

Hosted by Sig Sawyer (ATL)

Stage Kitten: Tumblejacks
Stage Mananger: Teddy B Picnick
Door/Money Hotpot: GinxToxic
Photographer: Charles Bailey
Videographer: Darius Washington

Doors 6pm // Show 7pm
Seating is first come, first served so come early to get the seat you want!

Tickets:
$30 VIP (front row w/ gift box)
$20 ADV/$25 DOOR Reserved Seating
$10 Standing Room
$10 “Can’t Come But Wanna Support!”

18+ show w/ uncensored music
For ASL or other accessibility requests, please e-mail fluxinqueerior@gmail.com.
No refunds.

#ThyKingdomComeThyClothesUndone #FLUXINQProductions

VENUE: MLK Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College

830 Westview Dr. SW Atlanta, GA 30314-3773

DATES & TIMES:

Friday, December 9, 2022 @ 8pm

Saturday, December 10, 2022 @ 2pm and 8pm

Sunday, December 11, 2021 @ 3pm

WeOnFyre Cypher Presents CypherNation Family-Friendly Dance Battle Series! We’re kicking off a series of safe, community-involved dance battles aimed at giving incentive, inspiration, and a constructive, competitive outlet to young dancers who are looking to take their skills to the next level in a supportive, league-style environment centered on the foundations and elements of HipHop culture.

Our inaugural battle series kicks off with a collaboration with Future Stars Training Center in Suwanee, GA, on December 10, 2022 from 2 to 5 p.m., where we will have vendors of all kinds, community supporters, students and parents from various dance studio programs, edited music and best of all, our 1 vs. 1 Breaking battles and 5 vs. 5 Crew Battles!

PLEASE REMEMBER: This is a family-friendly, community welcoming event, and part of the representation and outreach of HipHop culture, aimed at showing the original values and virtues of love, peace, unity, and having fun, and promoting community positivity, heath, wealth, and growth for posterity. This being said, our guidelines are as follows.

• This is a family-friendly kids’ dance event; profanity will not be tolerated.
• To respect the families and wishes of those who own and operate on the premises, no smoking, vaping, marijuana or related/derived products will not be allowed.
• Clean up your trash; don’t leave a mess at a facility that graciously opened its doors to welcome the community in a major way.
• No alcohol will be permitted on the premises; again, this is a family-friendly kids’ battle event.
• Fighting, disruptive behavior, and destruction of property will not be tolerated–you WILL be escorted off premises and banned from future events.

Registration is now open for spectators and competitors, and for anyone who is interested in vending, please contact the studio directly via email at tkcollectivellc@gmail.com with a subject line of “CypherNation Vendor Info” to book your slot!

Space is limited, so grab your tickets quickly, and we will see you there!

VENUE: MLK Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College

830 Westview Dr. SW Atlanta, GA 30314-3773

DATES & TIMES:

Friday, December 9, 2022 @ 8pm

Saturday, December 10, 2022 @ 2pm and 8pm

Sunday, December 11, 2021 @ 3pm

VENUE: MLK Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College

830 Westview Dr. SW Atlanta, GA 30314-3773

DATES & TIMES:

Friday, December 9, 2022 @ 8pm

Saturday, December 10, 2022 @ 2pm and 8pm

Sunday, December 11, 2021 @ 3pm

Gather with us in the White Box at the Windmill Arts Center for an intimate look at how we create new works.

The Fine Line Between the End & the Beginning, choreographed by Melinda C. Jacques, tells a story of love, loss, and legacies. The work is dedicated to her late mentor, Kathy Thomas, who passed away in 2021. Though this story chronicles the journey of Melinda and Kathy, it is meant to inspire audience members to think about how they’ve been impacted by others and more than that, how they can impact others with their life. Even once we die, we are never truly gone because of the people we have loved, the lives we have touched, and the legacy that we leave to the next generation after us. Join us on December 18th at 3:00 for the premiere of this two-act performance telling a touching story. Tickets go on sale November 18th for $20 general admission.

Celebrate the Holiday Season with Flamenco & Paella!

Enjoy authentic Spanish paellas by The Spaniard while watching a flamenco dance show by La Candela Flamenco.

Baile/Dance: La Candela

Toque/Guitar: José Chirinos

Cajón: Jerry Fields

KSU Dance is pleased to present the New York-based company, Boca Tuya, highlighting an evening of dance by acclaimed choreographer Omar Román de Jesús. Amor features breathtaking movement vocabulary, drama, fantasy, and humor. Elements of this work are derived from a long lineage of events and practices that can be traced back to personal and collective experiences.

KSU Dance is pleased to present the New York-based company, Boca Tuya, highlighting an evening of dance by acclaimed choreographer Omar Román de Jesús. Amor features breathtaking movement vocabulary, drama, fantasy, and humor. Elements of this work are derived from a long lineage of events and practices that can be traced back to personal and collective experiences.

The Martha Graham Dance Company has been a world leader in the evolving art form of modern dance since 1926. The Company last performed in Atlanta on February 5, 1939, at the Erlanger Theatre. Martha Graham danced “Sarabande,” “Deep Song” and “Frontier,” and the group performed with her in “American Document.” The Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University is proud to
present the Martha Graham Dance Company’s return to Atlanta after 84
years (to the day) on February 5, 2023!!

The Company is embracing a new programming vision that showcases masterpieces by Graham alongside newly commissioned works by contemporary artists. With programs that offer a rich thematic narrative, the Company creates new platforms for contemporary dance and multiple points of access for audiences.

You don’t want to miss this rare Atlanta performance by the Martha Graham Dance Company!

Ballet 5:8, a Chicago-based female and minority-led premiere ballet company recognized for artistic excellence, innovation, technical precision and beauty is touring in Atlanta! Ballet 5:8 will present the World Premiere of BareFace at Kennesaw State University Dance Theater on Marietta Campus on Friday, March 24 at 7:30pm in celebration of Women’s History Month! Led by Artistic Director Julianna Rubio Slager, Ballet 5:8 creates original and dynamic ballet experiences drawing from life, faith, current events and diverse perspectives to tell relevant and relatable stories of the 21st century. You do not want to miss this one-night only spectacular show!

BareFace by Ballet 5:8 Artistic Director Julianna Rubio Slager is a full-length and daring new story ballet retelling the classic myth of Cupid and Psyche for the 21st-century audiences from a distinctively female perspective, ambitiously placing female athlete artists in all leading roles! Looking ahead to Earth Day, BareFace is one of the only ballets set in a future post-apocalyptic world featuring an impressive set design of 95% recycled materials while commenting on the issue of pollution.

Rubio Slager masterfully weaves the female perspective into the narrative with her bold and captivating new work, BareFace. Slager allows Psyche’s older sister to tell the audience why she cannot simply allow Cupid and Psyche to be happy, but instead convinces Psyche to dismiss Cupid’s one request. BareFace reimagines this classic Greek myth in a distant future realm, carrying forward the timeless nature of humanity while shedding the trappings of our modern age. Wrestling with the meaning of beauty and the perceived necessity of hiding the ugly truth that resides in human hearts, BareFace presents a haunting mirror to the human soul as it lays bare the elements of love, jealousy and what it means to be beautiful.

Set in the fictive world of Glome, audiences can expect to be gripped by the dynamic storytelling through the unparalleled athletic prowess of Ballet 5:8 dance artists. The production is brought to life by costume designer Lorianne Robertson, set designs by Graham Louthan and projections by Sarah L. Freeman.

Tickets are $40 for adults and $20 for children. Specific college, senior and military ticket prices are also available.

The award-winning, New York-based tap company, Dorrance Dance, was founded in 2011 by Artistic Director and 2015 MacArthur Fellow, Michelle Dorrance. The company shares the incredibly dynamic range that tap dance has to offer through performance and education. Their goal is to engage with audiences on a musical and emotional level and to share the complex history and powerful legacy of this American art form.

This promises to be a thrilling, brilliant and beautiful performance! Don’t miss Dorrance Dance at the Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University, Saturday, April 1, 2023.

The Student Dance Concert highlights works created by, and for our students. This juried event showcases the diversity of our student body and displays their artistic voices and creative talents.

The Student Dance Concert highlights works created by, and for our students. This juried event showcases the diversity of our student body and displays their artistic voices and creative talents.