Photography by Nez Kendall

Headliner: Sweet Pea

      The "Sexquisite Powerhouse" known as Sweetpea is hailed as a conductor of vibrant electricity, known for fierce looks, jaw-dropping musicality, and the ability to seduce any room or stage.  She began her burlesque love affair in 2004, and has since become a headlining international icon.  Named #24 in the 2018 top 50 burlesque figures in the world, she's a six-time competitor at the Burlesque Hall of Fame (BHoF) and holds the titles of Princess of Burlesque (2017), Duchess of Burlesque (2016), and Most Dazzling Dancer (2013).  "The Energizer Honey" is also BHoF's Head of Legends Matters and produces the Titans of Tease Legends Showcase, is the director of The Vigilantease Collective, and mentors performers around the world. 
     Her Royal Sweetness was a pioneer of the Twin Cities’ Neo-Burlesque movement, helping to create and direct Lili's Burlesque Revue, as well as starring in revues, cabarets, and variety shows across town.  She has since been in print, film, plays, and has performed across the US and the globe, headlining  numerous festivals such as Vienna Boylesque Festival, Hebden Bridge Burlesque Festival, Colorado Burlesque Festival, Freezing Tassel Burleque Festival , New York Nerdlesque Festival, Phoenix Comicon, Fierce! International Queer Burlesque Festival, New York Burlesque Festival, Vancouver Burlesque Festival, New Orleans Burlesque Festival, Show-Me Burlesque Festival, and many more.  As a burlesque superfan herself, she is honored to meet and celebrate new artists as well as share top billing alongside the best performers in the industry.

Headliner: Maestro Maestra

 Maestro Maestra is a founding member of Salt City Burlesque in New York, but hails from sunny Long Beach, California. He is classically trained in ballet beginning his career with the San Francisco Ballet as an apprentice, but quickly Maestro’s long and lean reach took him to Austria and Germany where he continued his ballet career as a company soloist. His acclaim spans from recognition as one of National Geographic’s 25 unsung heroes as a ballet instructor and coach to his  bookings in burlesque. 

Maestro recently graced the stages of  Elektra Cute Presents The Pink and White Ball in Minneapolis,  Jeezy’s Juke Joint in Chicago and The Black Manifest, San Francisco. Other noteworthy performances include Vesper Valentine Presents (B.C.) , Marriott Resorts 2019 NYE Gala, Black Manarchy-San Francisco and the Rochester Erotic Arts Festival and Whiskey Tango Sideshow (N.Y.). His festival rep includes Ohio, Empire, Canada’s Ottawa International and Montreal Burlesque Festivals. Always keeping his art en pointe, the one and only Ballerina Boy of Burlesque from Syracuse New York, the breathtaking- Maestro Maestra.                                                        

  Marc Safran Photography