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An especially marvelous House of Presents livestream!

Martini for Pansys House of Present by Suzanne Forbes April 28 2020Some fabulous people performed for Gieza’s Poke House and Pansy’s House of Presents last Tuesday.

Favorite muses of mine and new-to-me stars. I was NOT planning to draw during the livestreams of Gieza’s Poke House and Pansy’s House of Presents, as my body is still jacked up from an autoimmune flare, but the performers were so gorgeous and inspiring I couldn’t fight the feeling. Above, breathtaking Martini Cherry Furter, who is a performer, Master of Ceremony, and all around muse. You can see the video capture of Martini’s Sade tribute here! Past Martini drawings here, here and here!

Giezzica Rabbit Poke for Poke House and Pansys House of Presents livestream April 28 2020 Suzanne ForbesGieza was Giezzica Rabbit, which slayed me.

I mean you gotta love the look! Follow Gieza on Insta here , start your Tuesday night drag odyssey here on her Twitch, and check out her website for so many cool things (there’s some fabulous looks on display as well as amazing projects!)

The Tuesday night drag show starts at 21:00 CET on Gieza’s Twitch stream, then switches (huh huh huh) effortlessly from Gieza’s to Pansy’s – you are carried along with an international crowd going WOOO in the chat! Join us!!

Mima for Poke House livestream April 28 2020 Suzanne Forbes

Above, the divine Mirna Habibi danced like a vision.

I adore bellydancers and have so much respect for the dancers I am coming to know through House of Presents on Tuesday nights. Many are queer refugees and asylum seekers who had to teach themselves to dance and cannot live in their true gender while in refugee housing.

Did you know sexypants charmer Prince Emrah has been doing bellydance workshops on Instagram? follow for news!

Alexander Cameltoe for Pansys House of Presents livestream April 28 2020 Suzanne ForbesIntergalactic Trash Prince Alexander Cameltoe!

A performer and silicon sculpting artist I adore and haven’t drawn nearly as often as I’d like to.

FKA for Pansys House of Presents livestream April 28 2020 Suzanne ForbesI had not drawn FKA before!

Such an amazingly sexy performance, in broad daylight in full drag in an isolated industrial part of Berlin. Follow here and listen to the FKA sound here.

Noeline la Bouche for Pansys House of Presents Suzanne Forbes April 28 2020And the last drawing but never, never least: my eternal inspiration Noéline la Bouche!

Gosh it was good to see Noéline, who is such a muse to me, dancing again. Even with the body censorship imposed by the streaming platform! Follow here, site here, and my other Noéline drawings here, here, here here and here!

The incredibly popular Drag Saves Lives shirts and totes are back in stock at Pansy’s shop. These shirts are seen all over Berlin, including while redacted at redacted. In Pansy’s words:

“Proceeds directly support local drag performers and help keep a scene alive in Berlin. Drag has saved me, what about you?

Our shows have been forced to close for the foreseeable future while Germany is on quarantine. This puts many performers and artists in financial danger with no unemployment security.

Most of us are non-EU immigrants and are not eligible for state support in this weird time. Proceeds from the sale of this shirt will keep us alive until we can get back on stage.

My goal is to be able to continue to pay my performers the fees from the cancelled shows. Addtionally, I want to be able to provide our home Monster Ronson’s with a donation to help them survive as well. Thank you!”

There’s also a beautiful navy/hot pink Pansy’s shirt. Shop to support intersectional Berlin Drag!

I am so grateful to my Patrons on Patreon, whose monthly financial support lets me keep documenting Berlin’s queer performers and releasing the art free to all, while I work safely at home.

edited to add drawing of the glorious Luna TikTok, one of my favorites performers and one of the most gorgeous people in Berlin! which might be from this show, or from the previous week’s! It gets kinda blurry sometimes!Luna TikTok for Pansys House of Presents livestream April 14 2020 by Suzanne Forbes

 

 

 

The Shimmy Shakedown Newcomer Competition at Berlin Burlesque Week 2019

Noeline la Bouche at Shimmy Shake Berlin Burlesque Week by Suzanne Forbes June 20 2019The Newcomer competition at Shimmy Shakedown was a Battle for the Best in Burlesque!

Newcomers from all over Europe and Germany competed for the title of ‘Burlesque Entertainer of the Year’. Above, you can see Noeline La Bouche, who won “Most BadAss” I believe!Here’s Setty Mois – she was my first drawing of the night and I wish I could have captured her in more detail.

I love hearts as a theme because I love love 🙂
Cadbury Parfait at Shimmy Shake Show Berlin Burlesque Week June 13 2019 by Suzanne ForbesCadbury Parfait, who won “Most Classic”!

The Velvet Unicorn by Suzanne Forbes July 16 2019Here is The Velvet Unicorn.

This performance was intensely moving. Watching The Velvet Unicorn use “Hands Up Don’t Shoot” in the Burlesque context, with their “costume” consisting of the kind of black hoodie that is so often racially profiled, was disquieting. As it should be.

As they stripped down and twerked I thought of both the appropriation of black dance moves by white performers and how white culture hyper-sexualizes people of color to other and alienate them. I was reminded of Karen Finley throwing glitter on her chocolate-covered, abused body at the end of We Keep Our Victims Ready because “After everything they do to us, we’re supposed to get dressed and go out to dinner”. I was not surprised to learn The Velvet Unicorn works with social justice and trauma in their burlesque art. They have a radio show as well!

Skirt Vonnegut, doing a classic Reverse Strip in genderqueer style!

Memphis Shell, deliciously goth! You know I love drawing goths and redheads!

MC at Shimmy Shake Show Berlin Burlesque Week June 2 2019 by Suzanne Forbes

MC Elsie Marley in classic top hat and legs for days!

Dickie Smalls at Shimmy Shakedown at Berlin Burlesque Week Suzanne Forbes May 30 2019Here’s Dickie Smalls, looking angelic up until his amazing disco reveal!Veggie Performer at Shimmy Shake Show Berlin Burlesque Week May 30 2019 by Suzanne Forbes

I loved vegetable-clad performer Trouble Peach, she was so exuberant!

Dark Ophelia at Berlin Burlesque Week at Ballhaus Berlin by Suzanne Forbes July 12 2019This is Dark Ophelia, who was the most terrifying!

She was beautifully Bathory-licious! Her portfolio is here.

The Diamond Dahlia at Berlin Burlesque Week at Ballhaus Berlin by Suzanne Forbes July 12 2019The Diamond Dahlia was a very sexy Sigmund Freud.

She had amazing underwear 🙂 Her website is here.

And last but not at all least, Shimmy Shake School Mâitresse La Viola Vixen!

Take a bow, lady! You deserve it!

La Viola Vixen at Berlin Burlesque Week July 24 2019 Suzanne Forbes

My live-drawing at Berlin’s queer, intersectional burlesque scene is courtesy of my Patrons on Patreon whose monthly financial support allows me to make this free art available!