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Dropping in on US burlesque shows!

Minda Mae for Disabilitease by Suzanne Forbes July 19 2020Livestreaming shows means I can be anywhere, anytime, if I have the strength.

As I mentioned in this post, I am choosing to limit what I can do according to my level of fatigue, and set goals that are realistic. That means not trying to draw everyone in a show. I dropped in on day 2 of the Disabilitease Festival (which should not be confused with the UK-based show with the same name Disabilitease, which I also drew!) with the intent to draw a couple performers.

I drew the Festival producer Minda Mae, above, doing a beautiful seated bellydance.

Skirt Vonnegut for Disabilitease by Suzanne Forbes July 19 2020And I drew Skirt Vonnegut doing their Existentialism number, for the second time!

I drew Skirt several times last year during their tenure in Berlin, and they are a friend and serious collector of my work, so it was great to get a parallax view of this cool routine.

I also dropped in on “Burlesque at Home“, a great show I would have loved to have seen and drawn all of.

Miss Jessica for Burlesque At Home by Suzanne Forbes June 16 2020Above, New Orleans icon Miss Jay Broussard!

Aka, Jessica Champaign. What a legendary performance! Miss Jay was the finale.

Paul Aleksandr for Burlesque at Home by Suzanne Forbes July 23 2020And this is the lovely host, Paul Aleksandr.

Fellow creepy creature maker and glittery goth clown Paul Aleksandr hosted from the UK! I loved their blue look.

I am so grateful to my Patrons on Patreon, whose monthly financial support lets me keep documenting an international bouquet of burlesque and drag performers while I work safely at home.

Recent drag show drawings, from the Poke House and House of Presents!

Frida Pusssy for Giezas Poke House July 14 2020 by Suzanne ForbesI am giving myself permission not to try to draw everyone in a show.

It’s hard. It feels unfair. I am afraid of hurting people’s feelings. But my health is messed up, and I just can’t set the goal of drawing everyone right now. It makes it too overwhelming to even start. So I jumped in and drew Frida Pussy last Tuesday, because I love to draw Frida Pussy!

Gieza Poke July 14 2020 by Suzanne ForbesWe all have to make loving self-care choices right now, to keep it together.

Like Gieza Poke, seen here doing a cucumber mask and nightie for  Gieza’s Poke House this Tuesday just past!

Dotti Moscati for Pansys House of Presents July 14 2020 by Suzanne ForbesDotti!!

LOVE to draw Dotti Moscati! She was on House of Presents last week and of course I drew her as she performed a sassy number about not actually needing that man.

You can watch Gieza’s Poke House and Pansy’s House of Presents in Quarantine EVERY TUESDAY at 21:00 for The Poke House and 22h CET for House of Presents!

I am so grateful to my Patrons on Patreon, whose monthly financial support lets me keep documenting Berlin’s queer, intersectional drag performers while I work safely at home.