Girlie-Q Productions

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------------------------------- UPCOMING SHOWS
EVERY SUNDAY
Shows at 8:00 and 9:30
Girlie-Q Presents: Salon deVine
Joie de Vine, 1744 W. Balmoral @ Ravenswood
No Cover

Presenting Chicago’s finest burlesque and variety performance in a revue in one of Chicago’s most intimate spaces. Come and sample fine wines and handcrafted cocktails, enjoy glamorous queer burlesque performance, and revel in the beauty of one of Andersonville’s hidden gems.

Starring Girlie-Q's lovely and talented queer burlesquers and hosted by Ms. Bea Haven, the Great Chicago Fire.

No cover, huge outdoor patio, ample wine list, free parking, located three blocks west of Clark Street on Balmoral.

SECOND SATURDAYS

Show at 11pm
Le Cabaret Erotique
Uncommon Ground
1401 W. Devon
Suggested donation
(Nobody turned away for lack of funds)

Come and watch Girlie-Q do “classic with a twist” in the prettiest and classiest room in town. Featuring Chicago’s queerest cast of burlesque hotties, a unique variety of acts, and a carefully curated show, you will be dazzled, enchanted, and definitely entertained.

Hosted by The Great Chicago Fire, Ms. Bea Haven, Girlie-Q is guaranteed to titillate and make you think.This is burlesque the way your grannie saw it–gorgeous nightclub atmosphere, leather banquettes, a full cocktail menu with fine spirits & classic cocktails and a dinner menu made of the finest locally-grown organic ingredients. Come early for dinner; stay late (11pm start time) for the show.

Girlie-Q Productions is the latest, greatest incarnation of the series of Girlie-Q shows produced and directed by Jeanne Theresa Newman, aka Ms. Bea Haven. With a keen curatorial eye, high production values, and a queer campy sensibility, Girlie-Q brings performance that titillates, entertains, and makes you think. Our shows have been in production since 2003, making them the among the longest-running in Chicago today.

Featuring some of the edgiest burlesque, modern dance, live music, and variety performance in town, the Girlie-Q is the alternative to mainstream burlesque. The show mixes drag, striptease, dance, comedy and radical sexual art with "lowbrow" performance interests. They regularly dig up the strange, the bizarre and the fantastic for an unforgettable evening.

-------------------------------- What They Said: Press for Girlie-Q
Time Out Chicago Critic's Pick

"If you like burlesque and you're not boring, check out a queer show. It's funnier, dirtier, and the main course is still mams and gams!" --Being Totally Sweet in Chicago, "Ms. Bea Haven, Must-See Striptease"

Metromix/Red Eye's Best Bets (for things to do that day)
1/5/08, 5/10/08, 6/28/08, 10/11/08

Metromix/Red Eye's Best Bets for Pride 2008 and Pride 2009

Time Out Chicago's #1 on their top five list for December 18, 2008.

"...providing bawdy fun for a sophisticated crowd"
The L Word, Metromix.com

"My number one choice is Girlie-Q."
Chicago Theater Critic Johnathan Abarbanel on Girlie-Q's PAC/Edge Show

"For the very adult!"
Lin Bremer, Bremer's Best, WXRT

"Great Energy! Bravo!...Highly Recommended"
-Ray's Guide to Chicago Area Burlesque

FOR THE STRAIGHTS:
"One note about queer burlesque for the straight and uninitiated: the acts may sometimes have feminist overtones, but they still consist of sexy women (sometimes more than one!) taking their clothes off and should be anticipated more than feared."
-Ray's Guide to Chicago Area Burlesque
Ms. Bea Haven's Art of Burlesque Classes

CLASSES
Beginner classes at Galaxie Chicago, 2603 W. Barry near Elston & Belmont. Classes starting the week of October 2

Saturdays at 12:30, Beginning Burlesque
$15/Class or $80 for the full six weeks
Interested in burlesque, but you're not quite ready to jump off into the deep end? Then try this basic how-to class that combines a great workout with mini-routines aimed at having fun, finding your "sexy place", and getting in shape. This is a drop-in class and there is no nudity in this class--all lingerie is worn over your dance clothes.

Saturdays @ 2:00, Burlesque for Performance
$25/class or $200 for the 6-week session

Classes will be held at Belle Plaine Studios on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:30 - 9:15.
There will be a recital at the end of the six week session!
Concentrate on the three C's (character, costume & choreography) with one of Chicago's most seasoned burlesque professionals, Ms. Bea Haven. This is a class for performers who are already involved in the Chicago Burlesque Community or students who would like an intensive class, geared towards performing in 14 weeks. There will be some nudity in this class.