New Season of Guerilla Burlesque starts March 6

We have a new schedule for the first season of Guerilla Burlesque for 2015, and it features some amazing dancers. Old faces and new adorn this schedule, which will commence on March 6th, running through to May 15th, and will include a run of performances by Le Cirque de Nuit across the first weekend in April.

We are delighted to welcome Gloriana Maertens back to the stage, after an extended break building the most beautiful stage sets on the grid. Empyrean Forge's Master Blacksmith Rahpture returns to the stage, as well as steampunk maven Kait Tomorrow.

We are debuting two new dancers this season - Anashara, whose memorable performance as Stella Mayfair marked her baptism-by-fire, and the very popular Franny, who promises to inject some badass rock into the roster.

Last season's stellar debutantes, Imrhien Fargis, Maeve Branner and Tray Porthos have graduated into accomplished soloists and join the impressive and much loved ongoing cast - Aubreya, Azabella, Blaze, Chewie, Deb, Gamma, Jess, Meegan, Oods, Shadow, Sho, Thea and Zahra are all signed on for another whirl, and Cyllene Dembo has finally committed to a brace of dates as a regular dancer.

We look forward to welcoming Chandra Meehan back as a guest performer, and promise intriguing things from DoraMaar, whose smoking hot work with Winds of The Sahara brought her to our attention. And finally, the legendary Madison Pinelli has agreed to stay up late with us just one time, and we promise you will adore this true superstar at her work.

We also welcome the intriguing Lindy Hopper to the Guerilla Burlesque corps and look forward to watching her reignite her formidable talents. Guerilla Burlesque Corps provide a very necessary substance to our work, and we love them dearly.

Now the only thing missing is you, our dedicated audience, who patiently arrive early and stay late to share the fun with us, and who always make us feel like we made something good happen. We can't wait to see you in March, we've missed you!

Other cool things:
The Metaharpers Interactive Gallery on Idle Rogue allows you to rez stage sets from our well-known dance routines and participate in them as the dancer. Call into the Acuo Theatre and look for the signboard at stage right. Click on the graphic for the act that interests you and watch as the stage set rezzes. Then sit on the prim, allow a few seconds to cache your animations, and the magic begins.  Jo Balogh has a couple of photos here and there are a few from our launch party here, but the most fun is trying it, and make sure to send us a copy if you get some good photos!

Don't forget, voting is open for the AviChoice awards, and Guerilla Burlesque is nominated. Only one vote per ISP, but if you haven't yet cast yours, drop by and have your say, this is a rare opportunity for dancers, entertainers and artists to gauge their popularity.

And auditions for this year's season of Le Cirque de Nuit are shaping up to be very exciting - if you haven't put your name down to audition yet, what are you waiting for? Details are here, on this very blog! Run away and join the Circus!

MAYFAIR DATES ANNOUNCED!

Jami Mills/Rez Magazine

IDLE ROGUE PRODUCTIONS

presents

MAYFAIR - The Stories of the Mayfair Witches

based on characters from the novel "The Witching Hour", by Anne Rice

Brought to you by the team behind "Guerilla Burlesque" and "Le Cirque de Nuit", "Mayfair" tells the stories of a dynasty of powerful witches ...  and the demon who caters to their every whim.

The setting is a garden party at the old Mayfair mansion on First Avenue in the Garden District of New Orleans. The notorious are-they-or-aren't-they family has always drawn it's fair share of speculation, with wild tales of a purse full of coins that never runs out, and a mysterious man whom only some can see.

But the Mayfair witches have endured shattering tragedies along with their immense power. What does the comely Lasher want from them? And is any witch strong enough to control him?

Join us in the gardens of the Mayfair mansion. It's the most beautiful hour of the evening, and the soft deep sky is dimming to twilight. Surrounded by friends old and new, the legends unfold before your eyes ...

Performances

January 21 at 7pm

January 22 at 7pm

January 23 at 7pm

January 24 at 2pm and 7pm

January 25 at 5pm

Reserved Seating

To maximise sim performance, seating for this event will be strictly limited to 40 audience members, with a total of 240 unique seats across 6 performances.

Seating can be reserved by members of the inworld group "Guerilla Burlesque Exclusive". Strict conditions will apply, please contact Franney for further details.

Membership to Guerilla Burlesque Exclusive costs $1000L. Reservations are not required to see this show, however reserved seats will be seated prior to opening to the public.

Performance enhancement:

Dance entertainment uses a large portion of a sim's resources, and Idle Rogue Productions strive to give you the best entertainment experience. We want you to enjoy your visit with us, and will not harass you to modify your avatar or observe script limits to stay on the sim. However there are several things you can personally do to gain more enjoyment from the show, and to assist our performance

• Arrive early, and allow your computer processor time to cache the environment and the animations
• Switch off or preferably remove scripted items to free up resources we need for special effects. Check items like jewellery and hair for weighty scripts. An assessment tool will be available at the landing point on the Idle Rogue sim, we encourage you to use it, but we promise we will never hassle you about normal avatars
• Remove facelights and particle effects to enjoy those we have planned as part of the production
• Switch off nametags
• "Mayfair" employs Arrehn Oberlander's scripted camera technology to help you see the important parts of the show. You must be seated with your camera in the default position to utilise this technology

Your host Franney can help you with these ideas when you book. Please ask for an appointment to choose seating and go over best practice if this would be useful you.

Edited to add: We wish to advise that scenes in our current production - "Mayfair" - contain adult concepts and occasional nudity.
No judgment here if that makes you uncomfortable. If you've booked a seat and feel this would affect your enjoyment of the show, please contact myself or Franney Resident and we will cancel your reservation without hesitation.
If you haven't booked a seat, whyever not? We have nudity!

Dates announced for Le Cirque de Nuit at Idle Rogue!

After months of careful preparation, Idle Rogue's Le Cirque de Nuit debuts on April 6, with a special performance for the Guerilla Burlesque Exclusive group at 4pm, followed by a General Admission Performance at 7pm.
The show is tour-de-force virtual entertainment. Loosely referencing Erin Morgenstern's novel "The Night Circus", builder Gloriana Maertens has created a magical circus environment in the sky above Idle Rogue. From the moment you arrive, you feel the shimmering in the air, and the enchantment begins.
As you take your seat, we will assume control of your camera and embark together on a sparkling journey, of shadows and light, sounds and visions, astonishment and delight.
A collaborative experience, Le Cirque de Nuit has been crafted by some of the best performers and builders in SL at the height of their careers. It's a black and white steampunk extravaganza that features clever concepts woven together by an extremely professional team. Produced by Chryblnd Scribe, with a stage scripted and managed by Arrehn Oberlander, you will witness thrilling performances by dancers who have honed their skills in the great troupes of our time.

Membership of Guerilla Burlesque Exclusive costs 1000L
Join the (free) Idle Rogue inworld group or subscribe to stay up-to-date on our performances
media enquiries to Aubreya Joszpe or chryblnd Scribe.

Auditions opening for a new Idle Rogue production!

Produced by Guerilla Burlesque (SL) and Idle Rogue, Le Cirque de Nuit will be a brand new concept show based very loosely on Erin Morgenstern's novel, The Night Circus.
We will be auditioning acts for this production, scheduled to open late January, and we encourage potential dancers to submit a concept for audition as follows:

• Your act must be suitable for a Victorian or steampunk circus, and should focus on magical, illusion and/or exotic. We will consider dance acts, but we also want illusionists, acrobats, contortionists, animal tamers, trapeze artists and similar
• Your act must be set and costumed entirely in black, white, and grey. You can use any flesh, black, white, or grey skin, and any hair colour. Props including animals should be within the colour palette. Avatars, costumes, props and equipment must be of very high quality and realism.
• You must be willing to work with the production team to ensure your act is of very high quality, including preferably allowing the staging team to rez your sets and equipment to ensure a tight and fast flowing production.

IMPORTANT: Please do not purchase or build equipment for this production until your audition has been approved.

Additionally, please note that we are not seeking to recreate The Night Circus, and will not be filling roles from the book. This production is an homage that imagines if that circus existed and how it would play, but you do not need to have read the book to participate.

You can present your concept by notecard to Chryblnd Scribe inworld or Word document attached to email - idlerogue@gmail.com. Please include links to music and costumes and a short description of what your act would be and what (if any) experience you have had with dance entertainment in the virtual world of Second Life.

Please submit your concept by December 13th, 2013,and be ready to audition on or around December 28th.

These auditions are open to any Second Life Resident as invited by our selection panel, and their decision will be final.

We are very keen to encourage auditions from across the grid. Please contact chryblnd Scribe by email - idlerogue@gmail.com - or inworld IM if you have any queries, our plan is to help as much as possible so that we get the very best acts for this production.

We have an FAQ notecard, some costume ideas and more information available inworld on request. Please do not send offline IMs, use notecards or email to avoid your message being lost.

It's Halloween!

Still scraping the playa dust from our parched skins, Guerilla Burlesque head back to their home in the Acuo Theatre on Idle Rogue just in time for our favourite season - Halloween.

Because of our commitment to Burn2 this year, we limited the number of Guerilla Burlesque shows to just the one at midnight just as Halloween starts (31st October). There have been a few sallies, including stellar work from SexyS, Shippy and new dancer Deb Heron.

But the big show will be on Thursday, and we hope you can stay up late enough to come and see us.

Don't forget, too, the parcel gets a little makeover for Halloween. Last year we loved the build so much we kept it, but this year we're featuring a simple but elegant graveyard for you to romp around.

Guerilla Burlesque nominated in 2012 Dance Queen Awards

The nominations for the 2012 Dance Queens Awards have been announced. Congratulations to the following memebers of the Guerilla Burlesque team:

Choreography to a Specific Song - Perky Baxton
Choreography to a specific tempo - Chewie Quixote
Choreography in a video - Chewie Quixote, Perky Baxton
Choreography in a show - Sho Kyong
Choreography with emoting - SaphyreNight, SexyS Quintessa
Non-Dance Choreography - Knowledge Tomorrow
Set Design (Burlesque) - SexyS Quintessa, Sho Kyong
Best Costumes (Production Show) - Guerilla Burlesque - Time (The Benefit for Guardian Spirit)
Best Costume (Burlesque) - SexyS Quintessa
Best Costumes for a dance video - Guerilla Burlesque
Dance Publicity (Graphic) - chryblnd Scribe
Dance Publicity (Video) - Perky Baxton
Dance Club - Acuo
Dance Ball - Idle Rogue
Dance Theatre - Acuo
Show Theatre - Acuo
Ballet Dancer - Thea Dee
Burlesque Dancer - Perky Baxton, SexyS Quintessa, Sho Kyong
Couples Dancers - Kiriam MacIntyre and Maxmum Panache
Dancer Of The Year - SexyS Quintessa, Chewie Quixote
Dance Group - Guerilla Burlesque
Dance Show (Musical Selection) - Guerilla Burlesque
Best Director - chryblnd Scribe
Dance Show of the Year - Guerilla Burlesque Christmas Revue

Congratulations also to our friends:
▬ Racheal Young for Best Dance Equipment
▬ A&M Mocap for several Beast Dance Animation nominations
▬ Diawa Bellic - Choreography to a spcific song, Choreography to a Tempo, Best Hip-Hop Dancer, Dancer Of The Year

Members of the Dance Queens group can vote using the form on their blog. Good luck to our Guerillas, and thank you, with all our hearts, to the fans who nominated us!

Chewie Quixote - Dreamweaver

Chewie Quixote has filmed her interpretation of Gary Wrights 70s classic "Dreamweaver", the act Chewie performed last friday night for Guerilla Burlesque. This is the act almost exactly as we saw it in the show, with Chewie's perfectly controlled choreography, a beautiful costume and a stage set that transforms in front of your eyes.

Guerilla Burlesque performs this kind of act every friday night on Idle Rogue at midnight.

Final Halloween Show for Guerilla Burlesque tonight at midnight

It's our last show for the Halloween season, and we're staying up late. When you're done with stealing the kids candy, come and see us at the Halloween Theatre on Idle Rogue, for a final waltz with the spooky, darkside divas of Guerilla Burlesque. Doors open at 11:45pm for a midnight start!
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Bonnie Revnik plays dead in an attempt to lure you to Idle Rogue for Guerilla Burlesque's final Halloween show for 2012.