Guerilla Burlesque at Indie Teepee Midsummer Nights (schedule of events)

Guerilla Burlesque's Indie Teepee schedule

We are very excited to provide you with the schedule of events we are performing in the upcoming Indie Teepee Festival, which runs July 8-24.
We will do a Revue show each weekend (Friday 8th, Saturday 16th and Sunday 24th) at 7pm and most weekdays have events at 5pm, including Cordie's Interactives, Chrissy's Puck's Garden shows and workshops with Deb. Additionally, Thea's beautiful garden build is a wonderful place to base yourself for other festival activities, which include live music, DJs, exhibitions, games, forums and SHOPPING!

Please check out the Indie Teepee Website and Facebook page for more information on the festival, and join us inworld or on facebook for announcements.

Event opens Friday 8th July at noon, slurl to the GB theatre on the sim is:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Le%20Sixieme%20Sens/199/113/33

Ariellum Theatre, New Gallery to open on Idle Rogue this weekend

Live Entertainment mavericks Idle Rogue continue their juggernaut presence in the Second Life environment, this weekend opening a newly built theatre, gallery and club venue on the sim, while the infamous Guerilla Burlesque Revue resumes performances from this Friday.

Built by Chryblnd Scribe and Chewie Quixote, the new theatre is designed to be a lighter and brighter space, while still maintaining the originality for which Idle Rogues are so well known. The theatre has been named The Ariellum:

'Named for the magical sprite of Shakespere's The Tempest, the Ariellum is a theater that, like it's name sake, combines the finest virtues of humanity with it's own unquenchable desire for freedom and light.  An alchemy of air and magic, the Ariellum serves as a true servant who serves the highest goal of all- Art.'  

(Thanks to Matt Baldoni for this contribution, Matt, please feel free to come and write copy for me any time!)

The redesigned building offers a more egalitatrian seating arrangement - seats are still reserved for the fee-paying Guerilla Burlesque Exclusive fan group, but we have set the seating out in tiers that allow you to sit with your friends who may not be fan club members, which many exclusive fans felt was important. You like to bring new friends to meet us, and we like them to feel welcome when they get here, so we hope the new arrangement suits everyone.

Our seating is now laid out so that every seat is within chat range of the stage; this is for both the audience's viewing comfort, as it should make it easier for you to see fully rezzed sets and dancers, with animations correctly synchronised and additionally, it allows the dancers to hear your comments and especially applause, which is something they rather enjoy.

Eventually it is intended that we will configure a kind of "holodeck" arrangement inside the theatre, allowing us to set up different seating and staging configurations and a wider range for performances and events.



Guerilla Burlesque's Revue resumes performances this Friday (May 13th) at 7pm and at Midnight, presenting two different shows for your enjoyment. We have new dancers on the schedule this month, as well as almost all of your old favourites, and we have some terrific event performances in the works, including a long-awaited reprise performance of Mayfair, the Dance Entertainment Production based on Anne Rice's novel The Witching Hour.

We're also in production for Full Metal Corset, and industrial/metal burlesque event, and will be performing at the delightful Indie Teepee festival, along with our annual pilgrimage to Burn2. And there's more, but we've already said to much shhhh


Commencing Saturday night (May 14th) we are delighted to welcome the contribution of Ed Aulder to the Idle Rogue family. Ed will curate a small art collection for the new Rogues Gallery portico on the eastern side of the theatre, and his opening exhibition features works from Bianca Xavorin and Milly Sharple. With sponsorship from Franney and Chry, we're planning a small but inclusive party to celebrate the new venue, which we hope will provide a thought provoking interlude for those who appreciate such things. Blues icon JavaJoe MacIntyre will perform at 7pm and the event is open to all. It's also an unofficial birthday party for Ed, so please do come along and wish him well!

Of course the sim continues to provide a respectable front for the shenanigans at After Dark, one of Second Life's premier live music venues run by the unfailingly charming Meegan Danitz and her equally alluring crew, be sure to stay in touch with their calendar and blog for events four night each week.

We're hosting a birthday party for chry on May 21st, it's a Very Big Birthday so you can expect a great lineup of music and some fun and games from the Rogues.

And don't forget to check out the Metaharpers stage on the sim, where you can rez stages from some of Second Life's best dancers and click to make yourself the star of the show!

(cross posted to idlerogue.org)

Thursday October 22nd at Camp Roguery | Burn 2

Thursday Schedule

3pm - Dance Interactive with Cordelia Cerise - Through The Year
Cordie takes you time travelling the old fashioned way - with great music and dance from times past
4pm - Demented Clowns with DJ Lobo and Aubreya Joszpe
It's Hells. It's Aubs. They're demented, and they're clowns, and you know this will be the most fun you can have standing up, so get your big feet on, let's go.
8pm - Tribal Fusion with DJ Lindy Hopper 
The elegant and erudite Lindy Hopper crafts playlists of fusion and tribal music that are at once remote and yet familiar. Equipped with the superpower of enabling you to feel swept away to exotic locations within the first four minutes of hearing her music, Hopper's warm and charming persona completes a truly memorable musical experience
10pm - Tribal Fusion Belly Dance Pit 
The Belly Dance Pit, scene of so much languor and delight this Burn 2 week, welcomes proponents of the Tribal/Fusion school today. Take your seats around the circular stage and enjoy the passionate melding of cultures.
2am - Vocalist-Guitarist Tallyesin live
Something for our Southern Hemisphere Rogues, an old favourite rejoins us for a run at the Burn stage. Tallyesin is a sublime vocalist-guitarist with a smooth but never bland musical style. Playing covers you will instantly recognise and his own alt-ballads, Tally presents a rich and engaging musical experience in the wee small hours.

Yesterday's Mail

It was all about that space last night at Camp Roguery. It's hard to spell, isn't it, Roguery? I've seen some wild version of it this week!

Wednesday started with a Belly Dance session in the traditional style. Performances from Aubreya Joszpe, Maar Vollous, Queenie Acacia, Anashara Dubois, Thea Dee, Chewie Smith and of course the Queen of The Pit for 2015, Cyllene Dembo, flashed and twirled "old school style" for a relaxed but attentive audience reclining amongst the cushions.

Cordie's interactive dance sessions are always well-attended, and you could see the words "food fight" brought them from across the Playa.

 Voodoo Shilton and his harem of (yet more) belly dancers took the floor from 8pm. Voodoo never disappoints, with his warm demeanour and his formidable fingers. He warned us that FunkyFreddy was going to be in the mood to tell stories, and he was on the money. With or without music, Freddy is a superlative storyteller who ranges through images that cannot be anything but a very human Americana.

Guerilla Burlesque ran a dance show featuring acts about Space and SciFi, with presentations from Zahara Ethaniel, Maeve Branner, Blaze DeVivre, Chewie Quixote and another coup de grace from Cyllene Dembo, who reprised her 2014 redemption epic, "Death Is The Road To Awe' to loud acclaim.

We closed out the night with in-theme tunes from the encyclopedic collection of Maeve Branner. As the nerd among the geeks I was lost in space, but the crowd were fun and fabulous, and that's what it really takes to make a great night out.

Tuesday October 20th at Camp Roguery | Burn 2

Tuesday Schedule

It's Tutu Tuesday, that Burning Man Tradition, and Roguery Camp are bound and determine - though mostly bound - to put a little tulle in your Tuesday.

The day starts with another fun workout, Cordie style, this one is a mystery theme, but not the Sherlock kind. Just show up and do as your told, have we failed you yet?

Then we take a break til 8pm, but tonight's a good night to catch the LampLighters, if you haven't yet, another fiery tradition that adds to the Burn mythology. It starts at 7pm, ask them at the gate to get you there.

At 8pm we open up the sensual big top ballroom for the Tutu Ball, the first of many, we hope. I'll be playing the big epic rock songs that make you gaze at the horizon, while encouraging everyone to wear a very very short and gauzy skirt. You don't have to wear a Tutu, but you have to agree they are very pretty!

Vocalist-Guitarist Lyndon Heart takes over at 10pm. His music is smooth and beautifully made, with well chosen classics and some fine surprises to complete a satisfying experience.

Finally, at midnight, we present a feast of Western Belly Dance. These shows, in the opulent pit arena created by Cyllene Dembo, have been hypnotically beautiful, and this is a wonderful way to wrap up the evening at Roguery Camp.


Yesterday's Mail

From my observation the clear winner on Monday was Blaze DeVivre's jaw-dropping Kate Bush dance show, but this comes as no surprise. Blaze has absolutely levelled up in 2015, and she was a great dancer from her first audition. She has the passion of a true artist, and tenaciously brought this production to the stage with two years of loving forethought. A capacity audience responded rapturously, with so many affirmations that productions like this change how people see their Second Life. You can see photos from The Kate Bush Indulgence via the generosity of Doug Kavanagh.

We had a couple of live music performances, Andreus (Anj) Gustafsen came by and let the fingers fly, and TwinGhost Ronas, whose beautiful, beautiful voice is like a caress from a favourite lover also shared the Burn passion.

Last but by no means least, the spectacular traditional Belly Dance Traditional program suffered from a number of technical hitches and still managed to wow the gathered crowd. Big props to dancers Deb Heron, Jenna Dirval, Chewie Quixote, Queenie Acacia, Aubreya Joszpe and Cyllene Dembo (who once again directed with cool, calm and very effective leadership. You can see photos from the Belly Dance show and the Kate Bush show on Facebook, as well as crowd  and party scenes on the Idle Rogue Facebook page.

Bookings are open for Le Cirque de Nuit

Gamma Infinity and Shesa Quandry in costume for their roles
in Idle Rogue Productions Le Cirque de Nuit

This year's season of Le Cirque de Nuit is shaping up to be every bit as exciting as last year's phenomenon, with new acts and new stars joining the best of  the 2014 season to take the show forward.

Here's what you need to know:

• You must be a member of Guerilla Burlesque Exclusive (inworld group) to book
• Only 20 seats are reserved at each performance (the other 20 are held for the public)
• You must book your preferred show before March 27
• You may only book for one performance
• You must be on the sim before 6:30pm on the night of your booking. At 6:30 the gates open to the public and your seat will be returned to the public allocation
• There are no seat numbers. You will only be able to arrive at the sim if you have booked

Performances:

Friday April 3rd at 7pm

Saturday April 4th at 2pm

Saturday April 4th at 2pm

Sunday April 5th at 7pm

These four performances are the ONLY scheduled performances of Le Cirque de Nuit for 2015, however we are hoping you will all enjoy it so much it will return in 2016 and begin to establish as a Second Life tradition.

Le Cirque de Nuit pays homage to Erin Morgenstern's novel, The Night Circus. We present a black and white steampunk circus in Gloriana Maertens Big Top environment above Idle Rogue. The show was wildly popular in 2014 and features cutting edge, immersive performances from some of Second Life's finest entertainers.

Reviews from the 2014 Season:

The SL Enquirer

Kat Feldragonne 

Second Life Newser

Karima Hoisin

rez SL Magazine

Contact the delightful Franney Resident before midnight on March 27th to make sure you get a seat at this premier dance entertainment event.

Le Cirque de Nuit is an Idle Rogue Production.

Media enquiries: Aubreya Joszpe
Production Enquiries: chryblnd Scribe

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!