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Held July 18-19, 2025, the DisabiliTease Festival is a multi-day festival that celebrates disabled burlesque, cirque, cabaret, and drag performers and instructors from around the world.

Events

Friday, July 18th (Hybrid)

Headliner – Alyssa Kitt. Feature – Opiumm Hayze. Emcee – Silky the Body.

Cast members Anastasia, Boobs Radley, D’Monica Leone, Dizzy Tunt, Emerald Eve, Kisa von Teasa, Lakota Shekhar, Mary Annette, Neon Calypso, Sasha A Bombfox, Nadi and the Prancing Ponies… and a surprise guest!

Saturday, July 19th (Virtual)

Headliner – Alyssa Kitt. Feature – Bea Lissima. Emcee – Mx. Quest.

Cast members Deja Louve, Dravyn, Erin Ball and Maxime Beauregard, Iris Envy, Kingdom, Lady Sapphire Noir, MissShapen, Mr. Strange, Sassy Wheels, and Sydney & Montgomery Quest.

Saturday, July 19th workshops (Hybrid)

Slow and Sensual with headliner Alyssa Kitt.
Shape Shift with D’Monica Leone
Energy Flow: Mastering the Stationary Sizzle with Jacqueline Boxx

Image shows Alyssa Kitt. She is standing outside in a desert and is wearing a beautiful two-piece gold burlesque outfit. She has a magnificent gold headpiece and is holding a flowing piece of fabric behind her. Above and below her photo is gold writing that reads: "Alyssa Kitt - headliner. DisabiliTease Festival. Hybrid. July 18-19, 2025. Minneapolis, MN, and on Zoom."

Alyssa Kitt - Headliner

Image shows a close-up of Opiumm Hayze. She is looking up to the right of the camera. She has long, luscious black hair and has a hand up in front of her as sparkles surround her. Above and below her photo is gold writing that reads: "Opiumm Hayze - feature. DisabiliTease Festival. Hybrid. Friday, July 18, 2025. Minneapolis, MN, and on Zoom."

Opiumm Hayze - Feature

Image shows Bea Lissima. She is standing close to the camera with her left arm up above her head as she holds onto her black hat with one hand which has a bedazzled black glove. She has long, curly black hair and is wearing a black jacket over a black lacy outfit. Above and below her photo is gold writing that reads: "Bea Lissima - Feature. DisabiliTease Festival. Hybrid. Saturday, July 19, 2025. Minneapolis, MN, and on Zoom."

Bea Lissima - Feature

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2025 cast announcement with collage of cast members

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2022 cast announcement with collage of cast members

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2021 cast announcement with collage of cast members

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The DisabiliTease Festival celebrates disabled bodies and the art they create through burlesque, drag, cirque, and cabaret performances. The festival strives to create a safe and accommodating space for performers to express themselves and receive the validation and recognition they deserve.

Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the DisabiliTease Festival highlights performers not only from the Twin Cities but across the United States and around the globe. Our goal is to include a wide variety of performers at the intersection of disability with a variety of genders, ages, sizes, abilities, races and ethnicities, locations, beliefs, and sexual orientations, whenever possible. This annual event works to challenge and overturn the notion that having a disability decreases or interferes with a person’s desirability, allure, or competence as a performer.