BurlyCon

✨ Giggles or Belly Laughs?

Whether you're behind a microphone for the first time or looking to bring more humor into your performances, Quantum Tease, PhD will help you find your comedic voice.

🎤 Make 'em Laugh: Standup Comedy for Beginners

Quantum Tease, PhD is the collision of science and s*xy. This multitalented artist—or better yet, overachiever—loves applying their nerdy talents to everything they do. Whether showcasing their mastery of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), embodying a favorite nerd reference onstage, or stripping while singing and playing the ukulele, Dr. Tease always brings something unexpected to the spotlight.

The Doctor QT (pronounced: cutie)

✨ Learn the fundamentals of stand-up comedy, from writing your first joke to working a microphone and connecting with an audience. Whether you're adding humor to your emceeing or exploring a brand-new performance skill, you'll leave with practical tools, and maybe a few new punchlines.

Join us in Seattle this November. Register at today!

Turn up the volume! 🔊
We’re proud to partner with Boombox Burlesque, a New York City festival where Hip Hop and burlesque meet! Founded by a collective of NYC performers and producers, Boombox celebrates the legacy of Hip Hop through burlesque while creating space for artists to connect, experiment, and take the stage.

Show Boombox some love at the festival this weekend with shows and classes!

✨ It's speed dating but so much better . . .

Build confidence in reading, respecting, and communicating boundaries through guided, real-world exercises with Plezher SSSea.

💬 Consent Speed Relating: Practice Socializing Skills

Plezher SSSea is an internationally traveling burlesque entertainer (performer, host, singer, producer, stage manager) with a nationally award-winning Roach act. She also helps behind the stage as a producer of Wisconsin's largest burlesque show and stage manager for Milwaukee Pridefest.

Outside of burlesque, she works full time and owns a s*x and relationship coaching company that helps people develop their verbal and non-verbal communication skills.

She teases and definitely pleases!

✨ Through interactive exercises inspired by speed networking, you'll practice recognizing verbal and non-verbal cues, responding with intention, and honoring the choices of others in a supportive learning environment.

Join us in Seattle this November. Register at BurlyCon.org.

✨ History always come back around!

Learn from the legends, explore iconic techniques, and discover new ways to bring burlesque history into your own performances with Piggy Von C.

👠 Dance like a Burlesque Legend
🍑 Shake your B***y

Piggy Von C is a Mexico City-based burlesque performer, producer, and instructor. She is the founder and director of Arcana Burlesque, a company dedicated to theatrical burlesque productions that blend dance, cabaret, and storytelling. She has produced several original shows presented in theaters across Mexico City and is currently presenting her latest production, Eres Arte.

Piggy Von C – The One Who Conjures Worlds

✨ Explore the signature movements of legendary performers, then dive into the technique behind one of burlesque's most recognizable skills. From classic glamour to the art of the assel shake, you'll leave with new movement tools rooted in burlesque history.

Join us in Seattle this November. Register at BurlyCon.org.

✨ Give your costumes the care they deserve.

From wigs to wardrobe, Mx. Tease is sharing practical skills to help your performance pieces last longer and look their finest.

🧺 Laundry for Burlesque
💇 Wig Rescue!

Mx. Tease is a genderfluid performer appearing on stages as Fleur the Tease and Tricker Tease for the past decade. In 2021, they became a co-producer for L***y Kitten Productions, bringing queer-focused, irreverent, nerdy, and inclusive art salons and monthly shows to the greater Los Angeles area.

✨ Learn how to tackle the everyday challenges that come with performing—from stubborn stains and lingering odors to tangled wigs and frizzy fibers—so you're always ready for your next time in the spotlight.

Join us in Seattle this November. Register at BurlyCon.org.

✨ Silly is s*xy!

Discover how humor, timing, and the unexpected can turn a great idea into a memorable performance.

🤣 Comedic Burlesque with Margot Manifesto: The Fever Dream Fatale

Margot Manifesto is BHoF's "Most Innovative" title-holder of 2025, and she brings her unique creative flair for the unexpected. Her acts range from profound to profoundly stupid, and often are both. Beyond burlesque, she is also a drag king and stage improviser. She draws from a decade of experience as a university science instructor to inform her teaching practice. She welcomes all experience levels to her class.

✨ Whether you're adding a single laugh or building an entire comedic act, you'll explore timing, surprise, and joyful absurdity while discovering new ways to make audiences laugh right along with you.

Join us in Seattle this November. Register at BurlyCon.org.