DIONYSIA
Kenosha, WI
Are you ready for a burlesque experience that’s both enchanting and interactive? Meet Dionysia), a captivating burlesque performer, instructor, and show producer hailing from Kenosha, Wisconsin. With a mesmerizing blend of goddess-inspired style, improvisation and unique audience engagement, Dionysia brings a unique and expressive flair to the stage.
Dionysia’s dynamic approach explores the rich history of burlesque, blending dance and storytelling with playful interaction between the performer and audience members. Don’t miss their compelling performances at DEVIATE!
Tell us about you.
Hi Deviate Beloit! Y'all like burlesque?
"Dionysia (she/her & they/them) is a burlesque performer and instructor, figure model, and show producer from Milwaukee, WI. Dionysia is known for her mesmerizing and goddess inspired style of burlesque combining improvisation, audience interactions, and expressive storytelling. She’s been featured across many burlesque communities including Full Moon Crucible in Madison, WI, Hue Revue in Milwaukee, WI, Soho Burlesque Lounge in Chicago, and was a 2023 Silver Tusk Awards Finalist for the Now Arriving award. Dionysia is proudly non-binary and an advocate for female body hair representation on and off the stage. "
What inspires your art?
My art is inspired by previous burlesque performers and all the performing arts surrounding it including vaudeville, cabaret, circus and clowning. Burlesque is a highly misunderstood art form which I explain as a historic performing arts style combining dance, comedy, musical theater, and the art of the striptease. My personal burlesque style is inspired by sex workers & dominatrixes, and I enjoy creative storytelling through dance, costume, and characters. My favorite thing to explore with my performances is the dynamic between performer and audience member, and the roles we each take as the voyeur and the exhibitionist. I enjoy expanding these roles through audience interactions, involving the audience as participants in my acts, shifting places and sharing the spotlight with them for just a moment in time.