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SUMMARY:Alberta Burlesque Rodeo
LOCATION:Draft Location
DESCRIPTION:The Cabaret Company is proud to announce the third Alberta Bur
 lesque Rodeo on November 20 and November 21 in Calgary\, AB!\nFeaturing an
  all star cast of fabulous burlesque artists from near and far with outst
 anding acts ready to compete for the buckle!Join us at *The Attic on Frida
 y Nov 20 for the first ever Trans and Gender Non Conforming burlesque 
 competition where we are celebrating the incredible community within burl
 esque who will flaunt and flirt their way into your heart! Who will take h
 ome the title?\nAnd join us at *Contemporary Calgary on Saturday Nov 21
  for the Best in the West competition where the pros of the industry will
  dazzle and delight you with eye popping performances of striptease. With 
 three titles to take home\, the night will buzz with excitement!\n*Please 
 scroll to the bottom for accessibility notes for each venue!\nBe part of t
 he energy of this high altitude burlesque celebration highlighting world c
 lass talent!\n \nEach event will be judged by our effervescent headliners
 !\n \nMoscato Sky (Seattle USA) \nThe Them Fatale of Drag & Burlesque\,
  Moscato Sky\, is a trans Latinx multi-award winning burlesque\, drag\, an
 d dance artist based in occupied Duwamish territory\, Seattle\, WA. She wa
 s the first trans-femme performer to compete at the Burlesque Hall of Fame
  and snatched the title of Princess of Burlesque two years in a row. Mosca
 to starred alongside Sasha Velour in the world premiere of Velour: A Drag 
 Spectacular at La Jolla Playhouse directed by Moises Kaufman and has been 
 featured in film and stage productions by BenDelaCream & Jinkx Monsoon. Th
 is tempting tart has been voted on the 21st Century Burlesque Top 50 List 
 of Most Influential Burlesque Figures in the world since 2020 and continue
 s to tease\, twirl\, and transform audiences across the globe.\n \nApril 
 O'Peel (Vancouver)\nA Vancouver burlesque all star\, April O'Peel has bee
 n listed as one of Canada's top burlesque performers. April O’Peel produ
 ces monthly burlesque and cabaret spectaculars at the Rio Theatre with Apr
 il O'Peel Productions\, hosts outrageous bingo nights\, and teaches disco 
 dancing in her spare time.  April holds awards from the Vancouver Interna
 tional Burlesque Festival and has also been awarded “Most Comedic” at 
 the Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas NV. Other notable appearances incl
 ude the Vancouver Fringe Festival\, The Burlesque Hall of Fame\, The Accor
 dion Noir Festival\, Whistler Pride and Kamloops Pride. April has headline
 d The Bagel Burlesque Expo\, The Itty Bitty Burlesque Festival\, The Edmon
 ton Burlesque Festival and has been featured as a soloist and in group per
 formance with the Screaming Chicken Theatrical Society at the Munich Burle
 sque Festival and the Vermont Burlesque festival. April has also been a fe
 ature performer at the Minneapolis Burlesque Festival\, the Vancouver Inte
 rnational Burlesque Festival and a featured teacher at BurlyCon. April als
 o launched a successful Kickstarter campaign to fund the completion of the
  book The ABC Double D's of Burlesque.\n \nBea Lissima (Calgary)\nFor th
 e past 18 years Bea Lissima has been performing and producing in the burle
 sque community. This Moh’kins’tsis born maven has competed at the Japa
 n International Burlesque Festival\, performed at the Burlesque Hall of Fa
 me Weekender in Las Vegas. She was awarded “Best Burlesque” at the 202
 3 Imperial Burlesque Competition in Montreal and was crowned Duchess at th
 e 2024 Pacific Northwest Burlesque Festival. Combining intersex queerness
 \, Filipino heritage\, and disability into her performances\, she creates 
 a sacred experience for all those brave enough to witness.\nShe’s the le
 ftist centrefold\, the headliner that turns your heads\, your pearl of the
  prairies\, Bea Lissima!\n \nKarla Marx (Calgary)\nKarla Marx is a Drag 
 Queen\, Burlesque performer\, DJ\, stand up comedian\, and host. She is th
 e mother of Marx Werk Ware Haus and the Artistic Director for The Cabaret 
 Company. Karla has performed across Canada\, Europe\, and Asia.\nKarla has
  won Best Host in Canada three times (2022\, 2023\, 2025) from Imperial Bu
 rlesque Canada\, as well as Most Comedic (2022\, 2023). She was awarded th
 e King Charles III Coronation Medal in 2025 for services to the transgende
 r community in Canada. Karla was also award the Blaze Award from the Fire 
 Cracker Department (2025)\, and the Western Trailblazer Award by the Calga
 ry Stampede (2023).\nKarla has two stand up comedy albums (Fruity\, 2025 a
 nd Well\, Okay Then\, 2023) available on Spotify\, Apple Music\, and YouTu
 be Music. She was featured in Comedy Invasion (2022) now streaming on Tubi
  and Amazon Freevee. Karla has also hosted the Great Outdoors Comedy Festi
 val (2023\, 2024\, 2025).\n \nRita Ann'Tique (Toronto)\nRita Ann'tique is
  an international queer burlesque artist\, performer and producer original
 ly from Calgary\, AB\, based in Toronto\, ON. Being lauded as “some of t
 he inspiring talent flourishing in the Canadian dance community\,” - Dav
 id Silverberg\, Now Magazine\, Rita holds the title of 1st runner up (Prin
 cess)\, as well as ‘Best Duo’ (with duet partner and art spouse Newfou
 nd Lad) from the 2024 Imperial Burlesque Canada Competition\, Montréal\, 
 QC. In 2025 Rita and Lad competed for Best Small Group at the prestigious 
 Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas\, NV. In November 2025\, Rita won the 
 inaugural title of “Best in the West” becoming rodeo royalty at the Al
 berta Burlesque Rodeo in Calgary\, AB. Most recently\, Rita competed at th
 e Sicily Burlesque Festival\, in Sicily\, Italy\, taking home the crown fo
 r 1st Runner Up (Princess) in April 2026. Voted top 5 burlesque performers
  in Canada\, and voted #19 most influential Burlesque figures in Canada by
  21st Century Magazine in 2025\, Rita is best known to seduce any audience
  with her comedy\, class\, and of course\, her ass.\n \n \nTrans & GNC B
 urlesque Competition\nNovember 20Doors at 6:00PMShow begins at 7:30PM\nThe
  Attic18+\nLimited capacity\nGeneral Admission\nHosted by Karla Marx\nFoll
 ow @thecabco on instagram or The Cabaret Company on facebook for cast anno
 uncements!\nwww.thecabaretcompany.com\n \nBest in the West Burlesque Comp
 etition\nNovember 21Doors at 6:00PMShow begins at 7:30PM\nContemporary Cal
 gary18+\nWheelchair\, and plus size seating available\nLimited VIP tickets
  include 4 seats\, a bottle of prosecco\, and a gift from The CabCo. \nH
 osted by Karla Marx\nFollow @thecabco on instagram or The Cabaret Company
  on facebook for cast announcements!\nwww.thecabaretcompany.com\n \nTicke
 ts available on ShowpassThank you to our sponsors:\n\nAlberta Treasury Bra
 nch\nContemporary Calgary\nThe Attic\n\nGlitterverse Productions\n\n\n \n
 Accessibility notes: \nThe Attic \n1413 9 Ave SE\, Calgary\, AB T2G 0T4
 \nThis venue is on the second floor of a historic building. It can be acce
 ssed up one flight of stairs\, unfortunately there is no elevator for this
  venue. We will be addressing this for future ABR events.  Washrooms are 
 gender neutral. Limited booth seating is available\, other seating will be
  'cabaret style' around small tables\, and at the bar. Entry is General Ad
 mission. Arrive early for your choice of seats!\nTips are welcome and will
  be collected at intermission. Due to the competition style\, please refra
 in from interrupting the performance\, cheers and applause is always welco
 me! Tips will be split among the cast.\n \nContemporary Calgary - Heather
  Edwards Theatre\n701 11 St SW\, Calgary\, AB T2P 2C4\nThis venue is acces
 sible for wheel chairs and other mobility aids. There are ramps and elevat
 ors into the theatre and washrooms. Gendered and non gendered washrooms av
 ailable\, as well as wheelchair accessible washrooms.\nLimited plus sized 
 seating will be available. The majority of the seating will be raked theat
 re style seating\, with limited VIP seating at the front of the stage avai
 lable for purchase. \nVIP seats will be sold in groups of four around a s
 mall cabaret style table at the very front of the stage. A gift\, and bott
 le of prosecco is included in the ticket price and waiting for you at you
 r table. \nAll other tickets are General Admission.\nA small market will 
 be set up outside the Heather Edwards Theatre.\nTips are welcome and will 
 be collected at intermission. Due to the competition style\, please refrai
 n from interrupting the performance\, cheers and applause is always welcom
 e! Tips will be split among the cast.\n \nIf you require other assistance
 \, please email us at thecabco.ent@gmail.com at least one week before the 
 event so we may do our best to accommodate all attendees needs where possi
 ble.\n\nBoletos: https://www.showpass.com/abr2026/
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