Intimate Shows. Badass Speakeasy.

Raks Inferno: An Intimate Speakeasy

Show poster: Raks Inferno

Friday, May 8 at 7pm
The Newport Theater
956 W. Newport Ave. | Chicago, IL 60657
Tickets: $29-$39
Ages 18+

Experience the intimate cabaret named "Best of Chicago" by the Chicago Reader! Featuring burlesque performers, circus artists, fusion bellydancers, pole dancers, and more who have performed around the world. "When sexy meets dangerous, it’s badass.”

Featuring:

  • Honey Bee Rose, international burlesque headliner and 2024 Mx Exotic World
  • Lee Na-Moo, who's toured Europe with Bellydance Evolution
  • Philavanh Bobby, pole instructor at Flight Fitness Studio
  • Dawn Xiana Moon, who has sung the National Anthem for the Chicago Bulls and danced on Britain's Got Talent
  • and more!

Enjoy a specialty cocktail and meet the performers.

SALE: Get 20% off tickets! Use code FEARLESS. Ends Wed. 4/22.

Raks Geek: Pride Edition

Show poster: Raks Geek

Friday, June 12 at 7pm
The Newport Theater
956 W. Newport Ave. | Chicago, IL 60657
Tickets: $29-$39
Ages 18+

We get nerdy! Experience cosplay, burlesque, and wonder with queer geeks in an intimate speakeasy. We pay tribute to fandoms from Star Wars to Nintendo, Doctor Who to Marvel with artists who have performed around the world.

Featuring:

  • Gaea Lady, Burlesque Hall of Fame winner ranked internationally in the "Top 50 Most Influential Burlesque Artists"
  • Molly Meru, pole instructor and multicolored maven with moxxi
  • Lee Na-Moo, who's toured Europe with Bellydance Evolution
  • Dawn Xiana Moon, who has sung the National Anthem for the Chicago Bulls and danced on Britain's Got Talent
  • and more!

Enjoy a specialty cocktail and meet the performers.

Tickets on sale soon!

Raks Inferno: Cirque Burlesque

Show poster: Raks Inferno

Friday, July 10 at 7pm
The Newport Theater
956 W. Newport Ave. | Chicago, IL 60657
Tickets: $29-$39
Ages 18+

Experience an intimate, cirque-style cabaret named "Best of Chicago" by the Chicago Reader! Featuring burlesque performers, circus artists, fusion bellydancers, pole dancers, and more who have performed around the world. "When sexy meets dangerous, it’s badass.”

Featuring:

  • Gaea Lady, Burlesque Hall of Fame winner ranked internationally in the "Top 50 Most Influential Burlesque Artists"
  • Lee Na-Moo, who's toured Europe with Bellydance Evolution
  • Dawn Xiana Moon, who has sung the National Anthem for the Chicago Bulls and danced on Britain's Got Talent
  • and more!

Enjoy a specialty cocktail and meet the performers.

Tickets on sale soon!

Raks Inferno is a project of Raks Geek.

As Seen In:
Chicago Tribune UK Channel 4 TV Uncanny Magazine WGN-TV Chicago Reader Chicago Now Cheezburger Time Out Chicago The Daily Mail MSN
 
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