Photo Credit: Whitney Brewer
Shakedown Circus 👯♂️🎪👯♂️is JoyBinge, Inc.’s (501c3) creative mission. Choreographed and performed by everyday (sexy) people inspiring empowerment, liberation, and body-positivity.
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Shakedown is a (very) sexy circus-themed variety show with racy, fun and liberated creative acts choreographed and performed by everyday (amazingly sexy) people. Performed by a team of over 40 participants and talented supporters, funded by private donors, Shakedown is an evening of entertainment and impulse you shouldn't miss.
For viewers and participants alike, Shakedown fuels and inspires creativity, body-positivity and empowerment. It’s all that, but to (big) top it off, Shakedown Circus provides a provocative reason to give, benefiting a mission each performance.
This circus themed burlesque show raised close to 4K for a local immigrant refugee program in 2014, Shakedown's debut.
At our 2015 Shakedown we created 2K for the historic theater association Short North Stage.
Since then, Shakedown has made donations to Planned Parenthood,The Elephant Sanctuary, and Motherful.
Our collective vision is: “doin’ good , by being bad”.
Notes from the Creative Director- The mission of Shakedown is that afterward, when you hear a certain track, the memory of what you’ve seen here tonight, will arise in your mind’s eye, like a crystal clear vision, as it did for me. May all this god-given glory live on with you, as afterglow.
Endless thanks to the fans that fill the house- everyone needs fans. Thank you to the performers wiling to put their asses on the line for a good cause. Thank you HoBo Joe and Gypsy Rose for taking my threads and weaving the spell that takes over at Shakedown. Thank you to all the choreographers who step in and take my few steps and make something truly fantastical. And to "My Manager" and the rest of my Girl Gang (you know who you are)! Thank you for our ad hoc makeup team that whips up pure magic on the fly, the Thomas Brothers on tech, the brave producers that step up and the fairies that wave costume wands. Thank you to the photographers and videographers and all the amazing creative talent that gets put to great use here at The Shakedown Circus.
XOXO- The Ringleader
What People Are Saying
"Shakedown was a blast. As a professional performer and choreographer I have been a part of many shows, and this was by far one of my favorite experiences. "
— Christina Providence, Choreographer
“Holy Moly People! I’ve been in a fair number of shows in my life and HANDS DOWN this was the hottest, most inspired, most EXCELLENTLY delightful joy filled experience, period. So honored to be a part of it.”
— Robin Starr, Performer
“Last night was an incredible adventure! Shakedown was amazing.”
