Kelowna Fringe-Virago Nation Burlesque

VIRAGO NATION

Presented in partnership with Okanagan Indigenous Music and Arts Society. Produced by Jenny Money.

Starring Ruthe Ordare, Shane Sable, Scarlet Delirium, Manda Stroyer, Sparkle Plenty, RainbowGlitz, Monday Blues and Lynx Chase. 

Featured in BBC News from our show at the 2019 Talking Stick Festival.

We are a collective of Indigenous artists creating performance through burlesque, theatre, song and spoken word as well as workshops, and community networks rematriating Indigenous sexuality.

Founded in May 2016, Virago Nation is on a mission to reclaim Indigenous sexuality from the toxic effects of colonization. Through humour, seduction, pop culture and politics they will show that Indigenous women will not be confined to the colonial virgin-whore dichotomy but will design a new dynamic and multi-faceted sexual identity rooted in their own desires. This is our reconciliation.

Venue-Grizzli Winery, 2550 Boucherie Rd, West Kelowna

Shows

Saturday, Sept. 18-8:45pm