Class Details

Chicago Burlesque Class Sundays | April 26 & May 3 | 5:30 - 6:45 pm $70 | House of the Lorde – 2233 S. Throop St, Suite 502 Soft Power A 2-Day Feather Fan Workshop Soft Power explores the iconic burlesque prop—feather fans. Across this two-part workshop, we’ll work with fans as extensions of the body and as tools to embody softness, tease, play, and reveal parts of our truest selves. Through foundational fan techniques, improvisation, and beginner-friendly choreography, participants will gain the skills to move with feather fans confidently and in their own unique way. No experience needed. Come as you are. Fans will be provided (though you’re welcome to bring your own). Scholarships Two scholarship spots per session are reserved for Black, Indigenous, People of Color, and queer individuals for whom finances are a barrier. Apply at houseofthelorde.com/scholarship About Po'Chop Jenn Freeman | Po'Chop is an interdisciplinary artist who creates on the homeland of the Council of the Three Fires: The Odawa, Council of the Three Fires: The Odawa, Ojibwe and Potawatomi Nations; as well as the Miami, Ho-Chunk, Sauk and Meskwaki; the Kiikaapoi, Peoria, and the Očeti Šakówiŋ (Sioux) Nations. Freeman, also known as Po’Chop, weaves dance, storytelling, drag and striptease together to create experiences that illuminate Black queer life. She is a co-founder of House of the Lorde, a multi-functional space rooted in Black Feminist praxis, the co-producer of the adored Notes on Masculinity, a drag king centered cabaret and creator of The Black Burlesque Directory, an archive of Black burlesque performers across the world. Freeman has collaborated with Jamila Woods, Anna Martine Whitehead and VAM Studio. Her work has been supported by Foundation of Contemporary Art, DANCE/USA, Urban Bush Women, United States Artists and Chicago Dancemakers Forum.