The Noire Pageant, the first pageant to exclusively showcase POC
burlesque performers, will take place at Brooklyn’s wildest (yet perhaps safest)
nightclub, House of Yes. The seductive and scintillating weekend affair brings together
world-renowned headliners from across the globe, along with a bevy of talented
performers who will compete to be crowned the next King or Queen of Burlesque.
The pageant’s organizer, Perle Noire, created the event to present, preserve and
proliferate POC burlesque performers and their legacy of excellence and innovation.
“ Burlesque Pageants have been around for decades, but there aren’t many Performers
of Color who have been crowned or celebrated. I believe it’s time for a change.” Noire,
who is also a burlesque star, says her mission is to “create opportunities for the POC
(Performers of Color) burlesque community. I want to create a platform to help them
become headliners, educators, and savvy entrepreneurs.”

During the event, guests will have the opportunity to sip on masterly crafted cocktails
while enjoying an exhilarating evening of elegant seduction from a lineup of
international, national and regional performers and headlining stars who represent
the new age of burlesque, drag, neo-burlesque, androgynous artistry and
transformative theater.