The Str*pper Co-op is a diverse group of str*ppers who believe in disrupting the status quo of the historically exploitative str*pping industry by giving str*pper-workers collective power over working conditions, and control over profits. The organization achieves this by building community and solidarity with its unique pop-up strip shows, practicing the ethos of camaraderie over competition by “sharing the bag,” ensuring equity and support for all its members.
“Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun! A Hallowqueeriversary Pop Up Str*p Show” is a celebration not only of Halloween, but also of the organization’s 3-year anniversary, and its mission to create a space where str*ppers of all races, genders, sizes, and sexualities are represented and celebrated, and where str*ppers get to share their raw, unfiltered sexualities with the world on their own terms.
Together we are seizing the means of seduction. Are you ready to see how freakin’ hot that is?!
The party will take place at St. Felix Hollywood on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 8-9:30 p.m.
Attendees must be 21+ to enter.
Participants
Megan / “Reagan” (she/her) is a queer stripper, activist, actor, performance artist, and union organizer. Originally from Baltimore, with a BA in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies from St. Mary’s College of Maryland and a MFA in Acting from CalArts, she has been dancing in clubs for over 15 years. She co-founded the Cyber Clown Girls virtual show (@cyberclowngirlsshow) and the Stripper Co-op (@stripperco_op), a hybrid virtual and in-person pop-up strip show in LA. She was one of the lead organizers who unionized the strip club Star Garden with Actors Equity (@equitystrippersnoho). You can find her travel-dancing in multiple cities across the country, writing, and online (@jankyglamour).
Riv is a versatile queer visual artist whose talents span performance art, painting, photography, and dance. As a co-founder of Stripper Co-op, she excels in event coordination, team management, and promotion. She also produces, performs in, and edits her own show, Stupid Hawt Cooking Show, which combines improv comedy, intentionally bad cooking, and satirical takes on sex and gender stereotypes. The show weaves in topics like sustainability, ableism, and consent in a thought-provoking and entertaining way. Previously, Riv has curated art shows, produced burlesque shows, and managed music education programs at various Boys & Girls Clubs in Southern California.
Kayla Tange is a Los Angeles-based Korean American artist, also known as Coco Ono. She portrays archetypes and stereotypes, often in dark humor. Much of her work is collaborative and informed by her experiences with sex work, adoption, identity and intergenerational grief. She is part of diaspora collectives Hwa Records, and Chosun Family and has co-founded and organized shows such as Sacred Wounds, Cyber Clown Girls, and Stripper Co-op. In addition, she has co-created Private Practices, an AAPI sex worker and performance art archive at Los Angeles Contemporary Archives.
This program is organized by Str*pper Co-op as part of Circa: Queer Histories Festival 2024, presented by One Institute.
St. Felix was proudly founded in West Hollywood with the core values of inclusivity, community, quality, and excellence. These values inspire our award-winning California cuisine menu and cocktails, and our commitment to maintaining a safe space with exceptional service. We strive to embody these principles in everything we do!
The Stripper Co-op’s vision is to disrupt the status quo of the historically exploitative adult entertainment industry by giving stripper-workers collective power over working conditions, and control over profits. We do this by building community and solidarity with our unique pop-up strip shows in which we practice the ethos of camaraderie over competition and “sharing the bag,” ensuring equity and support for our members.