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Studio dedicated to the rhythm of our bodies + spirits
drums • dance • world music • fire • sacred healing • #ritual #bellydance #burlesque #drums
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Our statement on the election: we at Ritual Rhythms Chicago are saddened, angered, and upset by the election results and the associated dangers to so many people we care about. We want to make clear our continued pledge that our Creative Studio (and our events elsewhere) are fully inclusive and welcoming, especially to our friends and attendees in the LGBTQ community. The studio space we are currently renting was originally designed and fostered by two trans male dancers in our community and we are dedicated to keeping their legacy alive, not just because it is the right thing to do, but because we feel very strongly about creating a safe space for all. This month, we will be holding recurring communal events, starting next weekend with the Full Moon Indoor Drum Jam, and the Dark Goddess Dance Club, followed by the Healing Circle on 11/20, and we want it known, if you just want a safe space to gather and connect with community, perhaps drum and dance, we are here for you. Though we ask for small donations at the door, no one who wants to be included, and respects our space, will be turned away, even if they can't contribute funds. Similarly, as we will be offering the space for rent for individual and group purposes, if you're going through hardship, let us know and we can make arrangements for you to use the space. In general, you all have our support, as you have supported us. And we hope you'll gather with us over the coming months. Let's be there for each other and get through this together. And use the power of drums and dance to grieve, heal, and inspire us to continue the fight. by @ritualrhythmschicago
Blessed Samhain! Tis the season for outdoor fires as we enter the dark part of the year. Music is Ember Dance from our album Songs for the Fire, out now as a single on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon music, and wherever you stream your music. The full album is available for purchase on Bandcamp! All our links are in the bio. by @ritualrhythmschicago
Photo selection from Occult Cabaret by @illuminaughtieoccultburlesque Photos courtesy of @jbraunsteinphotos Featuring @loca__sto @scarletseance @vivian_meretrix @thorninthestars @realhousewivesofpyongyang @tiffylee325 @kaorazen @its_a_cryptits @sabina_england @playmate_shimmylaroux #occult #cabaret #burlesque by @ritualrhythmschicago
Wrapup of this year's Occult Cabaret by @illuminaughtieoccultburlesque featuring @vivian_meretrix @loca__sto and @scarletseance of @windycitywitches @kaorazen @thorninthestars @realhousewivesofpyongyang @tiffylee325 @its_a_cryptits @sabina_england and the incomparable @playmate_shimmylaroux showing us how a warrior queen gets it done. Footage courtesy of @loca__sto and @r.duran_artist This was the 4th anniversary of Illumi-Naughtie Occult Burlesque and it was our most powerful show yet! Each act demonstrated a core aspect of occult history, starting with poetry and ending in transcendence. Shoutout to our incredible behind the scenes crew, stage manager @ramona.romance and assistant @lizzie_desade We'll see you at Krampus Karnival on December 4th! by @ritualrhythmschicago
The opening of our sexy séance at Occult Cabaret last night with @illuminaughtieoccultburlesque at @thenewporttheater ! Featuring @loca__sto and @scarletseance of @windycitywitches and the head hottie of the Illumi-Naughtie, @vivian_meretrix ! Thanks for an incredible show with an amazing cast who all got the assignment! And a fantastic packef audience! More footage to come! by @ritualrhythmschicago
Tonight! VIP is sold out! General Admission is going fast. Don't miss Occult Cabaret 2026 by @illuminaughtieoccultburlesque at @thenewporttheater ! by @ritualrhythmschicago
Tomorrow night! Saturday, October 10 at 7pm! @illuminaughtieoccultburlesque will manifest the Occult Cabaret! Only 4 VIP tickets still available! EDIT - VIP IS SOLD OUT! General admission available! Link in bio. We will hold a sexy séance invoking the spirits of occult history, including Aleister Crowley, Lady Frieda Harris, Maria de Naglowska, Austin Osman Spare, Marie Laveau, Ahmad Al-Buni, Sosipatra, and Queen Nzinga! Featuring the talents of @playmate_shimmylaroux @realhousewivesofpyongyang @thorninthestars @tiffylee325 @its_a_cryptits @sabina_england @scarletseance With special guests @loca__sto of @windycitywitches and @kaorazen Hosted by the head hottie of the Illumi-Naughtie, @vivian_meretrix Stage manager @ramona.romance Stage kittens and tarot readers @lizzie_desade and @xoe.noxfox by @ritualrhythmschicago
Meet your hosts and crew for Occult Cabaret by @illuminaughtieoccultburlesque ! This Saturday, October 10th at 7pm! Our head hottie from the Illumi-Naughtie, @vivian_meretrix will be your emcee, along with her co-host Frater Fabulosa! Our stage manager, as always, is the ravishing @ramona.romance ! Stage kittens are @lizzie_desade and @xoe.noxfox, who will also be offering one card tarot readings before the show and during intermission! Nox and @the_storms_eye will also be creating the goodie bags for our VIP tables. We have 4 VIP tickets left! GA is still available as well! But not for long! Link in bio. #burlesque #occult #cabaret by @ritualrhythmschicago
Our annual Occult Cabaret will feature a special guest, presenting his version of the Great Beast, Aleister Crowley: Chicago’s own @kaorazen Tickets still available for this Saturday's show! At @thenewporttheater 7pm. Link in bio. Kao Ra Zen is a Chicago-based interdisciplinary artist, performer, poet, curator, educator, and cultural organizer whose work moves through hip-hop, spoken word, experimental performance, music, film, theater, and movement. His practice combines socio-political inquiry and existential reflection with an approach he describes as “piecemeal syncretism”—drawing fragments from music, literature, mythology, spirituality, politics, comics, cinema, popular culture, memory, and lived experience to create new artistic languages and temporary mythologies. Working both independently and collaboratively with musicians, dancers, filmmakers, visual artists, and writers, Kao creates performances that blur boundaries between artistic disciplines while building unexpected relationships between artists, audiences, and ideas. #performancepoet #aleistercrowley #occult #cabaret by @ritualrhythmschicago
This Saturday, one of our special guests for the Occult Cabaret will be Stella Mortadella (@loca__sto ) of the @windycitywitches ! She'll be helping us conduct our opening séance invoking our seductive spirits! Tickets are still available! Link in bio. Stella is a Chicago-based burlesque performer, instructor, choreographer, and producer. She is the founder of the Windy City Witches, Chicago's sluttiest queer coven. She was an instructor at Siren Chicago for the entirety of its existence, and has been able to teach hundreds of students all over the world, through her Burlesque Babes performance series, her specialty workshops, and her signature seasonal class, Witch Shit, which she has taught at the Ritual Rhythms Creative Studio, among other venues. #burlesque #witch #witchcraft by @ritualrhythmschicago
Bringing a bit of chaos to the proceedings, the Occult Cabaret will evoke one of the 20th century's most unique occult minds - Austin Osman Spare! Occult Cabaret is this Saturday, October 10th at 7pm, @thenewporttheater Get your tickets while you can! Link in bio. Considered the godfather of chaos magic, Spare was a painter and artist who perfected a system of magickal sigil drawing and automatic writing still used by practitioners today! Embodying the wild spirit of Spare, author of the Book of Satyrs, is none other than @its_a_cryptits CRYPTITS has been performing for around three years now (or perhaps millennia, who is to say). They are members of the burlesque troupes Foxy by Proxy and the Lawrence Burlesque Society and have competed in local competition shows such as The Nerve (2025). They are varied in performance style, and is always performing something new, something strange, something altogether different. #austinosmanspare #occult #burlesque #drag #sigils by @ritualrhythmschicago
We travel to medieval Egypt to raise our next figure in the seductive séance that is the Occult Cabaret by @illuminaughtieoccultburlesque one week from tonight! Saturday, October 10th at 7pm. Tickets onsale now! Link in bio. Ahmad Al-Buni was a well known Sufi writer on mathematics and sorcery. His most famous work was the Shams al-Ma'arif al-Kubra (Sun of the Great Knowledge, Arabic ) which is one of the most widely read medieval treatises on talismans, magic squares, and occult practices. This magickal master will be brought forth by @sabina_england! Sabina England is a deaf poet, performer, playwright and filmmaker. She writes and performs by using American Sign Language, combined with dancing, mime, burlesque, poetry and comedy. Sabina has performed in NYC, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Seattle, Las Vegas, San Francisco, just to name a few. #burlesque #sufi #deafperformer #occult by @ritualrhythmschicago

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