Raks Geek
@raksgeek.bsky.social
Geek+ Bellydance + Fire.
Featured on MSN, UK Channel 4 TV. Chicago Reader's "Best Dance Troupe" Runner-Up. Bellydancing Wookiee! Based in Chicago, but we travel. Founded by @dawnxianamoon.bsky.social.
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Featured on MSN, UK Channel 4 TV. Chicago Reader's "Best Dance Troupe" Runner-Up. Bellydancing Wookiee! Based in Chicago, but we travel. Founded by @dawnxianamoon.bsky.social.
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I'm grateful to have spaces to make art that's alternately silly, beautiful, sexy, and emotive. That's a special thing, and especially necessary right now.
November 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I'm grateful to have spaces to make art that's alternately silly, beautiful, sexy, and emotive. That's a special thing, and especially necessary right now.
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And in the same show, I got to be my most sultry self - someone literally yelled, "You're so sexy!!" as I left the stage! 😂❤️
Thanks to everyone that came to Raks Inferno last night, and to my incredible cast and crew.
Thanks to everyone that came to Raks Inferno last night, and to my incredible cast and crew.
November 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
And in the same show, I got to be my most sultry self - someone literally yelled, "You're so sexy!!" as I left the stage! 😂❤️
Thanks to everyone that came to Raks Inferno last night, and to my incredible cast and crew.
Thanks to everyone that came to Raks Inferno last night, and to my incredible cast and crew.
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Last night I closed the show with a piece that captured my feelings about this moment in Chicago & federal agents terrorizing us and then moved into fierceness, strength, & fight.
We gave our audience whistles as they left, 3D printed for us by @bibliogrrl.bsky.social.
We gave our audience whistles as they left, 3D printed for us by @bibliogrrl.bsky.social.
November 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Last night I closed the show with a piece that captured my feelings about this moment in Chicago & federal agents terrorizing us and then moved into fierceness, strength, & fight.
We gave our audience whistles as they left, 3D printed for us by @bibliogrrl.bsky.social.
We gave our audience whistles as they left, 3D printed for us by @bibliogrrl.bsky.social.
Join us tonight!
Chicago: Experience an intimate circus cabaret, produced by an immigrant, with an almost entirely BIPOC + LGBTQIA cast/crew that's performed all over the world.
Tonight: Joy is resistance. 🔥
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Tonight: Joy is resistance. 🔥
raksinferno.com/shows
November 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Join us tonight!
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We're recommended by the Chicago Reader!
Join us for joy, hope, and sexiness. 😉
Get your tickets! raksinferno.com/shows
@raksinferno.bsky.social
Join us for joy, hope, and sexiness. 😉
Get your tickets! raksinferno.com/shows
@raksinferno.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
We're recommended by the Chicago Reader!
Join us for joy, hope, and sexiness. 😉
Get your tickets! raksinferno.com/shows
@raksinferno.bsky.social
Join us for joy, hope, and sexiness. 😉
Get your tickets! raksinferno.com/shows
@raksinferno.bsky.social
What did you do last night?
This. 😄
This. 😄
When Ammunition gives you that look. 🔥
Had a blast spinning fire for a party on the south side last night!
Had a blast spinning fire for a party on the south side last night!
November 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
What did you do last night?
This. 😄
This. 😄
Fighting for Chicago with fire and delicious things. This is how we do it. 👊🔥
Thanks to everyone that joined us Saturday for @raksinferno.bsky.social's secret Halloween fire party! What a blast!
Also: WE RAISED $451 for @icirr.bsky.social!
They run the ICE rapid response network in Chicago & have been the key player in getting Know Your Rights info out to communities. 👊
Also: WE RAISED $451 for @icirr.bsky.social!
They run the ICE rapid response network in Chicago & have been the key player in getting Know Your Rights info out to communities. 👊
October 27, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Fighting for Chicago with fire and delicious things. This is how we do it. 👊🔥
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(More fire. 😄)
October 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
(More fire. 😄)
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I love my awesome friends! 🔥🔥🔥
Romeoville Halloween Fest! That was fun. 😄
Featuring: @dawnxianamoon.bsky.social + @michitrota.bsky.social
Featuring: @dawnxianamoon.bsky.social + @michitrota.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 4:27 AM
I love my awesome friends! 🔥🔥🔥
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Spoke at a Lawyers for the Creative Arts panel about laws relating to drag and burlesque tonight!
The world is wild sometimes, haha. They reached out to me because I'd been interviewed by the Chicago Reader about @raksgeek.bsky.social & legal stuff to keep in mind when doing cosplay performances.
The world is wild sometimes, haha. They reached out to me because I'd been interviewed by the Chicago Reader about @raksgeek.bsky.social & legal stuff to keep in mind when doing cosplay performances.
October 1, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Spoke at a Lawyers for the Creative Arts panel about laws relating to drag and burlesque tonight!
The world is wild sometimes, haha. They reached out to me because I'd been interviewed by the Chicago Reader about @raksgeek.bsky.social & legal stuff to keep in mind when doing cosplay performances.
The world is wild sometimes, haha. They reached out to me because I'd been interviewed by the Chicago Reader about @raksgeek.bsky.social & legal stuff to keep in mind when doing cosplay performances.
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🔥 Chicago: Join us for a secret Halloween fire supper club next weekend!
Drinks, eats, and firespinning in an intimate location. No door sales, only 26 tickets left.
🔗 Experience an intimate fire party! RaksInferno.com/shows
Drinks, eats, and firespinning in an intimate location. No door sales, only 26 tickets left.
🔗 Experience an intimate fire party! RaksInferno.com/shows
Raks Inferno: Seductive. Bold. Fearless. Bellydance + Fire.
Firespinners and bellydancers who have performed around the world, dazzling and inspiring audiences from Germany to Morocco, Costa Rica to the Czech Republic! "Spectacular!" - WGN-TV
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October 19, 2025 at 11:31 PM
🔥 Chicago: Join us for a secret Halloween fire supper club next weekend!
Drinks, eats, and firespinning in an intimate location. No door sales, only 26 tickets left.
🔗 Experience an intimate fire party! RaksInferno.com/shows
Drinks, eats, and firespinning in an intimate location. No door sales, only 26 tickets left.
🔗 Experience an intimate fire party! RaksInferno.com/shows
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Romeoville Halloween Fest! That was fun. 😄
Featuring: @dawnxianamoon.bsky.social + @michitrota.bsky.social
Featuring: @dawnxianamoon.bsky.social + @michitrota.bsky.social
October 19, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Romeoville Halloween Fest! That was fun. 😄
Featuring: @dawnxianamoon.bsky.social + @michitrota.bsky.social
Featuring: @dawnxianamoon.bsky.social + @michitrota.bsky.social
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I AM MAD WITH POWER! 🤣🔥
When the folks at your fire gig ask if you want to play with their flamethrower after your performance, you say YES. 😂
(Show tonight with @raksinferno.bsky.social!)
When the folks at your fire gig ask if you want to play with their flamethrower after your performance, you say YES. 😂
(Show tonight with @raksinferno.bsky.social!)
September 28, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I AM MAD WITH POWER! 🤣🔥
When the folks at your fire gig ask if you want to play with their flamethrower after your performance, you say YES. 😂
(Show tonight with @raksinferno.bsky.social!)
When the folks at your fire gig ask if you want to play with their flamethrower after your performance, you say YES. 😂
(Show tonight with @raksinferno.bsky.social!)
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"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that."
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
Jimmy Kimmel Returns: ABC Ends Suspension Starting Tuesday
Jimmy Kimmel will return to late night on Tuesday
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September 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that."
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
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My little dance company (with no real funding aside from ticket sales, gigs, and my bank account) has lasted over 3x longer than the Confederacy.
(@raksgeek.bsky.social is now 13!)
(@raksgeek.bsky.social is now 13!)
jokes about the confederacy are always funny, but you gotta think about it in terms of "Supernatural lasted 5x longer than the Confederacy", which is absolutely hysterical
September 20, 2025 at 5:55 AM
My little dance company (with no real funding aside from ticket sales, gigs, and my bank account) has lasted over 3x longer than the Confederacy.
(@raksgeek.bsky.social is now 13!)
(@raksgeek.bsky.social is now 13!)
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Chicago: Nerd out with a Halloween cirque burlesque featuring artists who have performed around the world!
SALE: Get 20% off tix with code NERD.
"Sci-fi seduction." - The Daily Mail (UK)
raksgeek.com#shows
SALE: Get 20% off tix with code NERD.
"Sci-fi seduction." - The Daily Mail (UK)
raksgeek.com#shows
September 23, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Chicago: Nerd out with a Halloween cirque burlesque featuring artists who have performed around the world!
SALE: Get 20% off tix with code NERD.
"Sci-fi seduction." - The Daily Mail (UK)
raksgeek.com#shows
SALE: Get 20% off tix with code NERD.
"Sci-fi seduction." - The Daily Mail (UK)
raksgeek.com#shows
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You haven't lived until you've seen the most badass, sparkly striptease followed by a yo-yo at a million miles an hour accurately flicking a POKER CHIP from behind a willing audience member's ear. 😂
Many thanks too to my incredible team both onstage and off. You all are the absolute best. ❤️
Many thanks too to my incredible team both onstage and off. You all are the absolute best. ❤️
September 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
You haven't lived until you've seen the most badass, sparkly striptease followed by a yo-yo at a million miles an hour accurately flicking a POKER CHIP from behind a willing audience member's ear. 😂
Many thanks too to my incredible team both onstage and off. You all are the absolute best. ❤️
Many thanks too to my incredible team both onstage and off. You all are the absolute best. ❤️
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I've seen @raksgeek.bsky.social multiple times and you will not be disappointed. Go check them out!
Chicago: Experience a burlesque circus speakeasy featuring performers who headline international festivals!
"Spectacular!" - WGN-TV
Join us for excitement and shared experience of live theatre. Joy is resistance, all.
RaksInferno.com/shows
"Spectacular!" - WGN-TV
Join us for excitement and shared experience of live theatre. Joy is resistance, all.
RaksInferno.com/shows
September 11, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I've seen @raksgeek.bsky.social multiple times and you will not be disappointed. Go check them out!
"If you need to stop an asteroid, you call Superman. If you need to solve a mystery, you call Batman. But if you need to end a war, you call Wonder Woman." - @gailsimone.bsky.social
@michitrota.bsky.social as Wonder Woman. Photo by Genito Photography.
@michitrota.bsky.social as Wonder Woman. Photo by Genito Photography.
August 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
"If you need to stop an asteroid, you call Superman. If you need to solve a mystery, you call Batman. But if you need to end a war, you call Wonder Woman." - @gailsimone.bsky.social
@michitrota.bsky.social as Wonder Woman. Photo by Genito Photography.
@michitrota.bsky.social as Wonder Woman. Photo by Genito Photography.
We got press!
I'm in the Chicago Reader today (and so is Raks Geek!) talking about cosplay performances!
August 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
We got press!
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July 29, 2025 at 10:31 PM
It was so lovely performing for Arlington Heights Memorial Library yesterday!
@raksgeek.bsky.social performed our final library show of the season yesterday!
The 501st (Vader + the tank trooper): Wow, you all look great! We have to get a picture!!
Us: YOU all look great!! We have to get a picture! 😂
The 501st (Vader + the tank trooper): Wow, you all look great! We have to get a picture!!
Us: YOU all look great!! We have to get a picture! 😂
July 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
It was so lovely performing for Arlington Heights Memorial Library yesterday!
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This is the summer of libraries - we're doing three!
I love libraries - they're so important, especially right now. ♥️
I love libraries - they're so important, especially right now. ♥️
July 14, 2025 at 3:03 AM
This is the summer of libraries - we're doing three!
I love libraries - they're so important, especially right now. ♥️
I love libraries - they're so important, especially right now. ♥️
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Fun @raksgeek.bsky.social gig this afternoon at Indian Trails Public Library!
We literally had audience members from ages ~5 to 90.
We literally had audience members from ages ~5 to 90.
July 14, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Fun @raksgeek.bsky.social gig this afternoon at Indian Trails Public Library!
We literally had audience members from ages ~5 to 90.
We literally had audience members from ages ~5 to 90.
Backstage shenanigans! And love. ♥️
In times like these, I am so incredibly grateful to be part of the community I have in Chicago. Art can be life-giving, you all. 🔥
July 13, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Backstage shenanigans! And love. ♥️