Rhythm & Rhyme is Noveltease Theatre’s cabaret series fusing poetry, burlesque, and live music. Each salon focuses on a different poetic movement, with a rotating cast of burlesque performers, bands, and featured poets to bring salacious sonnets, ribald rhymes, and comely cantos to life in an atmosphere of frivolity and intellectual curiosity.
Check out the galleries below for examples of how we put poetry into motion.
The Harlem Renaissance (February 2022)
Featuring: Onyx Asili, Ava D’Jour, Cheeky Diamondz, Lavish Leone, Carson St. Clair, Markeith Wiley with poets Nox Falls and Nastashia Minto. Backed by Off the Hook. Hosted by Rebecca Mmm Davis. Photos by Scott Foster.
The Romantics (May 2022)
Featuring Onyx Asili, Fosse Jack, Lulu La Lune, Alexa Perplexa, Moscato Sky, and Solangerie with featured poets C.R. Grimmer and Michael Hodges. Backed by The Joe Casalini Trio. Hosed by Sailor St. Claire. Photos by Terence Tolman.
The Beats (August 2022)
Featuring Tout D’Lou, Fosse Jack, Lana Montreese, Eartha Quake, Moscato Sky, Miss Elaine Yes. Backed by the Joe Casalini Trio. Hosted by Sailor St. Claire. Photos by Innovative Images.
American Gothic (November 2022)
Featuring Ronda Bordeaux, Jacqueline Boxx, Cheeky Diamondz, Scarlett Folds, The Shanghai Pearl, and Bella Sin. Backed by The Delstroyers. Hosted by Isabella L. Price. Photos by Pinehurst Photography.
