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"We don’t tell anybody what to do,” Coco Ono said. But online, there’s a new kind of freedom and independence. They work in an industry that attempts to control their weight, their look, their music choices. "I think people are really inspired and maybe in a little bit of awe that strippers care so much," Reagan said, laughing.ĭancer Kitty (Kelly Vittetoe) and dancer Reagan (Megan Rippey) pose in front of their advertising campaign featured on public benches in Los Angeles. Online, in between sets, they can directly engage with their audience about how they're feeling and why the group chose to donate to a particular organization. In the loud club setting, the dancers didn't get the chance to speak about their experiences and the issues that mattered. “When we performed live, we didn't have hosts to really explain some of the dancers’ backgrounds and things that we were fighting for,” Coco Ono said.
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Rowling was criticized for transphobic tweets, the strippers donated a portion of proceedings from their already-planned Harry Potter-themed show to the Trevor Project, an organization dedicated to suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth. The group would not divulge how much they receive in tips, but admission to each show is $5 to $20.Īfter author J.K. Johnson Institute, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting Black transgender people. Over four months and 40 shows, the Cyber Clown Girls have donated more than $12,000 to organizations including the Sierra Club, Planned Parenthood and the Marsha P. The show has also provided an outlet to be vocal about social justice. “So this is necessary, it’s for our mental health.” With online shows, “we are our own creative directors, we’re our own art directors, we’re our own cinematographers, lighting designers, set designers.”Īnd with nightlife still on pause, “all these creative outlets that we used to have don’t exist anymore,” she continued. “Strippers in general are often insanely creative people,” said Reagan, who has an MFA from CalArts. Her work often explores societal taboos, food fetish and her Korean heritage. (Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times)Ĭoco Ono is a performance, burlesque and installation artist who has performed at the nonprofit arts space Human Resources Los Angeles, REDCAT and Art Basel Miami Beach. Dancer Coco Ono (Kayla Tange) poses for a portrait in front of Jumbo's Clown Room on Monday, Sept.