Since stepping into the burlesque world in 2012, Emma Hodson has become a backstage powerhouse. What began with a beginner dance class soon evolved into a passion for the behind-the-scenes magic that makes every show shine. Emma quickly found her calling as a stage manager—calm under pressure, quick on her feet, and always ready with a creative fix in the nick of time. Known for her legendary stage kit and can-do attitude, she’s helped shape countless productions from behind the curtain. She found her community and has been keeping the show running Eva Since.

Welcome to the podcast, Emma—aka Eva Sincere

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Today, we’re diving into the world of public speaking and the arts — how sharing our voices can create change, build connection, and spark new ideas.

Joining us is the incredible Ashara Wills — a dynamic public speaker, LGBTQIA+ trainer, and consultant who’s passionate about creating inclusive spaces through knowledge sharing and storytelling.

Through community workshops, Ashara’s work bridges education and empowerment, making complex conversations accessible, meaningful, and inspiring.

Whether you’re a seasoned performer, an emerging artist, or someone looking to find their voice, this episode is packed with insights on confidence, communication, and the art of speaking your truth.

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This deadly Yawuru drag king is crawling out of the gutters and into your heart, it’s Bush Rat!

Current reigning winner of King of the Underground 2025, this oftentimes silly and sometimes sexy sewer savant is always ready dazzle a crowd.

https://www.instagram.com/lil_bush_rat/

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Foxxxy Curves has fast become synonymous with bright neons, galactic villains, and sparkling couture costumes in the Australian burlesque world. A talented performer, an enigmatic host and a passionate educator, Foxxxy lives to create, perform and engage with audiences. They're polished, professional, fun-loving and colourful, exploring palettes that others could only dream of.  

As well as performing, Foxxxy runs Haus of Sparkle, creating costumes and more for performers all over Australia, as well as supplying the colourful addiction of rhinestones and crystals to anyone who asks.  

Performing for nearly ten years, with highlights including hosting the PIBF Glitter Crash; performing at the Australian Burlesque Festival; competing in Mx Burlesque WA 2022; and most recently coming runner up at Battle Burlesque 2023 with duo partner Dascha Sparkle, there's no knowing what the future holds for this cunning and creative creature.

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Ousougene makes perfume in the day and music at night! They love exploring the mystic and ecstatic side of the human experience through improvised music. They are a skilled kora player, a West African harp, and a few other instruments, and love is always the message.

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Kandi Kisses is a fierce drag queen and proud trans icon in the vibrant Perth drag community, she's carved out a legacy that glitters from the stages of Northbridge to the sandy stretches of the Swanbourne dunes, where she's nothing short of a legend. Known for her show-stopping performances and razor-sharp wit, she's also the ultimate doll dominator when she's dropping into Fortnite with her best Judies, leaving no one safe from her sassy snipes and chaotic cackles. Whether she's turning the party under the spotlight or slaying the battlefield online, she proves every day that true queens reign wherever they go.

https://www.instagram.com/kandi.kissesqueen83/?hl=en

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Twerk It Down Chloe is on a mission to reignite the spark within her students and celebrate their authentic bigness through the art of twerk. She believes twerk is a powerful pathway to self love.

Chloe's teaching journey was illuminated when she saw that her students were on similar journeys of self-discovery, much like hers, finding their way to twerk for reasons they couldn’t yet articulate. For Chloe, every pop, drop, and shimmy is a reminder that our bodies belong to us, and embracing them fully is an act of liberation.

With 8 years of experience, four-time winner of Miss Twerk Australia, third place in the International Twerk Championship Australian Heat 2025, director of Perth Twerk and co-founder of Twerk It Down Under Competition and Asspire Entertainment, Chloe has trained with some of the world’s most renowned twerk instructors from all over the world. She leads by example, knowing that if she doesn’t grow, her community won’t either, fueling her passion to create a space where both she and her students can continue to expand.

https://www.instagram.com/twerkitdownchlo/?hl=en

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She’s hot! She’s blonde! Not your mum’s cup of tea, but she’ll get your dad in hot water; it's Hot Blonde Slvt! Bursting onto the burlesque scene in 2022, this unnatural blonde came armed with a BA in Theatre and over a decade of performance-making mischief.

Since then she's been a finalist in the Apprentease WA 2024, toured to four international burlesque festivals across Germany and France, and most recently became 'Mx Burlesque Maylands', or 2nd Runner Up, in this year's Mx Burlesque WA competition.

A burlesquer by obsession, and a stripper by profession, Hot Blonde Slvt is an expert in the business of pleasure wherever she goes. 

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Clutch your pearls & prep your pipes! Lena’s here and meeting you with a wink, a wiggle, and her wildly elastic face! 

As they’re breaking down the fourth wall & leaving little to the imagination, she struts the fine line between glamour and chaos - one you all seem to devour.

Serving you manicured & malfunctioning on a silver platter; her only goal is to leave you laughing, confused, and a liiittle bit flustered

So strap on & strap in, as she takes you on a wild ride that just makes you want to Lena Little-Closer

https://www.instagram.com/lena.littlecloser/?hl=en

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They’re the provocative pair that pose the question; “do I want to be them, or do I want to be in them?” 

This chaotic collaboration fuses the worlds of drag, burlesque & circus to create a dynamic duo that’s more unhinged than their conception. Having first crossed paths at the 2024 FringeWorld festival, this talented twosome have transcended at U-haul speed to form a trouble making twosome that’ll keep you on your toes. 

Jaxon Coke is the silly-sexy dancer, circus & drag artist whirling their way across WA, while Six Inch Minx is the sassy stiletto queen of South Aussie striptease, now also residing here in the West. 

It’s a little too convenient that their names share three of the letter X, because Triple X is exactly their vibe. 

Both of these award winning performers are familiar with coming first, captivating your senses in just a second, but they’re always looking for a third… and tonight you’re invited to join them! 😜 

Will they be sensual, stupid or serious? You never quite know what you’re in for when these two combine forces. This dauntless duo is valorously versatile and they’re here to flirt & flaunt their way across every stage for your viewing pleasure.

https://www.instagram.com/6inch.minx/

https://www.instagram.com/jaxoncoke/

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Award winning comedian and veteran of the Perth comedy scene, Ayden Doherty has a tenacity and razor-sharp tongue that you must witness. (OUTinPerth)

Not afraid to open up, take on the world around him, and bare his soul, Doherty is one of the hottest acts to storm stages across the country.

https://www.instagram.com/theaydendoherty/?hl=en

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Feel the sexual tension reach its peak as Mya Tension enters the room. Known for breaking stereotypes, smashing ceilings and producing award winning Fringe shows, Mya’s work depicts a passion for all things seduction, fetish and kink education that leaves audiences desperate for more. Producer of the sell-out and award-winning show “Licentious”, teacher, mentor, host and performer, you can be certain this scintillating sinner is using her many talents to serve you one delicious fantasy after another. Recently awarded the Spirit of Fringe Award, Mya’s dedication to inclusion and community make her one of Perth’s favorites.

https://www.instagram.com/mya_tension/

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Our mid - year check in features Sassy Limbs and Joleen Quisine !!

https://www.instagram.com/sassylimbs/

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Having performed circus for over half her life, Antonia Sassine has been described as a ferocious, commanding performer. 

Previously a springboard diver, Antonia transitioned to circus from a young age which lead her to completing her full time training at the National Institute of Circus Arts where she received the artistic excellence award for her two showcase acts.

Graduating with disciplines in contortion straps and roue Cyr, She has been apart of numerous productions including Mansion, The experience, Crème De la Crème (Head First Acrobats), Circus The Show (showmen productions), Oracle, as well as being an original cast member of the award winning Phat Cab Club, (mother fishers). 

In 2024 she performed as Prima aerialist for Matador, intimo (Gluttony, 2024), as well as joining the Cast of the award winning show Club D’amour and Happy Endings, as well as being apart of the closing cast for Strut&Frets “The Purple Rabbit” on board The Pacific Explorer.

When she is not performing, Antonia enjoys creating new and exciting acts for cabaret shows in Western Australia, as well as being a flexibility specialist and Pilates instructor, and it’s a focus on body maintenance for full time circus artists and athletes.

https://www.instagram.com/sassylimbs/

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Simone Springer is an award-winning comedian who has won The Silver Doustie and The Comics Choice Award at the WA Comedy Awards, as well as the Fringe World Weekly Award with The Motherhood Comedy.

She is the co-host of the viral comedy dating show at the Comedy Lounge Sunday Singles and has made appearances on television programs including The Project TV, Sunrise, and The Couch TV on Foxtel, in addition to featuring on ABC Radio Perth as their Friday morning comedian.

Simone has sold out shows at both Fringe World and the Perth Comedy Festival and has toured extensively throughout Australia. She has performed in clubs in Singapore and the United States, and she was recently selected as part of Best of Fest at the Burbank Comedy Festival LA 2024.

“With sharp wit and spot-on observations, she delivers a comedy set that is as relatable as it is hilarious,” FRINGEFEED 2025

“Warning: You may get a stitch. From laughing.”

https://www.instagram.com/simonejspringer/

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Welcome to a world where the boundaries between the bizarre and the beautiful blur. Nova’s stage presence is impossible to ignore as she doesn’t just perform, she hypnotizes her audience with an intoxicating concoction of sideshow and seduction.

Nova Mystique began her performance journey in Adelaide early 2023 as an aerialist and performance artist with productions such as Inferno and Devious Adelaide before she stepped foot into the world of burlesque and sideshow.

She officially made her burlesque and sideshow debut in Fringe World Perth 2024, as Wednesday Addams, solidifying her status as a rising star in the burlesque and sideshow scene and becoming a regular at the Adelaide burlesque Rooftop Bar Nineteen Ten.

Inspired by the overwhelming love she received in the Boorloo arts community, she made the choice to move from Adelaide to Perth in July 2024 to fully immerse herself in her craft and create things that feel true to herself. As a lesbian, she’s really found her place within the queer community here which intersects so deeply with burlesque.

She is your carnival doll. She is a star. She is Nova Mystique

https://www.instagram.com/nova.mystique/

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This is Part Three of a three part series

What does creativity in Boorloo look like on the spectrum? What can we do as artists to create better spaces for autistic audiences? What can we do as producers and venues to create a better space for autistic performers? In our three part series, we ask a different group of artists these questions and many more based on their personal experience with the goal of developing a deeper understanding of the performance scene in Perth.

*all the guests who appeared on this panel speak from their own experience*

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This is Part Two of a three part series

What does creativity in Boorloo look like on the spectrum? What can we do as artists to create better spaces for autistic audiences? What can we do as producers and venues to create a better space for autistic performers? In our three part series, we ask a different group of artists these questions and many more based on their personal experience with the goal of developing a deeper understanding of the performance scene in Perth.

*all the guests who appeared on this panel speak from their own experience*

https://www.instagram.com/chayla.photographer/

https://www.instagram.com/lottalamour/

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This is Part One of a three part series

What does creativity in Boorloo look like on the spectrum? What can we do as artists to create better spaces for autistic audiences? What can we do as producers and venues to create a better space for autistic performers? In our three part series, we ask a different group of artists these questions and many more based on their personal experience with the goal of developing a deeper understanding of the performance scene in Perth.

*all the guests who appeared on this panel speak from their own experience*

https://www.instagram.com/flick_artist/

https://www.instagram.com/thatglowackigirl/

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The high ponytail princess of Perth, Gia Saphique is here to whip you into shape. With a background in pole and aerial she entwines her flexibility and floorwork with a splash of camp, transfixing you with her beauty and movement. With a flick of her hair and a flash of her smile, she’ll leave you wanting more, it’s Gia Saphique. 

https://www.instagram.com/giasaphique/

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