About The Bayou City Burlesque Circus
The BCBC Festival is an extravaganza not to be missed! This burlesque, circus, and sideshow festival brings together timeless and titillating performance arts that will defy gravity and sweep you off your feet! We search far and wide to bring you WORLD FAMOUS, WORLD RENOWNED acts of breathtaking beauty and death defying stunts. These once in a lifetime events will leave you on the edge of your seat panting for more.
You’ll be delighted by everything from demure showgirls to boundary pushing sideshow acts, and from grace in the air to grinding on the ground. The BCBC Festival promises to fulfill your desire for the adventurous side of entertainment!
Not only does The BCBC Festival showcase talent, it also fosters it. We are pleased to offer a variety of panels and workshops for the seasoned and novice alike! Come expand your bag of tricks while enjoying the atmosphere of exciting likeminded ladies and gents.
After you’ve enjoyed the show and learned some new skills you can look forward to indulging yourself at the Bayou Bazaar! The Bazaar features local artist, photographers, and designers ready to fill out the gaps in your costume closet, offer their unique set of wares, and introduce you to some of the amazing services!
KiKi Maroon is a stand-up comic, podcaster, and international award-winning burlesque clown. Her life on the road as a showgirl has given her a unique voice on stage. Combining stand-up comedy, storytelling, and cabaret, she has been called “a modern day Lucille Ball” (though Lucille never pulled a clown nose out of her panties). KiKi has charmed audiences across the U.S, South America, Europe, and Asia; winning her the titles of 2013 Burlesque Comedy Queen, 2015 People’s Choice at The International Queen Burlesque Festival (Milan, Italy), and the honor of being a judge at the 2018 Burlesque Hall of Fame (Las Vegas).
She is based in Texas, where she was named one of Houston’s “Most Colorful Celebrities” by The Houston Chronicle and included in “The 100 Most Creative People” by The Houston Press. In 2019, she began her residency at The House of Blues Houston and The House of Blues Dallas as the host and star of KiKi Maroon’s Burly Q Lounge, a Vegas style cabaret comedy show.