Shadow Play for your Shadow Work.
Take a decadent dive into ceremony. Come undone.
Journey in & spiral out tonight.
Moody seasonal themes and signature ad-hoc SpeakEasy Noir burlesque workshops.
Discover new pathways to express yourself. This exploratory workshop guides you through the SpeakEasy Noir “sensual core flow” method to primal movement. Utilizing improv-based prompting and archetypal play, evoke and provoke your raw erotic nature.
What happens when opposites and familiars are attracted in motion during exploratory energy play, both partnered or within a collective group? In this erotically prompted guided workshop, find out what happens when you attract and when you repel. Learn the SpeakEasy Noir method and the art of seduction.
A kinky theatrical prompt-based class exploring the SpeakEasy Noir sensual core flow methods fused with weaponry flow, sacred objects, ritual and Villain archetypes.
This is an embodied exploration through movement, shadow play, written journaling prompts, storytelling, improv, and internal provocations to summon each person’s erotic innocence and destroyer fatale.
Fuse your vulnerability and purity with your danger and mystery. The magnetic intensity unleashed is an energy to harness for power, pleasure and play.
An embodied movement ritual remembering and honoring powerfully departed figures and ancestors through our signature sensual core flows that include emotions, energy play, storytelling, chair dance, and kinky god/dess worship. (Key emotions explored: Reverence, Rage, Grief &. Hope)
“If you intend to entice your partner, not just in terms of physical touch…. but if you want to know how to look at someone or exchange that energy with them, take this class. We can learn how to not just be brute. There’s a way to be sensual without compromising your masculinity.”
—PROFESSOR JAMAL, Budokon Professor, Kru Muay, BJJ Brown Belt, Tang Soo Do Sa Bom and Wrestling Coach
These workshops are burlesque lifestyle practices for solo and group movement utilized virtually and in person.
Come back to your body. Slow down and breathe. This exploratory workshop guides you through the SpeakEasy Noir “sensual core flow” method to freestyle movement. Utilizing improv-based prompting and progressive sequences, evoke and provoke your sensual free flow.
Move your bodies until there’s nothing left. Flow with what arises. (Evening Erotics is best described as the movement version of “Morning Pages” by Julia Cameron of The Artist Way.)
Spiral into flow. Whether on or off the pole, “Pole Spiral” is a SpeakEasy Noir signature experience for the Initiated. Spinning out of control into trance, we use undulations as an activator, repetition for containment, then release for surrender. On the other side of that holy chaos, we enter into a state of flow.
“Thank You Shay Au Lait for guiding me back to myself, for allowing me to be greedy with MY pleasure. One of my goals this year was to let my guard down with at least one individual to experience the freedom of authenticity with no fear, no judgment…to feel rooted in my own truth with no shame or worries. Last night, 15 beautiful beings witnessed me break out of my own confinement. I am awake. I am alive. I am burning. I am OPEN.”
— SHARA, Budokon Yoga, Nia, Antigravity Yoga, Burlesque Instructor
These topical workshops for burlesque artists are designed for professional development.
Explore the art of Theatrical Burlesque with a focus on acting for live audiences. Explore theatre techniques to improve your nightlife performances with a focus on origin stories, character development, and plot twists.
What the the myths, the truths and the secrets to the Rock and Roll Burlesque Tour Life? How can you get ahead without getting caught up?
From creating adaptable, flexible acts that can travel state to state to the importance of self-care and boundaries, this course offers insight and guidance into touring as a traveling showperson, from prepping to packing for tour to leveraging every city, venue, and audience.
B.D.S.M. (Branding. Development. Strategies. Marketing.) for Burlesque is a deep dive into business strategy, digital branding and holistic marketing tailored to the unique needs of burlesque performers and the cabaret industry.
One way to stand out from the crowd and ensure longevity in the burlesque industry is to enhance your performance capacities. Learn methodology, insights, and tips for creating long-form burlesque performances for solo acts ranging from 15 to 35 minutes. This course ensures you have the bandwidth and stamina to perform 2 to 3 signature acts per night in several shows.
“Shay took me through a mind-blowing experience.”