Raks Inferno
@raksinferno.bsky.social
"Spectacular!" - WGN-TV.
World fusion dancers, firespinners, & circus artists who have performed from Germany to Morocco. A @raksgeek.bsky.social project.
Director: @dawnxianamoon.bsky.social
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World fusion dancers, firespinners, & circus artists who have performed from Germany to Morocco. A @raksgeek.bsky.social project.
Director: @dawnxianamoon.bsky.social
RaksInferno.com
RaksGeek.com
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So last night I actually remembered to ask the client how he found us.
Him: ChatGPT.
Me, internally: 😯🤯
Apparently it suggested fire & then suggested us specifically.
I have feelings about ChatGPT but I think this still equals winning? 😂😅
Him: ChatGPT.
Me, internally: 😯🤯
Apparently it suggested fire & then suggested us specifically.
I have feelings about ChatGPT but I think this still equals winning? 😂😅
When Ammunition gives you that look. 🔥
Had a blast spinning fire for a party on the south side last night!
Had a blast spinning fire for a party on the south side last night!
November 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
So last night I actually remembered to ask the client how he found us.
Him: ChatGPT.
Me, internally: 😯🤯
Apparently it suggested fire & then suggested us specifically.
I have feelings about ChatGPT but I think this still equals winning? 😂😅
Him: ChatGPT.
Me, internally: 😯🤯
Apparently it suggested fire & then suggested us specifically.
I have feelings about ChatGPT but I think this still equals winning? 😂😅
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We're recommended by the Chicago Reader!
Join us for joy, hope, and sexiness. 😉
Get your tickets! raksinferno.com/shows
@raksinferno.bsky.social
Join us for joy, hope, and sexiness. 😉
Get your tickets! raksinferno.com/shows
@raksinferno.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
We're recommended by the Chicago Reader!
Join us for joy, hope, and sexiness. 😉
Get your tickets! raksinferno.com/shows
@raksinferno.bsky.social
Join us for joy, hope, and sexiness. 😉
Get your tickets! raksinferno.com/shows
@raksinferno.bsky.social
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It's been such a wild week that I never posted this backstage shot. Here you go!
Tonight's gig = fewer feathers but A LOT more fire. 😄🔥
Tonight's gig = fewer feathers but A LOT more fire. 😄🔥
October 31, 2025 at 11:51 PM
It's been such a wild week that I never posted this backstage shot. Here you go!
Tonight's gig = fewer feathers but A LOT more fire. 😄🔥
Tonight's gig = fewer feathers but A LOT more fire. 😄🔥
When Ammunition gives you that look. 🔥
Had a blast spinning fire for a party on the south side last night!
Had a blast spinning fire for a party on the south side last night!
November 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
When Ammunition gives you that look. 🔥
Had a blast spinning fire for a party on the south side last night!
Had a blast spinning fire for a party on the south side last night!
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I love my awesome friends! 🔥🔥🔥
Romeoville Halloween Fest! That was fun. 😄
Featuring: @dawnxianamoon.bsky.social + @michitrota.bsky.social
Featuring: @dawnxianamoon.bsky.social + @michitrota.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 4:27 AM
I love my awesome friends! 🔥🔥🔥
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(More fire. 😄)
October 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
(More fire. 😄)
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Thanks to everyone that joined us Saturday for @raksinferno.bsky.social's secret Halloween fire party! What a blast!
Also: WE RAISED $451 for @icirr.bsky.social!
They run the ICE rapid response network in Chicago & have been the key player in getting Know Your Rights info out to communities. 👊
Also: WE RAISED $451 for @icirr.bsky.social!
They run the ICE rapid response network in Chicago & have been the key player in getting Know Your Rights info out to communities. 👊
October 27, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Thanks to everyone that joined us Saturday for @raksinferno.bsky.social's secret Halloween fire party! What a blast!
Also: WE RAISED $451 for @icirr.bsky.social!
They run the ICE rapid response network in Chicago & have been the key player in getting Know Your Rights info out to communities. 👊
Also: WE RAISED $451 for @icirr.bsky.social!
They run the ICE rapid response network in Chicago & have been the key player in getting Know Your Rights info out to communities. 👊
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I AM MAD WITH POWER! 🤣🔥
When the folks at your fire gig ask if you want to play with their flamethrower after your performance, you say YES. 😂
(Show tonight with @raksinferno.bsky.social!)
When the folks at your fire gig ask if you want to play with their flamethrower after your performance, you say YES. 😂
(Show tonight with @raksinferno.bsky.social!)
September 28, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I AM MAD WITH POWER! 🤣🔥
When the folks at your fire gig ask if you want to play with their flamethrower after your performance, you say YES. 😂
(Show tonight with @raksinferno.bsky.social!)
When the folks at your fire gig ask if you want to play with their flamethrower after your performance, you say YES. 😂
(Show tonight with @raksinferno.bsky.social!)
Romeoville Halloween Fest! That was fun. 😄
Featuring: @dawnxianamoon.bsky.social + @michitrota.bsky.social
Featuring: @dawnxianamoon.bsky.social + @michitrota.bsky.social
October 19, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Romeoville Halloween Fest! That was fun. 😄
Featuring: @dawnxianamoon.bsky.social + @michitrota.bsky.social
Featuring: @dawnxianamoon.bsky.social + @michitrota.bsky.social
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You haven't lived until you've seen the most badass, sparkly striptease followed by a yo-yo at a million miles an hour accurately flicking a POKER CHIP from behind a willing audience member's ear. 😂
Many thanks too to my incredible team both onstage and off. You all are the absolute best. ❤️
Many thanks too to my incredible team both onstage and off. You all are the absolute best. ❤️
September 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
You haven't lived until you've seen the most badass, sparkly striptease followed by a yo-yo at a million miles an hour accurately flicking a POKER CHIP from behind a willing audience member's ear. 😂
Many thanks too to my incredible team both onstage and off. You all are the absolute best. ❤️
Many thanks too to my incredible team both onstage and off. You all are the absolute best. ❤️
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@raksinferno.bsky.social performed at the most epic fire gig last night - there was a 12 foot bonfire and I GOT TO SHOOT A FLAMETHROWER! *cackles* 🔥😂
August 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
@raksinferno.bsky.social performed at the most epic fire gig last night - there was a 12 foot bonfire and I GOT TO SHOOT A FLAMETHROWER! *cackles* 🔥😂
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September 12, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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I only go to weddings where they have lightsabers ready as prizes for winning vintage arcade tournaments. 😂
August 18, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I only go to weddings where they have lightsabers ready as prizes for winning vintage arcade tournaments. 😂
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Chicago: Join us for community, hope, and badassery from internationally-touring performers!
Friday, Sept. 12: @raksinferno.bsky.social Cirque Burlesque.
Joy is resistance. 🔥
raksgeek.com#shows
Friday, Sept. 12: @raksinferno.bsky.social Cirque Burlesque.
Joy is resistance. 🔥
raksgeek.com#shows
Raks Geek: Bellydance + Flow Arts + Fire
As featured on WGN-TV, The Daily Mail, Chicago Tribune, and UK Channel 4 TV. Chicago Reader's 'Best Dance Troupe' (Runner-Up). 'Never seen a sexy Wookiee bellydance? This can be remedied.' - MSN
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August 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Chicago: Join us for community, hope, and badassery from internationally-touring performers!
Friday, Sept. 12: @raksinferno.bsky.social Cirque Burlesque.
Joy is resistance. 🔥
raksgeek.com#shows
Friday, Sept. 12: @raksinferno.bsky.social Cirque Burlesque.
Joy is resistance. 🔥
raksgeek.com#shows
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"If you need to stop an asteroid, you call Superman. If you need to solve a mystery, you call Batman. But if you need to end a war, you call Wonder Woman." - @gailsimone.bsky.social
@michitrota.bsky.social as Wonder Woman. Photo by Genito Photography.
@michitrota.bsky.social as Wonder Woman. Photo by Genito Photography.
August 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
"If you need to stop an asteroid, you call Superman. If you need to solve a mystery, you call Batman. But if you need to end a war, you call Wonder Woman." - @gailsimone.bsky.social
@michitrota.bsky.social as Wonder Woman. Photo by Genito Photography.
@michitrota.bsky.social as Wonder Woman. Photo by Genito Photography.
We got press!
I'm in the Chicago Reader today (and so is Raks Geek!) talking about cosplay performances!
August 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM
We got press!
It's the summer of libraries!
Fun @raksgeek.bsky.social gig this afternoon at Indian Trails Public Library!
We literally had audience members from ages ~5 to 90.
We literally had audience members from ages ~5 to 90.
July 16, 2025 at 12:57 AM
It's the summer of libraries!
Backstage shenanigans!
One of my missions is to share joy & create communities that are safe, welcoming, & electric.
I want performers and crew to feel at home. And I want our audiences to be able to let go, to remember there is strength when we're in a room full of like-minded people.
There's hope in that. And power.
I want performers and crew to feel at home. And I want our audiences to be able to let go, to remember there is strength when we're in a room full of like-minded people.
There's hope in that. And power.
July 13, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Backstage shenanigans!
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Thanks so much to everyone that joined us last night, and to all of the amazing folks in @raksinferno.bsky.social both on- and offstage.
I appreciate you all. ❤️
I appreciate you all. ❤️
July 12, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Thanks so much to everyone that joined us last night, and to all of the amazing folks in @raksinferno.bsky.social both on- and offstage.
I appreciate you all. ❤️
I appreciate you all. ❤️
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(Performing with video projections at the last Raks Inferno.)
Chicago: Join us next week for Raks Inferno: Cirque Burlesque! It's hope and it's sexy and it's badass. July 11. See you there.
RaksInferno.com/shows
Chicago: Join us next week for Raks Inferno: Cirque Burlesque! It's hope and it's sexy and it's badass. July 11. See you there.
RaksInferno.com/shows
July 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
(Performing with video projections at the last Raks Inferno.)
Chicago: Join us next week for Raks Inferno: Cirque Burlesque! It's hope and it's sexy and it's badass. July 11. See you there.
RaksInferno.com/shows
Chicago: Join us next week for Raks Inferno: Cirque Burlesque! It's hope and it's sexy and it's badass. July 11. See you there.
RaksInferno.com/shows
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Joy isn't frivolous - it's essential. We have to remind ourselves of what we're fighting for.
And we have to hope - a thing with grit, a thing with teeth - that even though it's dark, eventually, we will win.
And we have to hope - a thing with grit, a thing with teeth - that even though it's dark, eventually, we will win.
July 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Joy isn't frivolous - it's essential. We have to remind ourselves of what we're fighting for.
And we have to hope - a thing with grit, a thing with teeth - that even though it's dark, eventually, we will win.
And we have to hope - a thing with grit, a thing with teeth - that even though it's dark, eventually, we will win.
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"Hope is a muscle, a discipline, a habit. Something that we train. And it has to be strong enough to break the chains on our minds and on our bodies."
- Janaya Khan
One of the many things both activists and scholars on authoritarianism agree on is the importance of art in these times.
- Janaya Khan
One of the many things both activists and scholars on authoritarianism agree on is the importance of art in these times.
July 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
"Hope is a muscle, a discipline, a habit. Something that we train. And it has to be strong enough to break the chains on our minds and on our bodies."
- Janaya Khan
One of the many things both activists and scholars on authoritarianism agree on is the importance of art in these times.
- Janaya Khan
One of the many things both activists and scholars on authoritarianism agree on is the importance of art in these times.
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"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear." - Nemik's manifesto, Andor
Raks Geek founder/director @dawnxianamoon.bsky.social as The Bellydancing Wookiee.
Raks Geek founder/director @dawnxianamoon.bsky.social as The Bellydancing Wookiee.
July 5, 2025 at 12:42 AM
"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear." - Nemik's manifesto, Andor
Raks Geek founder/director @dawnxianamoon.bsky.social as The Bellydancing Wookiee.
Raks Geek founder/director @dawnxianamoon.bsky.social as The Bellydancing Wookiee.
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Chicago: Join us next Friday, July 11 for a stunning, intimate show with burlesque, bellydance, and more!
@raksinferno.bsky.social Cirque Burlesque
Joy is rebellion.
RaksInferno.com/shows
@raksinferno.bsky.social Cirque Burlesque
Joy is rebellion.
RaksInferno.com/shows
July 5, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Chicago: Join us next Friday, July 11 for a stunning, intimate show with burlesque, bellydance, and more!
@raksinferno.bsky.social Cirque Burlesque
Joy is rebellion.
RaksInferno.com/shows
@raksinferno.bsky.social Cirque Burlesque
Joy is rebellion.
RaksInferno.com/shows
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In just one week … and one day! Raks Inferno (@raksinferno.bsky.social) shows are unlike any other!
Go to raksinferno.com/shows for tickets.
#RaksInferno
Go to raksinferno.com/shows for tickets.
#RaksInferno
July 3, 2025 at 7:39 PM
In just one week … and one day! Raks Inferno (@raksinferno.bsky.social) shows are unlike any other!
Go to raksinferno.com/shows for tickets.
#RaksInferno
Go to raksinferno.com/shows for tickets.
#RaksInferno