In this episode Kia & Renae unpack:

• Breaking gender stereotypes in performance art

• How to step up when your artistic vision and collaborators need you

• The signs of burnout and sacrificing yourself for your art

• The role rest plays in creativity

• How collaboration and passing on the torch is key to growing your artistic self

Join us as we dive into the details of being an LGBTQ+ artist and leader as Kia shares his personal excitements and struggles over the past few years.

To find more from Kia visit Instagram: @foxydaddykia @thevixenshow @thefoxesshow

Click here to read Renae’s blog on the topic.

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Guest Bio:

Kia Sisowath he/him is a dance teacher & choreographer for Avanti Dance Company in Costa Mesa, CA. He is a co-founder of the The Vixen Show est. 2007 - a female cabaret burlesque troupe that currently has a west coast group here in Southern California and an east coast group in North Carolina, and The Foxes Show est. 2015 - an all-gay male cabaret troupe. Kia is a:

Performer for BEARLESQUE - a body positive burlesque group.

Choreographer for todays innovative Drag Artists

Producer of many LGBTQ-focused cabaret shows here in So Cal

Kia is the Director of Parades for Orange County Pride - a 501(c)(3) non-profit LGBTQ+ Organization Committed to funding community projects, hosting events, raising awareness, and understanding in our incredible LGBTQ+ family.

Content warning: general mental health symptoms

Discussed in this episode: OC Pride