Erica Reid: Choreography Archives

Some Burlesque Love

By Erica on May 24, 2011 10:34 AM | 2 Comments

I wanted to take a minute to note that this weekend, the long-running Chicago staple Belmont Burlesque Revue will be ending its monthly showcase. I owe so much to BBR and Paris Green and all the Bombshells for the years of fun working with them on dances and performing comedy with Fuzzy onstage. What a blast! For group numbers, I choreographed one of their opening numbers as well as "Jump in the Line" and "Candy Man" and I had the pleasure to work with Paris Green and Titi Touche on fun solo projects.

This Saturday at midnight, Fuzzy and I will be reprising some classic Gerdes and Reid bits and bidding this beloved show a fond farewell. I wonder if Jack Midnight will tell the Scottsman joke...

Also, yesterday, our Reader review for Kiss Kiss Cabaret came out!

The tone and pace are just right in this late-night burlesque show. Doubling as affable emcee Max Flattery, director Chris Biddle keeps the evening fresh with a rotating line-up of erotic dancers, campy acts, and nerdy comedians. Striptease routines satisfy a wide range of PG-13 fetishes, sometimes in unconventional ways. Teddy Bare's absinthe fairy number, for instance, incorporates modern dance elements not typically associated with the bump-and-grind. The result is an eclectic blend of steam, smart humor, and shtick. If Biddle and company can maintain momentum, Kiss Kiss Cabaret has what it takes to become a cheeky Chicago staple. --Dan Jakes

Nice!

My Inspiration for Today

By Erica on May 3, 2011 11:36 AM | No Comments

Why have I not discovered this amazing video til today? I've been listening to it repeat all day on my ipod, so I decided to look it up. Yet another video I wish I was in.

KKC in TOC!

By Erica on April 19, 2011 4:45 PM | No Comments

Here are some pics from last week's show on Time Out Chicago's Blog!

Bio

By Erica on March 7, 2011 11:35 AM | 5 Comments

I judged a pageant yesterday in Indiana and it was amazing and a great time. I can't talk about it, really, but let's just say I learned a lot about the Miss America Scholarship Program and met a lot of incredible women, and well as made some new friends in my judges panel. For the pageant, I had to create a bio that was all-incompassing, and I have to say, I am really proud of myself! I thought I would post it here, cause if you can't put a bio on your own blog, where can you put it?

Erica Reid has been performing, producing and choreographing in the Chicagoland area for over ten years. She is a founding member of Blewt! Productions, the creation of which was recently named one of the "Top Moments that Changed Chicago Comedy in the Last Decade" by Time Out Chicago Magazine, with whom she performs with and produces the hit shows "Impress These Apes" and "Don't Spit the Water" along with numerous video projects. Erica served as a producer on the Barenaked Ladies video "Pollywog in a Bog" with the Noah Ginex Puppet Company, with whom she has also directed. She has performed with KOKO, FuzzyCo Productions, Galileo Players, IO Theatre, Greta Mae Productions, along with myriad improv teams, and was featured in the Oxygen Network's "Girl's Behaving Badly." She has choreographed for Coudal Partners, the Belmont Burlesque Revue, ComedySportz Chicago, Chicago Opera Vanguard, The IO Theatre, Stir Friday Night, for the nationally syndicated "Sports Action Team" (Towers Productions, Inc.) and many more. In her homestate of Mississippi, she was a founding member of Capitol City Improv and performed in numerous shows at New Stage Theatre in Jackson. As a model, Erica can be seen in the book Skrebneski Seduced, a retrospective of the career of Victor Skrebneski, as well as for Po Campo bike bags. Erica is currently the Dance Director of the Kiss Kiss Cabaret at the Greenhouse Theatre, where she choreographs and oversees group and solo dance routines.

Promo Shots for Kiss Kiss Cabaret

By Erica on January 22, 2011 11:40 PM | 8 Comments

Check out these amazing photos taken by Greg Inda for Kiss Kiss Cabaret!
I feel like a supermodel!

And then used with the logo! So cool!

Big Night!

By Erica on January 14, 2011 9:44 AM | No Comments

It's the Day of the Show, Y'all!

I AM SO EXCITED!

Because I can't be at 2 places at once, Fuzzy is going to see Don and Joe's show while I see Kiss Kiss Cabaret. Isn't he a sweetie? Oh, y'all, let me tell you how amazing my husband is. I went to dance class last night for the first time in months (it was incredible and awesome and I am so glad that I am getting back in the rhythm of going) and when I got home, Fuzzy had this amazing dinner waiting for me: swiss chard with tomatoes, homemade potato chips, and an open face sausage sandwich with goat cheese and sauteed onions and mushrooms on a baguette. And beer. DAMN Y'ALL I HAVE THE BEST HUSBAND IN THE WORLD!!

I am so blessed.

Here are some more behind the scenes photos for KKC taken by Kriss Abigail Paredes. They are amazing!

Shows and Shows

By Erica on January 10, 2011 11:42 AM | No Comments

Big week! The 2 shows I am working on are starting this week, plus there is a bonus show! Here are the details!

Kiss Kiss Cabaret!
Y'all all know about this one. I am so excited to see it in its entirety! Previews start this Friday Jan 14th at 11pm.
Get your tickets here.

Don Hall and Joe Janes Are Using This Show to Try to Get Laid
At Chicago Sketchfest, also Friday Jan 14th at 11pm.
I've had the pleasure of working with Don and Joe on a fun and saucy number for their show--they are all at once adorable, sexy and hilarious in it. Sadly, I won't be able to see it, so if you do, let me know how it is!!

BONUS SHOW:
Hot and Heavy Burlesque's Tribute to Pink Floyd's The Wall
I worked on a couple of numbers for Paris Green in this show last year, and it is currently remounted and running through Jan 22nd. Here are some photos from last year's show (NSFW).

More KKC Pics!

By Erica on January 7, 2011 11:53 AM | No Comments

Hooray! I have an abundance of awesome rehearsal pics!
Once again, pics by Chris O Biddle.

Rehearsal of the opening number

Opening number. This is my "Cold Hearted Snake" moment.

Our name up in lights!!

Behind the Scenes: Kiss Kiss Cabaret

By Erica on January 5, 2011 10:20 AM | 1 Comment

My new burlesque show, Kiss Kiss Cabaret is just about to start! The first preview is January 14th! The opening night is Feb 4th! You can get your tickets here. I am also taking a group on Feb 18th (discount tickets!) so if you want to go with me, let me know!

Here are some fun rehearsal pics from the last few weeks.
(all B&W pics by the talented Greg Inda)