Revolution Revue: A Blog-a-zine
“We don’t have a budget”: Why artists die of exposure
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“We don’t have a budget.” These five words are the bane of a creative worker’s existence. Every few seconds, the phone rings, ...
Do you have a job?
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“Do you have a job?” Find out how this question sounds to independent artists who are doing ALL THE JOBS. This post is re-published from 2...
Birthday writing contest: Tell me your rebirth story and win free leggings
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* Tomorrow is my birthday. Use it to contemplate your own re-birth, and you may walk away in a pair of free leggings from the Revolva Rock Store. My f...
Ask Revolva: Are hoopers annoying, how to fill classes, rad stage makeup, being non-offensive
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Ask Revolva is an ongoing column, in which the public expresses confusion about anything from hooping and performance, to career counseling and tax ad...
Rape culture, badasses, and putting the “I” in Valentine’s Day
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One year ago today, as my eyes rolled completely back into my brain over political commentary on rape, I came out publicly (for the first time in 17 y...
The 5th non-annual 2014 Revolvies Hoop Awards for 2013
Good evening, and welcome BACK to the Revolvies, a totally biased awards show, based solely on the opinion of one unitard-loving woman. The Revolvies ...
Ask Revolva: Perverts in the park, teaching credentials and how to do the 4-hoop box split
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Ask Revolva is an ongoing column, in which the public expresses confusion about anything from hooping and performance, to career counseling and tax ad...
Laughing more will make you healthier, happier—and sexier!
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“You just do comedy because it’s easy.” This judgement has been applied to my work more than once. And it’s true; convincing a casino rep who ...
Ask Revolva: Dating hoopers and pricing performances
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Ask Revolva is an ongoing column, in which the public expresses confusion about anything from hooping and performance, to career counseling and tax ad...
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An open letter to Oprah, whose ‘The Life You Want’ tour asked me to work for free
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To achieve the life you want, avoid situations that devalue your worth. Like when Oprah’s “The Life You Want” tour, with its tickets priced up t...