Waxie Moon is a gender-bending neo-burlesque

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of the performer Marc Kenison. Kenison studied modern dance at

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and acting at

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. During his six years dancing for the

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Company, Kenison performed for the

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and toured other parts of the world, including the war-torn

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and

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. After co-founding the Washington Ensemble Theater in Seattle, Kenison turned to burlesque and created Waxie Moon, whom he describes as "the gender-blending queer lady boylesque performance art solo stripping sensation". In 2009 Waxie Moon became the subject of Wes Hurley's documentary of the same name. The documentary '' Waxie Moon'' won several awards including Best Local Film at the

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Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Jury Award at Queer Fruits Festival in Australia and Best Film at Love Unlimited Film Festival. The film is distributed by TLA Video. Waxie Moon is also the star and co-writer of '' Waxie Moon in Fallen Jewel'', a cult comedy directed by Wes Hurley and was featured in ''A Wink and a Smile'' by Deirdre Timmons. In 2009 Waxie Moon, Lou Henry Hoover and Inga Ingenue co-founded the dance troupe "Dance Belt" which has been voted the Sexiest Dance Troupe by ''The Stranger''. In 2014, artist Anna-Lisa Notter unveiled a large mural of Waxie Moon above Seattle's iconic

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. Waxie Moon is the star of Wes Hurley's acclaimed comedy series

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which premiered in 2014 on Huffington Post and is distributed in Europe by

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Inga Ingenue
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moon, Waxie American male erotic dancers American neo-burlesque performers Entertainers from Seattle Living people Year of birth missing (living people)