le cancan bijou
performance history
Photo Credit: Marco Sanchez
Living History and Re-enactment
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The Great Dickens Christmas Fair & Victorian Holiday Party
Red Barn Productions​, San Francisco, CA
2001 - Present
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Le Cancan Bijou kicks up their heels as part of the Music Hall show three times a day on the stage at Mad Sal's Dockside Alehouse as well as scandalizes the ladies and gentlemen of the Royal Opera Gala on the Victoria & Albert Stage. We also participate in improvisational street theater with various other performers adding our color and flair throughout the event.
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2010 - present
2010 - present
Annual Living History Fair
Buena Vista Winery, Sonoma, CA
2015 - 2017
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Celebrating early California History and focusing on the San Francisco Bay Area, this event features Le Cancan Bijou as part of their Music Hall-style stage show. We also interact with guests and performers throughout the event.
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Old Sacramento's Time Travel Weekends
Red Barn Productions with the Historic Old Sacramento Foundation, Sacramento, CA
2010 - 2014
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Le Cancan Bijou takes part in several shows that take place at the Eagle Theatre during the Time Travel weekends, which happen during the summer months leading up to Labor Day. We also perform and take photographs with visitors outside in the streets of Old Sacramento.
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event performances
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The Edwardian Ball, San Francisco
Paradox Media & Vau de Vire Society, The Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
2010 - Present​
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​Le Cancan Bijou performs in the Main Ballroom both evenings of Paradox Media and the Vau de Vire Society's surreal two-day event at the stunning Regency Ballroom in San Francisco.
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The Edwardian Ball, Los Angeles
Paradox Media & Vau de Vire Society, Los Angeles, CA
2015 - Present
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​In 2015, Le Cancan Bijou joined the cast of The Edwardian Ball in Los Angeles, CA and has been invited to return regularly since then.
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Spring at Jordan Party
Jordan Vineyard & Winery, Healdsburg, CA
2017
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​Le Cancan Bijou performed and provided ambiance in this "Belle Epoque"-themed party at the beautiful Jordan Winery in Healdsburg, CA. The event celebrated the release of new vintages and the debut of Jordan Cuvee by Champagne AR Lenoble.
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Bastille Day Dinner
Jordan Vineyard & Winery, Healdsburg, CA
2017
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Another event at Jordan Vineyard and Winery with their French-inspired winery-chateau as a backdrop to their celebration of all things French including Cancan, bien sur!
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Moulin Rouge Party
Blackhawk Country Club, Danville, CA
2017
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It's not the Moulin Rouge without Cancan!
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Soiree au Moulin Rouge
Greater Bay Area Costumer's Guild, Michaan's Theater, Alameda, CA
2016
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Le Cancan Bijou assisted the Greater Bay Area Costumer's Guild in recreating the most famous nightclub in fin-de-ciecle Paris for an evening celebrating the revelry, romance, and elegance of La Belle Epoque.
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"The Electric Wagon Train" Party
The Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV
2015
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Part Steampunk and part surreal saloon, Le Cancan Bijou celebrated the wild Old West with a whimsical twist!
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The Claremont Hotel's Annual Holiday Gala
The Claremont Hotel Club & Spa, Berkeley, CA
2013
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Le Cancan Bijou performed for The Claremont's Annual Holiday Gala, adding ambience to their Moulin Rouge theme for the evening. We posed for photos and entertained guests in traditional cancan style.
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"Steampunks In Space"
Nova Albion Steampunk Exhibition, Santa Clara, CA
2013
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Le Cancan Bijou performed to new music by Abney Park, as well as our signature version of Cotton-Eyed Joe, choreographed by the lovely and talented Heather Feeney.
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Steamstock Festival​
Richmond, CA
2013
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Le Cancan Bijou performed along with Frenchy & The Punk's "Yes, I'm French!" at the Steamstock Festival that celebrated Steampunk culture and featured well-known acts such as Abney Park and Thomas Dolby.
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Earthquake!
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA
2012
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Le Cancan Bijou danced during the California Academy of Sciences' Earthquake event, which paid tribute to the massive earthquake that devastated San Francisco in 1906.
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Additional Event performances
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Berlin '32 Cabaret
The Night Light, Oakland, CA
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Storytime Burlesque
The Make Out Room, San Francisco, CA
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Hubba Hubba Revue
DNA Lounge, San Francisco, CA
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Gold Rush Days
Historic Old Town Sacramento, CA
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Dark Kabaret
The Climate Theater, San Francisco, CA
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"Noir Montmartre" WHORE! Magazine Launch Party
San Francisco, CA
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Beaujolais Nouveau Release Party
Left Bank Brasserie, San Mateo, CA
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"Railfair"
California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, CA
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World Gold Panning Championships
Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, Coloma, CA
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corporate parties and fundraisers
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"Builders & Brewers: Rebuilding Together" supporting Rebuilding Together San Francisco
SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA
2015
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"Be The Change" California Library Association Conference
Oakland Marriott Convention Center, Oakland, CA
2014
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"Fete Fantastique" 62nd Season Opening Night Gala
Marin Symphony, Osher Marin Jewish Community Center, Oakland, CA
2014
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"Sunset in Paris" Fathers' Club Fundraiser
St. Ignacius College Peparatory School, San Francisco, CA
2013
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Le Cancan Bijou wowed the audience for St. Ignacius College Preparatory's annual Fathers' Club Fundraiser, dancing on a stage with a scale replica of the base of la Tour Eiffel that went all the way up to the ceiling of the ballroom. The dancers also mixed and mingled posing for photos with attendees in the Moulin Rouge bar they had constructed in the adjacent ballroom. Magnifique!
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Additional corporate parties and fundraisers
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Diageo Chateau and Estates Wine
Napa, CA
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Employee Appreciation Luncheon
Sutter Health, San Francisco, CA
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Riverboat Gambling Night Fundraiser and Silent Auction
Vallejo Music Theater, Vallejo, CA
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film and media
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"The Picnic"
Silent Short Film, Director: Allen White
2014
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"I Like Technology (Better Than You)"
Music Video, The Something Experience
2012
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