REGAL
MORTIS
PHOTOGRAPHER/BURLESQUE PERFORMANCE ARTIST
'The Girl Who'll Make You Stiff'
BIO
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​Regal Mortis is a fat-positive Latina who has contributed her brand of Glitter Gore to NYC burlesque since 2015. She was a nominee for the Master of Macabre award (2018), Blood Feast Award (2021) at The White Elephant Burlesque Silver Tusk Awards, and Best Plus Size Burlesque (2023) at the Philly Phatty Awards. She is a member of Snacc Time Revue, an all-plus-size troupe based in Philadelphia. Regal has performed in productions nationwide and internationally, including the Ohio Burlesque Festival in Cleveland, Ohio, Take it Off Fat Burlesque Weekender in St.Paul, Minnesota, and Burlesque-rival in Edinburgh, Scotland!
Regal is also a photographer and founder of Regal Pictures, a body-positive/fat-positive boudoir photo studio in Brooklyn, NY, and the resident photographer for the bi-national dance company Danse Theatre Surreality based in Paris & New York City.
For burlesque bookings, art modeling, and photography inquiries email ms.regalmortis@gmail.com.
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Visit www.regalpicture.com for more info on Regal's photography and rates!
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Regal Mortis
“The Girl Who’ll Make You Stiff”
Plus-sized Latina serving glamorous and macabre burlesque across NYC and the world!
New York, NY | ms.regalmortis@gmail.com | www.regalmortis.com
SKILLS
Neo-burlesque, Performance Art, Classic Burlesque, Floor Work, Silk Fans, Isis Dance Wings, Gogo Dancing, Art Modeling, Stage Makeup, Photography, DIY costuming (headdresses, feather collars, carnival bras), Burlesque Producing
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NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
2018-2024 Snacctime Revue (Philadelphia, PA)- Member of Philadelphia’s premier all plus-sized burlesque troupe
2025 Glasgow Burlesque Festival (Glasgow, Scotland) Soloist at 10th Annual Glasgow Burlesque Festival
2025 Emolesque Festival (Coney Island, NY) Social media management and soloist for the inaugural year of New York’s first Emo music-themed festival.
2025 Bewitching Booklesque(Baltimore, MD)-Soloist at the book launch for 'Queer Rites' by Enfys J. Book.
2025 Rubulad NYE Party (NYC)- Soloist performing with a live rock band at an NYE event.
2024 Bouncehouse Burlesque at Lincoln Center (NYC)- Soloist at New York’s premier all-plus-sized burlesque show
2024 Burlesque-ival (Edinburgh, Scotland)- Soloist at the innaugural year of Edinburgh’s premier burlesque festival
2024 Katt’s Burlesque Lounge (Honolulu, HI) - Soloist at monthly burlesque lounge and vintage shop
2024 Glitter the Party (NYC)- Invited soloist at monthly sapphic burlesque brunch show
2023 Ohio Burlesque Festival (Cleveland, OH)- Soloist at the annual Ohio Burlesque Festival
2023 Our Universe Burlesque Festival (Roanoke, VA)- Soloist at a burlesque festival dedicated to BIPOC performers
2023 Booklovers Burlesque Festival (Portland, OR)- Soloist at literature-themed burlesque festival
2023 Derpy Con (NJ)- Nerdlesque soloist at multi-genre pop culture convention
2022 Take It Off: Fat Burlesque Weekend (St. Paul, MN)- Soloist at burlesque weekend celebrating large-bodied performers. Produced by The Rose Academy of Burlesque & Cake Plus-Size Resale.
2022 Bouncehouse Burlesque (NYC)- Solist at New York’s premier all-plus-sized recurring burlesque show
2018, 2022 Nocte Covina Burlesque (Norfolk, VA)- Invited headliner for multiple themed shows
2021, 2022 Bare Book Club (NYC) - Reading in the nude at the NYC chapter of Michelle L’amour’s Bare Bookclub
2021 Sabor Latin Burlesque Revue - Soloist at virtual Latin History Month celebration produced by Bella Sin &Vivi Valens
2019 Nerdlesque Festival - Gogo dancer at a Freak Bar during intermission
2016 Kate Bushwick (NYC)- Group performer at Kate Bush-themed burlesque and variety show
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ART MODEL
Titmouse Animation Studios, NYC
Spenser Tunick Election Party Fine Art Photo Series, NYC
ASIFA EAST- NYC Chapter of Association Internationale du Film d’Animation
Church Street School of Music and Art, NYC
Baddie Tattoo Studio, Jersey City, NJ
Jersey City Art School, Jersey City, NJ
PRODUCER
2022 Hubba Dubba Burlesque, Freddy’s Bar NYC- Mortis May Productions co-produced with Esmerelda May. A 90’s television nostalgia tribute show featuring performers from New York City, New Jersey, and Philadelphia.
2019 Till Death Do Us, Eris Evolution NYC- Regal Sin Productions co-produced with Sincerely Yours and featured in Time Out NYC. A macabre Valentine's Day burlesque show.
2018 Death Becomes Her, Eris Evolution NYC- Regal Sin Productions co-produced with Sincerely Yours and featured in Time Out NYC. A burlesque tribute to the cult classic film, Death Becomes Her.
2016 Neo-Burlesque Prom, The Well NYC - A prom-themed burlesque show featuring on-site prom photos.
AWARD NOMINATIONS
2023 Nominated for Best Plus-Size Burlesque- Philly Phatty Awards
2021 Nominated for the Blood Feast Award- White Elephant Burlesque Silver Tusk Awards
2018 Nominated for the Master of Macabre Award- White Elephant Burlesque Silver Tusk Awards
NOTABLE VENUES
Lincoln Center, House of Yes, Coney Island USA, Club Cumming, Slipper Room, Ethyl’s Alcohol, Lucky 13 Saloon, Beauty Bar, Arlene’s Grocery, Bushwick Bizzare, Beechland Ballroom (Cleveland, OH), Jefferson Center (Roanoke, VA), Katts Burlesque Lounge (Honolulu, HI), Swan Dive (Portland, OR), Bar 50 (Edinburgh, Scotland)
TRAINING
2010-2012 Parsons The New School for Design, New York, NY, Bachelor of Fine Arts Candidate in Photography
2012-2015 New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ- Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography & Media Studies
2015-Present New York School of Burlesque, Studied with Jezebel Express, Darlinda Just Darlinda, Jo Weldon
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Additional burlesque training with: Nasty Canasta (NYC), Hartless Malone (NYC), Angie Pontani (NYC), Deeva Rose (MN), Zia Sandia (NM), Trixie Blue (Scotland), Isabel Atrum (VA), Mecca Mwah (VA)
