Performance
Scroll below to see the evolution of Velvet Paw through live performance. From burlesque to clown, each work marks a different stage in my story.
Performance No. 4
Melania’s Spring Fashion Collection
Coney Island USA, Brooklyn, NY (March 2026)
Clown
Performance No. 3
Field Notes from Artist Hotel and Psychic Shop
The PIT, Chelsea, NYC (2025)
Standup
Performance No. 2
The Red Clown
Coney Island USA, Brooklyn, NY (2025)
Burlesque
Performance No. 1
Vintage Terror
Live at DROM, NYC (2024)
Burlesque
Performance No. 4 - Clown
Melania’s Fashion Show (March 2026)
Watch “Melania” debut her Spring 2026 Fashion Collection at Coney Island USA
Performance at Coney Island Clown Skool
Thumbnail photo by Norman Blake @nbphotoflash
Performance No. 3 - Standup
Field Notes (Summer 2025)
Storytelling to a couple of experiences living in Midtown Manhattan - living in an Artist Hotel and falling into a Park Avenue psychic’s web
Live at the People’s Improv Theater (PIT), Chelsea, NYC
Performance No. 2 - Burlesque
The Red Clown (2025)
Set to You Spin me Round (Like a Record) by Dead or Alive, The Red Clown explores glamour, absurdity, vulnerability, and repetition through exaggerated and slightly un-choreographed character work.
Suspended somewhere inbetween joy and spectacle…
Live at Coney Island USA, Brooklyn, NY
Intro by Jo Weldon, New York School of Burlesque
Video from Coney Island USA archive
Performance #1 - Burlesque
Vintage Terror (2024)
A vintage carnival inspired scene where glamor meets horror. Set to White Zombie’s I, Zombie, Velvet Paw presents Vintage Terror, a theatrical burlesque performance inspired by classic sideshows, gothic Americana, and the unexpected.
Live at DROM in NYC in the East Village.
Intro by Jo Weldon, New York School of Burlesque
Video by Regina Nicosia
Photos by Katheryn Whitehead @katherynwhiteheadphotography