{"id":473314,"date":"2026-09-23T18:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T18:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/473314\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T18:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T18:30:11","slug":"best-of-the-bay-2026-editors-pick-quin-de-la-noche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/473314\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of the Bay 2026 Editors\u2019 Pick: Qu\u2019in de la Noche"},"content":{"rendered":"

Polls are open for our 2026 Best of the Bay!\u00a0Vote here now<\/a>, and enjoy our\u00a0Editors\u2019 Picks<\/a>\u00a0of our favorite Bay Area things, which we\u2019ll be posting throughout the month and beyond.<\/p>\n

Not many work histories include having performed as a scantily clad dancer whilst wielding a light saber, flashing vampire fangs, or demon-like contact lenses. Then again, most people aren\u2019t local burlesque sensation Qu\u2019in de la Noche<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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The self-proclaimed \u201cDark Siren of San Francisco\u201d may be small in stature, but she brings a larger-than-life presence to her stage routines. Merging her lifelong love for horror and sci-fi with Afro Latin\u00e9 heritage, she brings literal and figurative color to the roster of every show she\u2019s in. And the only way you\u2019ll see a better version of Santanico Pandemonium\u2019s routine in From Dusk \u2018Til Dawn is if it\u2019s being performed by Salma Hayek herself.<\/p>\n

For those who follow local burlesque, it almost seems as though Qu\u2019in popped up out of nowhere. She first drew notice in 2021, appearing at the DNA Lounge\u2019s Hubba Hubba Revue. Since then, she\u2019s become a staple at the show (which she\u2019s frequently produced and hosted), as well as at The Soiled Dove in Alameda, and at burlesque showcases in and out of the Bay Area. If there\u2019s a local production of The Empire Strips Back, odds are good that she\u2019ll be one of the featured talents.<\/p>\n

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All of that would be cool enough, but the multi-hyphenate frequently combines social justice with her striptease. Like local contemporaries Juicy D. Light and Sgt. Die Wies, Qu\u2019in has a number of routines that\u2014expectedly or not\u2014raise awareness about racism and police violence. It\u2019s not the sort of thing one usually expects from a choreographed striptease, but when you have a captive audience at your whims, you can deliver whatever message you want.<\/p>\n

Like Ginger Rogers, Qu\u2019in de la Noche pulls all this off moving backwards in high heels. It\u2019s just that the heels may be stilettos, she may have elaborate wings sprouting from that back. All in a day\u2019s work.<\/p>\n

To catch Qu\u2019in de la Noche at an upcoming show, go here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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