Arlo Arcana

Summoned from the space between omen and illusion, Arlo Arcana does not simply perform— she divinates. Known as the PNW’s Mystic of the Morose, Arlo invites audiences into a liminal space where beauty flirts with discomfort: sometimes seductive, sometimes unsettling, and always impossible to ignore.

Arlo intertwines experience in professional horror costuming/SFX to create memories that echo, sensations that haunt, questions that follow you home like unfinished rituals. Having grown up in the SoCal anarcho-punk scene, her ethos resists polish and demands presence—an influence that bleeds into their teaching and performance work alike. Beneath the ritual and spectacle lies a current of defiance, with social and political commentary infused in unsettling, hypnotic ways.

You can find Arlo performing in residency with Hood River Burlesque and Shenanigans in Seattle, or coaching at Lilith Pole in Tacoma.

Signature acts include:

• Mx. America: a storytelling act with burlesque elements, mocking the current culture clash between moral authority and religious hypocrisy

• Hexxus: a polesque take on the classic Fern Gully pollution villain brings attention to the climate crisis

• Jigsaw: the classic SAW series villain explores voyeurism through acro-chair/pole

• Heavy Metal Harlequin: balloon pop act with an alternative twist

• Queen of Pain: Pole act done entirely in fetish ballet-pointe shoes

Arlo has had the pleasure of performing and kittening with multiple productions in Los Angeles and the Pacific Northwest. This includes Bat Cave Burlesque, Booty Burlesque, DLS Burlesque, Empowerment in Heels, Enchanted Ravens, Ethereal Chaos, Melanated Pole Fest, Moon Gem, Parlour Trick Events, Pole for Justice, Sign of the Beast Burlesque/Metalesque Fest, Spike Dyke Productions, and Wilde Moon Productions.

IG: @arloarcana