The Homebody of Drag & Burlesque / The BAMF of burlesque and drag

Jenn Freeman, who also navigates this world as Po’Chop, is an interdisciplinary artist creating on the homeland of the Council of the Three Fires—the Odawa, Ojibwe, and Potawatomi Nations—as well as the Miami, Ho-Chunk, Sauk and Meskwaki, Kiikaapoi, Peoria, and the Očeti Šakówiŋ (Sioux) Nations. Freeman’s work weaves dance, storytelling, drag, and striptease into worlds that both illuminate and interrogate Black queer life.
They are the co-founder of House of the Lorde, a multi-functional space rooted in Black Feminist praxis, co-producer of Notes on Masculinity, a beloved drag king-centered cabaret and creator of The Black Burlesque Directory, an archive of black burlesque performers worldwide. Their work has been presented at the Brooklyn Museum in Brown Girls Burlesque’s Bodyspeak, the Harris Theater for TEDxChicago, and headlined shows in New Orleans, Minneapolis, Denver, St. Louis, and New York. They have performed in Netflix’s Easy (Season 2), appeared in music videos for Jamila Woods and Mykele Deville, and created experimental dance films such as LITANY.
Po’Chop is a board and cast member of Jeezy’s Juke Joint, an all-Black burlesque revue, and the creator of the blogzine The Brown Pages. Their work has been supported by United States Artists, Dance/USA, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, Urban Bush Women, and Chicago Dancemakers Forum. They have been named one of the Top 50 Most Influential Burlesque Artists by 21st Century Burlesque Magazine.