# Shakedown

Shakedown at Institute of Contemporary Arts, Thursday 5 November 2026, 20:40.

- Venue: Institute of Contemporary Arts, The Mall, London
- Go to page: https://ica.art/films/nfts-collective-visions-of-pleasure-shakedown

![Shakedown](https://noky.io/images/9cc5071313991f716e7cb71717a2bf92e5cffdbc3e0b9abde79e9f54c4996e78-1200.webp)

A documentary feature built from more than 300 hours of footage, weaving together performances, backstage moments, interviews and club flyers into an atmospheric portrait of a space of refuge and celebration. Director Leilah Weinraub, who worked at the club as a photographer, brings an insider's view of the bonds between dancers and organisers, among them club creator and emcee Ronnie-Ron, star performer Egypt, community 'mother' Mahogany and 'Queen' of Shakedown Jazmine. The film presents eroticism as a shared ritual between the Shakedown Angels and their audiences, a language of lap dances and stripteases that complicates money, fantasy, labour and self-expression. It stands as an archival celebration of Black lesbian sensuality, preserving a community in defiance of the forces that seek to erase it.

## Dates

- Thursday 5 November 20:40 — Institute of Contemporary Arts

Written by a model, sources: [ica.art](https://ica.art/films/nfts-collective-visions-of-pleasure-shakedown)

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