Paper Dolls

Be nice to sex workers.

Paper Dolls is a traveling night of live music, pole, burlesque and erotica, started in Kingston, NY by musician and former sex worker Gentle Mothh. DRAFT

Every show builds a small world with its own bank, its own currency and its own rules. The dancers get tipped, the room gets loud, and everyone leaves knowing what's on the line for sex workers in New York.

Next year Paper Dolls goes on the road to New York City, Los Angeles and Atlanta, bringing Mothh's music, a crew of dancers and queer artists, and the campaign with it.

What we're fighting for

S.4404 / A.5399 · The Midnight Ballerina Bill

It establishes that a person who is a witness to, or the subject of, an investigation can't legally consent to sexual contact under certain circumstances.

Senate sponsor: Sen. Rachel May
Status: In the Senate Codes Committee since Jan 7, 2026

Read the bill The facts, from A.S.H.

Bill summary is the official NY Senate summary. Ask Mothh / A.S.H. for a plain-language line on why it matters. Re-check status before each show.

Shows

Kingston first. More cities next year.

Dancers in platform heels lined up on stage at Assembly

Upcoming · Oct 9

Paper Dolls, Everywhere

Everywhere Shop · 292 Wall St, Kingston, NY

Gentle Mothh and two guitarists perform Paper Thin while the crew builds a world around them in real time: the poles, the stage, and the Tarte Credit Union™, where the Topless Teller sells Angel Bills™. Then the Paper Dolls Strip Club opens, with a VIP room in the shop's front window.

7:30: Doors
8:00: Live listening session
9:30: Paper Dolls Strip Club + VIP window CONFIRM
10:30: Last call

We're filming a music video. By coming in, you agree to be on camera. Need to stay off camera? Ask for a no-film wristband at Will Call. PROPOSED

20Get ticketsSLIDING SCALE $20–$100

Past · Sep 18

Paper Dolls: A Midnight Ballet

Assembly · 236 Wall St, Kingston, NY

The live album release of Paper Thin, with contemporary, burlesque and pole acts, a postcard campaign for the bill, and the first Paper Dolls pop-up strip club.

See photos from the night

Coming next year

TBA

New York City

Venue and date soon

TBA

Los Angeles

Venue and date soon

TBA

Atlanta

Venue and date soon

Want Paper Dolls in your city? Get in touch.

Each show is one entry in content/shows.ts. Adding a city means adding a row.

The currency of the Paper Dolls universe

Angel Bills™

Angel Bills are play money for tipping the dancers. Your ticket comes with an Angel Bill Wad™ worth $20, ready at Will Call. Run out? The Topless Teller at the Tarte Credit Union™ ATM will sell you more. Cash works too.

Every Angel Bill dollar goes to the Paper Dolls Collective Care Fund, which tips our performers. Tip generously.

TARTE CREDIT UNION™$ANGL

WELCOME, DOLL. SELECT A TRANSACTION_

Bundles as ATM menu items, each linking to its Ash + Chess product. Confirm the “all three” math.

Performers getting ready backstage at Assembly

Founder · musician

Gentle Mothh

Gentle Mothh is a Kingston musician and former sex worker. Her album Paper Thin came out September 18 with a live release at Assembly, performed alongside the dancers who became the first Paper Dolls. DRAFT

Listen to Paper Thin @gentlemothh

Placeholder is a backstage shot, not Mothh. Needs a portrait she chooses.

Two dancers in white lace performing a pole duo in front of the silver Paper Dolls sign

The dancers

The Midnight Ballerinas

Pole, burlesque and contemporary dancers from the Hudson Valley and beyond. Each performer decides how they're credited here.

Names or handles go here once each dancer opts in. Nobody is named or tagged by default.

Everywhere ShopAsh + ChessHudson Valley PoleA.S.H. · Advocates for Safety & HealthDecriminalize Sex WorkAssembly

Night one

Assembly, Kingston · Sep 18, 2026 · shot on 35mm · Photos by CREDIT

Angel Bills and dollar bills scattered around the pole stage — The stage, after the tips

A performer in angel wings at the bathroom mirror — Angel, off duty

Dancers lined up backstage watching the show — Waiting in the wings

A dancer on the pole, lit pink in a dark room — Pink light, pole one

A performer in a pink tulle dress lacing her shoes on the dressing room floor — Dressing room

A performer in a leaf headdress resting backstage — Between sets

A dancer mid-spin on the pole in near darkness — Mid-spin

On production, photos with recognizable faces stay hidden until consent is marked “yes” in content/photos.ts.

Get involved

Five ways to be nice to sex workers.

PD·001$ANGL

Come to a show

Tickets are sliding scale from $20 and include Angel Bills for tipping.

Buy tickets →

PD·002$ANGL

Tip the dolls

Give to the Paper Dolls Collective Care Fund, which pays our performers.

Donation link coming soon

PD·003$ANGL

Call your reps

If you live in New York, ask your state senator and assembly member to co-sponsor S.4404 / A.5399.

Find your senator Find your assembly member

PD·004$ANGL

Follow along

Show announcements, new cities, and the music video when it drops.

@gentlemothh on Instagram

PD·005$ANGL

Bring us to your city

Venues, dancers, and organizers in NYC, LA, Atlanta and beyond: we want to hear from you.

Contact email coming soon

Donation link, Paper Dolls handle and contact email are open items (content/site.ts).