Event Schedule:

Updated on January 24, 2008


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- Image taken from our official program guide -

Pt. I: Phénomènes nocturnes
Friday, FEBRUARY 8th - at The PUSSYCAT LOUNGE- Doors: 9PM

Artist biographies, trailers, and press images can be found at the "Featured Artists" page on our web menu.

9:30-9:45 PM - NICKI JAINE
- cabaret songs from 1930s Paris and Berlin

10:15 - 10:30 PM- DESERT SIN
- "Ode to the Silent Era"

10:45 - 11:30 PM - The BLACK FOREST FANCIES
- puppet operetta, "The Black Wallows Foundlings Hospital"

??? - Special Guests "What Time Is It, Mr. Fox?" to appear past midnight...

And do not miss the opportunity to have your vintage polaroid taken by photographer Jen Zak atop our old-fashioned "paper moon"!

Music: 1910-1930s, Dark Cabaret, Neo-classical, Tango, Jazz, Blues, etc... ie, Tom Waits, Bix Beiderbecke, Camerata Mediolanense, Cab Calloway, Sparks, Helen Kane, Bessie Smith, Max Raabe, The Legendary Pink Dots, Kurt Weill, Josephine Baker, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Nichts, Death in June, Django Reindhardt, Ruth Etting, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Annette Hanshaw, Argine, Ethel Waters, Sex Gang Children, Klaus Nomi, Raymond Scott, Oingo Boingo, Lotte Lenya, Irving Berlin, Comedian Harmonists, Alessandro Moreschi, Vladmir Vysotsky, Adam Ant, &c...

Pt. II: The URQUHART SERPENTINE COSTUMED BALL
Saturday, FEBRUARY 9th - at ELEMENT - Doors: 8PM
Sponsored in part by The Lake Monster Enthusiasts Club

8:30-9:00 PM - An Introduction to VICTORIAN FENCING
- presented by The Martinez Academy of Arms (feat. live fencing demonstrations)

9:00-9:20 PM - ORYX INCRUENTUS (SF)
- live cello accompaniment to screening of select clips from L'inferno (1911)

9:30-9:45 PM - DESERT SIN (LA/NY)
- "Ninyo" - The Mermaids

9:45-10:15 PM - NICKI JAINE (PA)
- rare performance on the musical saw, with cello accompaniment

10:15-11:00 PM - The DEADFLY ENSEMBLE (LA/NY)
- theatrical dusty-attic operettas

11:00 PM-??? AM - RASPUTINA (NY)

- feat. Melora Creager,Jonathon TeBeest, Helena Espervall, Margie Weink, Gillian Chadwick, Anna Clyne, and Brooke Bryant in a very special Rasputina recital as you've never seen before!
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2:00-4:00 AM - Dance music, costume prizes, and giveaways...

Remember to venture over to our fantastic vendors, visit the gallery, and have your vintage polaroid taken at our elegant photo booth!

DRESS CODE: Victorian, Avant Garde, Steampunk, Vintage, Glamour, or formal evening attire. It is a costume ball, after all! Casual attire is strongly discouraged. Sensational prizes will be awarded for the best costumes.

MUSIC: 1910-1930s, Neo-classical, Tango, Jazz, Gothic, Dark Cabaret, Russian Folk, etc... Music selection by His Master's Voice, DJ Delecti, DJ Johnny Sake & Shien Lee.

Schedule times are tentative and subject to change.

 

 

Pt. 3: Sunday Brunch at Marions NYC - Official Festival MEET-UP, 3PM
 Sunday, FEBRUARY 10th - Official MEET-UP at Marion's for their renowned Sunday brunch!

Due to early garden closing hours, we thought it only humane to allow festival guests to sleep in after Saturday's escapades, so we've decided to organize an official meet-up at Marion's Continental (354 Bowery, New York, NY 10012) at 3PM for their renowned special Sunday brunch, in place of a visit to the New York Botanical Gardens as initially planned.

VIP guests are automatically included in the table reservations (please email us to confirm your attendance), but anyone interested in joining us are welcome to RSVP by emailing shien@dancesofvice.com requesting to be added to the reservation. Those who arrive without a reservation are not guaranteed a table, but are still very welcome to arrive spontaneously.