Carnevale di Venezia comes to life in a sumptuous, over-the-top fusion of Baroque dance, live music, opera, circus, gender-bending burlesque, and vivid immersive theater with New York fantasy architects Company XIV and Dances of Vice.
Dances of Vice presents PARISIAN FOLLIES, a New Year's Eve "Grande Spectacle" that will traverse through Paris' Golden Age, the 1890s Belle Époque, to the vibrant 1920s Années folles, at the Grand Prospect Hall.
On October 29th, Dances of Vice summoned you to join a timeless dance with genteel ghouls and spirit sophisticates in a Samhain soiree from beyond the veil. Under 45 foot ceilings, colossal cobwebbed chandeliers, and opulent French Renaissance balconies, Guests partook in otherworldly revelry whilst mingling with haunts from eras spanning the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries.
Ringside is where it's at for a night of underground boxing, babes and boogie in 1970s style at New York's largest boxing gym.
Get up to get down for the count with an action packed night of live DJs, knockout ring girl burlesque and deliciously strong drinks.
Party-goers can battle it out on the dance floor with their own fancy footwork to a funky disco beat provided by DJ Ronnie Magri.
Trot your foxes out to The Deco Ball, where a heady brew of jazz, dance, fine dining and delectation will stir your senses as you traverse a trio of cities infamous for their Art Deco style: New York, Paris, and Havana.
In old Havana, sway your hips amidst salsa and tango dancers, cigar rollers, and the lively strains of Pachamambo, playing salsa, mambo, cumbia and boogaloo classics that pay tribute to such legends as the Buena Vista Social Club, Fania All Stars, Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, and Joe Arroyo.
In Jazz Age New York, mingle with Gatsby-era sophisticates next to burlesque coquettes to the tune of GM & His Syncopators, and in gay Paris, whet your appetite for seduction with Francophile follies and gypsy jazz by the Joel Beaver Hot Club.
A decadent spread of French and Cuban cuisine will be offered to guests who desire to satisfy their gustatory appetites prior to the ball. This year’s Deco Ball will celebrate the true decade of decadence with an international affair to remember.
In keeping with our tradition of welcoming the arrival of spring in a colorful celebration of fantasy, the theme of this year’s Dances of Vice Spring Ball is a German Mayfair (Maifest) inspired by the tales of The Brothers Grimm.
The Bavarian-style Oak Room of the historic Grand Prospect Hall conjures an idyllic vision of German folklore, where live music, cabaret and dancing will take place amidst the lush trees, colorful flowers and water fountains of a lavish, enclosed biergarten.
A full menu of delicious traditional Bavarian and German fare will be available to visitors, as well as homemade apple strudel and cakes that would satisfy even Hansel and Gretel’s notorious sweet tooth.
DRESS CODE: Mayfair and spring themed attire is encouraged. Draw inspiration from any number of Grimm’s fairy tales, from Red Riding Hood to Snow White, and Cinderella.
On the Eve of Valentine's Day, celebrate sublime sensuality at the Dances of Vice Venetian Grand Masquerade Ball. Traverse our carnivalesque fete for the senses in an opulent four-story private Victorian manse, where BDSM ballerinas, acrobats, jugglers, court dancers and live musicians lower your inhibitions and increase your heart rate. Explore secret rooms housing cloak-and-dagger deeds and indulge in delicious libations while our fetish dessert service sates your gustatory desires.
Donning your gilded finest is a must to gain admittance - whether you choose to channel Baroque bondage, Victorian fantasy, Ottoman opulence or Rococo royalty - dress to impress! And if in doubt, a sharp looking suit or evening gown will do. Just don't forget your mask.
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Luxuriate in lust. Harness the abject. Kiss the clandestine.
Dances of Vice presents an invitation-only masked fetish ball for female initiates inspired to taste the true pleasures of kink.
Fulfill your femme domme appetites through an evening of achingly beautiful rope bondage, a latex fashion show, female worship and performances that will plumb the depths of your erotic psyche.
All who enter are fit to be tied, but men can only attend at the behest of a femme companion. Stray men without a governess will not be permitted entry.
Only 100 tickets are available for this intimate affair at a secret Manhattan location.
Mingle with heavenly bodies in a pantheon of gods and goddesses, stars and starlets, and incandescent immortals at the Dances of Vice Celestial Ball for New Year's Eve 2016.
Whether a radiant Aphrodite, a regal Hera, a hellish Hades or a decadent Dionysus, dress in Olympian opulence to amplify your luminescence.
As you celebrate the earth’s trip around the sun once more, gaze at a constellation of interplanetary puppets, moonlit musicians, fire dancers, and diamantine performers who will sparkle with the same intensity as the bubbly in your glass.
A lavish dinner and bottle service is available for those who desire a reserved table seating for a fully immersive experience rich with mythological and celestial themes.
Welcome, 2016.
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Phantasmagorey Pt. I: Danse Macabre
Revel in the certainty of your own death amidst teasing harlequins and grim plague doctors, mysterious masked princes, libertines and rapscallions in Part One of the Dances of Vice two-night PHANTASMAGOREY Halloween Festival, rife with festive Venetian Carnival fanfare.
Court jesters, fire breathers, diabolists and roving minstrels thrill and delight to the mystic sounds of a live funerary orchestra as you contemplate the sweet embrace of the afterlife in a dark, romantic dance with Death. Decadent scenes from the underworld will come alive before your eyes in our Cabaret de la Mort, hosted by the one and only Madame MissAstrid VonVoomer.
Phantasmagorey Pt. II: The Savage Kingdom
On Halloween night, your choice of two intoxicating realms awaits you: The Savage Kingdom, or The Enchanted Forest. Which will you choose?
Unleash your inner hellion in The Savage Kingdom, where barbaric, anthropomorphic beasts reign supreme and ignite the haunted halls with their fiery breath and fiendish appetites. Dancing lions, giant serpents and naughty satyrs beckon you to join their mischief. But if heavenly delights entreat you, enter into the Enchanted Forest and spread your glittering plumage amongst fairies and fauns, giants and witches in a spellbinding, mythic paradise.
Whichever world you choose to venture within, the three floors of our majestic landmark Victorian mansion offer dangers, thrills, and pleasures beyond compare. However, a word of warning: Humans are ruthlessly hunted in the Savage Kingdom, and bold travelers are well advised to disguise their hominine fragility.
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OVERVIEW: Fraught with tension and uneasy alliances, the interwar period saw a surge in devil-may-care decadence around the world, and no greater than in the legendary sin cities of Shanghai, Paris and Berlin. These oases of transgression, licentiousness and wanton abandon fostered some of the most magnificent art, music and performance of the 20th Century: no one knew how to celebrate in riotous ecstasy quite like these three. Together, the vibrant ballrooms and cross-cultural confluence of Shanghai, the bawdy cabaret halls and romantic revelry of Paris, and the unchained hedonism and kinetic frenzy of Berlin's nightclub scene conjured a trifecta of international intrigue and lavish libertinism - and in this seductive spirit of subversion, we extend our hand to you.
Paris, City of Light - August 14, 2015
The city of seduction never burned brighter than in the years following World War I. Paris ignited in the 1920s and 30s, entreating pleasure-seekers from all corners of the earth to its smoky cabarets and dancehalls replete with ex pats, ne'er do wells and lovers looking to get lucky. These "crazy years" in the city of lights hosted some of the greatest creative minds of the century, from Salvador Dali and Man Ray to Josephine Baker and Cole Porter. Immerse yourself in jazz age jubilation, surrealist insouciance, literary glitterati, and showgirl coquetry. Luxuriate in Parisian freedom and its attendant thrills as you gratify all your senses in a seductive night of synesthesia and electric exaltation.
BERLIN - September Song - September 25th, 2015
From the ribald to the revolutionary, Berlin between the wars drew a dazzling class of artists, intellectuals and aesthetes. Brecht, Berber and Benjamin were just a few who set the tone for this hotbed of intellectual (and skintellectual) rigor, where creatures of the night and polysexual pleasure-seekers came to life in vivid Expressionist tableau, bold Bauhaus designs, and daring Dadaist performances. For one night only, partake in Weimar decadence at its finest with characters plucked from the cabarets, the cinema and the streets. Paint your lids and lips and twist your languid limbs into dances of vice, horror and ecstasy - with a rare performance starring the incomparable Isengart with Grandpa Musselman & His Syncopators.
Dances of Vice invites you to set sail on an adventure of seductive espionage around the Hudson and New York Harbor aboard a gorgeous Civil War-era schooner as a scintillating burlesque and variety floor show unfolds against spectacular views of Manhattan, Brooklyn, New Jersey and The Statue of Liberty.
This summer's cruise takes place on various dates each month between May-September, featuring a different theme and cast for each sail.
See you on deck!
Sailing at 9:45PM from Slip 1, Battery Park.
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Saturday, July 4, 2015 @ The Gansevoort Park Rooftop
It's Vespas vs Tritons, mop tops vs pompadours, miniskirts vs pencil skirts and sharkskin vs leather in this celebratory face off between Mods and Rockers this July 4th at the Gansevoort Park Rooftop.
Soak in three sun-kissed levels of open air terraces, classic cocktails, beach cabanas, cotton candy and BBQ while live bands, gorgeous go-gos and delinquent DJs hit the deck to the sounds of live surf rock, beach pop, rockabilly, bossa nova, swing and jazz.
Featuring: Banda Magda - Eddie Clendening & The Blue Ribbon Boys - The Clams - Nick Palumbo Trio
SHANGHAI in the 1920s and 30s tantalized the British, American, French and Chinese alike with its lawless streets and dens of sumptuous iniquity. Known as "the wickedest city in the world," artists, politicians, entrepreneurs, diplomats and the dispossessed roamed it's winding streets, chasing thrills at every turn. Strains of jazz mingled with Hollywood film music and Chinese folk melodies in the night air, while this heady sonic melange drew the ire of burgeoning leftist and Nationalist movements, who denounced these hypnotic new sounds as "opium for the masses."
The so-called "Paris of Asia" even surpassed its European counterpart with the sheer volume of drugs, sex, sights and sounds offered to bold adventurers from far and wide. Enter this paradise of the flesh with your wits about you: come as a boisterous mobster or his made up moll, a traveling aristocrat, foreign dandy, or an artist hell bent on delectation and exploration.
OVERVIEW: Fraught with tension and uneasy alliances, the interwar period saw a surge in devil-may-care decadence around the world, and no greater than in the legendary sin cities of Shanghai, Paris and Berlin. These oases of transgression, licentiousness and wanton abandon fostered some of the most magnificent art, music and performance of the 20th Century: no one knew how to celebrate in riotous ecstasy quite like these three. Together, the vibrant ballrooms and cross-cultural confluence of Shanghai, the bawdy cabaret halls and romantic revelry of Paris, and the unchained hedonism and kinetic frenzy of Berlin's nightclub scene conjured a trifecta of international intrigue and lavish libertinism - and in this seductive spirit of subversion, we extend our hand to you.
Cathie Jung, "Queen of Corsets", who holds the World's Guinness Record for smallest waist, will be making a rare appearance in New York City to preside over The Grand Corset Ball, taking place at The Down Town Association, a private, 19th Century historical landmark on March 28th.
The Grand Corset Ball echoes the historical balls of Venice Carnivale, combining costumed pageantry with live music and ballroom dancing, corset lacing demonstrations, burlesque performances and other unique highlights:
• Q&A session on the art of waist training. Our Queen of the ball Cathie Jung, whose waist is roughly the size of a jar of mayonnaise, will speak about the experience of wearing a corset as part of her lifestyle over 30 years.
• Beginner’s Viennese slow waltz lesson by competitive ballroom dance instructor, Travis Plowman
• 19th Century music with live chamber musicians
• Live burlesque performances featuring Perle Noire (US) wearing a 10 piece custom designed transformation costume by Lace Embrace. Aseult (France) performing her latest number from the Venice Carnivale
• On exhibit: A corset display featuring rare pieces from Melanie and Cathie’s personal collections, including Cathie's famous sterling silver corset
• Learn from corset designers, collectors and waist training experts about their tips and inspiration in our corset pageant
More than a fancy dress ball, guests experience a Royal Ball. Select ticket levels from Knights & Ladies up to Dukes & Duchesses to be part of the Royal Court.
Expert Corsetiere, Melanie Talkington of Lace Embrace Atelier is the visionary of the Grand Corset Ball. The BGC Gallery exhibit, Fashioning the Body: an Intimate History of the Silhouette features pieces from her world's largest antique corset collection.
With the surging interest in waist training brought on by celebrity endorsement, this is a unique opportunity for corset aficionados and curious guests alike to meet and learn from corset experts and influencers.
February 14th at The DTA (60 Pine St, Manhattan). Doors 9:30PM.
[ TICKETS AND DINNER ARE SOLD OUT AND WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR! ]
Join the jet set this Valentine’s Day for a seductive journey from Paris to Istanbul in a masquerade aboard the Orient Express.
Pack your traveling trunk and slip into something more glamorous to rub shoulders with counts and diplomats, nobles and royalty as you explore Parisian luxury and Turkish opulence.
Revel in classic cabaret and chansons sung by roving troubadours whilst traversing two floors filled with belly dancers, the strains of Arabesque and dazzling relics of the Ottoman Empire.
Discover new culinary delights in the dining car during a sumptuous dinner feast at 8:30pm. The spread of savory and confectionary offerings and the attentive staff of conductors, stewards, cigarette girls and bell boys will transport you into old word elegance.
Invite a new lover, a long-time paramour or fly solo to this one-of-a-kind soiree. Not to leave our single friends out of the fun, single passengers are invited to attend with a pink rose to identify their romantic status and participate in a night of romantic revelry.
Tickets sell out quickly each year. Purchase your first class ticket to intrigue and sensual pleasures before it’s too late!
Masks are mandatory between 10PM-12AM.
"When good Americans die, they go to Paris." -Oscar Wilde
NEW YEAR'S EVE - December 31, 2014
It’s a casting call for ingenues, leading men, studio moguls and celluloid stars this New Years Eve, as Dances of Vice stages a cinematic journey through the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Spend your last night of the year at the pictures and take in 3 three floors of live music and entertainment, with each one themed 1940s-1950s, 1920s-1930s, and 1890’s-1920’s. Whether you’re a plucky Clara Bow or a smoldering Theda Bara, a jaunty Charlie Chaplin or a ravishing Rudy Valentino, mum’s the word in our Silent Film parlor, where the talkies have yet to take over. Watch your favorite gents and dames in black and white while live ragtime piano riles you up and transports you from Metropolis to City Lights to The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.
The Gelber & Manning Sextet fills our second floor Deco Ballroom with the spirited sounds of 1920-30s hot jazz, while The Tickled Pinks take court on the third floor with their signature style of big band swing and Andrews Sisters era boogie-woogie. All floors will feature live burlesque, cirque and dazzling dance entertainment throughout the night, as well as a Hollywood glamor portrait photobooth.
For those who want to indulge, the industry who’s who will be on the scene to drink and dine during a glitzy buffet dinner at 8:30pm (See Menu). Afterwards, ladies can head to the powder room for lingerie fittings and Hollywood gossip. Prepare to be dazzled by red carpet style and luxe glamour in our big budget send off for 2014!
Option for dinner may be added during the ticket Checkout process. Dinner is $80 + gratuity, and includes private table seating in the Dining Hall for the night. General Admission tickets are for the show only, not dinner.
Not a fan of waiting for your drink? Reserve a table for bottle service. Email info@dancesofvice.com for details.
Location: The DTA, 60 Pine Street, NYC
Fencing ghosts. Tap dancing demons. Erotic blood baths. And so much more to satisfy your dark heart's desires.
Hailed by The New York Times as a "natural provocateur" and the creative force behind New York’s “nightlife for exhibitionists", Dances of Vice producer Shien Lee presents the 6th installment of the legendary Phantasmagorey Halloween Ball on Halloween Night, 2014.
This year's fiendish stomp is sinspired by the notorious Heaven and Hell nightclubs of 1890s Paris: guests will be led from room to room as they experience supernatural visions of Heaven and Hell within a private, four-story Victorian mansion in downtown Manhattan.
The dress code is strictly otherworldly: come dressed to dance with the demons or exalt with the angels. Forlorn seraphim, cherubim and saints will rub shoulders with winking witches, fire-breathing demons, and the living dead while incendiary performances from our sordid skeletal symphony stoke your savage appetites.
At the stroke of midnight, a sinfully rich dessert buffet will be served exclusively to guests of “The Devil’s Tea” (See Menu: Additional ticket required), followed by a decadent fashion show for the damned by Hell’s resident dandy, PUREVILE!
Prepare your death mask before having your funeral portrait taken in our Victorian postmortem photo booth, and leave behind an otherworldly memento mori of your one night on this immortal coil. Angel horns and devil trombones, you are invited!
Location: The DTA, 60 Pine Street, NY NY 10005
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“Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.” -Mark Twain
Related: PRESS RELEASE | PhantasmaGorey 2012 | PhantasmaGorey 2013
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A collection of photos and video from our previous two circus themed events. Who knows when the Dances of Vice caravan will be back again?
“Life is intrinsically, well, boring and dangerous at the same time. At any given moment the floor may open up. Of course, it almost never does; that's what makes it so boring.” -Edward Gorey
Our fifth annual Halloween celebration of all things whimsical, dark, and Edward Gorey was our favorite to date. Guests dressed as woeful widows, hapless children, vengeful villains and ghouls were invited to roam free in a grand Victorian residential palace built in the style of a Renaissance palazzo, as dancers, musicians and opera singers performed in the crowd under projections of dancing skeletons, giant spiders, gilded bats and cobwebs.
We look forward to seeing everyone at PhantasmaGorey 2014!
Additional photos (right) from PhantasmaGorey 2009-2012.
The Grand Shipwreck Ball in 2009 was our three-day nautical themed gathering of castaways, sailors, glittering mermaids, sea sirens, pirates, romantic sea captains and scalawags at the historical Fort Hamilton, with a pre-party cruise aboard The Jewel.
Dances of Vice was named after the German Expressionist film Tänze des Lasters (dir. Rosa von Praunheim) about Anita Berber, the infamous nude dancer from Weimar Berlin. In it, Anita stands for the triumph of madness and creative expression over societal restraints and convention, and Dances of Vice carries over the same spirit.
Here is a collection of images from our Weimar themed tributes to this incredible era of creative and intellectual ferment.
Dances of Vice rings in 2013 with the following dynamite cocktail:
3 Amazing Bands. 15 Sensational Dancers & Cirque Arists. 6 Glamorous Hosts. 3 Wild DJs. One unforgettable New Year's Eve. And you.
See you next year!
"When good Americans die, they go to Paris." -Oscar Wilde
For Valentine's Day, our guests need not travel far to experience the famed City of Love at our annual 1930s Paris themed Valentine's Day masquerade ball. A romantic dinner is paired with an evening of equally delectable live music, cirque performances, dancing and matchmaking games for the perfect Valentine's Day.
Not to leave our single friends out of the fun, guests flying solo are invited to attend with a pink rose to identify their romantic status and participate in a night of romantic revelry.
See you at La vie Parisienne 2015!
Our fourth annual Halloween stomp celebrating all things whimsical, dark, and Edward Gorey took place at the neo-Gothic Riverside Church, featuring Brian Carpenter's Ghost Train Orchestra, Cassandra Rosebeetle, Company XIV, Sequinette, Ruby Valentine, Matthew Mohr, funerary fashions by PUREVILE! and visuals by VJ Holly Daggers. Which PhantasmaGorey has been your favorite?
Dances of Vice: July 4th ROCKABILLY NIGHT MARKET 2014
* Live Bands * Vintage & Craft Market * 50's Record Hop * Pinup Photobooth * Vintage Car Show * Burlesque * Food Fair * PBR Open Bar 5-6PM
Mixing vintage and handmade shopping, vintage cars, delicious food vendors and live performances by rockabilly stars and burlesque dancers in a festive celebration of 1950s patriotic Americana, the Dances of Vice Rockabilly Night Market has your perfect July 4th in store.
LIVE PERFORMANCES BY:
Cash O'Riley - The Ownsome Outlaw
Sean Coleman & The Quasars
Burlesque: Bettina May & Raquel Reed
DJ Sei (Rebel Night)
Lomography PINUP PHOTOBOOTH by Vintage Vanga Photography
July 4th, 2014 @ SRB Brooklyn, 5PM-11PM
PBR Open Bar 5-6PM
Get to know our vendors:
Untitled Vintage * Lady Wray * Julie Mollo * Tipsy Scoop * Bill's Balls * Pin Me Up Hair * Enz's * Muses Well * More TBA
The Class of 1955 at Dances of Vice High School requests your company at the Enchantment Under the Sea Junior-Senior Prom to be held Friday evening, May Sixteenth, in the DTA Academy (60 Pine St, NYC).
Dear Dances of Vice Class of 1955,
It’s nearly time to celebrate the end of another academic year with your fellow classmates and beloved school faculty as you set sail to uncharted waters of romance and dancing at the Enchantment Under the Sea Junior-Senior Prom.
Ask that special someone you’re sweet on to join you or take your steady down to Davy Jones’ locker for a nautical night you’ll never forget. There will be an intro Lindy hop lesson held at 8:30 in the library, and our Yearbook staff will be on hand to capture you in your finest, but leave those D.A.’s and cha cha heels at home or the principal will have something to say about it!
Sincerely,
Ms. Shien Lee, Vice Principal
PS: Students interested in volunteering for this year's Prom Committee are encouraged to email info@dancesofvice.com to help make this another memorable event for fellow classmates.
Dances of Vice brings a glamorous collection of glittering showgirls and cirque performers to the Meatpacking District's Beaumarchais for a delicious weekly dinner cabaret, followed by an all-night dance party with resident DJ Mokalicious.
Our Secret Garden Spring Ball takes place once every two years and celebrates the spring themes of renewal, creative powers, fantasy, and romance. Since our first Spring Ball in 2009 (Le sacres du printemps) began as a Baroque and Victorian fantasy ball, guests have continued the tradition of attending in festive spring-themed period costume and inspired attire, from frolicking fauns and faeries to decadent 17th Century royalty.
In the past, our Spring Ball programs have featured music ranging from Baroque opera and harpsichord to Roaring Twenties jazz, whimsical spring fashion shows, and once even a special performance from celebrated chamber rock musician Melora Creager of Rasputina. We look forward to planning the next Spring Ball in 2015!
April 19, 2014 / 8PM @ Japan Society
Traverse a thousand years of Japanese history while drinking in dazzling artifacts, surreptitious sake and 1920-40s tunes as Dances of Vice joins with Japan Society to bring you a Journey Through Japan in Deco Style.
Dolled up dames and gents should prepare to engage their gams to the Kuni Mikami Jazz Quintet featuring Mari Koga, and hit on all sixes after Akemi Kinukawa and Ben Rich teach a group swing dance lesson. Kimono-clad beauties Masae Satouchi and Kaoru Matsuoka will be flirting among the audience, and for the hoofers, DJ VaVa Voon will keep the jazz and swing rhythms coming.
Peruse the exhibition, take a swig at our speakeasy, and then have your makeup done in period style before entering our photobooth to document an evening to remember on the east side.
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Tickets will be sold at the event doors for $20
Japan Society, 333 E 47th St, NY 10017
Related Links: Facebook RSVP | Deco Japan 2012
Happy holidays from Dances of Vice! Stay tuned for details on our next Toyland themed winter ball.
If you remember attending either of these Dances of Vice Festival events, you are probably very old. Just kidding...ish ;)
The Diamond Ace is our 1940-60s themed salute to classic film noir, where dangerous women, fugitive lovers, dashing desperadoes, lonely detectives and ne’er-do-wells mingle to the sound sultry horns in grand pulp style.
We haven't had a film noir themed event in quite a while - let us know if you're looking forward to the next one!
If you’ve ever wanted to live your life in the surreal world of toons, Dances of Vice: Powerhouse Stomp is perhaps the next best thing.
The last installment, held in conjunction with the Blue Note Jazz Festival, was a festive salute to classic American cartoons of the ’20s through the ’40s, featuring music from Brian Carpenter's Ghost Train Orchestra, live performances, and a classic-cartoon costume contest.
Want to see a third installment of Powerhouse Stomp? Let us know!
Vintage Dances of Vice: November 2008 at Scenes of Dynasty, where the 1770s met the 1970s in a Glam Rococo explosion of glitter and lace. Who else remembers this legendary night starring Prince Poppycock, Isengart, Mr Uncertain, Lucas Lanthier, The Royal Baritarians?
In May 2012, Dances of Vice and Japan Society joined forces to present an evening of the modern girl, or moga, and her kaleidoscopic world of dancing, drinking, and late night revelry. Guests learned a new step on the dancefloor, sipped intoxicating tonics and enjoyed ithe sultry sounds of live pre-War jazz by the Kuni Mikami Jazz Quintet featuring vocalist Mari Koga.
Also, guests watched fashionable flirtation come to life as real mogas wearing deco era style fashion by Allure Original Styles shimmied through the halls of Japan Society’s exhibition Deco Japan: Shaping Art and Cutlure 1920-1945.
Join us for our next Deco themed soiree at Japan Society on April 19, 2014.
COSPLAY AFTER DARK: A NYSW Mirror Universe
Dances of Vice joins forces with sci-fi guru Singularity & Co., Stimulate NYC and New York Comic Con's first Super Week to present a cosplay mirror universe where guests are invited to attend as their favorite character in fiction - whether on screen, in comics or literature.
Come as your favorite femme fatale, villain, secret agent, monster, anime, android or hero of classic film. Whether your homage is to characters old or new, we envision a world where Replicants drink with denizens hailing from Westeros to Twin Peaks, and the Walking Dead dance with superheroes of every dimension.
Featuring music and visuals by Stimulate DJs XRIS SMACK! and CLIFF CAGE, 8 Bit OPERATORS (feat Inverse Phase) performing live chiptune tributes to Depeche Mode, NIN, Kraftwerk, Devo and more, latex fashion show by VENGEANCE DESIGNS, go go dancers Ashley Bad and Anna Copacabana, Lomography photobooth, Anna Fischer event photography and more surprises to be announced.
Costume contests (including categories for "most accurate," "best handmade," and more), awesome prizes, and additional special guests to be announced.
Located at DROM, 85 Ave A @ 11PM - 21+ ID Required.
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$15 Advance, $20 Doors.
