The next incarnation of the Dances of Vice Festival is nearly upon us! Phantasmaphile is a proud sponsor of this decadent weekend. Get your tickets now.
Here is what is in store:
"The Dances of Vice Festival II, to take place from August 22-24, 2008 in New York, will be held in the extraordinary context of a "time-travel" costume ball with an 18th and 19th Century flair (all period costumes nevertheless welcome), inspired by the adventures of Baron Münchausen.
Included among the festivities and spectacles featured are:
- Performing headliners Voltaire (full band), The Deadfly Ensemble (CA), Fern Knight (PA), Desert Sin (NY/LA), Mistress of Harspichord and her Baroque quartet (NY), and Charites (NY).
- Two elaborate time travel "fashion theatre" shows featuring Victorian, Steampunk, Fantasy, 1920-30s and Baroque & Rococo inspired fashions by Kathleen Marie Couture, Azrael's Accomplice, La Metamorphose, & To Die for Designs.
- Additional special guests: Morella & The Wheels of If (NOLA), Starkall (GER), Pirate Brian, Adriano the Pitiless, Stumblebum Brass Band.
- An exhibition of fantastical inventions, fine art, & photography
- Sensational dance & performance art
- Live fencing demonstrations & instruction by the NY Fencer's Club
- Short plays inspired by the Marquis de Sade by Mr Burton
- VIP Absinthe Party and menu sponsored by LUCID Absinthe Superieure
- A Victorian Picnic & Meet-up at the New York Botanical Garden
- DJ music from the 18th to early 20th Century, New Romantic, Neofolk, New Wave, Neo-Classical, Avant Garde - by His Masters Voice and DJ Patrick (Salvation)
...with much more to be announced."
See you there.
This is beautiful, I wish I could have gone.
Posted by: Yoli | August 25, 2008 at 06:04 PM