IT'S BACK!!! BIG GIRLS LIVE/// LOADSA DRAG///
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Fri 20 Jan: Burning Down The House
'And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife,And you may ask yourself: Well… how did I get here?' – David Byrne, 1980
…and you may find yourself in a dark and sweaty basement, covered in glitter, dancing to the best disco, new wave and glam tunes ever recorded. And you may ask yourself: why can't every Friday night be this good?
We're back for a new year of BDTH ♥
Get ready for more…
'80s / NEW WAVE / DISCO / GLAM / SYNTHPOP GLITTER / SWEETS / IN-HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHER
Expect to hear: BLONDIE / KATE BUSH / CHIC / MADONNA / DAVID BOWIE / THE SMITHS / TALKING HEADS / FLEETWOOD MAC / SALT N PEPA / PULP / THE SPECIALS / EURYTHMICS / THE SLITS / DIANA ROSS / SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES / THE CURE / PATTI SMITH / THE HUMAN LEAGUE / INXS / EARTH, WIND AND FIRE / BUZZCOCKS / IGGY POP / PRINCE / PIXIES / TOM TOM CLUB / BANANARAMA / DEPECHE MODE / NEW ORDER / JOY DIVISION / KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND / MADNESS / VISAGE / GRACE JONES & MORE!
WHAT ♥ BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE
WHEN ♥ 10PM-3AM Friday 20th January
WHERE ♥ VFD, 66 Stoke Newington Road
HOW MUCH ♥ £5 – advance ticket link https://billetto.co.uk/en/
POST YOUR REQUESTS ON THE WALL!
Wed 18 Jan: Spoken Word London
Spoken Word London is an open-mic poetry and performance night for anyone to come and join in, whether to speak or listen. Everyone who wants to speak gets five minutes, but no one gets more than five minutes. Speak in whichever format you want, sharing your own or others' work. Doors open 7.30pm, sign up for a slot 7.30-8pm, readings begin at 8pm.
Free entry, but please buy a drink (or more) at the bar.
Tue 17 Jan: An evening with Mister Wallace
AN EVENING WITH MISTER WALLACE Hailing from Brooklyn, New York, MISTER WALLACE is a multi-disciplinary artist and advocate. The self-proclaimed post-gender artist considers themselves to be a 'Multimedia Cunt', using mediums such as performance, sculpture, and soundscaping to engage audiences in “Werk” that speaks loudly to the social discourse necessary for improving quality of life for marginalized people.
Join us for an exclusive evening of conversation and performance with one of our favourite American queer peers.
Check out the video for FAGGOT
https://www.youtube.com/
Check our the FAGGOT EP in full https://
Doors: 7pm (free entry, £3 donation)
Fri 13 Jan: Closed for PRIVATE PARTY
Sat 7 Jan: New Order | Joy Division party
A night of New Order, Joy Division and other Factory Records bands Last year's party was CRAZY!! So many of you came and sadly we couldn't get everyone in, but thank god it's a new year and here we go again! We've also listened to your requests and this time we going to have MORE NEW ORDER THAN LAST TIME EVEN MORE JOY DIVISION THAN LAST TIME and in between (as much as we can squeeze) we'll play great Factory Records & Manchester tunes! Expect: Stone Roses, Happy Monday, James, Inspiral Carpets, A Certain Ratio, The Fall, A Guy Called Gerald, 808 State etc.
We party again in VFD, an underground alternative basement that's concrete with minimalist vibes 66 Stoke Newington Road Saturday the 7th of January 2017 - Start the year with a good party! Doors open at 10pm
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New for 2017: weekly classes Dreaming, Divination, Magick and Ritual with Tree Carr
TREE CARR is a London-based Filmmaker, Musician, Mystic, Lucid Dreamer and Death Doula. Tree is an avid Lucid Dreamer and looks to her dreams for creative inspiration, self exploration, healing and the personal expansion of greater consciousness. She’s been journaling her lucid dreams, sleep paralysis and OBE's for over 20 years and contributes her ideas at SpiritMAMA and Seymour Magazine. As an artist, she incorporates her dream practice into her creative work. She has recently started to hold Lucid Dreaming Workshops in London, Paris and Margate.
Her work as a Death Doula sees her helping people spiritually, emotionally and existentially at the end of their lives, assisting with healing, and peaceful and conscious passings.
As a mystic, Tree has explored the realms of spirituality and consciousness since she was a child. She is self taught in divination and astrology and facilitates readings, rituals and consultations.
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Commencing in January 2017, The Order of Cauda Pavonis, will be a coven of 13 individuals led by Tree, meeting weekly to learn about the practices of dreaming, divination, magick and ritual. These sessions will help facilitate creative work, personal growth, transmutation, self-exploration, healing, empowerment and the personal expansion of greater consciousness.
The 4 month course covers:
★ Dream Magick: Dream herbs, lucid dreaming, dream analysis and interpretation ★ Magick & Ritual ★ Divination Tools ★ Tarot ★ Runes & The Elder Futhark ★ Scrying ★ The Shadow Self ★ Sex Magick ★ Alchemy ★ Astrology ★ Aninism ★ Pagan Sabbats ★ Creative Visualisation ★ Meditation & Grounding Techniques
Bookings: Block book one month: £80 (each month) Block book 4 month course (25% discounted rate) : £250
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★ JANUARY: DREAM MAGICK ★
*Includes Dream Kit
JAN 05: Introduction to Lucid Dreaming and Dream Journalling JAN 12: Precognitive Dreams, ADV Dreams, Compensatory Dreams JAN 19: Dream Herbs JAN 26: OBE's and the Astral Plane
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★ FEBRUARY: DIVINATION TOOLS ★
*includes Divination Kit
FEB 02: Introduction to Divination FEB 09: Learning the Tarot FEB 16: Learning Runes & The Elder Futhark FEB 23: Learning The Scrying Mirror
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★ MARCH: MAGICK & RITUAL ★
MAR 02: Introduction to Magick & Ritual MAR 09: Creating an Altar MAR 16: Herbs & Magick MAR 23: Creating a Magick Circle
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★ APRIL: SEX MAGICK ★
*Includes Sex Magick Kit
APR 06: Introduction to Sex Magick APR 13: Mysticism & Sexuality APR 20: The High Priestess & Sacred Prostitution APR 27: Universal Life Force
★ MAY 01: End the course with a Beltane Ceremony (Monday night in a nature spot) * FREE
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★ THE ORDER OF CAUDA PAVONIS ★
The Cauda Pavonis (Peacock's Tail) phase of alchemical process describes a subjective, perceptual change in which the wayfarer, or experiencer, becomes aware of the dreamlike nature of existence. With half of the eyes opened and half of the eyes closed as if in a sleep state, the experiencer now relates to their existence as a waking dream, where conditions and encounters are revelatory.
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Book now: for bookings and enquiries email info@vfdalston.com
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Sat 31 Dec: Straight Nasty NYE
Brexit. Trump. Jane not winning Bake Off. Come say SOD OFF to the prick of a year that was 2016 at Straight Nasty's NYE BASH ♥♥♥ #slutdropforHarambe
Unapologetic Pop / Camp Classics / Nostalgic No.1s
...and don’t piss yourself worrying about paying stupid NYE entry fees – IT’S A FIVER ALL NIGHT LONG BABY (ur welcome) xxx
Rachel Stevens ♥ Geri Haliwell ♥ Mis-Teeq ♥ Kelly Rowland ♥ Madonna ♥ Jennifer Lopez ♥ Kylie ♥ Holly Valance ♥ Cher Lloyd ♥ Sophie Ellis Bextor ♥ Cheryl Cole ♥ Eve ♥ Rihanna ♥ Cher ♥ Sugababes ♥ S Club 7 ♥ Aly & AJ ♥ Charlotte Church ♥ Carly Rae Jepsen ♥ Steps ♥ Diana Ross ♥ Backstreet Boys ♥ Britney ♥ Nicki Minaj ♥ Cascada ♥ Gaga ♥ Little Mix ♥ Girls Aloud ♥ Loreen ♥ Atomic Kitten ♥ Ariana Grande ♥ Mel C ♥ Mel B ♥ Victoria Beckham ♥ Emma Bunton ♥ Spice Girls ♥ Amerie ♥ Lolly ♥ Beyonce ♥ Althea and Donna ♥ Iggy Azalea ♥ Ciara ♥ Nicola Roberts ♥ Cheryl Lynn ♥ Alexandra Burke ♥ Billie Piper ♥ Mini Viva ♥ Janet Jackson ♥ Kelis ♥ Missy Elliott ♥ RuPaul ♥ The Corrs ♥ Katy Perry ♥ Shakira ♥ tATu ♥ Charli XCX ♥ Venga Boys ♥ Timbaland ♥ Scissor Sisters ♥ Lil’ Kim ♥ Lady Sovereign ♥ The First Wives Club Soundtrack ♥ Lily Allen ♥ Kevin Lyttle ♥ Selena Gomez ♥ B*Witched ♥ Khia ♥ Gloria Gaynor ♥ Christina Milian ♥ ♥ Olivia Newton John ♥ Gareth Gates B Sides (jokes) ♥ Alesha Dixon ♥ Aqua ♥ Fergie ♥ Gwen Stefani ♥ Christina Aguilera ♥ Destiny’s Child ♥ M.I.A ♥ Taylor Swift ♥ Shania Twain ♥ Dolly Parton + MORE FABULOUS FABULOUS MUSICAL MUSIC
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'The kweens of kitsch are giving you an unapologetic pop party ... set to revolutionise your weekend.' - QX Magazine
'Straight Nasty provides a safe space for you to workthrough that repressed Cat Deeley fantasy' - DIVA Magazine
'Straight Nasty is hand on heart the best night out I’ve had in my whole life EVER' - Pigeons and Peacocks
♥ THURS 31 DECEMBER VFD 10PM-3AM £5 ALL NIGHT
With resident DJs TR!NNY & $U$ANNAH (Debbie) JE M'APPELLE ROCHELLE & GG BEAR (Dalston Superstore) SHY CHARLES (Clit Rock)
For updates and event photos be sure to 'like' STRAIGHT NASTY here: facebook.com/
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Mon 26 Dec: Sunday Funday's Monday Funday Boxing Day Leftovers Blowout
Uh oh, we're back! The highly anticipated return of last year's queerest dance party starters SUNDAY~FUNDAY is here to hijack another cultural vom~fest! After the critical acclaim and rave reviews from last year's un-festive bash we're bloody doing it again and throwing a naughty LEFTOVERS~BUFFET in the armpit of that overstretched capitalist orgasm that is London Christmas. And what's more we're not even doing it on a Sunday! For the first time, we are proud to bring you "MUNDAY~FUNDAY BOXING~DAY LEFTOVERS~BLOWOUT!!!" That's right, Santa will have only just clocked off and we'll be up to no good in the wrapping paper and pine needle-strewn basement of dreams, VFD. But fear not, this is NOT a Christmas party! We'll have had our fill of office tinsel, tacky toys and tragic adverts. This party is for the ones who don't care, the ones who say "Stuff the turkey" and "Sod the In-Laws!". At our leftovers party we will do what we always do. We will come together, whoever and whatever to have FUN! We shall dance and drink, there shall be games and shows, there shall be drag-queens*. For we don't need a public holiday, or a cookery show to bring us together!
The last FUNDAY of the year invites you all to come and party away the leftovers of not just Christmas, but this whole year. As we edge towards 2017, let's take this chance to piece together a queer view of tomorrow, from the leftovers of yesterday.
With music from Lewis G Burton and Maxi More, and party tricks and shows from an array of performers and artists this will be the dance party to undo the xmas rage.
Doors open at 8pm, £5 all night.
*the term "drag queen" applies loosely during leftovers party!
Sat 17 Dec: Donna Huanca Scar Cymbals official afterparty
10pm - 3am :: £5DONNA HUANCA Scar Cymbals - Official Afterparty Join us at the official afterparty marking the end of the artist Donna Huanca’s Scar Cymbals at the Zabludowicz Collection.
Donna will be with us to have some fun before she jets off to her next commission. Writer Reba Maybury will be joined on the decks by Emman Debattista, one of the Scar Cymbals performers.
10pm - 3am :: £5
Fri 16 Dec: AnalHouseMeltdown XXX Tinsel Party
AHMD XXX TINSEL PARTY WITH
DJs CHARLIE PORTER PREM DEEP GHL PLEASE
VFD :: 10pm - 3am FULL DETAILS TBA ;)))
Sun 11 Dec: NakedKidKillsParents
CSM MA Fashion Kuohao Chung (Azure) presents his major project Melancholia in a 360 virtual reality video to let people talk, think and increase awareness about mental health. Nude Kid Kills Parents (NKKP) addresses depression, fashion and gay community.
Nobody cares who you are or what you do, dress how you what, be who you wanna be, but be yourself.
There is going to be a small space for virtual reality machines and photography book viewing.
9pm - 1am
Sat 10 Dec: Gal Pals
✧♡✧Gal Pals✧♡✧ GAL PALS are here to make your queer dreams come true ♡♡♡
It's the last Gal Pals party of the year! So say bi bi bi to your queer blues, throw some glitter on and come dancing! The Gal Pals crew promise to put you in the festive mood.
♡ Saturday 10th December ♡ ♡ VFD ♡ ♡ £3 b4 11pm/ £5 after ♡ ♡ 10pm til late ♡
Gal Pals is a girl-run girls night playing the best in female fronted pop, rock, hip hop, R&B and bangers!
A queer dance party for LGBTQ+ folks and their friends. All babes, all night, bring your gal pals!
Expect to hear: Beyonce, Grimes, TLC, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Le Tigre, Sleater Kinney, Janelle Monae, Christina Aguilera, The Distillers, Destiny’s Child, Missy Elliott, Robyn, Rihanna, Kelela, Hole, Cassie, Blondie, Jennifer Lopez, Whitney Houston, Kate Bush and many more!
PLEASE NOTE: VFD operate a cash only bar and are a strictly 18+ venue so don't forget your ID!
Girls to the front! ♡♡♡♡♡
Thu 8 Dec: The Fedz VFD takeover
London's hottest musical collective, The Fedz, are taking over VFD this Thursday for a very special evening.
This will be The Fedz first ever legal event (!), following up their Street Takeovers earlier in the year. The Fedz are bringing their own brand of irrepressible fun indoors this winter to VFD for a series of takeovers.
(Check out the video for The Fedz' latest single Best I Ever Had, currently enjoying heavy rotation on 1 Extra and BBC Asian Network).
Free entry - strictly list only - you must email to ensure entry!
RSVP to: info@thefedzmusic.com
You'll receive confirmation via email that you've been added.
DJ sets from The Fedz DJs (Q, Agent X and genius innovator of dub, Dennis Bovell) plus a few surprises on the night.
Wed 7 Dec: Spoken Word London
Spoken Word London is an open-mic poetry and performance night for anyone to come and join in, whether to speak or listen. Everyone who wants to speak gets five minutes, but no one gets more than five minutes. Speak in whichever format you want, sharing your own or others' work. Doors open 7.30pm, sign up for a slot 7.30-8pm, readings begin at 8pm.
Free entry, but please buy a drink (or more) at the bar.
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Watch a brilliant short documentary upon SWL and some of its regular readers, made by Amelia Hazlitt, here: http://vimeo.com/103176010
And a feature length film of our first anniversary of SWL 'Anti-Hate', made by Timothy Lock, here: https://www.youtube.com/
SWL host Patrick Cash talks about SWL and spoken word in London on Lunar Poetry: https://www.youtube.com/
SWL's second anniversary Anti-Hate is covered on Push Pony by Tracy Kawalik: http://pushpony.com/
Fri 2 & Sat 3 Dec: VFD's Christmas Crackers
Welcome to our Christmas Cracker parties on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd of December. Who can be bothered to throw a christmas party, why not come along and join in ours?!
Expect bubbles, presents, immersive decor and performances from London's best, and, of course, VFD's usual hot, sweaty, dance floor fun.
With Christmas-themed performances at midnight from:
Virgin Xtravaganzah A Man To Pet
and new to the block, the operatic sensation SANI (Siliga Sani Muliaumasealii).
In the quite frankly alarming times we are living in we wanted to make this not only a fun event but positive one as well.
We will be supporting Church St Paul’s and looking to donate to their out reach programme working with women who live and work on the streets of Hackney with their ‘Open Doors' sexual health clinic.
We are offering fantastic prizes for auction on both nights, with all monies raised going to the charity (full list of prizes to be published soon).
Having all the fun and making a difference to the world at the same time can’t be wrong!!
Decor sponsored by Habitat, Paper Chase and DZD, and installed by Alun Davies Production.
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Tickets include: bubbles on arrival, a present and the show.
Early bird: £8.03 (including booking fee)
Tickets on the door: £10.00
BOOK YOUR EARLY BIRD TICKETS NOW!
Tues 29 Nov: Do not prevent the fertility of the mind
We are proud to present 4 exclusive works by Arahmaiani from the 1990s. Although these works date back over 20 years they share relevance with our position today, especially with artists of colour in post-Brexit London. Born into two different religions and ideologies (her father being a strict muslim and her mother coming from Hindu and Buddhist origins) Arahmaiani’s work is a balance of both worlds, though often seen as a critique of Islam by the Indonesian religious police. She has become a political activist, infamous for getting arrested for her performances and even having to flee countries in South East Asia for questioning the monolithic image of Islam. In the 1980s and 1990s she was one of the first to explore the field of performance art in South East Asia, a natural process for her as she was trained in traditional Indonesian dance, something which appears again and again in her work. Her performances question the paradoxes of neoliberalism: how the traditional, the indigenous and the natural have to suffer and become second to consumer culture in order for it to thrive. Over the years she has worked with marginalised communities to protest against political corruption, injustice, violence and woman’s position within society. Since the 1980s her work has been included in over 100 solo and group shows globally, including numerous Bienalles making her mark as one of Indonesia's leading contemporary artists.
Four Faces, 1993 Offerings from A-Z, 1996 Do not prevent the fertility of the mind, 1996 Handle without care, 1997
In light of current events, we have invited four artists to respond to her work. In an age where the divide between different cultures is expanding we need to unite, represent and have a voice for our communities. This event is a night to spark conversation about exoticism, neo-colonialism and how a non-white identity has become disparaged in the western world.
Performances by:
Raju Rage (http://www.rajurage.com/)
Daniel Brathwaite-Shirley
(https://www.facebook.com/
Georgia Lucas Going
(https://vimeo.com/
ALSO: 8pm - FOOD FOR THOUGHT PT. 2 Vegetarian Malay curry served as a platform for conversation
so come down early to eat some curry and spread some love ♥
Sat 26 Nov: Sassitude
Sick of these long cold winter nights? Fed up of being snug as a bug in a rug and missing those long summer nights of sweating and dancing in a basement with your fellow art fags and hags in Dalston? Fear not my friends, the rumours are true! The girls from Sassitude and Polyester magazine are banding together once more to bring you the sassiest night in all the town. Embrace the night and the dance floor and get your glam ass down to VFD on Saturday the 26th of November. Besides, it's perfect weather to wear your favourite fur coat, there is a cloakroom and worse comes to worst I hear a booze blanket is the height of fashion these days. ❤ DJS to be announced ❤
10pm - 3am £5 all night long #keepitsassy
Fri 25 Nov: Big Daddy Records - launch party
You are invited to join us in celebrating the launch of Big Daddy Records! Big Daddy Records is a new label/party run by artists, musicians and DJs to create temporary safe spaces for queer bodies. Come down and get sweaty in the club - expect gunshots, sirens, spluttering bass and a cacophony of drums mixed into the cutest pop tunes.
Get there early as capacity is limited.
Line up and warm-up mixes will be posted nearer the event so keep an eye out ;)
Tickets available OTD - £3 before 11pm/ £5 after
Weds 23 Nov: Kembra Pfahler - Rare and Now
A night of unique performances, film screenings and discussion of performance art technique by KEMBRA PFAHLER Tickets £10.00
This is an incredibly RARE and INTIMATE evening with a truly visionary and gifted artist.
KEMBRA PFAHLER will be sharing her wealth of knowledge on the subject of performance art. She will be showing films and performing work that she has not shown at the Emalin Gallery.
There will be audience participation, unique art being made together on the night, as well as pieces of art to take home.
This will be an evening like no other.
Kembra Pfahler was born in Hermosa Beach, California in 1961, and she lives and works in New York City. Major solo exhibitions include Fuck Island, Participant Inc. (New York, NY, USA, 2012); File Under ‘V’, Rove Gallery (London, UK, 2005); Availablism and Anti-naturalism: A Feminine Experiment, American Fine Arts Company (New York, NY, USA, 2002); and Riddle of the Sphinx, Deitch Projects (New York, NY, USA 2002). Selected group exhibitions include Future Feminism, The Hole (New York, NY, USA, 2014); New York Minute, Garage Center for Contemporary Art (Moscow, RU, 2011) travelling to MACRO Museum (Rome, IT, 2011); Dead Flowers, Vox Populi (Philadelphia, PA, USA, 2010); and Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art (New York, NY, USA, 2008).
*Courtesy of Emalin Gallery