Black & Light Ball, the most colorful event of the Spring, is coming to one of the most amazing venues we have ever had! With a capacity of 1200 people, multiple rooms of music, performance, art and interactive activities, this is a major undertaking where all are encouraged to save-the-date, get your costumes ready and get involved! Disorient & Kostume Kult Saturday, May 15th, 2010, 6pm-6am Times Square Arts Center An annual black-lit, fancy dress ball and Burning Man project fundraiser. With a large, centrally located venue in the Times Square area, this year we pay special homage to Burning Man's 2010 "Metropolis" theme, inviting all to come into Manhattan to share the metropolitan spirit for a 12-hour, interactive arts event with multiple rooms of DJ music, participatory fun and luminescent finery. With 3 dance floors, a dedicated performance stage/movie theater and a capacity of 1200 people near the Port Authority bus terminal, Penn Station and the Long Island Railroad--- this will indeed be the event of the season at the crossroads of the world! TICKETS: Presales encouraged to guarantee admission and to get in quickly Cheap drinks all night FEATURING: Light sculpture, glowing inflatables, staged performances, dance lessons, fashion accessory vending, neon body painting and anything YOU might want to contribute. Full list of artists coming soon. DJs spinning electro house, dubstep and groovy breaks in 3 rooms include: Lee Mayjahs? (PEX/Playloop, Philly), Nigel Richards (At Large/PEX, Philly), Arrow Chrome (Disorient, NYC), Narcotic Rhythms (Disorient, NYC), Sequoia (Disorient, DC), Miss Sabado (Disorient, LA/NYC), Captain Shaggy2K (Disorient/Space Pirates, Philly), DJ MLE (Denver), John O'Connor (5-Rhythms, NYC), Mic Rage (Cyber-FM, Kostume Kult, NYC) and others TBA soon. STYLE: This year's sub-theme--"Black Lights, Big City"--celebrates New York City and the Metropolitan lifestyle: past, present and future. Suggested styles include Glamorous Black Light Reactive, Upscale Neon, Electro-Luminescent, Retro NYC and Broadway Theatrical. FACEBOOK: To keep updated, please RSVP to the Facebook event and invite your friends! GET INVOLVED: Volunteers: We’re looking for general volunteers, décor, lighting, fashion accessory crafting, breakdown and vehicle drivers. There’s really nothing better than owning a party like this. Feel it. If you have experience/interest, please sign up and indicate your preferences at http://tinyurl.com/blbvolunteers Artists: If you have an art project or performance, we have a place and an audience for it. We’re particularly looking for light art and interactive art, but we are not limited to that. Transport and materials budgets available. Please sign up at http://tinyurl.com/blbartists Production Team: To keep up-to-date on event production details, please join: http://groups.google.com/group/blb2010 | |
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