THE BLACK ETHER BALL + Afterparty with HOUSE OF KENZO, DJ Skyshaker & Lucid Moonlight

Black Ether, Click Festival, and Maji Miyake-Mugler cordially invite you to a night of multi-dimentional exploration into the worlds of technology, afro-futurism, and sci-fi. A night dedicated to ballroom culture.

BLACK ETHER BALL 17:00 - 24:00 followed by Afterparty with HOUSE OF KENZO, DJ Skyshaker & Lucid Moonlight 24:00 - 04:00.

!!!TICKETS INCLUDE FREE SHUTTLEBUS TRANSPORTATION!!!
FOR BOTH GUESTS AND PARTICIPANTS - Copenhagen to Helsingør and back ( 30 min bus-ride each way)

⚜️ SPECTATOR TICKET LINK 210 DKR ⚜️ :
https://kuto.dk/click/the-black-ether-ball/#select/116681
(Including bus transport Copenhagen - Helsingør and back)

🦾 SIGN-UP LINK FOR WALKING PARTICIPANTS 110 DKR 🦾
https://kuto.dk/black-ether-ball-participant/
(Including bus transport Copenhagen - Helsingør and back)

JUDGES:
Icon Father Arturo Miyake-Mugler
Legendary Mother Ivy Balenciaga
Legendary Mother Naimah Elle
Legendary Founding mother Rheeda Owens
Legendary Founding father Charly Gaultier-Brown
Legendary Pioneer Lasseindra Ninja
UK father Kartel West

MC: Legendary Leggoh JohVera
DJ: Quest?onmarq

Transportation by bus, back and forth between Copenhagen and Helsingør is included in the ticket price. Busses will go straight to and back from The Culture Yard. Further info on travel times and pick-up spot will follow.

🔽🔽🔽 CATEGORIES BELOW 🔽🔽🔽
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What is ballroom?

The underground ballroom scene has it roots as far back as to the 1920 in Harlem, New York, and was created by the Black and Latin Trans women and Drags, as a new safe space due to racism they faced within the white pageant scene. It evolved into many new categories and became not only a space for trans women of colour to enjoy the safeties of community but of all queer people of colour to create and express what was not allowed at the time to express in the public.

While the community is not as segregated as it used to be, we remind you that the space was created and are ruled by people of colour, and we remind you that the underground ballroom scene will not accept any types of racism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, body shaming or any types of discrimination. Ballroom welcomes everyone and respects everyone, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, body, sex or status. Ballroom is a place of love, unity, creativity and mutual respect.

If you are not a person of colour and/or person of queer experience, we would like to reinstate that you are a guest within the ballroom community and should follow rules as everyone else. Please be mindful of the space you take as a guest, and you will be welcomed with open arms.
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🕹️ CATEGORIES: 🕹️
(All categories were written with AI assistance)

__________ FASHION __________

RUNWAY
EUROPEAN
🏆 1 trophy
👽REVIVING THE ICONS👽
In the 90's, runway fashion flourished with the rise of iconic supermodels like Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss. Haute couture took center stage, showcasing extravagant and meticulously crafted designs. Runways became a playground for avant-garde styles, combining grunge, minimalism, and futuristic aesthetics. The era celebrated a mix of high fashion and streetwear influences, leaving a lasting impact on the industry.
Tonight, we're bringing iconic looks back from the dead. Revive a 90’s runway look but with a futuristic robotic twist.
Reference picture mandatory

ALL AMERICAN
🏆 1 trophy
👽FUTURE MASC👽
In recent years, traditional womenswear has boldly made its mark on the runways of menswear fashion weeks. Designers have been challenging gender norms, blurring boundaries, and embracing fluidity. Men's fashion weeks have seen the introduction of flowing dresses, skirts, and traditionally feminine silhouettes, redefining the concept of menswear. This progressive shift reflects a growing acceptance and celebration of diverse expressions of gender and style.
Bring it fusing once tradional ‘womens wear’ in a masculine runway look.

FASHIONKILLA
🏆 1 trophy
👽CYBERGOTH👽
Cybergoth fashion is a specific punk style that most people love to hate. Born in the 1980s as a subgenre of science fiction, combines cyberpunk and gothic aesthetics. It is visually striking and edgy, featuring a dark, neon-lit cityscape with contrasting sleek futuristic designs and decaying structures. The fashion embraces a mix of punk, gothic, and futuristic elements, with extravagant outfits, high-tech fabrics, leather, and metallic accessories. Hairstyles range from vibrant neon-colored hair to shaved patterns and cybernetic enhancements. Bold accessories like metallic jewelry, spiked collars, and cybernetic-inspired goggles complete the cybergoth look.

Tonight u will make us fall in love with the cybergoth aesthetic, who knows maybe you will revive the trend?

BEST DRESSED
🏆 1 trophy
👽DISTRICT ONE👽
District One's fashion in the Hunger Games movies exudes opulence and extravagance. Reminiscent of the Victorian era, the garments are crafted from luxurious fabrics and adorned with intricate details. However, this vintage-inspired aesthetic is seamlessly blended with elements of futurism, creating a unique and captivating fusion. Deep jewel tones and gold accents amplify the regal ambiance, while sleek silhouettes and modern embellishments add a futuristic touch. The result is a fashion aesthetic that combines the grandeur of the past with the allure of the future, symbolizing District One's privileged and influential status in the dystopian world of the Hunger Games.

Bring the movie to life with a District One inspired look. & may the odds be ever in your favour

DESIGNERS DELIGHT
🏆 1 trophy
👽PARIS FASHIONWEEK YEAR 3000👽
As we move into the 31st century, life in our galaxy looks very different than how we know it. Physical distances are shorter & thanks to wormhole technique we can have breakfast on the moon and lunch in st. tropez.
Due to climate change, the weather conditions on earth can tend to be ever changing therefore SS & AW has to come in one look.
Tonight you will walk the runways of Paris Fashion Week with a look inspired by your favorite designer, but can you make it an SS & AW all in one?
Reveal mandatory.

HAIR AFFAIR
🏆 1 trophy
👽THE HIGHER THE HAIR, THE CLOSER TO THE STARS👽
In native american culture hair is seen as a symbol of strength & wisdom as well as flow of thoughts and emotions, in Hinduism it was considered a source of spiritual power, in egypt the goddes hatthor used headdecorations as antennas to receive messages from the gods. Ancient indigenous communities have been using hair in a communicative expressive way since the dawn of time, some scientific research even suggest that the hair have sensory function and can detect energetic change in the environment.

Tonight, your hair will be your antenna to the universe. Bring it with a creative hairinstallation, make it glow and transcend - and use your hair to convey a story from the divine.

NAILS
🏆 1 trophy
👽CLAWS OF THE FUTURE👽
Base you other-dimensional nail art on the works of one(or more) of the following artists:
Hajime Sorayama
Wangechi Mutu
Fvckrender
Lina Iris Viktor
Reference photo mandatory!

BIZARRE
🏆 1 trophy
👽ALTERNATE EVOLUTION👽
Somewhere, in an alternate reality - evolution on earth looked slightly different. The possibilities for conscious civilized life are endless, tonight you will be a variant. Did life start in water and stay there? Did humanlike beings evolve from insects or perhaps even plants? Bring it to the runway as a civilized being from an alternate reality - make us wonder.

___________ SEX & BEAUTY ___________

SEX SIREN (FF, MF, CATBOY, LION BABE)
🏆🏆🏆🏆 4 trophies + 1x €500 OTA
👽POSTAPOCALYPTIC WASTELAND BADDIES👽
As you step onto the cracked surface of the post-apocalyptic wasteland, the dry earth crunches beneath your boots. The scent of smoke and decay fills your nostrils, and you can feel the heat of the unforgiving sun beating down on your skin. The landscape is harsh and there is a haunting and sensual beauty to be found in the desolate wasteland. The sparse sounds of dry leaves rustling and metal creaking echo through the silence. Every step you take feels like a dance, as you navigate through the unforgiving terrain.

In your world, in this post-apocalyptic wasteland, the senses are heightened, and every sight, smell, and sound takes on a new intensity. It is a world that is both brutal and beautiful, a place where the boundaries between life and death are blurred.

You are one of the few survivors, and human interaction is scarce and not everyone is to be trusted.
Bring it emulating a badass survivor attitude and a thirst for flesh and touch.

BODY (LUSCIOUS, FITNESS, MODELS) WITH AN ASSISTANT
🏆🏆🏆 3 trophies
👽CYBORG GENETIC MODIFICATION👽
The future of cosmetic enhancement is modification of genetic enhancement. You can't help it, you're so perfect, you were designed this way!
Bring it WITH your doctor for your tens, showcasing how they enhanced your body all the way to perfection while you model their genius work.
& don’t forget your futuristic cyborg body decorations

FACE (FF, MF, NB)
🏆🏆🏆 3 trophies
👽THE INTERGALAKTIC FEDERATION👽
Within the enchanting Intergalactic Lumina Federation, representatives hail from diverse planets, each possessing their own unique appearance and characteristics. As the federation spans across countless star systems, a tapestry of species and beings come together in harmonious unity.
Tonight, you’re visiting earth as an ambassador from a far away galaxy.
Bring it representing your planet, with otherworldly formal attire and a flag from your nation.

DRAG MAKEUP
🏆 1 trophy
👽EXTRATERRESTIAL BEAUTY👽
With the artistry of makeup, transcend the boundaries of human appearance and venture into the realm of the otherworldly, resembling an ethereal alien being.
Let your human form become your canvas and let your palette become portals to distant galaxies through the use of vibrant, unconventional makeup, structures and colors.

__________ REALNESS __________

REALNESS (BQ, CISTER, TRANSMAN, FF, DRAG)
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 5 trophies
👽SPACE EXPLORATION👽
The 50s and 60s witnessed a profound obsession with space exploration. Humanity's collective fascination soared as advancements in science and technology propelled the quest for knowledge beyond Earth's confines. The mysteries of the cosmos captivated imaginations worldwide, inspiring a sense of wonder, curiosity, and the relentless pursuit of progress. This era marked a pivotal time in our history, laying the foundation for remarkable achievements and shaping the future of space exploration.

MF: bring it as the hero of the time, an astronaut -handsome, charming and bright - ready to explore the universe!

FF: Paying tribute to the untold story of the remarkable black women scientists who played pivotal roles in NASA's space program during the 1950s and 1960s that the movie ‘hidden figures’ highlights - bring it as a 50’s scientist inspired by the movie.

__________ PERFORMANCE __________

LIPSYNC WITH A PRODUCTION
🏆 1 trophy
👽LEGENDS NEVER DIE👽
In the future, popstars are eternal and ai will take over the music industry.
Tonight for your 10’s you will pay homage to your favorite deceased popstar (RIP) by performing as them singing an AI generated cover of a contemporary song of your choice. Bring it in a look inspired by your idol as well.

How to make an AI cover:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MNBSKeO8OM

Please send your AI cover to
questionmarqdj@gmail.com before November 10th.

Examples:
https://www.tiktok.com/@gilliann._/video/7226053704368131370
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvgGBM1fcMM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-BrLi2kvk4
Battle songs:

ATLiens - OutKast
Alien Superstar - Beyoncé
Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
Ghost in the machine - SZA
Double tap - LSDXOXO
Coronavirus - Onlyfire

*Bare in mind that there are two N-words in the song ATLiens by Outkast. White contestants are adviced not to lipsync those, non black contestants lipsyncing the N word will be immidiately chopped*

VOGUE FEMME (FF,MF)
🏆🏆2 trophies + 1 x €500 OTA
👽THE DREXCIYANS👽
The Drexciyans are a fictional underwater race created by the Detroit-based techno duo, Drexciya. According to their mythos, they are the offspring of pregnant African women who were thrown off of slave ships and adapted to live underwater. They built their own society, using advanced technology, and their music reflects their aquatic environment.
Tonight you will pay hommage to the contemporary afrofuturist myth by bringing it in a aquatic effect in the shades of blue green and silver.
Holographic element mandatory.

OTA OLD WAY
🏆 1 trophy
👽SUN RA MYTH👽
Sun Ra was an American jazz composer, bandleader, and pianist, who claimed to be from Saturn and often incorporated Afrofuturistic themes and imagery in his music and performances. He believed that music had the power to transport people to other dimensions and higher planes of existence. Sun Ra's mythos involved the idea that he and his band, the Arkestra, were from outer space and were on a mission to awaken humans to the knowledge and wisdom of the ancient Egyptians.
In the 1930’s Sun Ra was beamed to Saturn from a teacher training conference in Huntsville, Alabama. Tonight you will dress as a 1930’s teacher that just landed back on earth from a trip to the stars, with golden details symbolizing the knowledge you bring with you from the beyond.

OTA NEW WAY
🏆 1 trophy
👽CINDI MAYWEATHER👽
The ArchAndroid is the myth behind Janelle Monaé’s first studio album.
Mayweather is an enslaved Alpha Platinum 9000 android model, whose number is 57821. Mayweather becomes aware of the injustices her fellow androids endure at the hands of ruling human one percenters. When she falls in love with a human, she is targeted to be disassembled. On the run, Mayweather discovers that she is destined to become the savior, the Electric Lady, who will liberate the androids and reconcile the two races.
Tonight you will continuously disassemble and assemble yourself as a robotic android on the runway.
Bring it in a robotic effect, and stretch for the revolution.

TAG TEAM BABYVOGUE
🏆 1 trophy
👽WORMHOLE TO INFINITY👽
The Einstein-Rosen bridge theory, also commonly referred to as a wormhole, suggests that a black hole and a white hole could be connected by a bridge-like structure, forming a shortcut through space-time.
The theory suggests that if you were to enter a black hole at one end of the wormhole, you would emerge from the white hole at the other end, potentially in a different part of the universe or even a different universe altogether.
Tonight we will test the theory. One baby is a black hole and one baby is a white hole. Bring it dressed accordingly and transport us to another dimension!

HANDS
🏆 1 trophy
👽STAR WARS👽
Star Wars, released in the late 1970s, revolutionized storytelling and visual effects. Its epic space opera narrative, diverse characters, and groundbreaking special effects set new standards.
Pay tribute to the vintage Sci-Fi chronicles in a Star Wars look.
Show us how Darth Vader, Princess Leia & maybe even Yoda tells their story with their hands. Bring it in a look inspired by a Star Wars character.

ARMS
🏆 1 trophy
👽STAR TREK👽
Star Trek, in the 1960s, took a more optimistic and intellectual approach. It explored social issues and promoted inclusivity and diversity, while showcasing the exploration of new frontiers.
Uhura, Spock or Worf? Bring it in a look inspired by a Star Trek character. And dont forget your vulcan salute!

COMMENTATOR VS COMMENTATOR
🏆 1 trophy
👽BLADE RUNNER // MATRIX👽
The fashion in Blade Runner and The Matrix exhibits similarities, with dark and sleek attire dominating the futuristic aesthetic. Characters are often seen wearing long leather coats, form-fitting garments, and high-tech fabrics. The color palette tends to be somber, featuring black, gray, and earthy tones. Reflective materials and metallic accents add a futuristic flair to their outfits. Unconventional hairstyles, including shaved patterns and vibrant highlights, further enhance the edgy look. Overall, both films share a distinct and visually captivating fashion style characterized by dark, sleek attire and futuristic elements.
Bring it in a Blade Runner or Matrix inspired look, and include a reference to the movie of your choice in your tens.

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OTA: open to all (expressions of gender and performance)
VF: Vogue femme
FQ: fem queen / a woman of trans experience
Butch: a lesbian who exhibits a masculine identity
BQ: butch queen - a person identifying as male (trans or cis) who (occasionally) likes to be with other males
FF: female figure - trans woman, drags, cis woman / female figure / the performance and look of a woman
MF: male figure - transman, butch queen, butch, cis man
NB: non binary - people of trans or no trans, non-conforming experience
Cister: Lesbian woman (trans or cis)
GP: grand prize