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Dances of Vice 's Interests
General
time travel, the castrati, german expressionism, weimar germany, dadaism, old shanghai, bauhaus, art deco, super 8 film, absurdism, slapstick comedy, the jazz age, chinese opera, vintage jazz, blues, swing, tango, antique collecting, flappers, art nouveau, dark cabaret, victorian era, ballets russes, steampunk, circus acts, art nouveau, looney tunes, ragtime, dixieland, karneval, old shanghai, puppet theatre, russian folk music, big band, surrealism, silent film, vintage fashion, opera...
Music
cab calloway, max raabe, ruth etting, tom waits, zhou xuan, danny elfman and the mystic knights of the oingo boingo, ondrej havelka and his melodymakers, irving berlin, helen kane, yma sumac, lillian harvey, paul whiteman, moreschi, bessie smith, kurt weill, bix biederbecke, josephine baker, memphis minnie, benny goodman, billy cotton, the deadfly ensemble, django reinhardt, clara rockmore, comedian harmonists, edith piaf, adam ant, elsie carlisle, mae west, the tiger lillies, andi sex gang, ondrej havelka, klaus nomi, sophie tucker, astor piazzolla...
Television
Heroes
anita berber, fritz lang, adam ant, joseph von sternberg, rosa von praunheim, ernst lubitsch, georg wilhem pabst, tom waits, robert weine, conrad veidt, richard oswald, brothers quay, klaus nomi, friedrich wilhelm murnau, buster keaton, hal roach, zarah leander, laurel and hardy, ernst ludwig kirchner, marlene dietrich, egon schiele, kurt weill, mackie messer, bugs bunny, ruan lingyu, pan jinlian, ostap bender...
** Tickets for the DOV Festival II - ON SALE NOW! ** - August 22-24, 2008 in New York, NY -
Femmes and brutes, villains and visionaries, sinners and saints all - are invited to Shien Lee's Dances of Vice, New York's "most sordidly splendid menagerie" - held in the spirit of the 18th to early 20th century days of forgotten elegance, decadence, and vice.
Named after the expressionist Rosa von Praunheim film "Anita: Tänze des Lasters" about Anita Berber, the legendary nude dancer of Weimar Berlin, Dances of Vice carries the theme of rebellion, creative expression, and the triumph of madness and pleasure over societal restraints.
Photo by Adrian Buckmaster
Dances of Vice began in August 2007 as a dance & cabaret club night featuring music & performances from or inspired by the 1920-30s. Since its debut in Manhattan, Dances of Vice has established a dedicated following & community of elegant flappers, dandies, time travelers, artists & ne'er-do-wells who gather at Dances of Vice in shared enthusiasm for the music, fashion, culture, & beauty of times forgotten.
The first Dances of Vice Festival, which featured Rasputina & The Deadfly Ensemble as the headlining acts in the context of a "Neo-Victorian" costume ball, was a spectacular success, drawing guests from as far as London, Vancouver, Sydney, Los Angeles, & Tampa.
Our next festival, which will possess more of an 18th century flair, promises to be even more extravagant and splendid than the last. We look forward to welcoming you to the occasion!
In addition to offering unique entertainment, Dances of Vice aims to promote communitas and creative self-expression through costuming & events that combine art, music, spectacle & dance. We are not historical reconstructionists; Dances of Vice seeks to revive the music and performance culture of the past in a modern context, encouraging originality and creativity.
Who I'd like to meet: Modern day flappers, vamps, madmen, dandies, aesthetes, decadents, artists, thinkers, dreamers, performers, time travelers, ninjas, criminal geniuses...
You are most welcome and I am sure Edith is very happy with her new owner. I just wanted to show my appreciation for your festival and thank you for organizing it.
when is the next party? i had so much fun shooting all f you, i can't wait for the next. my ebay behavior has gotten much worse since these parties. you are all a bad influence. ~kristine
Hello my lovely friends. Please allow me to direct your attention to our recent achievement--the recorded completion of a long playing collection of melancholic indie-pan alley chamber pop. In short: our album is complete. Audio samples are available on our Myspazz profile. Please do stop in.
In other news: we tour East this October.
Much love and deformed balloon animals, - Ukulele Loki
