Oct 2011, WHITE MISCHIEF: Ghost In The Machine
Saturday 29th October 2011
Scala, 265 Pentonville Road, King’s Cross, London N1 9NL
WHITE MISCHIEF presents a Halloween Ball:
“Ghost In The Machine”
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TICKETS AND FREE VOLUNTEER PLACES
LINE-UP:
YOUR COMPERE AND MC:
Tea-swilling pith-helmeted Professor ELEMENTAL
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EXTRAORDINARY LIVE MUSIC:
From the United States, notorious steampunk band ABNEY PARK
Nine-piece brass from HACKNEY COLLIERY BAND
Anachrony and anarchy from THE MEN THAT WILL NOT BE BLAMED FOR NOTHING
Voice, baritone sax and trumpet from SISTER DARLING
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UNFORGETTABLE VAUDEVILLE:
From New Zealand, hilarious mime act THE BOY WITH TAPE ON HIS FACE
The elegant talent of LILI LA SCALA
Death-defying feats from COVENT GARDEN CHAINSAW JUGGLER
Burlesque from MILLICENT BINKS
From Berlin, outrageous vaudevillian JEWELS GOOD
Graceful aerial performance from JACKIE LE
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INTERACTIVE ANTICS:
Silhouette Drawing Academy from 18th century physiognomist JOHANN CASPAR LAVATER
Fortune booth and automaton from BEAR GATEAUX
Get your hairdo styled, uplifted and Halloweenified by HAIRY POPPINS
Photo studio from ALTO BASSO (photo free, prints £10 each)
Portraiture and cartoons from DOCTOR GEOF
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AMBIENT ADVENTURINGS:
Up close with THE BLUE LADY presented by Tricity Vogue
The Girl In The Jar from AMELIE SOLEIL
Hooping from ANNA DRURY
Stiltwalking from MISS BLISS
Psychedelic Kidnap Experience from HERNANDEZ
Art Direction and themed decor from ALEX STONE
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DJs AND DANCING
Playing vintage jazz, swing, rock’n'roll, electro-swing, showtunes and more
CRAIG CLARE, DICKON EDWARDS, SUICIDE ALLY, THEODORA GOES WILD and her SHERIFF husband (Prom Night, Shellac Sisters), MARKABRE CHARADE, JEAN-PAUL SECULAIRE (Right-On.org) and more…
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DRESSING UP IS NOT COMPULSORY BUT ENCOURAGED
Inspirations: Halloween, ghosts, ghouls, spectres, twisted psychiatrists, Jekyll and Hyde, Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, Gothic heroines, man-machines, cybernetic creatures, Victorian scientists, steampunk and more…
20% discount on costumes hired from Prangsta.co.uk
View our list of recommended second hand, vintage, costume, hair and make-up suppliers
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TIME-TRAVELLERS PLEASE NOTE:We expect to encounter a brief temporal anomaly at 1am on Sunday morning when time travels backwards from British Summer Time to Greenwich Mean Time. White Mischief promises you seven full hours’ worth of entertainment despite this temporal paradox.
TICKETS AND FREE VOLUNTEER PLACES
