WHEN:
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 4:30 pm - Gather Round Kiki Ball
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 4:30 pm - Fabulous Waacking Festival Fall Edition with Princess Lockerooo
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 4:30 pm - Manhattan West Beatbox Battle with The Beatbox House
WHERE:
Manhattan West Plaza
385 9th Avenue
New York City
TICKETS:
For more information and tickets visit the Works & Process website.
A spokesperson describes the event as follows:
"...The performances give the public an opportunity to see breakers compete in Behind The Groove, an event hosted by legends Kwikstep and Rokafella, admire members of the Ballroom community as they walk the runway and vogue during the Gather Round Kiki Ball, cheer on competing Waack dancers as part of the Fabulous Waacking Festival Fall Edition with Princess Lockerooo, and witness NYC’s top beatboxers go head-to-head with The Beatbox House..."
Gather Round Kiki Ball
September 11, 4:30 p.m.
The community and competitive spirit of Ballroom Culture may be most known from the film Paris is Burning, this summer’s hit musical Cats: The Jellicle Ball, or the TV series Pose and Legendary. The Gather Round Kiki Ball will celebrate LGBTQIA+ pride and the skills and style that have made Ballroom the cultural force it is today, featuring commentator Snookie Juicy West, DJ Byrell The Great, and legendary judges Omari “Oricci” Wiles, Courtney “Balenciaga” Washington and more. Categories for this demo ball will be Runway, Face, and Vogue, featuring some of NYC’s best ball walkers.
Gather Round Kiki Ball is organized by Hype Kitty.
Fabulous Waacking Festival Fall Edition with Princess Lockerooo
September 18, 4:30 p.m.
Distinguishable by its rotational arm movements, posing and emphasis on expressiveness, Waacking brings together the glitz and glamor of Hollywood films, the vibrant energy of disco, and the colorful underground gay club culture of the ‘70s. An event organized by Princess Lockerooo, who is lauded by The New York Times as the “Queen of Waack,” it will feature high-energy performances, dazzling costumes, and theatrical choreography honoring the roots and influences of Waacking. Top Waackers will go head-to-head in an epic showdown. Visitors are invited to dress to impress and join in the dancing at the end – after the show and battle, there will be an opportunity to get their disco fix, twirl, and let loose.
Manhattan West Beatbox Battle with The Beatbox House
September 25, 4:30 p.m.
New York City’s top beatboxers will go head-to-head with their newest material in advance of the 2024 USA Beatbox Championships in Pittsburgh! The Beatbox House’s monthly battle arrives at Manhattan West on the heels of the music group’s world-spanning tour with the US State Department’s American Music Abroad program. Kenny Urban, Gene Shinozaki, Neil Meadows (aka NaPoM), Amit Bhowmik, and Chris Celiz make up The Beatbox House, a collective that perfected their craft while living together in Brooklyn. From 2015-2018, they traveled to Europe and won the Grand Beatbox title, bringing beatbox glory back to NYC where it all started. (Fact: beatboxing started in the Bronx!)
