Aligning with her presentation for New York Fashion Week, Hillary Taymour, designer and founder of cult-favorite fashion label, Collina Strada, offers a glimpse into her childhood as a self-proclaimed “horse girl.” Reimagining the all-American state fair as a night-long, multi-room performance program and party, models gallop on hobby horses and leap over hurdles, guests are invited to play games, eat carnival food, as country music plays from the speakers all night amongst stacked bales of hay. Encapsulating the essence of horse girl culture, our theaters transform into Collina Land for one night only, where chaos and absurdity reign.
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Help us raise $20K to benefit Ashtar theatre
With reading by: Catherine Gund, Jasmine Sanders, Jonathan González, Nadia Khayrallah, Nicole Eisenman, Pamela Sneed, Taja Cheek, Hari Nef, and David Velasco.
This event is free with RSVP, but we ask that you make a donation before you sign-up.
Performance Space New York in collaboration with Bidoun and Movement Research, will host a reading of the “Gaza Monologues” to raise $20k for the Ashtar Theatre’s Psycho-Social Relief Intervention Program in Gaza and the West Bank.
The Psycho-Social Relief Intervention program addresses the genocide’s severe psychological impact on Palestinian children, providing art therapy, psychology workshops, training, and referrals for deeper psychological support to children in the Gaza refugee camps as well as in the West Bank. Ashtar’s goal is to benefit 4,000 children, helping them rebuild their psychological foundations by fostering resilience.
Kiki Ball
Legendary NYC Mother Lil Kim Juicy and Icon East Coast Father Shy Juicy present the Wedding Ball
We’re teaming up with our neighbors, The Alliance for Positive Change to bring to you, the Kiki Ball. Emerging out of the historical House/Ballroom community, the Kiki scene is a highly organized and creative youth-led organization. It centers around so-called houses, with complex kinship structures, that function as vital support systems—support systems that the government and biological families often fail to provide. The underground scene is best known for its lavish balls, where performers present their unique looks and movement styles, competing in different categories for their respective houses.
Free and Confidential HIV testing will be available on-site for free entry.
Head to toe overness! Today is your day but don’t come in white dress.
“Say I Do” Tag Team Fashion Bride & Groom. The Bride & Groom are the center of this whole event.Y’all had made it to the altar & it’s time to take your vows. Y’all have taken Matrimony & make it FASHION. Let the people see how you brought it tonight.🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
The Wedding Singer is here to put us in the mood for love. Tonight is a celebration of two hearts becoming one. As commentators every chant should be about Love. From 10’s to battles. Feel free to use Wedding terms like “I do”, “Till death do us part”, “You may kiss the bride”, etc. 🏆
Speak now or forever hold your peace. You are not gonna stand by while the one who broke your heart walks down the aisle. In heels covered & stained with “blood” show them how you’ll be stepping on hearts the way yours was stepped on for this wedding.
White dress don’t forget your blood stain. 🏆
Part 1: Your Flight was Delayed and call time for the wedding is 3pm!!!
Come showing up late with your luggage and get ya 10’s for Realness.
Part 2: It’s show time and it’s time for you to show the groom why you are the Best Man. Tonight you will create a special speech for the bride and groom.
A tux/suit is Not a must but a Plus! (YOU MUST LOOK PERFECT) 🏆🏆🏆
Bring us Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue. Before you get your tens you will tell the judges what you have to meet this criteria. 🏆
The Wedding party is a select few specially picked by the bride and groom. Tonight show us why you was selected in a cold looks to complement the newly weds.
(4 – team) 🏆🏆🏆🏆
“Center Pieces” The Wedding Planner wants centerpieces so dazzling they leave the guests mesmerized. Dancing Dolls that look like they bout to come alive and hop right off the table. In Tiffany/Baby Blue Show us a dazzling, sparking, or shimmery effect worthy of the guest tables and the center of attention. 🏆🏆
Today is the most important day of your parent’s life. On this day you have 1 JOB! Your presence should have the guest in awe!
European: The Flower Girl don’t forget your pedals. (NO WHITE DRESS) 🏆🏆
All American: The Ring Bearer don’t forget pillow & your rings. 🏆🏆
You left them ladies so satisfied at the Bachelorette party they invited you to the wedding. You may be dressed up. But you can still show them how you got invited to the big day. In your sexiest version of a Wedding Guest. 🏆🏆🏆
Your man really married this bitch, but regardless you’re gonna show him what he’s missing. All his boys gonna let him know he fumbled big time when he let you go. The sexiest woman on the guest list has arrived. 🏆🏆
You just came for the cake, music & a good time, so you better look fly as hell at this wedding. In your sharpest attire. Show them what’s real. (Don’t forget a lil gift for the bride and groom.)
School Boy, Thug, Executive, Pretty boy, Drags, Pretty girl, Bangy, School girl, Legendary. 🏆🏆
You were supposed to bring the Wedding Cake & you’re gonna do exactly that. In a Wedding Cake inspired effect. Pump through that wedding like you ready to eat it up.🏆
Street wear has always been about remixing and recreating. Tonight we bringing Streetwear to the wedding scene. In formal attire, don’t just make it fashion.
MAKE IT STREETWEAR. 🏆🏆
We overbooked by mistake as you can see and it so happened that y’all showed up at the same time—and we have one slot Left. Show us why you deserve to be the entertainment of The Night.
The look is up to you (Don’t Forget your Resume)
$5 if you’re not on the list. 🏆🏆🏆🏆
MF: Diamonds are a girls bestfriend and she is also daddy’s little girl. Tonight honor your daughter’s wishes and come covered in Diamonds.🏆🏆
FF: Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha! Your daddy loves me too. Today isn’t only about the bride, you decide to make it all about you! Such an evil stepmother.🏆🏆
Stop the wedding you have something important to say.
Tonight we want a creative safe for sex message that will educate the guest at the wedding. (We will leave the creativity up to you.)🏆
GUSH
✮⋆。°GUSH LOVE & BBL✮⋆。°
WE FINNA WNBA!!!!! WETNBA A GUSH PRIDE 2-in-1 SPECIAL!!!
The wettest must see 3-on-3 tournament featuring UR FAVS (teams will be announced soon) followed by GUSH ~UAK~THEE SEXIEST SOFTCORE BUSINESS AS USUAL PARTY, JUMBOTRON, KISS CAM, JOCK JAMS, NUTTIN BUTT NET, SWEAT SWEAT SWEAAATTY SWEAT CHECK!
Basketball Tournament —> 9pm-10pm
with legendary commentator @peytondix
GUSH —> 10pm-4am
Doors open @ 8pm
DJs:
Honey Bun, Naija Couture, Daniro, KENDOLLAZ
Live:
Body Hunter, Ivy
MC: Aya Brown
with DJ Sii Sii
ATM by @estehurr, (bring your 1’s or exchange b4 the show)
Hosts & Players
Will be announced soon!…
Red Light Special
✮⋆。°Post Show Privates⋆⌒ヽ(´ ❥ `)
$20 for a private lapdance 2am-4am
Flyer by
@2tt2
+ ADA accessible
+ Please respect that this space is for exclusively celebrating and centering lesbian, qtnb bipoc
+ This event will most likely sell out, we highly recommend you buy presale tix ASAP
+ We are a mindful and respectful nightlife space, please honor that with us and each other. Consent is sexy.
On Body & Ivy’s performance MC’d by Aya Brown:
+ Please remember you are in a sacred space honoring, loving, respecting, and celebrating Black Women. It is a privilege for you to be here.
+ QTNB BIPOC TO THE FRONT.
+ If you are standing in the front row or in a seat, you are participating in the show and must tip. If you don’t have the means you must make room for others that wanna show love $$$.
+ Do not by any means touch any money that’s already been tipped during the show..
+ BUT do help us with collecting all their tips at the end of the show by gathering all dollars toward the center of the circle.
+ Do be respectful of photos/videos you post & share.
Performances and moments orchestrated through aesthetic encounters will occur throughout the day. That said, the time in between, alongside, before, and after the artworks, poems, and music shared are the true spirit and intent of this day. As much as we love everyone who is performing, we love the fact that everyone will also, hopefully, be hanging out, too. Throughout the day people will be arriving and leaving, coming and going, and moving between the courtyard and Performance Space’s interior and our Zoom rooms. We hope that the access infrastructure we have planned will be able to hold the different comings and goings we know of, as well as those we have no way of knowing will occur. We don’t separate access from life, life from access or access from fun. We know it won’t all go perfectly and that access interference may occur. When it does, we hope we’ll move through this together. Improvisation is our condition. To that end and in these means, we’ve composed the following access infrastructures:
Access URL
Livestream connectivity between in-person and online attendance via Zoom. Live CART captioning. ASL interpretation for performances and breakout rooms. Audio Description (live discrete description via the second language channel on Zoom). Access doulas will read out the chat and provide occasional descriptions of sound and visuals where applicable. Zoom breakout rooms, including a quiet-only breakout room.
Access IRL
Livestream connectivity between in-person and online attendance via Zoom. Live CART captioning. In-person ASL interpretation for performances as well as for informal conversation among attendees. Audio Description (live discrete description on devices). Access doulas on site for welcoming, wayfinding, and occasional description of sound and visuals where applicable. Low Stim/Quiet Lounge inside. Shade and rain cover. Seating, d/Deaf priority haptic platform, and space for mobility aids and Service Animals. A free food truck will be onsite at Performance Space serving Palestinian food with gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegetarian options.
Venue
Performance Space New York is located at 150 First Avenue at the corner of 9th Street in Manhattan. The courtyard is step-free; the ground is a wheelchair accessible ecofloor system (grid of tightly packed gravel). ADA all-gender bathrooms are located inside Performance Space on the 4th and 5th floors. On the 1st floor are gender-segregated, ADA, multi-stall bathrooms.
Weather Contingency
In the event of heavy rain or outdoor Air Quality Indexes (AQI) in excess of 100, this event will be rescheduled.
Audience Travel Fund
Traveling to Performance Space from within NYC? Please fill out this form by June 19 for a free Lyft/Uber voucher or reimbursement from our travel fund made to bring you here.
Covid Safety
This is a primarily online and outdoor event. Many people will be wearing masks. Some of us can’t wear masks, and for some of us masking makes communicating impossible. If you can maintain distance while communicating and hanging out, please do. If you can mask, please do. “Smile” see-through masks will be available onsite. Please stay home and rest if you’re experiencing flu-like symptoms or if you have been recently exposed to COVID. And of course, if you are able, please attend online instead and trust it will be one of the best Zooms you’ve been to!
RSVP
Both in-person and online attendance is free with RSVP. Please RSVP here for in-person attendance and here for virtual attendance.
Getting in Touch
If you or a friend require a particular form of support or translation not listed here or in the event descriptions, we would love to connect. Email us at boxoffice@PerformanceSpaceNewYork.org. Advance notice is appreciated and requests made by June 11 will have the best chance of being met.
Getting to Performance Space
Subway
Click each train stop to view a video route to Performance Space New York.
L train to 1st Avenue
6 train to Astor Place
F train to 2nd Avenue
R/W trains to 8 Street Station
4/5/6/N/Q/R trains to Union Square – wheelchair accessible
6/B/D/F/M trains to Bleeker/Broadway-Lafayette Street – wheelchair accessible
Bus Stops
M8– St Marks Place/ 1st Avenue, East 9th Street/1st Avenue
M14a– Avenue A/ East 9th Street
M15– 1st Avenue/ St. Marks Place
Access-A-Ride
Note: If you are new to Access-A-Ride, it may take up to 21 days to process your application. Please plan accordingly.
Parking
Limited street parking is available close to Performance Space New York. Please read street signs carefully. Meter rates are posted on each parking meter, typically $5.50 for the first hour, and $15.59 for 2-hour increments.
The closest parking garage to Performance Space New York can be found at 310 East 11th Streetbetween First and Second Avenues, 0.2 miles from Performance Space. It’s called “Park It Nice” and can be reached (212) 475-5262 to inquire about their rates if you are interested.