HOUSE OF MARAMA XMAS VOGUE NIGHT - DEC 20 (2024)

HOUSE OF MARAMA XMAS VOGUE NIGHT AT IVY BAR | FRIDAY 20TH DEC (2024)

The Trailblazing Kiki HOUSE OF MARAMA will be closing the year with a XMAS VOGUE NIGHT! 🎅🏼

Come and get your life and jingle the year away this Friday 20th Dec (2024) at Ivy Bar! 🎄

TICKETS

• GA $12 + Online Fees (LIMITED)
• Extra Aroha Tickets (from) $14 + Online Fees (LIMITED)
• $15 Doorsales until Midnight (LIMITED) Cash or Eftpos.

WHEN Friday 20th Dec (2024) — Doors open from 8.30pm, Categories start from 10pm.

WHERE Ivy Bar & Cabaret, Wellington (NZ) R18+ 

CATEGORIES

• Cats in a Sack (OTA*) (x1 Trophy + $40 Drink Voucher)
  Random pick a Vogue Fem category from the Santa Sack and get your tens!
  Cats: One element, No Dips, Soft & C*nt, Dramatics, and Vogue to a Non-Vogue Beat.

• Runway Reindeers (EU*) (x1 Trophy + $40 Drink Voucher)
  Serve a European Runway walk and prance the catwalk as one of Santa's Reindeers.

• Xmas Morning Fresh Face* (x1 Trophy + $40 Drink Voucher)
  Serve Fresh Face like it's the Morning of Xmas.

• Santa's Naughty List (OTA Sex Siren*) (x1 Trophy + $40 Drink Voucher)
  Seduce the Judges with your sex appeal and confidence in a look made for Santa's Naughty List.

• Xmas Carols Lip-Sync Performance* (x1 Trophy + $40 Drink Voucher)
  Give a stellar lip-sync performance to one of the iconic xmas carols from the tens list, and then battle it out for the Grand Prize.
  
  Tens Songlist: Let It Snow (Dean Martin), Santa Tell Me (Ariana Grande), Mistletoe (Justin Bieber), Deck the Hall (Nat King Cole), Jingle Bell Rock (Bobby Helms) and Rivers of Babylon (Boney M).
  Battles Songlist: Let It Go (Idina Menzel), All I Want For Xmas is You (Mariah Carey), Rockin' Around The Xmas Tree (Brenda Lee), Feliz Navidad (José Feliciano), Last Christmas (Wham!) and Mary Did You Know (Mary J. Blige).

* Refer to the 'Ballroom Terminology' section below and our instagram post for more details about each category.

JUDGES, CHANTERS & DJ

• Mother KARAMERA MARAMA
• FQ KIWI MARAMA
• FQ K-CI MARAMA

• ORIJAH MARAMA (MC/Chanter)

• KAYSEEYUH (DJ)

Follow our Instagram @houseofmarama to keep up to date with our events.

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Ballroom is a safe space created in the 1960's, forged by the Black, Latinx and queer Americans in protest against the racism and queerphobia that they faced from the non-queer community and white queer community. It is a space held to protect trans womxn of colour, so as guests and participants within this culture it is imperative that we all do our best to respect and honour this sacred space. Homophobia, Transphobia, and any discriminatory language and/or beliefs will not be tolerated. Remember to check your privilege at the door.

To learn more about the culture of Ballroom check out this link: 

https://artsandculture.google.com/project/ballroom. 

The HOUSE OF MARAMA honours the whenua in which this event is able to take place on, belonging to the true sovereigns: 

Te Ātiawa iwi. We also stand in solidarity with indigenous peoples across the world facing injustice. 

TOITŪ TE TIRITI

FREE PALESTINE

FREE CONGO

FREE WEST PAPUA

FREE KANAKY

FREE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE EVERYWHERE. 

LAND BACK.

Be sure to check out the growing Wellington Ballroom scene and community by following @houseofmarama and @wlgballroom on Instagram.

Please do not hesitate to contact us via houseofmarama@gmail.com or on any of our socials for any questions or concerns you may have.

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BALLROOM TERMINOLOGY*

• OTA = Open to All, not limited to a specific gender identity/expression, or category style.
  
• EU = European Runway
• Fresh Face = Serve FACE with very little to no makeup, all natural.
• Sex Siren = Seduce the Judges with your sex appeal and confidence. This is not a dancing category.