Queer Ball 2026

Lineup

• More details about Miss Martoya

  Miss Martoya

  Meet Miss Martoya, your favourite Butch Queen in Drag. Martoya possesses a powerhouse background in theatre and dance; her stage presence, and hypnotic charisma captivates audiences the moment she steps into the light. She’s not just a crowd-pleaser; she’s a crown-holder, taking home the title of Dragged OUT 2024. From performing in some of the best Queer and Arts Festivals in Australia and New Zealand, offstage you’ll find them volunteering as a Sports Trainer as well as playing for the gay and inclusive rugby union team, the 'Brisbane Hustlers'. — A butch queen nonetheless, Miss Martoya is here to inspire, and flex her amazonian like figure!

• More details about Ancestral Honey

  Ancestral Honey

  Tender-hearted, fluid & fierce… Gamilaroi Bidjara queer artist Ancestral Honey, connects to movement as a channel for expression and healing. Honouring Blak rage, grief, joy, majik, fluidity, sexuality and sensuality… She pays homage to the Black and Brown sex workers and liberation artists who channeled their survival into creating influential culture & self autonomy over their bodies & lives. Her art is fuelled by belief that to be present in the body is to pour honey on ancestral wounds and take up space that ripples healing into the ethers.

• More details about Father - House of Alexander

  Father - House of Alexander

  Joshua Taliani is a First nation ( Bidjara/wakka wakka) Italian Queer Artist and performer. From working in street dance to dabbling into the performing arts, Joshua has performed across magandjin and Australia/ overseas representing australia in street dance. Joshua’s main heavy based genre of dance being under the hip hop calibur through experiencing most styles including contemporary he is heavy on open choreography and the art form of vogue fem a part of the ballroom culture. Joshua is also the Father of the Trailblazing House of Alexander a leader in community for Queer POC Continuing to help create space and culture to help nurture Trans and queer BIPOC. A lot of these practises through community and Hip Hop has shaped Josh into becoming a trail-blazer for queer people of colour and the artistry of movement to be a representation for the next generation of his kind. Understanding the resilience needed in today's world that will help create positive change amongst the community.

• More details about Nahal

  Nahal

  Nahal is an Iranian DJ dwelling on Bundjalung Country. Known for her ability to move between cultures, BPMs, and genres, her selections blend traditional rhythms with modern basslines, bringing together the East and the West onto whatever dance floor she’s playing to. Expect sounds of the SWANA diaspora- from Arab house to Afro house, and Amapiano to Algerian Rai and beyond. With a growing presence on Australian dance floors and an unmistakable identity behind the decks, Nahal creates an atmosphere that makes a space feel both foreign and deeply familiar at the same time.

• More details about Miss Ellaneous

  Miss Ellaneous

  Miss Ellaneous—aka Ben Graetz—is the original Darwin Diva and a true force of fabulousness! Since her glittering debut in 2002, Miss E has captivated audiences across Australia and internationally, dazzling stages from the UK to the USA and Indonesia. A powerhouse performer with a magnetic presence, Miss Ellaneous is celebrated as one of Australia’s finest Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander drag queens. She is the Founder of BRG Productions, a 100% Blak-owned creative enterprise, an event company championing diversity and inclusion. Miss E’s career highlights sparkle as brightly as her wardrobe—whether she’s commanding the screen as Miss Information on SBS/NITV’s The Point, performing alongside Hot Brown Honey and Taylor Mac, or starring in the feature film Spear. She’s also brought her wit and charm to The Project’s ‘Metro Whip Around’ and continues to use her platform to celebrate, empower, and entertain. Fierce, fearless, and always unapologetically herself, Miss Ellaneous is not just a performer—she’s a movement.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

• More details about Sani

  Sani

  Sani burns with the heat of an Aries sun. Selecting Club / Prog / Bass & Silly Bootlegs that echo Queer dance floors. Blending genres is Sani’s signature style, Digging for fresh dance tracks and campy anthems that are sure to get the dance floor fired up. Every mix is an invocation, alchemising the energy and leading dance floors with a Queer perspective.

• More details about Basjia

  Basjia

  Basjia is a black, queer, multidisciplinary artist living on Unceeded Gadigal Land, Sydney Australia (always was, always will be Aboriginal Land). She is a trailblazer across multiple artistic practices and communities, her art and continuous community work is to elevate and platform BIPOC art & artists. Having worked in the industry for almost 7 years, she uses her experience and voice continuously to elevate and platform others, as well as discuss the discrimination Black, Indigenous & POC workers face within the Pole community. She uses her recognition to continuously educate others on the Black SW roots of pole, on the issues of erasure and on bringing black sw and culture to the forefront. Her dance is about unshaming and reclaiming the beauty, power and sensuality of the black femme body. Her practice is deeply rooted in taking up space, in moving from spirit, in paying homage to black culture, the black sw roots of pole and her ancestors. Her movement is earth shatteringly powerful, deeply erotic, completely embodied, nasty as fuck, raw, cathartic, and a continuous love letter to her younger self and those who once felt shame for their bodies, their existence. To witness to her movement is to be in conversation with her spirit, to peel back the layers and leave her soul bare, to feel deeply. She invites you to unshame your body, to move without perfection or permission, to breathe deep, and be unapologetic in rage, joy, sex, pain, and play.

• More details about Asha Franco & Friends (Live)

  Asha Franco & Friends (Live)

  Asha Franco is a Northern Rivers–based vocal artist, singer, and performer weaving sound, story, and presence across the stage. Drawing from her rich cultural lineage—Jewish and North African/Middle Eastern—her voice carries a textured depth that moves between worlds, moods, and identities. Asha brings eternal love to the female Artists who inspire her. Roots in jazz and a deep love for neo-soul and R&B—genres known for their emotional depth and fusion of soul, jazz, hip-hop and groove. For Queerball, she brings a luminous lineup alongside Ariel Patricky, Connor Alexander, Mia Bloom, and Marley Berry-Pearce—offering a vocal experience that is healing and expansive.

• More details about Bella Donna

  Bella Donna

  Bella Donna works in slow tension, nothing rushed, nothing overstated. Her sets circle 90s house and euphoric trance, letting the music settle and stretch until they take hold of the room. What builds is an electric undercurrent, subtle but insistent, drawing the crowd into a shared state. There’s instinct in the way she moves between rhythm and base, keeping things fluid but deliberate. The result is an intimate and immersive dancefloor which brings a collective funk.