End of the World Party (Just in Case)
Congratulations everyone, 2009 is finally over. We hear 2010 will be the best year of your life.
::::::::::::Thursday, December 31st:::::::::::::::::::
There is not a New Years Eve party at the House of Yes simply because what we are planning on doing is just a little too “DANGER”ious for our humble little theater. Instead, all the usual suspects are taking over a whole floor of a warehouse just 4 blocks away. We’re bringing our upright piano, aerial gear, our favorite brass bands and building a full carnival, corn dog stand included!!!
The party starts at 3rd Ward down the street, but if you wanna skip that and go straight to the circus go to 341 Scholes St. (right next to Morgan Ave) We’re on the first floor. Its so fancy!
We’re opening doors at 11 pm, and going till VERY late.
Come celebrate with the Lady Circus, Man Circus (our manly friends from the boat!) Stumblebum Brass Band, Raya Brass Band, Mikey Freedom-Hart and the moving piano lounge, Mickey Western, Vintage DJ, Mike Richtor the slack line pro, Owen the Big Skinny, Select members of FUCT comedy troupe and much much more.
Best thing ever and the greatest show on earth!
Full details can be found at thedanger.com
::::::::Sunday, January 3rd:::::::::::::::::::
NO PARKING ON THE DANCEFLOOR!!! 13? 14?
No parking baby, no parking on the dance floor. Like the song goes.
Midnight Star. Classic boogie ppl.
Now a sunday early evenin’ thang at house of yes, come thru and get down down down before you shitty shitty chitty chitty bang bang of a life starts up anew.
DJs: Mice elf, Dhundee, Mr. Vacation, $mall ¢hange.
$5-$500 suggested cover. So treat us right and bring enough gum for everybody!
7pm to midnight request line
Christmas is over, Rock and Roll!
We’re happy to inform you we have reached our goal of raising money and we’re eagerly awaiting really taking it to the next level in 2010. You have given generously and you’ll see soon enough how worth it it was! This community rocks, and we are more confident then ever that we will exist for an eternity.
Thank you all so much for sitting through The Christmas Spectacular the past two weeks. There ain’t going to be no sitting around this week though, wear comfortable shoes and we’ll see ya on the dance floor!
::::::::::::::Thursday, December 17th:::::::::::::::::::::
The Bushwick Wildlife Preserve presents………………Warehouse Thursdays
Simple…
2 DJ’s spinning that deep soul outerspace house funk hip hop and electro soundgasms to transport you to that blissful dimension known as “fuck yeah”.
DJ Ezrakh
get a heads up on his mixes here -> http://soundcloud.com/ezrakh/fun-ky-mix-sel-ezrakh
DJ Rookie
Better known as the Zulu Nation’s very own M.C. K~Swift -> http://www.mckswift.com
$7 all night! (in honor of being 7 days before Christmas!)
Party starts at 9PM and goes till 4AM! BYOB!!
::::::::::::::::::Friday, December 18:::::::::::::::::::::::
Cuddle Magic travels far and wide with tons of instruments, lamps, and a penguin. They make venues seem smaller. They make music with violins, drums, clarinets, basses, trumpets, keyboards, guitars, banjos, harmonicas, recorders, flutes, a vibraphone, and voices. They are as friendly and inclusive as their name might suggest — after forming as a quintet over a year ago, they have gradually come to incorporate more and more of their musical friends into the band, constructing intricate soundscapes that include elements of folk music, avant-garde classical music, world music, and urban music.
This is a good show to take your parents or your jazz professor to. We promise.
$10 donation. Bring a bottle of wine with you for a classy good time.
:::::::::::::Saturday, December 19th::::::::::::::::::::::
You’ve seen them play tinfoil covered art galleries, Western-themed circus shows, 8 hour long Halloween sets, and parks and parades all over this great land. Now, the Mickey Western Band are proud to present their latest work: The American Way. Three months in the making, this album will be presented in its entirety for one night only in the place it was recorded: The House of Yes. Featuring crazed country rave ups, rocking odes to gambling and murder, and plaintive ballads, you owe it to yourself to join in its celebration. With acrobatics and hijinks by Lady Circus and the House of Yes, mashups by DJ Hahaha, projections by Phineus and a very special acoustic set by Anna Christie of The Sisters Three .
All who attend will receive their very own copy of The American Way.
9pm doors and 9:30 show
$10 includes a free CD (You’re practically making money by being here.)
Christmas Spectacular!
featuring Lady Circus & Friends
The Most Wonderful Show of the Year!
Join the House of Yes family, as we celebrate the Holiday Season with our very own Christmas Spectacular…a ridiculously festive, in-your-face performance extravaganza! Featuring more talent than that other “Christmas Spectacular”, this show is overflowing with glitter, glamour, sex, comedy, matching costumes, synchronized dancing, and outrageous theatrics!
With guest appearances by Desert Sin Dance Company, The Love Show, Jenny Rocha and the Painted Ladies, Mike Richter, Graham Skipper of FUCT, Kayti Bunny, Pearl Pistol, Band of Bicycles and more! Come early to enjoy festive treats, mistle-toe kisses, and a photo-op with Santa himself!
“Better than the original!”- St. Nicolas
“They’ve really out-done themselves this time!” Rudolph the Red Nosed Giuliani
“Spectacular!”- New York Post
Friday & Saturday: December 4th & 5th
Thursday, Friday & Saturday: December 10th, 11th, 12th
Doors at 8pm. Show at 9pm.
$20 at door, $15 pre-sale
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/91263
at the House of Yes Theatre
342 Maujer Street at Morgan Ave.
Brooklyn, NY
Glass Bandits
Being the real fancy theater that we are, we gave a troupe we felt deserved it a residency here for a few months. We’re always on the lookout for inspired and ambitious artists. Please let us know if you too want to produce something here.
::::::::::Thursday the 19th, friday the 20th, Saturday the 21st, Sunday the 22nd::::::::
Glass Bandits present: In Memoriam
Told in 13 acts, “Memoriam” explores the story of a troupe of actors on the last leg of their vaudeville tour. On the last night of their show, at the House of Yes, relationships hit a breaking point, while the lines between what is real and what is scripted begin to blur. A true collaboration, the project is an assembly of text, clown, music, and dance. This rag-tag show is not to be missed!
Directed by Eddie Prunoske
With: Andy Bean, Caitlin Bebb, Christopher Devlin, Hollye Gilbert, Carl Holder, Carter Hudson, Leon Pease, and Craig Strube.
$10
Doors at 8:30 show at 9:00
:::::::Monday through Saturday all the time:::::
Aerial classes at the Sky Box. Not as scary as you think….full schedule at www.theskybox.org
::::::Coming Up!:::::::::
Christmas Spectacular at the House of Yes. December 4th, 5th, 10th, 11th and 12th! Better then the real thing!
House of Halloween Hangover
We survived Halloween…kind of. Our wigs are caked in dried blood, our bodies and egos are bruised, and our psyches are forever scarred from this weekend. We made it out alive, or at least half-alive, and The House of Yes is no longer haunted (check out www.houseofyes.org/gallery/ to see how terrible it got!). Like it or not, there is life after Halloween and we are still as busy as ever with workshops, clothing swaps and dance parties. Come over to House of Yes this week, and we will help you get over your Post-Halloween-Depression.
:::::::::::Tuesday, November 3rd:::::::::::
Make Fun Open Studio
:::::::::Wednesday, November 4th:::::::::
“Our Friends’ House Burned Down” Clothing Swap!
byob as always
:::::::::Friday, November 6th:::::::::
Anti CMJ Festival
930pm until..
$7, B.Y.O.B.
Surprise Circus/Aliens/terrorists/Kooks/Vagabonds …in attendance…
::::::::::Saturday, November 7th::::::::
DJ Mojo Presents:
A NYC Legend… for decades supporting fledgling bands and keeping the
rock n roll banner waving high. This saturday night at The House of Yes… DJ Mojo Presents 4 amazing live bands to blow your mind. Check back on www.houseofyes.org/events/ for full listing of bands.
myspace.com/djmojo
Doors at 9PM
$10 bucks….BYOB
::::::::::Sunday, November 8th::::::::
DJ $mall ¢hange Presents:
No Parking on ze Dancefloor!
That’s right party peoples, no parking baby, no parking on the dancefloor. That’s what this shit is all about and fuck the hokey pokey. On some pure shit. The central focus is music and dancing. If you’re on the dance floor you must be dancing. We will have dance police and your ass will get ticketed. Get down or make room.
Ski Beats…..Dude produced a number of tracks on Jay Z’s 1st LP
Brown Bum…. a wide spectrum of funk and classic hip hop
Stylus….Responsible for the Brooklyn Wonderland parties
Tinsletown….a man about town
On top of all that my homegrrl and super stoopid dancer / dance instructor Cathy Richards will be around at 9pm showing folks various Bboy and hip hop moves.
Love Grrl’s fab smoothies we will have free refreshing beverages courtesy of Bot.
$5-$500 sliding scale donation (be nice to the doormen)
6pm-12pm BE THERE!
Haunted House of Yes
Come to this or die!
:::::::::::::Friday the 30th, Saturday the 31st:::::::::::::::::
Haunted House Of Yes
Setting foot into the House of Yes on any day of the year is generally a shocking experience. For two nights only, this Halloween, House of Yes is abandoning any taste and restraint, and letting the deranged side shine. The entertainment within the Haunted House of Yes ranges from X-rated to other worldly, from profound to fucked up.
Only the most demented performance, installation and video artists, musicians, architects and comedians were selected to create this multi-sensory disaster.
Haunted House of Yes is conceptualized and created by Graham Skipper of FUCT (a torture comedy troupe) and Julia LaVault (House of Yes’ lighting designer). Contributing artists include Zev David Deans, Pak-Kei Mak, Philip “Slime” Riley, Van hughes and Leslie McDonel, and Emmanuelle Chammah.
Be ready to sign a waiver and prove that you’re over 18, and sorry in advance for the post traumatic stress disorder.
October 30th from 7 pm to 2 am
Saturday October 31st from 10pm to 2 am
$10 admission.
:::::::::::::Wednesday the 4th of November:::::::::::::::::::
Clothing & Stuff Swap for the Burnt
Has your house ever burnt down? If so, you understand the frustration of having everything you own be burnt, melted, smelly or just plain gone. Our friends Flambeaux, Akim and Lady C recently experienced a fire that ripped through their apartments and ruined all of their belongings. Therefore, we are hosting a clothing & stuff swap to help you clean your closet and also to give our friends some clothes and necessities. Everyone is welcomed to swap and grab new things- but the people who had their house burn down get first dibs.
If you cant make it Wednesday night but still want to donate, please contact kaeburke@gmail.com and set up a time to drop off your donations. Thanks!
8-11pm
byob as always
24/7
For the first time ever we actually have it all for you all. Learn slapstick, sewing and aerial from the best, see performance art at its weirdest, and then again at its nakedest later on in the week, AND although we promised no more dance parties ever again, we were talked into squeezing one in anyways….it wasn’t so bad after all, and only one person tagged our fancy bathroom.
:::::::::::Wednesday October 21st:::::::::::
Slapstick Dojo: Learn to Fall Funny
The Slapstick Dojo teaches physical comedy using martial arts techniques. Students will learn how to trip, slip, fall down, and slap each other in safe and funny ways. This conflict may be between individuals, between a person and an object, or between a person and his environment. The class operates similar to a yoga or martial arts class, where students of all skill levels are encouraged to come to “workout” and further develop technique. Borrowing ideas from martial arts training such as Kata and Waza the Slapstick Dojo aims to teach slapstick techniques and classic slapstick gag structure.
5-25$ sliding scale!
More info at http://newyorkdowntownclown.com/workshops.htm#slapstick
:::::::::::Thursday, October 22nd:::::::::::
Bloody Noes: American Dream
From Upstate NY, we bring to you special guests Bloody Noes…. costumed duo MC Drywall (priestly hulk) and DJ Cardboard (shadowy sylph). Bloody Noes brings to us, American Dream: A non-sensical theatrical experiment in demented experience and America. Expect to be fully entertained by variety acts, music/noise, body activity/dance, pantomime, and lots of homemade props. Hilarious, hypnotic, and horrifying. This is a 45 minute adventure of extreme extremes.
Bloody Noes has been described as… ” Noise, yet poignant, Noise, yet fairytale-like. Interpretive dance meets DIY scene, pornographic”.. and “creativity as a terroristic act”. This is a rare opportunity to see how weird things can get in Rochester, NY. Need a sneak preview? Check out www.myspace.com/bloodynoes
Doors at 9:30, Show at 10pm
5-10$ sliding scale donation. (due to the nature of the content 13 and over only please)
:::::::::::Thursday, October 22nd-LATE NITE:::::::::::
RESERVOIR SOUND WOMB in conjunction with House of Yes and Torn Form Drawing present an evening void of Platinum chains and video vixens, but plenty of head grooves to get your body moving. This is a showcase with some of the premiere up-and-coming indie lyricists, producers, and beat makers, hailing from Chicago, Brooklyn, Baltimore and beyond.
Featuring Staten Island Duo the Presence, Unabashedly honest Baltimore’s Teddy Faley, distorted samples and beats by AM Breakups, Quality sound by Zesto! and relentless pavement-pounding sound by V8.
11pm-late
5$
::::::::::Friday October 23rd::::::::::::
Silky Sirens Burlesque
……a night of the 3 B’s: Brains, Booze, and Boobies!
A singing burlesque company that was started on the brink of a Depression. A show that is full of humor, beauty, sex, tease and tons of pasties of all sorts. Hosted by the hilarious Doctor Phil.
$15 (might seem like a bit much, but then again that will only buy you 75% of a lap dance anywhere else in the city.)
10pm, BYOB
:::::::::Monday through Saturday!:::::::::::::::::::
Aerial classes at the Sky Box! Silks, trapeze, lyra, pole dance, ballet. (No you don’t have to be a bodybuilder to sign up, we won’t make you climb 30 ft high your first class, and its not as intimidating as you might think.) Go to theskybox.org/classes to sign up. Or come to aerial open house every Monday from 8pm-10pm to see for yourself. Its free to watch and $15 to play.
:::::::::::Wednesdays, October 21st, 28th:::::::::::
Make Fun: Halloween Workshops
7PM- 11PM $20
Make Fun Studios at House of Yes invites you into the costume studio to make the best Halloween costume…ever. Our workshop includes full access to the Make Fun facilities, with home and industrial sewing machines, sergers and cover stitch machines, pattern making materials AND FREE FABRIC AND TRIM! This $20 workshop will have you looking fabulous and you learn a thing or two too. Get help from the pros! Kae and Tara have years of experience working with people to build their character from scratch, or modify existing clothes and costumes. Best of all, you can brag to your friends that YOU MADE IT YOURSELF!
Want to have a custom costume created? have questions about Make Fun? contact kaeburke@gmail.com
7pm- 11pm $20
:::::::::Upcoming:::::::::
Haunted House of Yes! 10/30 and 10/31!!!
A Rare Opportunity to Party
At The House of Yes, we don’t do parties, we do events….usually. But this week, we are offering you TWO parties in a row. But just because its a party, doesn’t mean you can get shit-faced and vomit on our fancy furniture. Please use our fancy toilets instead. So come to our parties, have the best time ever, and don’t forget to clean up after yourself. Remember, we are also a fancy aerial facility six days a week.
::::::::Wednesday, October 14th:::::::::::
Make Fun: Halloween Workshops
October 14th, 21st, 28th….
7PM- 11PM $20
Make Fun Studios at House of Yes invites you into the costume studio to make the best Halloween costume…ever. Our workshop includes full access to the Make Fun facilities, with home and industrial sewing machines, sergers and cover stitch machines, pattern making materials AND FREE FABRIC AND TRIM! This $20 workshop will have you looking fabulous and you learn a thing or two too. Get help from the pros! Kae and Tara have years of experience working with people to build their character from scratch, or modify existing clothes and costumes. Best of all, you can brag to your friends that YOU MADE IT YOURSELF!
Want to have a custom costume created? have questions about Make Fun? contact kaeburke@gmail.com
7pm- 11pm $20
::::::::Thursday, October 15th::::::::::::
Bushwick Wildlife Preserve presents a Night of Mayhem
Hate the cold? Not really feeling it getting darker sooner and sooner? That trillion dollar stimulus package not paying your rent? Your tan from “summer” already gone? Need to blow off some steam, let your hair down and just rock out before it becomes unbearable to journey past the bodega?
Simple deal…
2 amazing bands to get the blood pumping: Adriana Santiago and the SMYRK
1 DJ to shake your bones all night: DJ Rookie better known as M.C. K~Swift from the Zulu Nation
9pm to 3 am
Only $7 (because anything more than that is unreasonable right?)
:::::::::Friday, October 16th:::::::::::::::
ASS DON’T TELL
Swimming Cities of the Ocean of Blood Fundraiser
A shameless and wholly unapologetic celebration of Booty, set to junk rumbling, all night booty music. Prepare to be suffocated by magnificent round beautiful asses and help float our asses to Varanasi India next March.
DJ’s DIRTYFYNGER Milks, Tinseltown, Stache, Laurendarling. Special surprises from Lady Circus, etc. Go-go Mania by Bloody Belle.
Midnight Ass Pageant hosted by the Ass Inspector General
10pm to 4 am.
$10/$8 sweet caboose discount at the door for bubble butts only.
www.weareswimmingcities.org
:::::::::Monday through Saturday!:::::::::::::::::::
Aerial classes at the Sky Box! Silks, trapeze, lyra, pole dance, ballet. (No you don’t have to be a bodybuilder to sign up, we won’t make you climb 30 ft high your first class, and its not as intimidating as you might think.) Go to theskybox.org/classes to sign up. Or come to aerial open house every Monday from 8pm-10pm to see for yourself. Its free to watch and $15 to play.
Birds, Ghosts and Marching Bands
This is the last weekend to see our latest in-house production,
Twitchers. The first week was quite honestly one of the best shows to
be seen in our theatre…and that’s not just our own opinion either!
This weekend, we’ll be doing it all again, just for you…but that’s
not all. We are also having a marching-band after-party on Thursday
following Twitchers! Seriously, if you miss this show, you might feel
performance deprived and artistically unsatisfied. See it.
In Make Fun, Halloween is taking over the studio, and we will be
offering weekly Wednesday costume workshops! Make it.
Also for Halloween (Our Official Favorite Holiday), we are once again
sharing the spotlight and inviting artists to collaborate on our 1st
annual Haunted House of Yes. Do it.
::::::::::::::::Thursday:::Friday:::Saturday::::::::::::
October 8, 9, 10
A theatrical immersion of dance, puppetry, aerial, live music,
spectacle, and pure emotion.
The Desert Sin Dance Company, known internationally for their edgy
and sensational fusion of dance is one of the most experimental,
cutting-edge theatrical dance companies in North America.
Desert Sin will be teaming up with Mystery Bird Puppet Theater, Lady
Circus, and The House of Yes Theater to create a Brooklyn
bird-watching experience of a lifetime!
October 1,2,3 and 8,9,10
Doors open at 8pm, the show starts at 9pm:
Tickets:
$15 presale @ www.desertsin.com
$20 at the door
www.desertsin.com
www.ladycircus.com
www.mysterybirdpuppets.com
:::::::::Thursday Late NIte!::::::::::::::::::::::::
October 8th
Datri Bean, Minor Mishap Marching Band, Baby Soda.
10:30
$10 for the fools who missed the early show. free (give some lovin’
to the hat) to the Twitchers stragglers.
:::::::::::::::Wednesdays in October:::::::::::::::
October 14th, 21st, 28th….
Make Fun: Halloween Workshops
7PM- 11PM $20
Make Fun Studios at House of Yes invites you into the costume studio
to make the best Halloween costume…ever. Our workshop includes full
access to the Make Fun facilities, with home and industrial sewing
machines, sergers and cover stitch machines, pattern making materials
AND FREE FABRIC AND TRIM! This $20 workshop will have you looking
fabulous and you learn a thing or two too.
We will also be selling items from our costume collection! We will
have $5 bins of costumes and wigs plus other great deals on theatrical
costumes, commercial costumes both deluxe and economy and original
designs by Kae Burke and 3rd Earth designs. Get help from the pros!
Kae and Tara have years of experience working with people to build
their character from scratch, or modify existing clothes and costumes.
Best of all, you can brag to your friends that YOU MADE IT YOURSELF!
Want to have a custom costume created? have questions about Make Fun?
contact kaeburke@gmail.com
::::::::THIS WEEK::::::::::::::
Artists/Designers/Makers Call for
Participation:::::::::::::::::::::::
Haunted House of Yes seeking Art Stars!
We are currently accepting submissions from artists of all types to
contribute to Haunted House of Yes. There is a small budget, all the
materials you can use and unlimited creative license allotted for this
project. The Haunted House of Yes will run Friday October 30th, 7pm
– 2am and Saturday October 31st, 10pm – 2am. As an installation
artist you do not have to physically be there on the 31st…but you’ll
want to be. Its going to be more fun than smashing jack-o-lanterns.
Please email info@thehouseofyes.org to express interest in
contributing to something you’ve wanted to do since you were a
kid….build a haunted house and scare the Ba-Geezus out of people.
Theater: Twitchers
This week we are unveiling our newest in-house production. This is a show that can only be possible here. This is what the House of Yes was meant for. If you have never seen a full production at the House, this is not to be missed. If you HAVE seen a show here, you still have no idea what you’re in for.
::::::::::::::::Thursday through Saturday::::::::::::
Twitchers…
A tour of birds, dreams, and women who take flight…
A theatrical immersion of dance, puppetry, aerial, live music, spectacle, and pure emotion.
The Desert Sin Dance Company, known internationally for their edgy and sensational fusion of dance is one of the most experimental, cutting-edge theatrical dance companies in North America.
Desert Sin will be teaming up with Mystery Bird Puppet Theater, Lady Circus, and The House of Yes Theater to create a Brooklyn bird-watching experience of a lifetime!
October 1,2,3 and 8,9,10
Doors open at 8pm, the show starts at 9pm:
Tickets:
$15 presale @ www.desertsin.com
$20 at the door
www.desertsin.com
www.ladycircus.com
www.mysterybirdpuppets.com
House of Sexy
This weekend, we are exploring our sexuality, and we would like you to be there for it! We are screening porn…yes PORN! We are featuring hot girls in spandex hanging off the ceiling…HOT GIRLS! And we are partying with the sexy Taylor Mac…TAYLOR MAC!
:::::::::Friday the 25th::::::::::
Porno Jim’s Otherworld Revue
……Because America Needs Better Porn
Porno Jim takes you down to the scenic underbelly of New York City and beyond. Join him as he hosts an evening of obscene artistes and scandalous pornography. Titilating, exhilirating, dirty and hilarious, this is a super sexy variety show that focuses on good porn, bad porn and all things porn!
Porno porn porn porn porn porn porn! Naked people having sex! On camera!
13 and over only.
9:00 pm doors, 9:30 show
$10
::::::::::Saturday the 26th:::::::::::
CLOUD SWING & CREATIVITY WORKSHOP
Cloud swing is an aerial apparatus we recently stumbled upon due to Seanna Sharpe who’s been teaching “circustentialism” here at Sky Box. Its a big loop of rope suspended by two points. Using it requires a mixture of trapeze, silk and hammock skills. Whether you are an absolute beginner or a seasoned swinger, this is a chance to explore, create, and play on one of the most comfortable and enjoyable pieces of circus equipment ever invented. We will learn mounts, climbs, wraps, and drops for ALL LEVELS
In addition to being a ship-load of fun, this event is a FUNDRAISER to buy us all what we`ve always wanted – a cloud swing of our very own, which will live at the Skybox and be available for lessons, rehearsals, and even performance!
Workshop will be CAPPED at 8 people, so please RSVP for your ticket to the sky at theskybox.org/calendar.
8:00 – 10:00 $25-40 workshop sliding scale
10:00-12:00 $10 dance party and sing along with Colin (The worlds Happiest Man) and Mitchell (the world’s Accordion All-Star)
::::::::Sunday the 27th:::::::
A LILY’S REVENGE FUNDRAISER
At the beautiful House of Yes, come witness the voluptuous musical revolutions of Not Waving but Drowning with special guest Darlinda Just Darlinda, Alex Drewchin, Orange Democracy, the libidinous undulations of Malcolm Stewart, the inimitable Machine Dazzle, the illusoire Darrell Thorne, roaming bluegrass from Free Advice, a silent auction and much more; all in honor of Taylor Mac’s, “The Lily’s Revenge”.
Surround yourself in an evening of creative alliance, an event about bringing together creative workers to support, nurture and inspire one another! Throw on your old bowler hat, your severest Victorian dress and come out to The Visionary Trust’s first fundraising event! Because if artists don’t support each other then who will?
The majority of the proceeds will go to Taylor Mac to compensate the 80+ collaborators and performers who have worked so hard on “The Lily’s Revenge”, opening October 29th at Here Arts!
7:00 pm
$15 donation at the door
The OFFICIAL Last Week of Summer Celebration
Summer is over. Okay, not technically. In case you didn’t know, this is the official Last Weekend of Summer… so get your ass to the beach, get a tan, go swimming and all that crap, and then come say goodbye to summer at the House of Yes. Dance your sandals off on our sand-free dance floor Thursday Night. Friday night we’re bringing you an evening fit for a cruise ship, only not tacky. Meaning: Dress nice!
9/17:::::THURSDAY
DJ $mall ¢hange Presents: No Parking On the Dancefloor.
That’s right mofos. After taking a summer siesta due to scheduling issues, No Parking is back in e-f-f-f-u-c-k-i-n-g fect son. Y’know the drill. Its all about getting the fuck DOWN son! Dancing with no pretense at the door or on the floor. No parking ppl. Dance police will drag you off and pull some capoeira shizz on you!
Guest DJs include the Treehouse posse (Treeboy and Raspberry Jones) who’ve been doing a coolio wednes early thaang for min spinning alongside folks like Alex from Tokyo and Four Tet, and also the my (wo)man my mellow DJ Fucci who’s been in the downtown disco trenches for a min now and currently programs muzak in cyberlandia for dance dance revolt part world war 4.
9:30pm til 2ish. $10 sugg donation. i.e. pay or slice off one of your nuts.
Smoothies by love grrrl. they good!
9/18:::::FRIDAY
Maritime Madness Aerial Open Mic
Skybox, one of the main projects keeping House of Yes afloat presents a tsunami of a show! Our most dedicated first mates will throw you overboard with an evening of aquatic delights. With over 15 aerial acts, this is the most exiting thing to have washed ashore in all of Brooklyn. MC’d by the famous Ben Devoe of the infamous Bushwick Boat.
Catered by Band of Bicycles.
$10. All booty to benefit Skybox.
8pm doors 8:30 show
9/18:::::FRIDAY (Late nite)
REMEMBER THE LUSITANIA!
NOT WAVING BUT DROWNING’s nautical disaster-themed hoedown will feature a tasty blend of sea shanties, Weimar decadence, and absinthe-tinged mayhem. The ukulele speakeasy swing of THE MOONLIGHTERS, the Balkan brass powder keg VEVERITSE, and convivial and coquettish burlesque and bellydancing by DARLINDA JUST DARLINDA and PAIGE will round out the festivities as we play ‘til the last lifeboat is launched.
$10. 10 pm til late!
www.wavingdrowning.com
www.myspace.com/wavingdrowning
www.facebook.com/wavingdrowning
Back to School!
At House of Yes, we’re going back to school and getting back into the autumn groove. It’s time to stop fucking around outdoors at BBQs and Picnics, and it’s time to get serious about seeing, doing and learning some new things….
At House of Yes, we are rehearsing and preparing for upcoming shows that will entertain you throughout the upcoming fall, and into winter. We are constantly collecting interesting people to do interesting things at our space, so don’t be shy if you want to do something here… We need people to perform, teach and show their stuff. Contact us and let us know what you can do if you would like us to host you. In the meantime, come over and get your act together. info@houseofyes.org
9/9:::::WEDNESDAY: Back to Learning:
Host a Workshop at HOY
Night School is out of session for this Wednesday, but we are seeking Teachers who can share their skills with our eager learners. Anyone with an idea for a class based in any type of movement, performance, dance, acting, music or fun is welcome to come share their talents by teaching a workshop. Night School is every Wednesday, starting at 9pm, but we are available to host your workshop on other evenings, depending. We may also be able to host an ongoing class in dance or performance if you so please. Most classes are a $5-$25 donation, with the teacher keeping the majority of the donations. Basically, we just want to learn new tricks, and we want you to as well. To teach a class, contact Kae Burke at kaeburke@gmail.com. Check our Sex-Ed class, featured in Time Out NY!
9/10:::THURSDAY: Back to the Beat
The Bushwick Wildlife Preserve presents: Warehouse Thursdays
Dance, magic, decadence, rock n roll, booze, hip hop, art, love, lust, good times. With Le Bilance, Che Grand, and DJ Johnsville (the funkiest Puerto Rican in Williamsburg spinning house, disco, 80s, electronica, soul, and hip hop).
The House Of Yes
342 Maujer Street, at Morgan Avenue, Brooklyn
L train to Grand Street station
9p doors; $5 BYOB
9/11::::::FRIDAY: Back to Acting
Playing and Presence: A Physical Approach to Acting and Performing
This two-hour workshop is geared toward performers of all types, including actors, aerialists, singers, and dancers. The aim of the workshop is to uncover the child-like sense of wonder that each of us can find within ourselves, and infuse our approach to performance with openness, spontaneity, and adventure. It’s about remembering that, as performers, our “work” is actually PLAY; from moment to moment to moment to moment. The series of exercises will draw from sources as various as the physical acting techniques of Jerzy Grotowski, the deconstructionist choreographic theory of the Six Viewpoints, the laser-precision of Neo-Classical textwork, and the mind-and-body expanding practices of Tantra Yoga. Please bring a memorized piece of text, about one minute in length. Twelve lines of Shakespeare will do if you’re stuck. It can even be a song. This workshop is open to all, regardless of level of experience in any field of performance.
This workshop is $20.
Taught by our brilliant instructor, Michael Bartelle… www.michaelbartelle.com .
BACK TO ACTION: Call for Participation
:::::Aerial Open Mic: Seeking performers for September 18th
The Skybox at the House of Yes is currently seeking performers and acts to showcase during our maritime-themed, aerial-infused open mic. The performance will take place at Skybox (www.theskybox.org), on Friday, September 18. The theme is all things maritime. Pirates, mermaids, sailors, octopi, aquatic creatures and boats are all acceptable inspirations, but feel free to think of your own maritime influence. In the past we have hosted open mic performances that were entirely aerial-focused, but we are now opening our open mic up to all inspired people with brilliant acts to show their stuff! As long as it’s maritime, we want to see it! We are also pleased to announce that we have a phenomenal MC for this show. His name is Ben “he-man” Devoe and he’s a real life pirate! He lives on the giant ferryboat parked a few blocks from Skybox with his other pirate friends. Aside from being absolutely hilarious and a great singer, he was also once a bodybuilder. There will be a simple audition process, conducted by Anya. Please contact her at anya(at)ladycircus.com to discuss. She is away at sea for the moment, so please allow a few days for a response.
::::House of Yes helps the Yes Men…(and you can too)
We are currently helping the Yes Men (theyesmen.org) hatch a top-secret project involving Survivaballs that will prank the corporate masses. This is the biggest operation that the yes men have ever tried, and they need your help to make it float. Literally. Click the links if you want to be a part of a large-scale practical joke.
If you are a group leader and want to organize your friends:
fill out this group availability form, one time on behalf of your group
If you are willing to wear corporate or clean professional looking attire AND/OR a Survivaball, fill out this:
individual availability form on behalf of yourself
If you are a shooter with your own equipment:
update your availability here and Brandon will be in touch with you
:::::Is there a Yoga Teacher in the House?
No there is not. And there SHOULD be!
We have had requests for a yoga class at the House of Yes. If you are interested in teaching yoga on a donation basis, please contact kaeburke@gmail.com, so we can discuss a schedule and details. We already have blocks, straps and yoga mats. We just need someone to make us go “OM”.
Hatian vs. Vegan!
Wednesday, September 2nd
Night School: Double Feature
This Wednesday we are offering two classes at the same time! Only at the House of Yes can you find a vegetarian cooking class right next to a Haitian dance class. Same time, same place, same price. Come, choose and learn something new.
Dances of Snakes and Dirty Old Dead Men
Rich and complex, Afro-Haitian folkloric dance has a movement and rhythm for every mood, but here we’ll stick to the basics of three. First, we’ll practice the undulating, snaky moves of Yanvalou, emulating waves and the serpent god. Then we’ll crank it up with the crazy carnival dance Rara. And lastly Banda, where we’ll take on the persona of naughty gede spirits, who drink, cuss, and dance nasty (they even rub hot peppers on their privates, but we’ll skip that) to stimulate procreation and to create laughter. To really get into Banda, consider bringing a cane, sunglasses (pref with one lens) and a hat—and wear something black and torn that you can move in. Haitian rum will be on hand—and hopefully a drummer. $10-$25 (to cover drummer and rum)
For the past decade, Libby Sentz has immersed herself in Afro-Haitian dance. A wordsmith by day, you can often find her at night performing with the Mikerline Haitian Dance and Drum Company or the Hungry March Band.
Cooking with Compassion: Vegan and Vegetarian Gourmet Cuisine
Adopting a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle is not only healthier for you and of course our furry friends, but studies are also showing it to significantly reduce your ecological footprint. In this course we will create an exciting five course dinner menu that will impress your gastronome guests, from appetizer to decadent dessert. Also we will be covering the basics of veggie and vegan cooking, stocking the veggie pantry, as well as the secrets to easily adapting your favorite recipes.
9pm-11:00
10-20$ sliding scale
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Saturday, Sept 5
Stranded!
House of Yes will be quiet, as we venture to Sunset Park to go exploring with our friends Winkel & Balktik. You should come.
House of Non-Sequitor
Ice Cream. Hip-Hop. Mime. Sex-ed. Air-Conditioners. Inflatable Balls.
Ice Cream:
Eat some.
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Hip-Hop:
August 22nd
Aja Monet’s Birthday/Going Away BASH!!!
Aja Monet, word-sorceress and every-day rock-star, is leaving us for Chicago- but she’s leaving us with a hip-hop/spoken word/mash-up party that we will never forget. We still remember her original throw-down at the original House of Yes, back in August 2007, and people are still talking about it. Dont just hear about it. Be here.
10pm
$7 before 11, $10 after
Hosted by BLACK CRACKER & KSWIFT
performances by:
Miz Metro
Miss Angelina
Shyvonne
FM Supreme
NYLE
Oveous Maximus
AMANDA DIVA
and countless SPECIAL GUEST appearances!!!
MUSIC BY: DJ JASMINE SOLANO & DJ TARA
The House of Yes
342 Maujer st
(btwn waterbury and morgan ave)
Take the L train to Grand st.
B.Y.O.B.
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Mime:
Night School: Beginning Pantomime with Jeff Seal!
August 25th
$5-15 sliding scale donation.
9pm-11pm
@ House of Yes
This class will give you the basics of “pantomime blanche” or white-faced illusion-based mime. Students will learn exercises involving fixed-point, isolation, resistance and the other building blocks of pantomime and physical acting in general. These skills can help a performer more effectively communicate his/her ideas and emotions with an audience through clear and precise physical articulation. They are useful for any performer from an improviser to an aerialist.
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Sex-Ed:
Night School: “This Ain’t Your High School Sex Ed Class”
August 26th
9-11:30pm
Four sexy New York City women will answer the questions that weren’t in your textbooks like:
1) To bite or not to bite
2) How to get in the back door
3) Why oral is a must and why you are not doing it right (even if you think you are…)
4) The fine art of flirtation
5) … and lots more to come
In addition, there will be informative videos, exercises, and information about not just sex but dating. At the end of the class, we will answer any and all of your questions. Don’t be shy, we won’t be! 
You should expect there to be an open cooler of beer, a special guest who’s not just full of hot air, and plenty of homework.
21+ only and geared toward men*. $5-25 sliding scale donation. Max 40 people.
(*Women are welcome to join us, but should know the info and perspective of the class will be for men.)
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Air-Conditioners:
Why not?
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Inflatable balls:
House of Yes Helps the Yes Men!
(and You can Too!)
Our friends the Yes Men (http://www.theyesmen.org/) need your help NOW to pull off some large-scale shenanigans in September. It’ll be fun and stupid, and it’ll probably create a splash in the media. They are professionals at playing pranks on corporations.
Be a part of something big!
Right now in Make Fun we are constructing 20 large-scale, ridiculous costumes to be worn at events, actions and appearances.
If you have sewing or building skills, please help this super-secret-project come to life! We are working from 12pm-11pm every day except Saturday/Sunday.
Email Kaeburke@gmail.com if you would like to sew and change the world! Let us know when you can come by.
We also need people who can wear the costumes, document, edit or just help in anyway they possibly can. Want to be involved? contact Larken at larken@artevolve.org.
We will be working from Make Fun at the House of Yes
342 Maujer, Bushwick (L train to Grand Street)
makefunstudio.com
Thanks!
The Yes Men & House of Yes.
Yes!
If you can’t get away to Burlington, VT, this week, you should spend
most of your evenings here in the lovely Bushwick, U.S.A.
TUESDAY, August 11th
Night School: Circustentialism: An Exploration of Circus Choreography
This Night School class is essentially an excercise in play, a chance
to work through our creative process organically through exploring
concepts of space, shape, story, time, emotion, and movement. Our
professor, Seanna Sharpe, will emphasize finding presence in
transitions as well as in “moves”, creating sequences that flow. She
will also teach methods of developing stylization (opportunities for
embellishment, movement, and creative interpretation within form).
Students will learn intermediate movements and then be given an
opportunity to create their own piece, finding a sequence that
highlights their own personal artistic voice.
Like any good education, the goal if this class is not to teach the
students what to think but rather how to think. Instead of simply
stringing together moves or teaching sequences of ideas, it is an
opportunity to play, explore, and find your own personal experience of
expression as a choreographer, a dancer, and an artist.
9-11pm
10-25$ sliding scale.
Thursday, August 13th
A Lovely Evening with Cuddle Magic
Cuddle Magic is a large ensemble from West Philly/Brooklyn that
performs lush, whimsical songs with wide-ranging instrumentation
including strings, percussion, vibraphone, trumpet, clarinet,
keyboards, guitars, and sweet vocal harmonies. Their unique stage
set-up includes half a dozen small lamps and a 3-foot plastic penguin
set amidst the players and their many instruments. The ensemble, which
sometimes swells to 12 or more, plays deftly crafted arrangements of
their complex and varied set of original music. They are as friendly
and inclusive as their name might suggest — after forming as a
quintet over a year ago, they have gradually come to incorporate more
and more of their musical friends into the band.
Some pieces will be accompanied by choreographers/dancers Emily
Vetsch and Fayth Caruso
Artist Laura Steele will be using multiple sources including live
feeds, and remixed video compositions creating a fertile visual
landscape.
9pm doors, 9:30 show
$10-15 strongly encouraged donation
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FRIDAY, August 14th
Intergalactic Planetary
A space-age house party with international musical inspiration,
featuring afro-beat, hip-hop, dance-funk and high-flying performance.
Featuring the new hip-hop sensation Baja and the Dry Eye Crew! After
packing the national stadium for performances in their home country of
Sierra Leone and contributing music to the Academy Award–nominated
film Blood Diamond, African superstars Bajah + the Dry Eye Crew are
poised to conquer the global airwaves with their international debut
album (due out in fall 2009) and their unique sound, which blends the
swagger and funk of hip-hop, the passion and energy of dancehall, and
the socially conscious vibe of reggae. The group has generated so much
buzz in the hip-hop world that major stars including ?uestlove and
Black Thought of the Roots, Talib Kweli, K’Naan, Res, and El-P have
contributed their vocal and/or production talents to the upcoming
release.
Akim Funk Buddha, dj $mall Change, dj Sirak and a half dozen other
performers fill out the night with music and dancing through the late
night. Kae Burke, Queen of Make Fun will be leading Burning Man
costume making sessions most of the night.
Doors at 9
$10 strongly strongly encouraged donation, if you arrive in
intergalactic formal wear, $15 otherwise
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SATURDAY the 15th………from dusk untill dawn……
………ON THE EDGE OF WATER AND DARKNESS…
….A NIGHT OF VOLATILITY AWAITS YOU…….
House of Yes recently aquired some very special neghbors. Our
neighbors are pirates. They have a gigantic 3 tier boat, enough to fit
650 people. These strapping fellows walk around shirtless digging
ditches and pulling heavy ropes, and they really know how to have a
good time. We like them A LOT. But these hard working hunks of muscle
need some cash to keep afloat.
Lady Circus and House of Yes will be helping them raise some booty
this Saturday. And you can help too by showing up and attempting to
party as hard as they do. Good luck!
Here’s the very intense and epic promo they wrote for their party, we
edited it to make it a little less dense to read. Also excuse all the
caps, they are just very excited, as they should be because this is
going to be the best thing ever.
The infamous and cavernous BUSHWICK BOAT, hidden in the boggy canals
of Brooklyn will play host to a wild array of visceral forces.
COMPELLED to inspire, ignite and emblazon your five senses… BEATS,
FIRE, ART, DANCE, AND SPIRITS will combine for an unforgettable
one-time event, culminating with the rise of the sun. We offer
ourselves to you, in SACRIFICE and in the spirit of FUNDRAISING for
the ESTABLISHMENT of what has become one of the most evocative and
extraordinary party experiences in our city. Please join us as we
descend into the depths.
THE MUSIC
MIHO HATORI with her band, NEW OPTIMISM, SISTINE CRIMINALS,
BELLRINGERZZZZ.
DJs: KIMYON, UPROOT ANDY, FELIZ CUMBE’, ZACK SHADETEK, BLACKY II,
SWEDISH MEATBALLS,
THE PARTY
FIRE RITUALS by DONIA, Circus by LADY CIRCUS,
BODY ART by WHEYLAN, and VOLATILE EXPERIMENT by the ship’s own BEN
DEVOE, along with many more special guests, surprises and perhaps a
ritual sacrifice, or two, along the way.
THE COSTUME
Being our guest means offering yourself up to these powerful forces-
come dressed in all that is primitive, volatile, and godlike. Colors
and costumes emulating the sun, fire and power (red, yellow, black,
white, orange) are expected – otherwise one will be provided you. BE
PREPARED to undergo THE COSTUME GAUNTLET – painted, written upon,
adorned, and bejeweled without mercy.
YOUR PRIVATE PASSWORD IS: YES
(Please note that this event is by PRIVATE invitation ONLY. You can
invite your friends but you must give them the password. Space is
extremely limited and we expect to reach list capacity quickly. The
only way to get there is to enter yourself at www.bushwickboat.com.)
House of P.S.
Friday August 7th
9pm-3am
You are invited to a laid back house party with dj’s, live brass bands, fire arts, body paint, projections and all the beer/liquor you can hold in your hands (BYOB for you recessionized cheapsters…)
Donate what you can at the door. Funds raised benefit More Gardens, a group of community people, gardeners, and environmental and social justice activists who promote the development and preservation of community gardens.
Featuring:
The Rude Mechanical Orchestra, Ray Corona, DJ Arrow Chrome, DJ Stylus, DJ and Poet from ReadNex Poetry Squad, Fire performers Phoenix Feeley and Victor, Dancer Laetiçia Emmanuel, Trashworship maestro Rolando, Face and Body paints, Projections and Art and much much more…..
House of Yes
342 Maujer Street, between Morgan and Waterbury, Brooklyn
L train to Grand Street station
8:30 doors, 9p show;
$10-15 sliding scale
http://www.moregardens.org/
House of Learn Stuff/Do Stuff
Tuesday, August 4th
Make Fun Open Studio
Make Fun open studio is back and better than ever! The first Tuesday of every month, we open up our costume and clothing studio and invite you to come create. Make Fun is a fabric workshop and sewing studio that exists for anyone who wants to sew, glue, experiment and build with fabric. We provide sewing machines, thread, fabric, scissors and a variety of material to help you create customized costumes, clothes, curtains, puppets, pants, parasols, stuffed animals, capes, or anything else you can imagine. Please bring Food, Drink, any materials you wish to use or donate, half-finished projects and inspiration. 10-20$ covers supplies and assistance. If you cant make it Tuesday, but want to come make something, we also offer space rental. Email kaeburke at-gmail-dot-com for more information.
www.makefunstudio.com
10-20$ sliding scale.
7pm-11pm
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Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
Night School: Movement Improv Workshop
This week at Night School, we will explore new ways to move your body through space using various exercises designed to encourage participants to get out of their mind and into their bodies.
We will be warming up with blindfolded solo work, finding the place in us that is beyond mind and logical thinking. We will move into partner work, exploring ways to stay connected with ourselves while authentically engaging with another human. To close out we will experiment with a massive group improvisation culminating into a free form unpredictable dance explosion.
Be brave, be creative, dare to look ridiculous. A fun and supportive place to go insane for a couple hours.
Facilitated by Lopi LaRoe who is a bona fide genius of mental experimentation.
$5 – 15 sliding scale
No one turned away for lack of funds
9pm-11pm
House of Meow Meow
WEDNESDAY July 29th.
This Night School, come learn to swap! Okay, so I admit, there isn’t much “education” involved in swapping clothes and accessories, but its a lot of fun and you’ll meet great people (with great style). As far as I’m concerned, it still fits our curriculum. All you need to do is bring a bag of clothing or some useful non-wearable items, and it always helps to bring a little donation to make sure Night School continues to happen. I guess if we’re learning anything, were learning that you don’t have to shop…you just need to swap. Feel free to bring drinkables and edibles too.
8pm-12am
by donation.
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THURSDAY, July 30th
No Parking on the Dancefloor #10
DeeJays: $mall ¢hange, Joro Boro, Barney Iller
Finally! The return of (to misquote Ted Turner about the Braves) “America’s” party. That’s right kids, what really unites us all: free speech impediments, life, libertarians, and the pursuit of unregulated corporate bonuses. And of course DANCING, which the NY supreme court refused to acknowledge was a fundamental human right (and that’s why the no dancing laws are STILL on the books, btw). We know, though. We know the time. Fuck these lame-ass, backward-ass, asinine-ass-motherfuckers. Dancing is some basic shit that we all should be enjoying more often than we do. Hence, ‘No Parking on the Dancefloor’. A party about getting down.
We’ve taken a short break to catch our breath but this shit can’t be stopped. Its now going monthly, with slightly expanded hours, and will be on the 3rd Thursday of the month, but the next one is THIS THURS July 30th with stella underground selectros Joro Boro and Barney Iller. Expect eclectic booty shakin’ selections for y’all to shake it don’t break it shake it to break it to.
Smoothies by love grrl
9pm-1am
$10 suggested donation
DANCE beeyotches.
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SATURDAY, August 1st
Riddle of the Sphinx
The Riddle of the Sphinx is an innovative collage of aerial, theater, and dance that combine into a quirky meditation on age, beauty, ugliness, and freedom from convention. It’s choreographed and directed by Maia Ramnath, with material contributed by performers Lori Barber, Scott Combs, Jane Gardner, Ian Lassiter, Nicki Miller, Danielle Natoli, Rubi Sartorious, and Satomi Shikata. The evening also features choreography by Katie Clancy and Sarah Wollschlager performed by Sego Marchand.
This one night only event is a collaboration between our most dedicated aerialists at the Skybox (the aerial studio here at the House of Yes)
Doors at 8:30, show at 9:00
$10-15 sliding scale.
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Later….SATURDAY, August 1st
Ride on Til Dawn II: The Lion’s Den
We are celebrating everyone’s favorite zodiac sign… Leo! come celebrate those courageous, exuberant and sometimes gratuitous friends who were born under the sign of the lion. It’s a party for Leos, by Leos…like our friends and collaborators Jordann, Anya, Lena and Aaron. For some reason, a lot of people involved in making the House of Yes possible and wonderful are Leo’s. Coincidence? No. Lets party.
But its not just any old birthday party…It’s also a farewell party. After 9 years and 360 days in New York, everyone’s favorite bus-driving, music making, story telling sound-man, Aaron Goldsmith, is leaving our fair metropolis for the granola-covered eco-friendly hippie hills of the West Coast. Yes, his Circus Bus is going West too. Aaron has been the man responsible for bringing us live jams, funky beats, and soul-train dance-offs till dawn over the years. And we love him for it. This might be your last time ever to enjoy a party at the House of Yes that is brought to you by Aaron (at least until 3 months from now)
With awesome bands:
Prez Powerz (Intergalactic Hip hop with break dancers)
Escarioka (Latin Ska and rock steady with horns!)
FreeBass (Bass Bass Bass Bass Bass Bass Bass and Beats)
DJs: Joro Boro (Bulgarian Bar) and Barney Iller (Rubulad)
VJs: !Include and 0H10M1k3
BJs: Dennis (just kidding – Dennis is already in SF!)
Costumes: Funky feline, or dress as Anya, Aaron, Jordann, or Leo. Free to anyone wearing a life-sized lion costume.
BYOB.
11pm
$10
House of Everything!
TUESDAY the 21st
XYLOPHOLKS INDIA TOUR 2010 FUNDRAISER
The Xylopholks are on a mission to make folks smile. They’ve been doing it around New York, and now they’re on their way to India. What is a finer cause than sending the world’s greatest furry-ragtime-ensemble featuring-a-xylophone to India???
The Xylopholks will be joined by special guests Noam Pikelny of the Punch Brothers, Avi Fox-Rosen, Heather Mass’ jazz-inspired folk, Tiger Lilies, Lady Circus, Fuct and much much more! Premier of award-winning Martha Shane’s “XYLOPHOLKS 5 BOROUGH BODEGA TOUR VIDEO”
B& of Bicycles will be pedaling up lemonade while FREE BEER! (this is not a joke) will flow all night courtesy of COLT 45
9pm
$15+ highly suggested donation. (Dress in an animal costume to show extra support.)
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WEDNESDAY, July 22nd
Night School at House of Yes Presents:
Improv: Crash Harold Training: A Super-Deconstruction
This week at Night School, we will be exploring the tip-of-the-tounge, off-the-top-of-your-head art of Improvisation. Open to all levels of experience, but please come ready to express yourself in ridiculous ways.
The Harold is not a complicated form of Improv that takes years to learn. It is an easy short form game that can be taught in less than three hours as a method of making flexible instant plays. Open to all performers and people interested in comedic acting and improvisation.
This workshop will begin with a short improv demonstration by our talented guest teacher and improv master Jon Bruce. This class will explore a single game in short form improvisation and apply the technique to the Harold, making it really, really easy. For extra credit, please bring an idea of your favorite costumed or undercover superhero (bringing a comic book is optional). Know your heroes and their villains as it applies to you in your imagination
9pm-11:20pm, limit 20 people
$5-$25 sliding scale donation.
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THURSDAY, July 23rd
Hobotech Make Fun!
Git yer bindle on!
What to wear to Hobotech? Hobotech goers are transient, resourceful vagabonds who have access to all sorts of gadgetry. Think utilitarian techno freak! its all about the bindle so think about what kinda fancy sack on a stick will you carry your possessions in! confused? dont worry, Make fun masterminds Kae and Tara are here to help you make your hobotech character come to life! We will supply hobo fabrics and techie deconstructed electronics! feel free to bring any other materials! C’mon people, Hobotech is the COOLEST theme party happening so you better come in your shabbiest Hobotech gear!
Hobo materials:
Military jackets, Rail road stripes, conductors hats, overalls, fingerless gloves, patches, layers, cargo pockets, utility belts, bags of all types, bindels, corn pipes, clown make up? bandannas, top hats, BIG pants (with a hoop in them!), suspenders, dickies brand anything, shirt bibs, mug (for collecting change), striped/ripped stockings!
Tech materials:
blinkies, El wire, fiber optics, LEDS, old circuit boards, diesected electronics jewelry, LED umbrella, dreads with wire and tubing, curcuit board prosthetics, goggles, mesh gloves/stockings/sleeves/patches,switches, wires connecting garments.
7pm – midnight
$10
Upstairs in Make Fun!
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FRIDAY, July 24th
Cock Tales
…a juicy cocktail of bedtime stories
A victim of the deepest penis envy, Tjasa Ferm entertains us with her original playlets about her relentless attempts to catch and internalize the most elusive of creatures. An imaginative musical collage and other surprises spice up this unique journey…
Fresh from Slovenia, Tjasa made a show of wild variety of funny vignettes, sweet-dirty talking cabaret, burlesque acts and an inner penis growing class…and more… Spread the words of pussy… but don’t tell daddy. Cock Tales promises the most bizarre, humorous and refreshing entertainment.
8:30 Doors, 9 pm show.
$10-$15 sliding scale
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SATURDAY, July 25th
HOBOTECH #03
Image Node Benefit and Jon Margulies Record Release Extravaganza!
July 25th @ House Of Yes
342 Maujer St, Brooklyn
9pm-4am
$10 adv. $15 limited tix at door. – includes Free HoBrew* while it lasts!
Join us to support the playa projects of Hobotech’s Burning Man home: Camp Image Node!
Come on down to get your super-deluxe hobotech bonus edition of Jon’s new album TOO BIG TO FAIL, available exclusively on custom USB flashdrive!
Swing your bindle to the sounds of ATOM, FreeBass, Hobotrail, Jon M and more boxcar techno from the hobotech crew!
Enjoy video creations by Housewives’ Guide To Anatomy and Josh Silverman.
DRESS:
high-tech hobo, low-tech robot, tech-house hilbilly, canned bean consultant, boxcar betty, Experimental Plasma Wave Bindle Scientist, stew bum sysadmin, Utah Phillips K. Dick
“Steampunk is about making a coal-powered computer. Hobotech is about using an old laptop as a hammer.”
*HoBrew is beer
No Sleep In Brooklyn
Hello everyone! This week we bring you a wide spectrum of entertainment, which is why we expect to see you all here 3 nights in a row! Mayor Bloomberg is also throwing a party this weekend, but his won’t be as good, so you better stick with us.
THURSDAY, JUNE 25
No Parking on the Dancefloor
DJ Dept: Soulcracker and Inbetween, $mall Change
A party about dancing. Starts/ends early for the sleepin’ set that
still likes to boogie.
That’s right party peoples, no parking baby, no parking on the
dancefloor. That’s what this shit is all about and fuck the hokey
pokey. On some pure shit. The central focus is music and dancing. If
you’re on the dance floor you must be dancing. We will have dance
police and your ass will get ticketed. Get down or make room.
We’re not trying to ram drinks down your throat, or
really at all. We will have a smoothie expert from the Wonderland,
Love Girl, who will assist you in making some wholesome drinks.
Whatever unwholesomeness you want to add to that is on your accord.
BYOF(ruit) etc is recommended, if you have some to spare for others
that’s always nice.
9:30-12:30pm
$10 (HEAVILY) suggested Donation or we kill you
@ House of Yes
342 Maujer St.
L train to Grand St.
FRIDAY JUNE 26
Karnival Of Kuriocities
This inkarnation boasts performers from far and wide!
Posey Peep Show hail all the way from Huntsville, Alabama
while the Squidling Bros. Sideshow will be China Town busing
it all the way from Philadelphia! This might be one of the rowdier
evenings at the House ….perfect place to bring a date!
…..Posey Peep Show’s absurdist burlesque marries circus/vaudeville
with flamenco twang. Accordions and corsets, kazoos and heart strings.
These southern horn hollerin’ gals are reckoning to please all yer senses!
…..Matters Squidling and Jelly Boy the Clown from the Squidling Bros. Side Show
will be risking their lives for the sake of your thrill. Jelly Boy promises to swallow
a flame thrower and then perform brain surgery on himself. Giant Machetes and
broken glass, this is not for the faint of heart.
….Special guest Jeff Seal and his Big Blue Ball all the way from Williamsburg
will also grace the stage along with some other usual suspects from the Brooklyn.
$10, BYOW(hiskey)
9:30 doors, 10 pm show.
@House of Yes.
342 Maujer St.
L train to Grand St.
SATURDAY JUNE 27th
HYBRID
A performance series featuring artists who explore new forms and
fusions from ancient and contemporary sources. We revel in the
creative alchemy of collaboration and exchange, drawing from widely
diverse experiences and inspirations to create a new vision, a new
version, a new HYBRID of performance.
For this incarnation of the series, we bring you:
…Mira Betz,(Oakland, CA) whose unique performance style combines
exquisite technical skill with a profound emotional depth and engagement.
…The new Brooklyn duo Beatbox Guitar, who create an innovative mix
of flamenco, world, psychedelic rock, hip hop and punk. With guest
Ken Hashimoto on cello.
…The theatrical and adventurous style of Fire in the Belly, a fusion belly
dance company visiting us from Charlottesville, VA.
…The accordion stylings of Nicki Pfoutz and some beautiful songs from
the trio Nickirinata.
…Djordje Stijepovic, the San Francisco based Serbian master of the slap bass.
…The newest work from Alchemy Dance Theater, celebrating the alchemy
of tradition and innovation, tribal and urban, ritual and spectacle.
Pre-show bike-blended concoctions and social time by
Band of Bicycles
Tickets $17 in advance from Brown Paper Tickets, $20 at the door
Buy tickets here
7:30 doors, 8:00pm show.
@House of Yes.
342 Maujer St.
L train to Grand St.
House of Fancy
Hello everyone!
Funny story: While traveling down in our veggie powered bus to perform at Bonnaroo last week, we stopped at a gas station in Virginia to pee and came upon 5XL shirts that said “Bushwick, Brooklyn, NYC.,..that’s the spot” at $2.99 each, they became our official uniform so we could represent down south!
Here’s what’s up at the House of Yes and beyond this week:
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WEDNESDAY the 17th and THURSDAY the 18th
The Mermaid Parade Costume Making Party
Make Fun invites all mermaids , neptunes , octopi and pirates to come dress up and create costumes for this year’s Mermaid Parade! We provide a wide variety of aquatic fabrics, trims, sequins, materials, sewing machines and styling to help you look your best this weekend! Anyone with an outrageous idea is welcome to come use the studio and supplies to make their vision a reality. Groups with themes especially welcome! Dont know what to wear? Let us help you… Costuming professionals Kae Burke and Tara McManus will sew and style you into the most fabulous fish-like attire imaginable! Feel free to bring drinks, friends and your own mermaid materials to use or share!
Make Fun @ House of Yes
342 Maujer St at Morgan Ave,
East Williamsburg BK. L to Grand St.
20$ covers materials and sewing
7-11pm
Contact kaeburke (at) gmail (dot) com for more information!
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SATURDAY JUNE 20
ANIMALIA
Stories of Collapse, Calamity and Departure
An inter-species fairytale that combines aerial movement with live music on singing saw, accordion and strings. Performed within a landscape of mesmerizing video and archival film, Animalia invokes visions of secret bee societies and haunted circus scenes.
Created by performance & installation artist C. Ryder Cooley, Stunning performances by aerialist-dancer Natalie Agee of Ruby Streak Trapeze Studio, and musicians Todd Chandler and Rachel Winard.
You know you’re here when you see the SUNSET SCAVENGER parked outside! Bill Daniel built 20 ft. sails on a 1984 van that’s converted to run on veggie oil.
Sky Box @ House of Yes
342 Maujer St at Morgan Ave,
East Williamsburg BK. L to Grand St.
$10-15 sliding scale
Doors 8:30, show 9PM.
reservations: rydercooley@yahoo.com
http://www.carolynrydercooley.com/performance.html
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Monday night we all take a break from YES and go on tour to another art space – Glasslands!
MONDAY: JUNE 22nd
MAW
Mr. Deans will be unveiling new trophies from his recent
hunting and fishing expedition to uncharted lands.
The players:
Lord Whimsy….. exhibiting oddities both living and dead
Ancestral Diet…soundscapes from the depths of Earth, Tooth, and Fog…
Lady Circus… there’s no telling what these ladies will do…
Madame Blair Ward…an improvisational master leads us through her tangled melodies
Frozen Mint Juleps will be made available by the Lemonade St& B&
Otherworldly oddities, seemingly rooted in our own world yet reaching out to another…
…For we see the future… and it is beautiful.
If this isn’t enough to whet your appetite, then kindly check your pulse and consult a doctor…
Glasslands Gallery. 7pm. Only $6
289 Kent Avenue, between South 2nd and South 1st streets.
Take the L train to Bedford Avenue, and walk towards the water.
$5 if you RSVP to zev.deans@gmail.com
Cirque du Quoi?!?
Thursday-Friday, May 21st – 22nd
Thursday-Saturday, May 28th – 30th
Thursday-Saturday, June 4th – 6th
Cirque du Quoi?!?
…an evening of elaborate absurdity
Its hard to describe what kind of a show this is, but its even harder to explain what kind of show it isn’t. This is the kind of show you must see for yourself. Entertaining? Definitely. Shocking? Absolutely. Epic? Of course.
See what happens when a circus troupe committed to a life of glamour and spectacle meets a comedy troupe dedicated to constant humiliation in the name of fun.
$20 gets you all the free beer you can drink, courtesy of Colt45!
(Compare to the other Cirque show at $97-$165)
Info and tickets are at www.ladycircus.com
Doors at 8, show at 8:30.
Live music every night.
House of Yes.
Feel free to BYOB.
For a taste of what’s to come, check out this video: