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
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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$
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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
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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.
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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
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Haunted House of Yes! 10/30 and 10/31!!!
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”.
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.