VALPURGI'S NIGHT FESTIVAL 2004!
POLAND, WARSZAWA, 30th April
We would like to invite all of you on the Fifth
Edition of the "Noc
Walpurgii" (Valpurgi's Night) Festival, organized
since 1996, regulary every
two years, by the people connected with initiatives
like Emancypunx -
anarchofeminist collective/label/distribution and
Refuse - political DIY
straightedge/hardcorepunk label/distribution/shows,
both from Warszawa,
Poland.
Main issue of the festivals is supporting women
activities in alternative,
underground and counterculture movements and
communities,
supporting Lesbian/Gay/Queer cultures and also DIY
culture and activities.
This
festival is one of the form of protest against sexist,
male dominated and
patriarchal order, against social and cultural gender
inequalities norms and
discrimination against Lesbian/Gays.
"Noc Walpurgii" was first such a festival taking this
issues as a main idea
of the festival in Poland and Eastern Europe. In
conservative and catholic
countries like Poland, issues of gender equality,
sexism, feminism or
anarcho-feminism, gay/lesbian discrimination etc. were
almost non-existant
back then in the public discussions. In
alternative/underground scenes it
was so often connected with bigotry, prejudice and
hatred. This festival was
supposed to makes people more aware of this issues and
create more space to
women activities, feminist and anarcho-feminist ideas
and gay/lesbian/queer
participation in radical movements. During all this
years it became also one
of the biggest and one of the most important DIY event
in Poland. It has
special atmosphere and mixed audience - as during the
festival we're asking
both genders for participation, so there's also
all-male hardcore and punk
bands supporting the ideas of the festival. Two years
ago, there was 800
visitors and great atmosphere during all night. We
asked you about joining
the festival and make this event a great again as
during last years! ,/p>
Here's informations about program on the upcoming
festival. We expect some
more participators in a next days.
BANDS:
ACTIVE MINDS (Scarborough, UK)
legendary all-male political and critical
hardcore/thrash/punk band, existed
since 1986 and being always one of the basic fundament
of the DIY scene in
UK. Still uncompromised and radical with their beliefs
after years, critical
towards captalism, patriarchalism, every form of
discrimation, ineqyuality
and oppression. Great proof for consequence in a
creative loud music and
radical message.
BEYOND PINK (Helsingborg, Sweden)
raging all-female band being quite known already in
Europe after their debut
7" and for sure will get even more attention after
upcoming 10" on Agit Prop
Records from US - label dedicated to all-women and
Queer/Gay/Lesbian
punk/hardcore and hip-pop bands/artists. Music of
Beyond Pink is angry raw
hardcore with some crusty influences with good dose of
more melodic parts.
www.agitproprecords.com
CINDER (Barcelona, Spain)
intense and fast hardcore, in the vein of early
Washington DC hardcore with
strong influences of youth crew and thrashy hardcore.
Positive and
political, anti-homophobic and pro-choice message, and
yet lots of good
homour and completely pro-skating. Cinder guys sharing
same bassist with
famous straight-edge band from Barcelona - Afterlife.
www.selloursouls.tk,
www.asperurecords.tk,
www.youngxguns.tk
VICIOUS IRENE (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Riot Grrrls Style with strong anarcho-feminist
message. Heavy influenced by
early 90's Riot Grrrl scene with bands like Bikini
Kill, Team Dresch, Red
Aunts or 7 Year Bitch. Band started three years ago
and already played in
New Zeland, Uk, or Denmark, supporting bands like
Harum-Scarum etc.
www.viciousirene.com
DE FATWAS (Amsterdam, Holland)
all female band with intense, straightforward and
melodic Punk/Hardcore
sound. Members are active in the Dutch scene since
years, known before from
the band No Sex. Fatwas played already on various
Ladyfests around Europe.
DIE BITCH! (Roma, Italy)
electro/spoken word project of Veruska - dedicated and
active person in
underground feminist and Queer scene, editor of "Clit
Rocket" Fanzine,
underground radio "Queen Bee", booking shows and tours
for many girl bands.
REGRES (Czestochowa, Poland)
all-male, positive old schoolish straight-edge
hardcore with sincere,
socially aware message.
www.xregresx.prv.pl
MASSKOTKI (Warszawa, Poland)
local all female electro-punk fame. Influence by
godess of electro like
Chicks On Speed or Le Tigre.
www.mass-kotki.net
LOS TRABANTOS (Warszawa, Poland)
(almost) female band, playing driving rockish punk
with personal lyrics.
except the bands we have much more to offer! Check
out:
PUSSYCOXX (Berlin, Germany)
female boy group; well known dance group from Germany,
defining pop culture
and gender roles in their own terms. There is lots of
good humour, parody,
and radical views!
www.pussycoxx.de
DRECK QUEEN SHOW (Germany/Switzerland)
Performance and Multimedia of Elliana - singer of
legendary swiss band
RE-SISTERS! Special show for all the princess!
DJANES
Lady Electra (Poland, melodic electro in the vein of
Gigolo Rec.) LTR
Kociamietka (Poland, synthpop/electro/punk), plus
special live show!
HAPPENINGS
Liberta - anarcho-feminist collective (Wroclaw,
Poland)
DRAG KINGS
Drag King Morfi
Drag King Delikates (both Warszawa, Poland)
SPOKEN WORD
Agata Araszkiewicz (Warszawa)
and more
SPECIAL PERFORMANCE/EXHIBITION:
"Zdradziatta"
EXHIBITIONS:
record covers of legendary all female
Punk/Hardcore/Riot Grrrl bands zines
covers of legendary girl zines.
"Riot Grrrl Manifesto in Collage" (Chaos Grrrlz,
Warszawa, Poland)
DISTROS/STALLS:
Emancypunx
www.emancypunx.prv.pl
Refuse Records
www.refuserecords.prv.pl
Feminoteka
www.feminoteka.pl
Gender-Killers
www.gender-killer.de
Sister To Sister and much more!
WORKSHOPS (organized by GIRLS GET UNITED,
german-polish group/camp):
all the workshops will take place in a Le Madame Club
(Warszawa, Kozla
Street, Stare Miasto) between 10.00 and 18.00
Some of the planned workshops:
"Wen-Do" (Agata Teutsch)
"Lesbian Safer Sex" (Sister To Sister Collective)
"Transgender in Germany and Poland" (Sandrina)
"Girl breakdance" (Julle/Pussycoxx)
some of the workshops for women-only!
WE STILL ARE OPEN ON ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN
WORKSHOPS,
PERFORMANCE/HAPPENINGS AND SPOKEN WORD! If you have
any others ideas,
propositions let us known!
During the festival "Noc Walpurgii 1996-2002" CD will
be available with
bands participated in previous years like Harum-Scarum
(us), Re-Sisters
(ch), Lady Die (nl), Scattergun (d), Lorena & The
Bobbits (d), Highscore
(d), Oil (nl), Diaspora (sf), Post Regiment (pol),
Homomilitia (pol) and
much more! There will be special free fanzine
available during the fest.
Vegan food and drinks available during the fest.
There will be special websites about the festival soon
with all the updates
and useful informations! Feel free to ask if you have
any questions and join
the festival!
30 APRIL 2004, (friday, all-night event)
POLAND, WARSZAWA, CDQ (Centralny Dom Kultury),
Żoliborz,
Street: Burakowska 12,
Start:18.00,
Entrance: 20zł / 5 euro / $6
any questions: emancypunxrecords@??? or
xrefusex@???
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