As The World Falls Down
by angeliska on February 3, 2012
Exquisite Corpse Presents:
AS THE WORLD FALLS DOWN
A Labyrinthine Masquerade Ball
Friday, February 3rd – 2012
10pm until 2am
SWAN DIVE
615 Red River
A night to enter the labyrinth and become a member
of the fairy court – don your tattered ballgowns, your
tightest breeches, and mysterious masques…
You know, you remind me of the babe…
I remember seeing this scene for the first time, and what an enormous impression it made on me –
it influenced my aesthetic indelibly. I just wanted the entire film to continue on in that ballroom…
For years, I’ve dreamed of trying to recreate that magic, and now – I finally get to give it a whirl…
I think I’m not alone in having practiced kissing on my Labyrinth poster with David Bowie as Jareth.
To me, he was the perfect man – a goblin prince who could steal me away to the Underground.
Hades and Persephone as retold by Jim Henson and Brian Froud. Dance, magic, dance.
Deep in your eyes, a kind of pale jewel
Open and closed within your eyes
I’ll place the sky within your eyes
Beating so fast in search of new dreams
A love that will last within your heart
I’ll place the moon within your heart
Makes no sense for you
Every thrill has gone
Wasn’t too much fun at all
But I’ll be there for you
As the world falls down
I’ll spin you Valentine evenings
Though we’re strangers till now
We’re choosing the path between the stars
I’ll leave my love between the stars
By the by, Garbage Reign by Danil Golovkin may just
be the best thing I’ve ever seen.
More inspiration here:
Labyrinthine Masquerade
I’m getting super excited about the playlist DJ Pasht & I have been putting together for Exquisite Corpse’s Labyrinthine Masquerade Ball tomorrow! Finally, we get an opportunity to play so much of my favorites: Qntl, Die Form, Dead Can Dance and a bunch of other gems I haven’t heard played in a club in far too long! Get ready to waltz & twirl to some seriously amazing music: think goth/medieval + 80’s/new wave with a healthy dose of witch house + disco noir! Klaus Nomi, Roxy Music & Stevie Nicks will also be making appearances. WHAT.
Love is colder than death – Non Lievi Alchun
Labyrinth Series – How To Make Your Own Goblin Ballroom Mask Part1
One comment
Seven years (less 12 days) ago I attended a Labyrinth ball as a new resident of Austin.
Tonight I do so again, with less than three days left before I leave my Austin home and chase my dreams to the other side of the world.
I cannot think of a more appropriate way to come full circle before spiraling off into a million others.
Words cannot do justice to the potpourri of emotions I am feeling right now, so suffice it to say I love you all dearly and will think of you often and fondly. Tonight already means so much to me.
Thank you, Miss Angeliska, for making this all possible.
by Monika! on February 3, 2012 at 8:29 am. #