Dust off your old costumes, get to online shopping and try to think about what you want to look like for what will be a Halloween event quite literally like no other. East London troublemakers Harem of No One bring you Gûlyabani: Southwest Asian Queer Horror !
Gûlyabani is a cryptid, a mythological creature, a giant or a demon that keeps appearing in Arabic, Persian and Anatolian folk tales. They have their feet in reverse, bears a lot of hair, is tall like a giant, smells horribly and appears to those who wander alone in deserts or graveyards. Scary right? On another side, they like to wear women's dresses, braid ponytails and visit children playing games to make them laugh. They also like to lick the feet of travelers who sleep by themselves until their feet becomes so thin that it starts bleeding allowing them to drink their blood until they perish. This cryptid gained cult status and nation wide fame when it was portrayed in 1976 turkish comedy movie Süt Kardeşler, a legend of its kind for Turkey's cinema.
We would have no other patron than the cross-dressing, playful and deadly monster with a foot fetish: Gûlyabani for our first ever Halloween show to come! You will meet Gûlyabani and who knows what other horror legends from our heritages. If you had enough of samey-samey halloween events, give this one a try, all the while enjoying your favorite Harem Of No One performers: Cazeleon, Beyond OZ, Darlink Dick, Queen Döner, Sheker Paré and Tahini Molasses.
Your DJs for the 2-floor takeover extravaganza are curated by Toby Kind to give you both the creeps and the boogies: Hešhek is joining us once again from Tel Aviv with a DJ set that will keep you on the dancefloor until we are shooed out. East London legendary DJ and co-creator of MEAT nights Fannar will be playing for his soul while the euro-music dj duo Dreamy composed of Felixir & our own Martha Barbra will bring the Nightmare edition of their Dreamy night for this one, haunting you and your dance moves with a selection of Dark Disco. Harem Soundsystem, a dj project by Harem of No One performers will debut for this one as well and we will give no clues as to what you can expect from this big reveal! Performances will feature throughout the night taking you to this camp queer horror journey!
the last but not the least, we want you to take the stage and walk the walk at Sassy Freaky Runway, to channel all the spirits, all the witches and demons among ourselves. This is an open call ! Get your look together and join us on a very special runway and haunt us through the night! The link for the open call is here: https://forms.gle/5Yc58re9NYg7ojAi9
We sincerely hope you get a good night sleep after this one but make it unforgettable !
Doors Open: 7pm
Cabaret Show: 7.30pm-9pm
2-Floor Extravaganza After Party: 9pm-3am
Sassy Freaky Runway: 1am
“The Harem of No One is a queer collective of performers of Turkish, Kurdish, Cypriot and Southwest Asian heritages but absolutely anyone is welcome and encouraged to join our events and have fun with us.”
“The Glory is a queer venue run by queer people, for queer people and their allies. We operate a zero-tolerance policy towards homophobia, transphobia, racism, misogyny and discrimination of any kind. Be respectful or you will be asked to leave. Strictly no office, hen or stag parties allowed.”
IMPORTANT: The tickets purchased here are for the Cabaret Show which will be from 7pm ‘til 9pm. Afterwards the entry to the takeover party will be free before 10pm and £10 afterwards to be paid at the door of the Glory. The cabaret ticket holders don’t have to pay for the 2-floor takeover party.
In case of extra spaces, there will be tickets for the cabaret show at the door sold for £17