Tainted x P R I S M presents: CLUB TROPICANA

▼△ Tainted Presents x P R I S M presents: CLUB TROPICANA △▼

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JOIN US SUNDAY JULY 31ST, 2022 FOR TWO ROOMS // TWO VIBES 

You’ve been patiently waiting for the knockout headliner of Pride Weekend and honey it’s here - CLUB TROPICANA brings together the best of local and international drag performers, DJs, and dancers for this premier two-room event located at the newly renovated stages at THE WALDORF (1489 E Hastings). With inter/national performers Vivian Vanderpuss and DJ Goodboy Morgan and local powerhouses like Rogue, Mx Bukuru, DJ Krista Mac, and Diego Valente, your night of paradise awaits - all that’s missing is the sea. 🌊

Let’s make up for the past two years, listen to great music, dance alongside other queers and celebrate the best weekend of the whole year. 🌈 #PRIDE2022

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We'd like to thank and acknowledge that we are settlers on this land and that The Waldorf is located on the unceded, ancestral, and traditional homelands of thexʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples.  

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TICKETS

$25 - Tier 1 Early bird

$30 - Tier 2 

$35 - Tier 3

$40 - Door

🎟️🎟️ TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR!! 🎟️🎟️

Doors at 9pm - 2am

ATM on site

Limited presale tickets available for guaranteed entry. If you purchase a presale ticket, please ensure you arrive by 11pm to guarantee timely entry due to capacity. If you arrive after 11pm there may be a line, but your ticket will still be honoured.

It's important to us that folks with financial barriers be able to access this event. Pay-what-you-can is available, no questions asked!! We recommend letting us know as soon as possible as we have a limited number of tickets reserved for the event. Please email our team at prismvancouver@gmail.com or taintedpresents@gmail.com to enquire.

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PERFORMER BIOS

HOST:

◀ ROGUE ►

Rogue is Vancouver’s premiere Jewish Non-Binary Drag Artist and a self-proclaimed "Instagram Sensation". After winning Entertainer of the Year 2019, joining Bratpack: The Next Generation in 2020, Rogue has taken over Instagram and TikTok during the pandemic and is ready to retake the stage in 2022. One of the founding members of the newly formed drag supergroup ENBY 6, when Rogue hits the stage you never know what you're going to get but you know they'll give you a show.  

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DRAG ARTISTS:

◀ VIVIAN VANDERPUSS (YYJ) ►

Victoria‘s vivacious vintage vixen, Vivian Vanderpuss has been serving out camp-tastic performances to audiences since 2017. Her electric movements, bright smile and wild eyes will have you clawing for more! Follow her delicious drag escapades at @vivianvanderpuss on IG.

 

◀ MX BUKURU ►

The name is Mx. Bukuru. That’s B-U-K-U-R-U and if you don’t know what it means honey, look it up. Mx. Is the church being your momma never wanted you to meet. They are the inaugural winner of Van Slam’s Drag Slam (2019) and runner up in the Eastside Drag Derby (2019). A member of ENBY 6 and Diasporic Dynasty, Mx. ascends colonial ideas of religion and will bring you to the sexiest church that ever did exist. They recently made their debut at Vancouver International Burlesque festival and can be found hosting all kinds of event around town. Their ass fat, their hips fatter, don’t fucking forget, BLACK LIVES MATTER!

 

◀ BATTY B BANKS ►

Batty is here to big up da crowd dem, serving up a high energy number for ya head tops. Batty is Vancouver's premier Jamaican-Brazilian, they are new to drag but ready to turn it out for all the Black Queer non binary baddies at the function. So get those booty cheeks ready and make it clap for the nonbinary finery of it all BATTY B BANKS.

 

◀ TIFFANY ANN CO ►

Serving face, human hair, and pussy: Tiffany Ann Co is one of Vancouver’s hottest dancing drag queens wrapped up in a pretty pink bow. Her captivating performances will not only have your jaws breaking, but have you craving for more. Tiffany has flipped her hair for many fans across Canada and is embracing the bimbo fantasy with one swipe of her lipstick at a time. Hair brush also included, duh.

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DJS:

◀ GOODBOY MORGAN ►

“GoodBoy” Morgan Los Angeles based DJ, Event Producer, Artist and Spiritual Unicorn.  Since 2014, “Goodboy”  has performed and hosted Pride events, queer festivals and underground basements globally; including being a resident DJ at Dinah Shore. Goodboy infuses her disco ball energy through her iconic swag-house sound and funky dance beats.  She also founded multiple queer events brands, inlcuding “Milk Milk Lemonade” “Glow Boy” “Fun Dip” “Push Pop”, and her latest queer production house,  “HawtMess Productions”.  Goodboy’s events are known to be immersive dance experiences with bursts of wild creativity.  A place where you're always free to celebrate all your colorful queerness.

◀ KRISTA MAC ►

DJ KRISTA MAC is a queer, feminist performer who loves to throw it back to classic songs throughout their sets. Based on the west coast in Vancouver, B.C., they have opened for artists such as The Funk Hunters, 2018 Eurovision Winner Netta, and TT The Artist. With a strong love for tropical and deep house, Krista Mac draws inspiration from large-scale festival performances to keep any crowd moving.

◀ MANGOSWEET ►

MangoSweet works to bring you joy and refreshment on the dancefloor. Tastes good with pearls, over shaved ice, and with condensed milk. Try some diasporic beats today!

◀ NEA ►

Grounded by her Barbadian heritage and influenced by UK underground dance culture, DJ Nea brings a unique blend of Caribbean vibes mixing Soca, Dancehall, Afrobeat, House, Hip-Hop/R&B and Grime.
She has hosted queer parties across the UK, Asia and the Caribbean with the underground collectives PseudoFunkInk and OUT.
Teaming up with the Vancouver Pride Society and a collective of local artists and entrepreneurs DJ Nea hosts Afroqueer, an annual kickback celebrating queer love. Nea is also the host of GUSH Radio, streaming every 2nd Sunday from the BSideRadio. 

◀ RA / SOL ►

ra / sol is a 2-spirit multidisciplinary DJ/producer, composer, recording artist, and curator with a unique talent for tastefully and seamlessly moving between genres and different audiences. A journalist by trade, ra's DJ sets have a heavy focus on both collaboration and telling a story, and the beautiful queer roots of electronic dance music culture are something that they are dedicated to paying homage to behind the decks. With technical prowess and flow, sets can range in genre from disco & funk to all kinds of house & techno, electro, hip hop and R&B, Chicago Footwork, as well as darker and heavier warehouse sounds, Afrobeat, and Latin groove. However, ra's passion for the dancefloor truly transcends categorization, and instead encourages a focus on the synergy of co-creating a collective, unifying, bigger-than-life feeling.

◀ WHICHNANCY ►

Which Nancy is a conjuror of memorable dancefloors interactions. As an artist and performer, they seek to fill curatorial gaps in their city and others while mirroring the diverse communities that have shaped their unique tastes and outlook. Throughout Which Nancy’s thoughtfully crafted sets, rare and independent music - created by friends or encountered during their travels - feature prominently. Hearkening to their roots in cultural event production, DJing offers another opportunity to incubate emerging genres and artists, as well as bringing new sounds to Vancouver.

Spanning the genres of RnB, house, ambient, club, bass music and more, Which Nancy has shared stages with Octo Octa, DJ Heather, and The Halluci Nation among others. Besides playing at the DIY events they often host, Which Nancy has performed at an array of notable events including Bass Coast Festival, Alberta Electronic Music Conference, Vancouver Pride, Vancouver Mural Fest, Ricecake, LIP, and FUSE at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Internationally, they have performed in South Korea, at Durban Pride in South Africa and as a guest on Taipei Community Radio. As a cultural event producer, Which Nancy is a Co-Founder of Chapel Sound Art Foundation and CURRENT: Feminist Electronic Art Symposium and a frequent public speaker and workshop facilitator.

 ◀ DIEGO VALENTE ►

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DANCERS: 

◀ JANESSA ►

Janessa St. Pierre is a young Black multi-disciplinary artist who was born and lives on the unceded lands of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm Musqueam, Skwxwú7mesh Squamish, and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh Tsleil-Waututh Nations.

◀ NARGIS ►

Nargis Dhirani is a Filipino Tanzanian interdisciplinary artist and facilitator. She choreographs and teaches at Booty Freedom, a heart centred - booty focused dance class she founded in 2016. Nargis is dedicated to inspire social change through creating accessibility to sexy movement and believes all bodies should be celebrated.

 

◀ OWEN ►

 

◀ COOKIE ►

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PRISM aims to partner with QTBIPOC folks in the community to create safe and fun spaces for the Queer community. We welcome partnerships for the creation of upcoming events and are happy to contribute skills and knowledge to up and coming event promoters and artists.

TAINTED is Vancouver's newest event team on the scene. Bringing you their mix of immersive themed dance parties and next level drag shows. The people behind ‘Down the Rabbit Hole’ and ‘Hellbound’ are marketing wiz and local thot Cole Pickup, creative director and tattoo artist Billy Bluw. And last but not least the icon them self, Rogue, talent manager and host! 

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Community Guidelines

Accessibility:

This is an event aiming to bring together the LGBTQIAA2S+ community in Vancouver. All identities welcome.

Entrance to the event space is not wheelchair accessible unfortunately. Washrooms are gender neutral.

 

We don’t accept:

Culture appropriation, transphobia, homophobia, fatphobia, xenophobia, Islamphobia, racism, ableism and anything that harms marginalized communities at our event.

 

This event may be photographed. Don't want your photo taken? No worries! Let us know in advance or at the event.