{"id":152101,"date":"2021-11-29T16:44:50","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T19:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gay.blog.br\/?p=152101"},"modified":"2021-12-26T18:06:20","modified_gmt":"2021-12-26T21:06:20","slug":"ballroom-and-the-fight-for-lgbtqia-rights-are-highlights-of-the-black-fair-this-monday-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gay.blog.br\/en\/culture\/ballroom-and-the-fight-for-lgbtqia-rights-are-highlights-of-the-black-fair-this-monday-29\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cBallroom\u201d and the fight for LGBTQIA+ rights are highlights of the Black Fair this Monday, 29"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the theme ‘There is a black future and it cannot be built alone’<\/strong>, the 2021 edition of the Black Fair Festival<\/strong> is being held in partnership with Facebook<\/strong>. With national and international attractions, including concerts, workshops, shows, artistic interventions and panels, the event takes place until December 10<\/strong> and also features thousands of products from entrepreneurs across the country that will be for sale in the marketplaces<\/em> of partners and the Black Fair<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"\u201cBallroom\u201d<\/a>
Pxssy Palace – Photo: Bernice Mulenga<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This Monday, November 29th<\/strong>, the Festival’s schedule brings two live \u2013 and free \u2013 events in partnership with the British Council<\/strong>: the first, at 7 pm<\/strong>, a conversation about night and activism, where Preto Teo<\/strong> mediates Preto Teo mediates the conversation with Flip Couto (Coletivo Amem)<\/strong> and Nadine Ahmad (Pxssy Palace Platform – UK)<\/strong><\/a> about the current night life and its importance as a scenario in the fight for the rights of LGBTQIA+. Later, at 9 pm<\/strong>, an artistic dialogue also between Pxssy Palace Platform (United Kingdom) and Coletivo Amem (Brazil) on DJind, dance and visuals in a ballroom<\/strong> by the LGBTQIA+ communities<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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“Ballroom” and the fight for LGBTQIA+ rights are highlights of Black Fair this Monday, 29 – Disclosure<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Service<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Black Fair Festival 2021 \u2013 There is a black future and it cannot be built alone
\nDate: from November 20th to December 10th
\nFormat: online \u2013 Via Black Fair social media \u2013 @feirapretaoficial<\/a>
\nTickets: Free
\nProgramming: festivalfeirapreta.com.br<\/a><\/p>\n

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‘Ball Culture’<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Ball<\/strong> is a competition from the underground LGBT+ scene in the United States, which consists of performances in nightclubs, often performed by drag queens, of different types and goals. It started in Harlem<\/strong> at least 5 decades ago and today there are ballrooms<\/strong> in more than 15 cities across the United States, mostly on the northeast coast (New York, Newark, Jersey City, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington).<\/p>\n

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Voguing Madonna<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Among the competition modalities, there is one where candidates \u201cwalk\u201d as if they were on a runaway<\/strong> and another where there is a \u201cvoguing<\/strong>\u201d performance. Trophies are often shaped like balls (\u201cballs\u201d in English); hence the name. Some trophies are almost 4 meters high.<\/p>\n

\"Deck<\/a><\/p>\n

The majority of ball<\/strong> participants belong to groups known as houses<\/strong>. The houses<\/strong> are led by \u201cmothers\u201d and \u201cfathers\u201d, providing guidance and support for the \u201cchildren\u201d in their houses. Houses that win many trophies are given the title of \u201clegendary<\/strong>\u201c. Among the most famous are House of Ninja<\/strong> (founded by Willi Ninja), House of Aviance<\/strong> (founded by Madre Juan Aviance), Xtravaganza<\/strong> (founded by Hector ‘Xtravaganza’ Valle), Infiniti<\/strong>, Mizrahi<\/strong>, LaBeija<\/strong> (founded by Crystal LaBeija), House of Dupree<\/strong> (founded by Paris Dupree), House of Amazon<\/strong> (founded by Leoimy Maldonado), and House of Mugler<\/strong>. Typically, house members adopt their group’s name as their last name.<\/p>\n

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Balls competitors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The criteria judged are: performance skills (voguing), costumes and attitude. Participants dress according to the category they are competing in to represent the appropriate universe. Balls are influenced by fashion and hip hop music. Competitions can last up to ten hours, with dozens of categories in one night.<\/p>\n

House ball culture<\/strong> was first captured in Jennie Livingston’s documentary Paris is Burning<\/strong> (1990).<\/p>\n