If the real world is feeling a little TOO real…or you’ve just been dying to debut your new elf ears, the Labyrinth of Jareth Fantasy Masquerade Ball XIII offers four days of parties, pre-parties, after-parties, costumes, music, dance, and fairy dust.
Ms. Go Go trusts that you know your own limits for fairy dust.
The festival of fey opens tonight with a no cover pre-event at the Edison downtown when Sypher Studios presents the 21+ only Darius Exposition, where guests can preview the costumes, characters and stories of the weekend’s Labyrinth of Jareth Fantasy Masquerade Ball, one of the most elaborate costume balls in the country. Among the performers: The League of STEAM and the Stilt Circus, which will hopefully not trample the Edison’s Green Fairy and her absinthe cart.
Steampunk aficionados will also want to wind their watches for the Friday night Goblin Clockwork at the Gates of Night when Sypher Studios takes over the newly renovated Park Plaza Hotel and the party begins for (un)real with shows, sword fights, dance, music and the aforementioned clockworks. The revelry continues Saturday night with The Grand Masquerade, for which theme-appropriate costumes OR formal dress with mask are REQUIRED for entry.
In other words, don’t think you can just plop on a hat crocheted out of beer cans and sashay in.
The Middle-Eastern and Medieval-influenced Stellamara and the Aborigine-Celtic-influenced Brother will perform both evenings along with belly dancers, drummers,and marionettes. (Because it wouldn’t be a party without marionettes.) There are pre-parties both evenings and an after-party, co-hosted by White Wolf Publishing, on Saturday; each event is a separate charge. All of the extremely limited tickets are only available online before the weekend begins so wave that magic MasterCard before popping into your Prius-turned-pumpkin-coach.
Glass slippers encouraged but not required….
Ready? U Know U Want 2 Go Go….
The Darius Exposition (Labyrinth Masquerade Pre-event)
Thursday, July 15 @ 8:30PM
the Edison
108 West 2nd St.
Los Angeles 90012
213.613.0000
No cover/21+
www.labyrinthmasquerade.com/darius
Goblin Clockwork at the Gates of Night
Friday, July 16th @ 8:00PM
The Grand Masquerade
Saturday, July 17th @ 8:00PM
The Park Plaza Hotel
607 South Park View Street
Los Angeles 90057
$39 – $113
For more info (especially about pre/after parties) & to purchase tickets:
Wow, this sounds amazing. Remember when the Park Plaza was the place to go dancing? ‘Course it only cost 5 bucks back in the 80’s. Will they be having just regular dance nights at the Park Plaza again?
Oh, yes, Ms. Go Go made many, many appearances at the Park Plaza back in the day….
My impression is that the PP just finished extensive historical preservation/restoration and that they’re only open for big events like this.
You and Jacques already have your costumes from Satan’s Whiskers!