UPCOMING EVENTS: (Oct 11th & Nov 22nd)
Femmes and brutes, villains and visionaries, sinners and saints all - are invited to Shien Lee's Dances of Vice, New York's "most sordidly splendid menagerie" - held in the spirit of the 18th to early 20th century days of forgotten elegance, decadence, and vice.
Named after the expressionist Rosa von Praunheim film "Anita: Tänze des Lasters" about Anita Berber, the legendary nude dancer of Weimar Berlin, Dances of Vice carries the theme of rebellion, creative expression, and the triumph of madness and pleasure over societal restraints.
Dances of Vice began in August 2007 as a dance & cabaret club night featuring music & performances from or inspired by the 1920-30s. Since its debut in Manhattan, Dances of Vice has established a dedicated following & community of elegant flappers, dandies, time travelers, artists & ne'er-do-wells who gather at Dances of Vice in shared enthusiasm for the music, fashion, culture, & beauty of times forgotten.
Photo by Adrian Buckmaster
In addition to offering unique entertainment, Dances of Vice aims to promote communitas and creative self-expression through costuming & events that combine art, music, spectacle & dance. We are not historical reconstructionists; Dances of Vice seeks to revive the music and performance culture of the past in a modern context, encouraging originality and creativity.
