DECASIA CLUB PRESENTS BLACKCHAPEL: A MASKED BALL

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Decasia Club presents
BLACKCHAPEL: A MASKED BALL

Paying homage to Guiseppe Verdi's opera, Un Ballo In Maschera (A Masked Ball), we welcome you to our very own masked ball. The opera's first production was at the Teatro Apollo, Rome on 17th February 1859 and 151 years later, we bring in the old and the new to give you a unique, unforgettable evening!

LIVE RECITALS:
MARMADUKE DANDO HUTCHINGS
http://www.myspace.com/marmadukedando
Marmaduke Dando is a singer of morose ballads and frisky drunken jigs, often extracting references to early Scott Walker, Brel and Weill. Bred from genuine pirate ancestry in a southern port, now based in London. He writes about all the horrors and beauties of the modern world, and barks them back at it with his dear band on the cold and regimented performance stages of London. His songs have been set to films, played in the Houses of Parliament, and used as an aid for aspiring Casanovas.
A debut album is due out in March 2010, on vinyl, download and stream.

ADHAM FARAMAWY
http://www.myspace.com/adhamfaramawy
Adham Faramawy is a London-based artist of Egyptian descent. He is affiliated with the !WOWOW! group and graduated from The Slade School of Fine Art in 2004.
Faramawy has worked with all artists affiliated with the !WOWOW! group, as well as Carri Mundane, designer of the Cassette Playa fashion label, and musicians Bishi and Susanne Oberbeck of No Bra. He has been actively involved with URA! gallery, exhibiting his work as part of the 10th Istanbul Biennial. He has also exhibited his work notably at Anna Kustera gallery, New York and The Black Mariah gallery in Cork. In January 2008, Faramawy performed his piece "I Can Do Impossible Things" at Tate Britain.

ORAL ORAL
http://www.myspace.com/oraloral
John Waters-inspired experimental electropunks who blur the boundaries between music, performance and art. Performers Princess Julia, Dee Fodor and Dee Sada invite guest musicians for a purely improvisational live set.

THE MURDER ACT
http://www.myspace.com/themurderact
Sinister, ethereal post-punk delivered by 4 strangers in the night...

PIANO RECITAL:
SCARLETT ETIENNE
http://www.myspace.com/scarlettetiennemusic
Pianist, Singer, DJ, model extraordinaire unveils some wonderful piano pieces especially for this evening.

POETRY RECITALS:
JOHN MICHAEL PARHAM
Not much is known about the background of this elusive yet extremely talented poet. With rare ease he captures words and pins them down before they take to flight before your very eyes. His recitals have been included on Selfish Cunt's legendary English Chamber Music album. John Michael Parham performs for us tonight.

ROBERT W. MONK
http://www.robertintheunderworld.blogspot.com
21st century east end beat poet who is inspired by film soundtracks as much as he is inspired by the likes of John Cooper Clarke takes to the stage.

MUSIC SCORE PROVIDED BY:
DJ SPEAKMARAUDER
http://www.myspace.com/djspeakmarauder
Curator/Promoter of Brave Exhibitions and TanzMuzik
Writer for Music Your Grandparents Can Dance To, Atomic Threat, Aether Sanctum, Fiend, Goth Nation, Flesh and Wire and Procession Magazine.

PANDORA'S JUKEBOX
http://pandoras-jukebox.blogspot.com/
Beautiful noise saboteur Pandora aka Yasmina Dexter brings her Industrial feminism to the mix. Having DJed and remixed for the likes of Torture Garden, Cosey and Misshapes, Pandora's Jukebox will do an exclusive set for Blackchapel.

Expect to hear the likes of: Fever Ray/Antonín Dvořák/Klaus Nomi/Alboth/Dead Can Dance/Richard Wagner/Goblin/Cocteau Twins/Danny Elfman/Mikhail Glinka/Air/Mediaeval Baebes/Algebra Suicide/Manisch Depressiv/Silver Abuse/OMD/Lydia Lunch/The Knife/Godspeed You! Black Emperor/Squarepusher/Edith Piaf/Hubert Kah/Jonny Greenwood/Under Byen/Suicide/Q Lazzarus/The Pixies/Mew/
The Birthday Party/Nina Hagen/Mazzy Star/Bjork/The Organ/Nilsson

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 5TH 2010
8PM-2AM
THE GEORGE TAVERN
373 COMMERCIAL ROAD
E1 0LA

ENTRY £5 IN ADV/£7 ON THE DOOR

****ALL GUESTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO WEAR MASKS****