Queertopia RETURNS this December

Queertopia RETURNS this DecemberThe Queertopia festival is back to raise the Queertopia flag again this December 10th and 11th at Victoria Yards in Johannesburg.

by Mambaonline.com

30-11-2022 16:33

in LGBTQIA

The two-day event will include the raising of the Queertopia flag designed by Wacom Boy, a concept store, a screening room, conversation circles, and a zen room. Photo: PEXELS

The Queertopia festival is back to raise the Queertopia flag again this December 10th and 11th at Victoria Yards in Johannesburg.

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J germeister Night Embassy in partnership with Other Village People, made up of event producer and DJ Andiswa Dlamini (AN.D) as well as cultural worker and curator Kefiloe Siwisa, debuted the Queertopia festival in 2021.

Queertopia is a festival that embodies OVP's desire to foster spaces that prioritise queer communities and collaboration

Queertopia is an immersive queer-centred festival that normalises and celebrates our differences. This fictitious new world order has its own forms of expression and communities that reimagine the world we live in,

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Expect an experience where the LGBTQIAP community is prioritised and all allies are welcome.

OVP is proud that Queertopia is currently the only festival that speaks predominately to queer communities in Johannesburg outside of Pride.

Welcome to Queertopia The two-day event will include the raising of the Queertopia flag designed by Wacom Boy, a concept store, a screening room, conversation circles, and a zen room.

The progressive lineup will feature DJs and live performances from Desire Marea, Ms Party back to back with Lelowhatsgood, Darkie Fiction, Muneyi and Kekelingo, DJ LeSoul, Ukhoikhoi, Lilac Jeans, Mx Blouse, Mamthug, Thando Nje, Coco Brown, Pona Colada back to back with Nkly, Koko, An.d, Bilal Da DJ, Nouveaux, Dzaddy T, Maria McCloy and Womlambo.

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After a successful campaign that supported the first edition of Queertopia by OVP, in 2021, J germeister Night Embassy is going deeper into this movement and continuing to fulfil their mission to support different cultures, communities and creative voices,

says Mpumi from J germeister Night Embassy. OVP runs three queer-centered platforms: Queertopia; SSS (Same Sex Saturday) a party space in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban, as well as Grounded, an intimate series of alternative experiences from hikes to dinners and everything in between.

Day 1 - December 10th 2022 Attendees will check in at the Queertopia welcome centre where they will be (re)orientated and transported into the world of the festival. The Queertopia party experience will be a celebration of music, dancing, self-expression, and communal connection through a line-up of exciting local live acts alongside DJs to bring in the party.

There will be screenings of queer films and guided conversation circles that encourage attendees to share space and experiences alongside a concept store with unique Queertopia merchandise and flash tattoos on offer.

Day 2 - December 11th 2022 On the second day, the Queertopia concert experience will include an experimental line-up of local live acts and DJs. This day will encourage deep listening, connection and joy over food and music. The screenings and guided conversation circles will continue, and attendees will also be able to take a moment in the zen room to breathe and just be.

Tickets are available on Quicket.

By Mamba Writer

This article was initially published on MAMBAonline.com

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