Entertainment

Entertainment

Featured Performance:

Val Vampyre (Instagram): In celebration of our 15 year anniversary, we're pleased to announce this year’s main entertainment by International Fetish Performer Val Vampyre! For over a decade, her commanding presence & raw sensuality has captivated audiences throughout North America - including Fetish Factory, Vancouver Fetish Weekend, The RubberBall, Dr. Sketchy’s, & Bloodlust to name but a few.

Offering a sense of pure intensity & exotic style, she embodies a fusion of dark bliss for a mesmerizing performance worthy of a true immortal. So come to explore her forbidden allure & let her guide you through a journey of deep desire that'll leave you craving ever more. We’re honored to welcome her to our stage.

Presenting the Region's Largest & Best Fashion Show for the Alternative Scene:

Midnight Orchid Design (Facebook): Rarely do we host designers back-to-back. But rarely do fashion lines carry such depth & diversity. As founder & creator of Midnight Orchid, Ginger offers a true talent for her art. Providing exclusive costume designs specializing in Fusion Belly Dance, Apocalyptic, Steampunk, Viking, Celtic, & various themed costuming, they include ready-made outfits, unique custom design, contracted pieces for troupes & individuals, as well as couture made to order. She also runs a number of booths throughout the national Renne-Faire & Festival Circuit (also on Etsy). We're very pleased to welcome her back to our stage.

Aesthetic (Facebook): From the people who brought you Slings & Arrows, Night Shift, & more, the DC region has witnessed a current resurrection for the alternative, dark wave, & goth-industrial scene. A new generation has taken hold & brought new life to this corner of the community. From these roots, we present “Aesthetic!” A celebration of dark life, gothic intrigue, & decadent delight. It begins with a love for the music, but quickly moves into a personalized statement through fashion, art, & an expression for the aesthetics that carry it forward. As an experimental element in this year’s show, we think you’ll be intrigued, if not delighted.

Special Segment for Returning Favorites (Instagram): We're breaking the rules for this year's show, offering new directions & alternate possibilities for the usual format. We're featuring a joint venture presentation of our 2 favorite designers in Latex - a joint segment with SLYX Fashions & Pixie Blood Design. Both are highly praised for their quality & style, they specialize in couture & commission work while representing a true benchmark for latex design. This year’s collaboration has been an age in the making & we welcome them both to our stage.

J'aimoda Design (Instagram): Hot off the runway from New York Fashion Week, founder & designer Frenchie Samsara has developed quite a talent for her designs to Rave, GoGo, & Burner fashion. Sleek & fanciful, sexy & enticing, they present a comfortable yet enticing allure for both stage performance or festival wear. Frenchie herself has been a mainstay on the circuit, managing her own clothing line while juggling a dual career providing GoGo’s, glow, mermaids, & fire performers throughout the scene. She is in fact our main talent for dancers as well as offering a line-up for this year’s show.

Mid-Segment Tronage (TBA): Our featured artists take to the stage to offer some mid-segment intrigue during the show. Trondage is a unique art blending shibari with LED fiber-optics for a truly stunning effect.

PLUS the region's hottest Pro-Domme's from The DC Fetish Ball!

Featuring Some of DC's Best & Most Beautiful Models:

Providing a truly professional show w/ incredible talent & top designers, we're proud to also host some of DC's best models for the fetish & alternative communities!

Styling & Hair TBA

Make-up by Josephine Love

Stage Manager: Zakia Rose

Featured DJ's:

Xris SMack! (Xris-SMack.com): A tireless promoter for the New York Fetish Scene & producer of such events as Stimulate & SMack! He DJ's nationwide w/ an endless array of top credits to his name. He was in fact the seed from which the DC Fetish Ball came to life. We're pleased to host him as a special guest.

Mighty Mike Saga (MikeSaga.com): Representing one of Philadelphia's most prolific DJ's & promoters for the scene, his credits include Vortex, Shock Therapy, Defcon, Drac's Ball, Nocturne, Treffen, Black Sun Festival, & Smack to name but a few. He is a 'one man scene-machine' who's been a recurring guest for the DC Fetish Ball.

MindCage Rick (Facebook): a long-term fixture for the DC Scene & Eastern Seaboard, he's also lead guitar for Mindless Faith & a regular for Ego Likeness. In fact, he's the oldest playing DJ for the ball & has been with us since the beginning!

RineSin (Facebook): A native to the DC Scene, RineSin brings some of the area's best Industrial & Dark Wave back to life! His recent credits include the Black Cat, Vanguard, Fusion, Playa de Fuego, Metro Spring Formal, & more.

Nicholai (Facebook): Spinning a high energy blend of Industrial, Electro, EBM, & Dark Wave, Nicholai is a long term promoter for Baltimore's own Elektroschock, plus several major events & festivals throughout the East Coast.

The Angel (Facebook): One of the longest running DJ’s in the DC area. Angel is the founder of 80’s Night (the longest running dance party in DC) & will bring a flair of old school nostalgia from one of the greatest decades the nation has ever known.

GoGo's by Samsara Entertainment

Pole Dance & Lyra by HelenFire DC