Wear your best look and join us for a special sneak peek of "Gender Bending Fashion" at the next edition of the MFA Late Nites, an after-hours celebration at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The event features a wide range of programming created in partnership with local organizations, artists, and more: (event information here https://www.facebook.com/events/569765813539115/)
Join Don't Ask Don't Tell Boston for an evening of gender bending sophistication at the Museum of Fine Arts!
Unlike normal DADT events, this will be a fashion focused, featuring models from Dapper Q posing on pedestals to the soundscapes of DJ's Coleslaw, Math3ca and Colby Drasher. Note the music will not be usual either- straying from dance and even at a lower volume. This is not a dance party.
With 3 thought provoking performances by:
Kurt Fowl
Akira Oni
Holly Water
More detailed information about the artists listed below:
Colby Drasher
Resident DJ and MC of his award winning party DADT, Colby has made a name for himself among the queer community. Providing welcoming, safe, alternative spaces for people to attend, he has been a figurehead, promoter, organizer and fundraiser for close to a decade. Aside from his promotional efforts Colby has been a DJ for 15 years and has opened for numerous national acts including Peaches, Le1f, Mykki Blanco, In Flagranti and Pansy Division. His musical selections are high energy and skirt any specific genre- although he does have a soft spot for house and techno.
Instagram @thedjthatbelievesinyou
Facebook Colby Drasher
Coleslaw
Coleslaw, aka Ian Diver, is a multimedia artist and performer based out of Boston who has been DJing in the local queer scene for the past eight years. They hosts drag brunch every last Sunday at Trophy Room, as well as appearing regularly at All Star Mondays at Machine Nightclub. Most recently Coleslaw has been hosting ‘Coleslaw’s Corner’, which is a drag show inside of planetarium at the Boston Museum of Science, and recently received a Hubweek Art Award for Provocative Performance.
@coleslawinthecorner
Math3ca
Math3ca was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but has been living in Boston since 2001. Like many involved in the scene, his love for music began when he heard his brother's collection of Baile Funk tapes at home. After moving to the United States, Math3ca started better curating his musical tastes when he was exposed to the gay nightlife scene in Boston. He befriended local DJ's: Brent Covington, James Derek Dwyer and Brian Halligan, and they soon became his mentors. He started by playing at small house parties among his friends, where the vibe was chill and the expectations were low. Soon enough he was asked to fill in for a gig for a DJ who cancelled last minute. After his first gig he circled around Boston as a guest DJ, fine tuning his music taste. In 2018 Math3ca finally created his own night, called LUV, with DJ James Derek Dwyer. This night was created the magical space Bella Luna Restaurant and Milky Way Lounge, the first gay bar Math3ca went to when he became legal. The inspiration for this night was to showcase his tasteful pop music and give back to the space he first partied at as a queer person.
Hungry to play a more alternative sound, Math3ca collaborated with local iconic Drag Queens: Sham Payne and Just JP, to begin his second night, Serving Face, at the historic and sacred space of Jacque's Cabaret: Underground. In this night Math3ca takes the crowd through his musical playground with music ranging from warm and energetic house, bouncy Baile Funk, bumpy ballroom/vogue and smooth and fluid Alternative RnB.
Math3ca also recently joined the creative mastermind team of Tiamarie (Heywhatsuphellno) and Static Queen to DJ a party called Gay Bash'd. This is a drag forward queer dance party with hardcore drag performers and a wide range of bumping music.
Math3ca deeply believes in supporting queer music spaces, providing queer music spaces, and the continuation of queer music spaces in and around Boston He is passionate about making sure the space will be there for future queers who need freedom from the outside world.
You can hear his mixes at:
soundcloud.com/Math3ca
And keep up to date with his events at:
Math3ca
Kurt Fowl
In the drag world there are families. There are drag mothers, drag daughters, drag sisters, Kurt Fowl is more like the creepy uncle. He is a multidisciplinary artists focusing on gender bending and pattern makeup designs. You’ll often see him in black leather or every color of the rainbow.
Instagram / Facebook / Twitter #kurtfowl
Akira Oni
Drawing inspiration from 80s anime, classic horror films, and Kabuki theater, Akira Oni is a powerful performer. Akira is known for using neo jazz, soul, and house music to convey themes
of possession, body horror, and psychedelic experiences. As an multiracial being, Akira critiques the myth of the West, and adapts the traditional art of the East into an amalgam of self
expression. Akira Oni is not just a performer, but also the object of visual art in collaboration with James Paolicelli, her partner of 4 years. Akira has performed in and around Boston,
Providence, and New York city. Akira documents their work on
instagram @Akira_oni .
They are open for bookings and can be reached at noahgilbertson@gmail.com
Holly Water
Holly Water is a Boston-based drag queen/drag-fashion designer. Originally from New Hampshire, Holly moved to Boston mid 2017 and quickly became a fixture in the local drag scene. From camp and tacky glamor to gothy androgyny, you can always expect the unexpected from Holly. Her lifelong interest in fashion and sewing led her to creating over-the-top looks for herself as well as for other local drag queens. Her style influences range from Dolly Parton and Bob Mackie to 1980s prom dresses and Iggy Pop. You can find Holly performing (or just turning looks) at Don't Ask Don't Tell, Houseboi, Allstar Mondays, and other at queer events all around the city.
@hollywat.er
Join Don't Ask Don't Tell Boston for an evening of gender bending sophistication at the Museum of Fine Arts!
Unlike normal DADT events, this will be a fashion focused, featuring models from Dapper Q posing on pedestals to the soundscapes of DJ's Coleslaw, Math3ca and Colby Drasher. Note the music will not be usual either- straying from dance and even at a lower volume. This is not a dance party.
With 3 thought provoking performances by:
Kurt Fowl
Akira Oni
Holly Water
More detailed information about the artists listed below:
Colby Drasher
Resident DJ and MC of his award winning party DADT, Colby has made a name for himself among the queer community. Providing welcoming, safe, alternative spaces for people to attend, he has been a figurehead, promoter, organizer and fundraiser for close to a decade. Aside from his promotional efforts Colby has been a DJ for 15 years and has opened for numerous national acts including Peaches, Le1f, Mykki Blanco, In Flagranti and Pansy Division. His musical selections are high energy and skirt any specific genre- although he does have a soft spot for house and techno.
Instagram @thedjthatbelievesinyou
Facebook Colby Drasher
Coleslaw
Coleslaw, aka Ian Diver, is a multimedia artist and performer based out of Boston who has been DJing in the local queer scene for the past eight years. They hosts drag brunch every last Sunday at Trophy Room, as well as appearing regularly at All Star Mondays at Machine Nightclub. Most recently Coleslaw has been hosting ‘Coleslaw’s Corner’, which is a drag show inside of planetarium at the Boston Museum of Science, and recently received a Hubweek Art Award for Provocative Performance.
@coleslawinthecorner
Math3ca
Math3ca was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but has been living in Boston since 2001. Like many involved in the scene, his love for music began when he heard his brother's collection of Baile Funk tapes at home. After moving to the United States, Math3ca started better curating his musical tastes when he was exposed to the gay nightlife scene in Boston. He befriended local DJ's: Brent Covington, James Derek Dwyer and Brian Halligan, and they soon became his mentors. He started by playing at small house parties among his friends, where the vibe was chill and the expectations were low. Soon enough he was asked to fill in for a gig for a DJ who cancelled last minute. After his first gig he circled around Boston as a guest DJ, fine tuning his music taste. In 2018 Math3ca finally created his own night, called LUV, with DJ James Derek Dwyer. This night was created the magical space Bella Luna Restaurant and Milky Way Lounge, the first gay bar Math3ca went to when he became legal. The inspiration for this night was to showcase his tasteful pop music and give back to the space he first partied at as a queer person.
Hungry to play a more alternative sound, Math3ca collaborated with local iconic Drag Queens: Sham Payne and Just JP, to begin his second night, Serving Face, at the historic and sacred space of Jacque's Cabaret: Underground. In this night Math3ca takes the crowd through his musical playground with music ranging from warm and energetic house, bouncy Baile Funk, bumpy ballroom/vogue and smooth and fluid Alternative RnB.
Math3ca also recently joined the creative mastermind team of Tiamarie (Heywhatsuphellno) and Static Queen to DJ a party called Gay Bash'd. This is a drag forward queer dance party with hardcore drag performers and a wide range of bumping music.
Math3ca deeply believes in supporting queer music spaces, providing queer music spaces, and the continuation of queer music spaces in and around Boston He is passionate about making sure the space will be there for future queers who need freedom from the outside world.
You can hear his mixes at:
soundcloud.com/Math3ca
And keep up to date with his events at:
Math3ca
Kurt Fowl
In the drag world there are families. There are drag mothers, drag daughters, drag sisters, Kurt Fowl is more like the creepy uncle. He is a multidisciplinary artists focusing on gender bending and pattern makeup designs. You’ll often see him in black leather or every color of the rainbow.
Instagram / Facebook / Twitter #kurtfowl
Akira Oni
Drawing inspiration from 80s anime, classic horror films, and Kabuki theater, Akira Oni is a powerful performer. Akira is known for using neo jazz, soul, and house music to convey themes
of possession, body horror, and psychedelic experiences. As an multiracial being, Akira critiques the myth of the West, and adapts the traditional art of the East into an amalgam of self
expression. Akira Oni is not just a performer, but also the object of visual art in collaboration with James Paolicelli, her partner of 4 years. Akira has performed in and around Boston,
Providence, and New York city. Akira documents their work on
instagram @Akira_oni .
They are open for bookings and can be reached at noahgilbertson@gmail.com
Holly Water
Holly Water is a Boston-based drag queen/drag-fashion designer. Originally from New Hampshire, Holly moved to Boston mid 2017 and quickly became a fixture in the local drag scene. From camp and tacky glamor to gothy androgyny, you can always expect the unexpected from Holly. Her lifelong interest in fashion and sewing led her to creating over-the-top looks for herself as well as for other local drag queens. Her style influences range from Dolly Parton and Bob Mackie to 1980s prom dresses and Iggy Pop. You can find Holly performing (or just turning looks) at Don't Ask Don't Tell, Houseboi, Allstar Mondays, and other at queer events all around the city.
@hollywat.er
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