2016’s Diabolique Ball has come and gone, and we would like to thank everyone who attended and participated!
WHAM GLAM THANK YOU MA’AM!
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9PM to 1AM (play ends at Midnight) | FRIDAY FEBRUARY 5TH, 2016
VOYEUR NIGHTCLUB | 1221 St James St., Philadelphia, PA
21 & UP WITH ID | STRICT FETISH ATTIRE
DIABOLIQUE BALL VIP OPEN BAR PREE-PARTY
DIABOLIQUE WEEKEND
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Diabolique Ball 19 is happening at an all new time, place and date and will be part of a weekend long celebration of Badness for a Good Cause!
This year’s theme: Wham, GLAM, Thank you Ma’am will be a glitterific gala of glamorous gear – shiny metallic and sequin fetish fashions, corsets and kinky craftwork will be on the menu from Thursday through Sunday with the climax happening at Friday night’s Charity Ball.
The Diabolique Foundation is offering special advance discount tickets that make a perfect holiday gift for half the price at the door of Voyeur Nightclub this February!
Make plans with a friend to come out and Be Bad for a Good Cause this February!
Your Diabolique Ball ticket also includes admission to the Exhibitionist After Party at the Voyeur Night Club from 1am to 3am.
The party going public at Voyeur Nightclub is in for quite a surprise after Diabolique Ball, when hordes of the glitter starved dance addicts will invade to the venue. Little do they know that exhibitionist fetishists will be sticking around to keep their dance on until 3am.
If you enjoy flaunting you fetishistic glory to a vanilla-ish crowd, you need to budget your waking hours and plan to stay after hours at Voyeur. Who knows you may just ignite someones curiosity and have a new event date for next year. Note: your ticket gets you free admission to Voyeur all night, even if you arrive too late to participate in all the organized mayhem of Diabolique Ball.
2016 BENEFICIARIES
All ticket proceeds benefit the following:
Prevention Point Philadelphia
Prevention Point Philadelphia was founded in 1991 and is a multi-service public health organization serving the most vulnerable and hard-to-reach populations of Philadelphia.
Girls Rock Philly
Girls Rock Philly is a volunteer-based non-profit music and mentoring organization dedicated to empowering girls and young women from the greater Philadelphia region through music education and activities that foster leadership skills, creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration.
All charity play-station fundraising benefit the following:
Philly AIDS Thrift Testing Center
Philly AIDS Thrift is excited to announce our new, drop-in HIV testing center on the second floor of our store at 710 S. 5th Street. Open since June 2015, the center offers free, rapid HIV testing in a safe, welcoming, and easily accessible location.
PERFORMANCES
Jezabelle Von Jane
Known as The Grand Marquise, Jezabelle Von Jane is the Co-Owner of Aerial Gypsy Burlesque Troupe, Owner of the Nationwide charity Titts For Totts and has appeared in Playboy’s Strip Search Television, Xtreme Magazine ,Metal as Fuck INC: Ink International, Sammy Hagar’s Cabo Wabo Touring Stage Waitress ; multiple television, printed media, and web based media featurettes and interviews with info her latest endeavors being published monthly. Her latest interview appearing in the Poconos Record for her Aerial Gypsy Burlesque Troupe performing on the historic stage of The Sherman Theatre on February 14th of this year. She has appeared on the Burlesque Hall Of Fame Stage alongside Burlesque Legends as well as earning the title of Queen of the 2015 Discordia Dames Festival, Spring Fling Diva (Detroit Michigan 2014) and the Gold medal for Lypsych in New Orleans BurlyPicks competition 2015 as well as securing her second year reigning as Fetish Fare’s famed Goddess in Carnet. Jezabelle Von Jane has been a Dungeon Goddess for well over 15 years earning her position as a lead Dominatrix as well as being seen as a reigning Domina in the industry having sired fifteen Dominatrix under her apprenticeship.
FemmeCe: LasciviousJane Ms Philadelphia Leather 2015
The Girl Next Door Who is Everyone’s Lover. Lascivious Jane is a power-femme switch, kinky burlesqueer, and sex educator. In addition to being perpetually covered in leather and glitter (a bootblack’s worst nightmare), in 2015, she became the first Ms Philadelphia Leather in a decade. She is the Artistic Director of the multi-award-winning Liberty City Kings Drag & Burlesque and sits on the Board of Directors of The Diabolique Foundation, which produces Philadelphia’s largest charity fetish ball. She is also a charter member of Queer Leather Alliance. In her spare time, she enjoys teaching the art of striptease, getting dirty in her garden, and community organizing.
Liberty City Kings Drag & Burlesque
Liberty City Kings Drag & Burlesque’s mission is to produce fun, sexy, thought provoking, and FABULOUS performance art that blends, bends, and blurs gender lines, satire and politics from a place that is sex positive, body affirming, and gender aware… as well as down right fun. As the most diverse performance troupe in Philly, their performances reflect the different bodies, sexualities, kinks, and genders in our dynamic communities. You can see them each month at Tabu Vixens & Vagabonds Queer & Kinky Cabarets (every 1st Saturday) which benefits a different local organization each month. Philadelphia’s Genderfuck Royalty!
Sapphira Cristal
Sapphira Cristal is classically trained composer and operatic singer with a 4 octave range. She has emerged as a sought after performance artist, active in New York City and Philadelphia with travels all around the Northeast. She is a former Queen Of Boston Pride, The Drag Queen in Residence at the First Church of Sommerville UCC, Philadelphia’s Miss Everything 2015, the Reigning Miss Gay NY USofA, and was featured on Bravo TV’s “Watch What Happens Live”.
DJS
Totentanz (Main Floor)
Making a return appearance to Diabolique, Totentanz is no doubt a familiar name to many in Philadelphia nightlife. DJing professionally since 2000, she has performed at numerous clubs, events, and festivals throughout North America and Europe. Creative and unapologetically multi-genre, Totentanz believes in tossing out the rulebook of electronic dance music and crafting a unique and high-energy experience that’s sure to set any dance floor on fire.
Mikey Hell (Lounge)
Mikey Hell is a Philadelphia based alternative DJ that plays everything from 70s glam/punk to current goth/industrial.
FASHION SHOWS
BabyLove’s Latex
Sleek style ranges from traditional couture to boundary pushing designs that challenge and reinterpret previously concepts of fashion.
Delicious Boutique
Rockstar clothing and accessories for women and men! Don’t just dream it… wear it and be it! Bring out your inner rockstar!
Passional Boutique
Passional Boutique offers leather, latex, killer corsets, clubwear, kilts for men and women.
CELEBRITY GUESTS
Cowboi Jen – Producer Philadelphia Leather Pride Night / 2009 Mid-Atlantic Leather Woman
Cowboi Jen has been immersed in the Levi/rodeo community since 1992 and Philadelphia’s Leather and kink community since 2000. She had the honor of being the first Mid-Atlantic Leatherwoman in 2009 and created Philadelphia Leather Pride Night as her title year fundraiser. PLPN is now in its 8th year and still running strong! Jen is also a member of multiple organizations including being a full member of SA Leather South Africa. She is thrilled to be back at Diabolique Ball and looks forward to supporting one of Philadelphia’s great anchor events.
Domina Lexx Envy – The Philly Dominas
Domina Lexx Envy is a lifestyle and professional Dominatrix who has been active in the local Bdsm scene for 15 years. All while holding a separate career in the technology field, she ‘s always taken time to indulge in delicious pervy performances at adult events, teach seminars and cultivate a deviant legacy in training numerous newbie Dominas. And occasionally when she finds the spare time, shes a costumed superhero for a few charity cosplay organizations. Or, just for fun. and justice
Jen Pink – Ms. Pittsburgh Leather Fetish 2016
Ms. Pittsburgh Leather Fetish 2016. Member of the Philadelphia leather alliance. Programming co-chair, The floating world 2014 LLC. LOC programming assistant 2014 Presenter at LLC , Philadelphia 2014. Presenter at brimstone 2013 Presenter at nDDS Boot Camp 2014. Volunteer for numerous regional events including Diabolique, nDDS Boot Camp, House of Dove productions, and floating world.
Kalliope Telson – Asylum 13
Kalliope Telson has been active in the fetish community for over a decade. A true sadist, she has been bringing the pain, every Thursday, as the House Dominatrix of Asylum 13 for the past 3 years. Kalliope is making a return appearance to the Diabolique runway this year. She can also be seen performing as a member of the dark angels burlesque troupe at several upcoming events in the area.
Larisa “Reese” Bunch
The winner of Songbird: The Search for Philadelphia’s Best Singer Season 2 and judge for seasons 3 and 4. Lead singer of The Black Cherry based out of South Jersey. Host of the new weekly show at ICandy Nightclub, Vocal Olympics.
Liberty Rose
Performer, Producer, Pioneer, and Costume Queen, Liberty Rose is Philadelphia’s front-runner of wildly imaginative and endlessly exciting excuses for near-nudity. Innovating and redefining the Philadelphia burlesque scene since 2010, Liberty Rose is the brains and braun behind Miss Rose’s Sexploitation Follies and Broad St. Burlesque. Co-founder and Co-Producer of The Philadelphia Burlesque Festival and Associate Producer of the 2016 International Nerdlesque Festival in NYC, Liberty strives to support and inspire burlesque communities near and far through her productions, performances, and local burlesque internship program!
Miss Chloe Fresh – Destiny’s Chamber
Miss chloe is a refreshing and sensual mix of domme and sub, bringing her edgy gender-bending style to her professional work at Destiny’s Chamber in Center City, Philadelphia.
Miss Mackenzee
Miss Mackenzee is a Pro-Domme, nationwide Sex & BDSM Educator and fetish model. She has over a decade’s worth of experience as a lifestyle Domme as well as her current role as a Professional Dominatrix at Destiny’s Chamber. She has taught a variety of sexuality classes as part of her journey at events such as Brimstone, EXXXotica, Dark Odyssey events, Sexploratium, Celebrity Cruiselines, and several others. She teaches many different facets of sexuality and kink from tantra, rope energy play, hypnosis mind control, medical play and the most sadistic seasoned player classes. Her teachings have included classes that go from beginning lifestyle all the way to guest lecturing in graduate and PhD classes on understanding the lifestyle. Even when she’s not teaching at lifestyle events, she can be found on a weekly basis helping people learn how to be more dominant or learning specific skills when she’s at Destiny’s Chamber. She enjoys philosophical conversation, binding and torturing submissives, and introducing tantalizing new sensations to her eager victims.
Miss Victoria Cayne
Best known from her exploits in Chicago, she has just relocated to the Philadelphia area. She is honored to attend her first Diabolique Ball, and excited to make connections with the local BDSM, leather, and kink lifestyle and professional communities. She has been in the scene and a pro-domme for 15 years, and absolutely loves what the scene has to offer her, physically, spiritually, and intellectually. She is really looking familiar to getting to know the Philadelphia area. Come say hi!
Mistress Katerina – Pro-Domme & Fetish Model
Philadelphia. Best kept secret. A captivating Fetish Goddess with a sensual streak and a passion for all things pervy. The Perfect. Pro-Domme , beautiful and elegant, in and out of the dungeon. Mistress Katerina is a class of her own.
Mistress Lauren
Voted one of Thrillist’s “13 Naughtiest Things You Can Do in Philadelphia,” Mistress Lauren is a professional and lifestyle Dominatrix living and working in the local community. BDSM is not simply a career for her, but a longstanding and deep-seated personal interest. She is a naturally dominant and sexually sadistic woman with a true passion for perversion. Known as much for her compassion and approachability as she is for her elegant brand of sadism, her ability to connect with and conquer her submissives is unmatched. Check out her website to discover the true meaning of submission.
Mr. Kikkoman
Mr. Kikkoman is a trans* boylesquer based in philly who got his start in Mr. Everything cycle 2 in 2015. He was a standout finalist in the competition and walked away with the title of Mr. Congeniality. He keeps it dark and sexy, with a little bit of funny to season the show!
Ms Veronica Bound
Professional dominatrix living and working in Philadelphia for 14 years. Veronica has traveled across the country for a decade lecturing and teaching rope bondage and various kinky topics to private groups, at national BDSM conferences and colleges and Universities. Winner of 2003 People’s Choice Award for “Best BDSM Burlesque Show”, Recipient of the Diabolique Ball Community Service Award and winner of the “Golden Buttocks” award in 2007 for the hardest female spanker on the internet.
Richard a.d. – The Metro Underground, DC Fetish Ball
As an active member in the scene, most know me through my efforts with The Metro Underground – a primary gateway to the entire spectrum of the alternative, adult, & underground scene for DC, Baltimore, & the Mid-Atlantic Region. I also host several full scale events throughout the year. This includes The DC Fetish Ball, Black & White Ball, & Metro Spring Formal. To round out our efforts, we also host Underground Parties – more exclusive invite only semi-private parties.
Rose Holland – Pro-Switch at Destiny’s Chambers
ULTRA kinky curvy switch who loves to play. A true switch who is comfortable topping or bottoming. I am a pro-switch working at Destiny’s Chambers and I am also a fetish model. I have been playing non-stop in the BDSM lifestyle for seven years. I look forward to meeting you.
Rudy Flesher – Pledge& Associate of Philadelphians MC
Rudy currently serves the boards of Folsom street east and the sims4PA pac supporting rep. brian sims. Rudy has served numerous Philadelphia progressive and LGBTQ nonprofit boards, and performed for over five years as the notorious OMG.
Venus – Destiny’s Chamber
Venus, Goddess of love, seduction, and desire, has finally arisen at Destiny’s Chamber! experience the perfect switchy mixture of Dominance and submission with your ebony goddess Venus.
Vivienne Heughes – Destiny’s Chamber
Born in Soviet Russia, and adopted out early – only to be sent to one of the best and strictest Boarding Schools in the world. These life experiences improved and amplified my already sadistic nature. I am an ice queen through and through and Bliss is in my veins.
CHARITY PLAY STATIONS
Domina Ava St. Marks
Always prepared with a cane and wrist cuffs, Domina Ava St. Marks has been a lifestyle player in Philadelphia where she has been able to showcase her unique brand of bondage and sadism in public events for the past 15 years. She is a well known instructor in a wide range of BDSM related fields including, enemas, CBT, anal play, mummification, sensory deprivation, canning, electro, and needles to name a few. Her passion for life is contagious and she loves connecting with her play partners on a deep personal level.
Goddess Thain
Goddess Thain returns to the Diabolique Ball once more to reprise her role as Needleplay Maven. (Image: Diabolique Ball 2015.) Satin ribbon, feathers of all colors, and translucent beads can decorate any work you desire – replacement of lost pin caps and removal of handiwork at the end of the night are included in your donations at the time of your scene(s). Introductions, questions and hugs are always welcome, as long as sharp things are not actively in-hand at that moment. In those cases, quiet observation is welcome, and questions will be answered after each scene. As a long-standing member of the lifestyle and professional BDSM communities of Philadelphia, Goddess Thain has enjoyed volunteering and presenting with Diabolique in the past, and can also be found monthly hosting the Newbie Corner of the Aviary fetish party for any follow-up inquiries.
Raymond Wise
Raymond Wise will man the charity flogging station. He offers Alternative Lifestyle Workshops. How-to such as Flogging/Caning/Spanking, BDSM Relationship Workshops and Deeper, Spiritual Scenes. He hosts The BDSM of South East PA Social in Bensalem, PA the first Saturday of each month at Michael’s Café and Nite Club. He says, “The best advice I can offer is to pay attention to the real live person in front of you!”
SirLoving
SirLoving was introduced to the lifestyle in 2008 as he explored Taken-in-Hand and Head-of-Household. Since then he has explored many aspects of the lifestyle and BDSM. He is an active member of the community attending local munches, play parties and events. He has presented at NDDs Bootcamp, RambleGRUE, South Jersey munch, MaST Wilmington and other venues. His talents include impact play, fire play, belts, single tail and violet wand. He will be manning the belting station for Diabolique.
I’m sure if I have a bottom yet for the evening, I will let you know as soon as possible.
Wicked Jade
Wicked Jade received her first bootblacking lesson from girl Amelia in 2012 and continues to learn under the mentorship of Cherielle from Arizona. She has served as Bootblack at many events on the East Coast, including Mr. & Ms. New Jersey Leather Contest, Mid-Atlantic Leather weekend, Philadelphia Leather Pride Night, the Lehigh Valley Girls of Leather events, TES Fest, The Floating World, and the Master/slave Conference. In 2015 she competed for and received the Philadelphia Bootblack title. Jade’s work philosophy focuses on taking care of not just the leather or footwear, but the whole person. The job isn’t really done unless the customer is shining from within
Zebrianna
Zebrianna has a passion for all of the sharp & pointies… You can feel the energy from her as she plays or teaches and she’s known for creating beautiful artwork with needles, scalpels, staples and sutures!