Haunted Rhythms 2022 featuring I Ya Toyah

We return to the Moonlight Healing Garden in Pilsen for our final outdoor show of 2022, with the spine chilling sounds of I Ya Toyah, the witchy tones of Häxa, and the horrifically awesome stylings of dancers Nyx and Kasper of the Stygian Collective!

We will also have our killer dance showcase featuring Nyx, Kasper, Moxie, Madam Gemini and the frightening fire of Noori!

The evening starts off with an eerie drum jam around the bonfire!

1708 W. 21st St in Pilsen, gate opens at 6:30 pm.

7pm drum jam

8pm Dance showcase

8:30 Häxa

9:00 I Ya Toyah

Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Tickets will be onsale shortly.

PERFORMERS

**I YA TOYAH**

I Ya Toyah is not a musical act, she’s a movement. In just a few short years, this Chicago area phenom has released several critically acclaimed recordings, organized the creation of multiple award-winning music videos, and toured the United States multiple times.

I Ya Toyah effortlessly combines elements of industrial, pop, electro, darkwave, and alternative rock into a unique aural tapestry that acts as the perfect backdrop for her intensely personal lyrics; but it’s the power and versatility of her voice that has the music industry talking. Her potent vocal performances effectively deliver a message that is modern, relatable, and speaks to the paranoia of everyday reality.

When spoken out loud in her native Polish, the words “I Ya Toyah” translate to “It’s just me.” These simple, but powerful words act as an unwavering mission statement that guides every aspect of her career as a musician, singer, composer, producer, remix artist, and performer.

More about I Ya Toyah:

https://www.iyatoyah.com/

**HÄXA**

Häxa is a dark electronic project with influences from pagan folk, witch house, goth/industrial, and synthwave. Music for space witches, Häxa is a bridge between the technological, mystical and temporal realms.

https://linktr.ee/haxa

**NYX NAMOR**

Nyx is a dark fusion, gothic, and metal belly dancer, and a founding member of the Stygian Collective. She is also a YouTuber who focuses on lifestyle, decor, Halloween, and my everyday gothic life.

**KASPER**

Kasper is a versatile dancer who has trained in various fusion styles, but specializing in dark fusion. She is a certified Black Sheep Dance Company instructor and a member of Maverick Moon Belly Dance in Springfield, IL. She also dances with the online international Stygian Collective in Champaign, IL.

**MOXIE**

Moxie started studying bellydance in 1998. Middle age forcibly shifted her focus from creepy narratives to injury rehab and prevention, and she is now surfacing from a 3-year performing hiatus. She is a lapsed goth who has five cats, eighteen tattoos, and more costumes than she can store responsibly.

**MADAM GEMINI**

Madam Gemini's (Ashley) dance journey has taken many different directions over time, beginning as a fire and hoop dancer. Her bellydance foundation of study started in 2010 with Raqs Sharqi, Turkish, and ITS Belly Dance dance which eventually led into Urban Belly Dance Fusion. She has studied a variety of Belly Dance styles from various instructors in California, Chicago, New York, and India creating a dynamic fusion of all the inspiration learned along the way. House Dance has been a big part of her life from going out dancing in the Chicago club scene from a young age as well as studying with different instructors of House , Afro-House and Latin dance styles in New York, Oakland , and Chicago.

She incorporates dance styles she has learned through her travels into an embodied expression of movement and feels grateful for the opportunities to learn dance from different cultures throughout her dance journey. By day she is a massage therapist at Allyu Spa in Chicago, a dance fitness instructor, an entrepreneur, and an advocate for a healthy lifestyle.

**NOORI**

Radia Ali, also known as Noori, is a multi- disciplinary perfoming artist, poet and fire dancer. She performs an array of styles from South Asian classical & folk, belly dance, flamenco and samba to bachata, salsa, hip-hop and burlesque. She uses fire and props such as silk veils, fans and swords to tell stories across cultures with her movements.

Growing up in different countries, Radia was able to experience dance, music and cultural practices both in Asia and Europe. She uses these experiences to create fusion choreography and movement experiences.

Radia has beeb an organizer at the Chicago Full Moon Jam, performed with the Bengali Folk group Ochin Pakhi, with Egyptian trance indie artist NAXÖ, and with the samba group Planeta Azul. She teaches fire performance, as well as Middle Eastern, Indian and fusion dance classes.

Find her on IG @noori_dancer

YouTube : Radia dancing

More information to come!

Event Venue

1708 W 21st St, 1708 West 21st Street, Chicago, United States