Name: The Dalston Salon - A space for creatives to connect.
Start: 2026-02-11T19:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-02-11T22:00:00+00:00
Location: DNA Café Bar

The Dalston Salon - A space for creatives to connect.

Join us at The Dalston Salon for an open mic night, guest speaker snd Q&A!
About this Event

The Dalston Salon - An Open Mic evening with Guest Speakers!

"Creativity is contagious - pass it on!" - Albert Einstein

FEBURARY 11TH'S THEME: OBSESSION.

We at The Dalston Salon wish to create an environment which celebrates emerging creativity. A white ant denotes an ant which is fully formed but whose exoskeleton has yet to acquire its distinctive colour. This is a recognition of how we are all finding and developing our creative voices.

We like ants for all sorts of reasons! Ants display many of the qualities we all need if we are to thrive in this challenging and competitive environment for the Arts.

They are diligent and hard working
They offer mutual support
They are interdependent
They are in constant communication
They adapt well to challenges
They know how to be flexible and to problem solve
They operate with foresight and preparation
They are self-motivated and self-organised
They do not need a top-down hierarchy or a single commander

Ants can also lift and carry items up to 50 times their own body weight due to their lightweight and armoured exoskeletons, their muscle mass and strong joints. We all know that Creatives need to be strong and resilient and that they more than pull their weight!!! Especially when they cooperate with each other!

At The Dalston Salon, we want you to

enjoy and be inspired by others’ creativity
give you a space in which to express your creativity
feel comfortable exploring ideas and concepts in a friendly and welcoming environment - whether that is through music, writing, dance, art, design or film. The choice of medium is yours!
share thoughts – quotations /extracts from others - that link to the monthly theme

At The Dalston Salon, we would like you to

make it a no-phone zone so we can all be in the moment
sign and leave a comment in our Visitors’ Book so we can keep improving the experience
sign up to our Mailing List so we can remain connected

NB: Huge thanks to Gokhan at DNA and to all our Special Guests for their time and expertise, and to you, our collaborators, without whom The Dalston Salon would not be possible!