Zayn LaBeija presents..The Scandinavian Horror Story Ball👹
At Håndverken in Oslo, Norway 📍
On the October 19th 2024h
The venue has an elevator
This ball is based on legends, fiction and real horror stories from all over Scandinavia.
The ball is free of charge for both participants and audience, but we do encourage you to donate to the spleis linked below as all money collected will be donated to Palestinian queer activists.
Link to the spleis:
Support queer Palestinians - Støtt skeive palestinere https://spleis.no/377828
Registration link for participants:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSegXe2tQ3bfVkwq_KK8EIACbBIVuKwSR89h8_z4dLqJGYSSeg/viewform
Tickets 🎟️
https://billetto.no/e/the-scandinavian-horror-story-ball-billetter-1065958?utm_source=organiser&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=manage_visit&utm_content=1
Doors open at 18:00
LSS starts at: 19:00
MCs:
Legendary Mère Mondiale Matyouz Owens 🇫🇷
Diesel 007 🇳🇴 🇸🇪
DJ: Demba 007
JUDGES:
legendary Mother Alaia Miyake Mugler 🇫🇷
Up-and-coming legend mother Hanzy LaBeija 🇨🇭
Godmother Giselle Revlon 🇫🇷
Cassandra 007 🇳🇴
Mr Alvaro Gorgeous Gucci 🇫🇷
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CATEGORIES:
*NOT in order for the ball*
Perfomance:
-Baby vogue: Myling 🏆
Mylings are the trapped souls of unbaptized children. They're victims of infanticide that roam earth until they’re buried. They hide in the woods, at night they'd jump on travelers backs demanding to be buried. If the travelers fails to do the task, the myling will K*ll them out of rage. Bring it in children inspired look
-BQ vogue Femme: bloody priest 🏆
the Nidarosdomen bloody priest In 1924, Marie Gleditsch was attending evening mass when she saw a handsome man dressed as a priest. To her surprise the man walked through a choir member and he looked as if his throat had been freshly slashed, with blood dripping from the open wound. Alarmed Marie saw this figure place its hands around the priest’s throat and begin to choke him. Bring it in a priest inspired outfit. Blood is mandatory (fake)
-FQ performance: smørkatt 🏆
In olden days there were farmers who sold themselves or half of their souls to the devil to make a "butter cat" in order to get more milk in their farms, by stealing cream and butter from the neighboring farms. If the “butter cat" was caught and captured, the person who had sold their soul to the devil would die painfully. Bring it in a cat inspired look
-Women - Drags- GNC performance: 🏆 🏆🏆 ( the same theme for these 3 categories, hotel union Øye )
In the 1800s, servant girl named Linda at Hotel union Øye fell in love with a German officer. The man died then Linda killed herself after him in sorrow. Ever since, guests staying in the room have reported hearing sobbing in the night. Others have said they’ve woken up to find her in the room with them. Bring it in a hotel maid inspired outfit
Overall Vogue Fem performance 🏆 5k NOK
( FQ vs BQ vs Women vs Drags vs GNC vs Twister)
-Old way: Poisonous Nurse🏆
Arnfinn Nesset is a Norwegian nurse who became one of the most notorious serial killers in Scandinavian history. He was convicted of poisoning 22 patients with Curacit, a muscle relaxing drug, at a Geriatric institution in Orkdal, where he was the director. Brig it in a nurse inspired outfit and show us your poison
-New way: Lier mental hospital 🏆
When Lier Hospital opened its doors in 1926, it was the beginning of a horrific future for patients, with horrific methods and experimental treatments. Those hospitalized underwent experiments with LSD, electroshock and lobotomy - treatments that often ended in death. Bring it in a straitjacket inspired outfit.
Realness:
-FQ realness:🏆 Ca$h prize: NOK 2000
Huldra is a beautiful creature, she is said to have long beautiful hair and always wears a crown made of flowers. The only thing that separate her from humans is that she has the tail of a cow and was known to seduce young unmarried men, take them into the mountains and she would not let them go. Seduce us in a huldra inspired look. Flower crown is mandatory
-Trans man realness & BQ realness: Manhunt 🏆 🏆( Same theme for both )
In the summer of 1974 four Norwegian friends takes off to their planned weekend out in the woods. At a remote truck stop they pick up a hitchhiker. Suddenly they are all ambushed and left unconscious. They wake up deep in the woods with no one around but the sound of a hunting horn. You’re out hunting for a prey. What weapons ( fake ) would you bring? Bring it in a hunter inspired outfit.
Fashion & Runway:
-Fashion Killa : Dokkalfar (dark elves) OTA 🏆
Elves are worldwide viewed upon as beautiful and majestic, but in the Norse Mytology you also have a Dark and evil sibling race called the Dokkalfar. First mentioned in the book “The Edda” in Scandinavia in the 12 century AD, they were considered evil and bad, and blamed for all occurrences that brought on sickness, bad dreams and other spoils in life. For this category bring a dark (mood, not color) fashion forward look, that sells the fantasy that of a dark elve from the 12th AD would still conquer any fashion week in any city of Europe ‘24. Mandatory: contact lenses that are blue, purple or red.
-OTA All American runway: Tusse🏆
Tusse are beings living under the ground, they can do harrm and bring death to people who don’t clean their stables or cow-stalls properly, or if you unawarely trample on their “roofs” when walking in the woods. Tusse look like a mixture of bones, moss and twigs. Bring it in tusse inspired outfit
-OTA European runway with a prop: Black Death 🏆
Pesta is the personification of the plague. As the legend goes, if she comes to your house with a rake, some of the family may live. But if she comes with a broom, you’re all doomed. Bring it in pesta inspired outfit. Are you coming with a rake or a broom?
-OTA Beginners runway: Midsommer🏆
Several friends travel to northern Europe to study as anthropologists a Swedish summer festival that is held every ninety years in the remote hometown of one of them. What should have been a dream vacation in a place where the sun never sets, gradually turns into a dark nightmare as the mysterious inhabitants invite them to participate in their disturbing festive activities. Bring it in a midsommer inspired outfit.
-Hands performance: The white lady 🏆
Known as the White Lady, the ghostly presence of a noblewoman from the 13th century is said to be a frequent visitor to numerous castles in Scandinavia. Legends suggest that she foretells the death of a member of the royal family, appearing just before their passing. The White Lady is always attired in a white gown and draped in a long, ethereal veil. Her hands are shrouded in dark gloves, tightly gripping a chain of keys. Witnesses often recount the spine-chilling experience of hearing the ominous clinking of her keys as she glides through the castle corridors, instilling a sense of foreboding in all who encounter her. Bring it in an outfit inspired by the white lady. Gloves are mandatory
-Best dressed: 🏆
Halloween inspired effect, be creative bring it as spooky & as horror as it gets.
Sex & beauty :
-FF face vs MF face: cold prey 🏆🏆
Five young people set out on a snowboarding trip- but instead they find themselves fighting the most frightening serial killer in Norwegian history. “the mountain man” never reveals his face in the movie. Find your killer mask and reveal your face for your 10s
-Best makeup OTA: Trick or treat?🏆
Be creative, be scary and trick or treat us with your make up skills, bring it in a Halloween inspired make up look.
-MF/Catboy sex siren: Fossegrimmen 🏆 🏆
This attractive young man sits half naked under waterfalls playing music on a fiddle. He’s willing to teach his skills in exchange for meat offering. If the offering is satisfactory, he will take the pupil's right hand and draw the fingers along the strings until they all bleed. If not he would K*ll them out of rage. Bring it in a fossegrim inspired look. Horns and violin are mandatory
-FF Sex siren: Valkyries🏆
The Valkyries are warrior women on horseback, armed with a spear they decides the fate of warriors in battle and carries the dead to Odin’s Valhalla. The Valkyrie means "chooser of the slain", had power to bring death, and those chosen will fight beside Odin. Bring it in a warrior inspired look
Overall Sex Siren: 🏆
Bizarre- The kraken 🏆
The Kraken, a legendary aquatic beast, is rumored to lurk in the waters near Norway and Greenland. Often portrayed as massive octopuses or squids, tales speak of their immense size, so colossal that their bodies could be confused for islands. Sailors who were lured to these deceptive islands would find themselves sinking beneath the waves, becoming prey for the Kraken. As it surfaced, the Kraken was said to create powerful whirlpools, aiding in its attacks on passing ships. Embrace the mystique of the Kraken with a design inspired by this fearsome sea creature.
ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES:
-OTA Vogue to dabkah: 🏆
( no outfit required )
- Nail affair 🏆
The nails has to be halloween themed. Be creative
-Commentator vs commentator: 🏆
Incorporate the two words Oslo & spooky in order to get your 10s. No outfit required.
There will be an after party at the venue, more info TBA
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What is Ballroom?
Ballroom was created by black and latin trans women back in Harlem, New York at the late 1960s, due to racism they faced within the white pageant scene. Ballroom is an underground subculture by and for the BIPOC LGBTQ+ community and it is a competition where participants walk different categories in beauty, sex, fashion and performance. If you are not from the community, please be mindful of the space you take. If you would like to walk/participate, learn and study the categories beforehand. If there are any questions, please contact the organizer and they will help you.
No sexism, homophobia, transphobia, racism, ableism, body shaming or any kind of discrimination.
Ballroom Vocabulary:
LSS: Legends, stars & statements
OTA: open to all
FQ: (fem queen): trans woman
BQ: ( butch queen): gay cis man
TM: Trans man
FF (female figure): trans woman, drags, cis woman
MF (male figure): transman, butch queen, butch, cis man
NB: non binary
GNC: Gender non confirming
GP: grand prize
Effect: outfit/look
10's: if you get your 10's, you will continue to the battles.
Chop: being cut from the category.
Shade: to throw attitude and indirect insults
Event Venue
Håndverkeren Kurs- og Konferansesenter, Kristian IV's gate 4, 0164 Oslo, Norge,Oslo, Norway
