Kostume Kult presents Horned Ball 2012 ARKK

Spring is upon us and as the ground thaws (not that it was ever really frozen this winter) the animals will awake from hibernation and begin the spring ritual of finding a suitable mate. But Wait! What is this? A foreboding storm approaches and threatens all living kind!! Their only hope is a man (some say he's crazy) and his epic ark. Built to last 40 days and nights of deluge this vessel will bring the animals 2 by 2 safely to dry land. So put on your fuzzy ears, tails, horns, and scales and party with Noah on the Party Arkk!!



Kostume Kult presents
Horned Ball 2012
~ARKK~

The Bells Doth Toll for 2012. Storms Multiply, Waters Rise and Life on Earth teeters. On Friday, April 13th Kostume Kult prepares for the Apocalypse with an Arkk of Epic Contortions. Gather all ye Critters - Horned, Fuzzy and Frisky ones all. 2-by-2, 3-by-3 and all combinations thereof. Cross-Breeding Is Encouraged as we endeavor to make the Future a More Interesting Place... Your DNA is requested.

Photo:MetroMix

FRIDAY, APRIL 13th 9pm til 5am

WARSAW
261 Driggs Ave
Greenpoint, Brooklyn 11222
(between Eckford and Leonard nearest to the
Nassau Ave G Train or the Bedford Ave L train)

Photo: Guest of a Guest

TICKETS available now
$20 limited tier-one presale *will sell out soon*
$25/ second tier presale
$30/ door (in costume)
Drink and food specials all night

RSVP on the event Facebook page.

2012's THEME
Bibiblical Apocalypse Meets Spring Rebirth. A Bacchanal with Imminent Peril and Maximal Sexiness... Cometh to Brooklyn, bow down to Yahweh and beware the gaze of his laser beam eyes. Judgement day is upon us.

DJs in two rooms including:
MLE (Denver)
Everyday (PEX / Playloop, Philly)
Jerad Hioki (Kostume Kult, Roundi Music, Tahoe)
Boris "Burning Elf" (Kostume Kult, Toad, NYC)
Tektite (Vitamin B, NYC)
Shaggy (Disorient / Space Pirates, Philly)
Higher Nebulae (NYC)
Mystika (Disorient, NYC/Philly)

Photo: TimeOut New York

ART/ INTERACTION
Horned Toad!
Petting Zoo
Cross-Breeding Shadow Puppet Theater
Live Critter Shuffleboard
Kruise Directives
And the return of the G(wr)ong Show!
Much more soon!

ABOUT
The 8th annual Horned Ball is Kostume Kult's longest running Burning Man camp fundraiser. Every year HB is a riot of Horns and other Costumery as the animals stir and break free of winter sluggishness. Play along with this year's theme or do something completely different. Individuality, absurdity and your unique style is celebrated in an environment where all who make an effort are welcome. With past themes being Paleolithikk (2010) and Road to Valhalla (2011) note that, every year, there is a different Horned spin and patron god. Many play along, others chart their own path. All are welcome.

CALL TO ARTISTS AND VOLUNTEERS
Warsaw is a big venue with three rooms, a main stage, balcony and many corners to decorate. If you are interested to supply art, an activity or to otherwise volunteer, click HERE.

Inspiration Horned Ball 2011

At first I had no idea what to wear to Horned Ball 7: Road to Valhalla!!!!
The theme this year besides horned creatures is VIKINGS. Aside from wearing hilarious hats and Eric from True Blood *hot* (do yourself a favor and click that link) I've never put much thought into vikings. Fur trimmed barbarian warriors and warrioresses? <---That is so not a word
Anyway most likely I will do a variation of my unicorn costume and add a dark spin to it. The vikings were around in a very dark time, literally. Yesterday I bought red and white striped spandex to match the red and white striped horns I found when we were doing crafting for the event.

The thing I am most excited about though is the wig. At the 2010 Halloween Sample sale I talk about ALL THE TIME I got a Loooooooooong black wig. I mean like 3 feet long. (IT WAS 2 DOLLARS!!) I am going to tease and style it into a mane and decorate it festively. With the red and white spandex ($10 at Spandex House 38th street between 7th and 8th Ave) I want to make leggings or a body suit. I don't have my heart set on a body suit because A) my rogue sewing capabilities can only get me so far and B) I have been eating too many bagels and my belly looks like that of a 4 month pregnant woman.


ANYWAY This weekend I will begin sewing and I'll document my progress whether it is a disaster or raving success! I'm planning big dramatic makeup for the event. My friend Tony (who does terrific creative costumes) forwarded the video for Katy Perry's new video ET. She has some very dramatic looks and I love the shading on her face. I want to try it in red, white and black.

Eyelashes: I will be trying lower lashes as well as upper lashes this time! Very exciting. I found this picture of Mila Kunis that I loved from W magazine.
Also this gorgeous geisha photo. I have those black feather lashes already. Both of these are super dramatic examples and I don't know if I will go all out on my first attempt but hey, when do I ever say less is more. MORE IS MORE FOREVER!!!

So buy your tickets now for only $15, dance, drink, celebrate the return of spring and come see how my Dark Viking Unicorn costume turned out.