Festivals: Ladyfest & Queer-Feminist

"ВТОРОЙ МЕЖДУНАРОДНЫЙ ФЕСТИВАЛЬ ЖЕНСКИХ ПРАКТИК «ЛЕДИ-ФЕСТ»
Тема фестиваля: «Тайна женственности»

Мы все живем в уникальное время. Когда древние тайные знания о женской силе становятся явными. Они открыты для каждой женщины, которая, наконец, проснулась от долгого сна.
Если бы женщина знала, какую невероятную силу она имеет…

А как открыть в себе эту силу и владеть ею, Вы, дорогие наши Волшебницы и Богини, узнаете на фестивале женских практик «Леди-фест»!

«Леди-фест» - это:

"LADYFEST LONDON 2011

Join us in celebrating local female creativity in all of its forms!

Ladyfest provides an opportunity for visitors to discuss and take action on their views on topics such as misogynism in the arts and beauty standards. It allows people attend shows by female performers,and have a good time in a space where they felt comfortable to be themselves. Ladyfest is a breath of fresh air to male dominated corporate sponsored music festivals where only a handful of women are "lucky" enough to perform every year.
HER-STORY OR CUNT-ROVERSY?

"Ladyfest Essex is being organised by Hayley Foster da Silva, also known as DJ Moonlight, presenter of the al female fronted radio show ‘Pigtails and Army Boots’ that goes out on several radio stations including http://www.arfm.co.uk

"Ladyfest Oslo avrunder kvinnedagen med en fantastisk 8. marsfest på Revolver. Det blir konserter, appell, dans og gratis kake!

Feir kvinnedagens 100-årsjubileum med herlige EstherOrkester, Amina Sewali, FMC, Fransk Frokost, Cosmic Delay, samt AKKS djene Line Lux, DJ TOYA, DJ Dysfunktional Uncle og DJ Rewind.

Så, feminister i alle kjønn og former bli med og avrund markeringen av kvinnedagen med en real fest!
..." (http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=156661627722186)

"Ladyfest is a not-for-profit festival that was established in the early 2000s. It is organized by volunteers and highlights female artists, writers, musicians, etc. in a new way. Since the first successful Ladyfest, the event has taken place in many parts of the world, but this March (08.03 - 12.03.2011) Ladyfest kicks off in Tallinn for the first time. This marks a very significant event in Estonian cultural space.

"Ladyfest Easthampton will take place April 15th – 17th of 2011. A three day music and arts festival, with hands-on workshops, vendors, and performances at Flywheel Arts Collective and Smith College, our mission is to celebrate and support all musicians and artists in the DIY underground whose gender identity falls outside of the dominant cultural mainstream, including but not limited to women.

"The best is yet to come.
Nächstes Ladyfest am 02.09.2011:
Livebands - DJs - Handgemachtes - Gaumenschmaus - ..." (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ladyfest-Darmstadt/129323083802142#!/pages/Ladyfest-Darmstadt/129323083802142?sk=info)

"Auf dem Ladyfest wird es u.a. Vorträge und Workshops zu folgenden Themen geben (näheres auch unter Programm):

Transidentität(en)
Critical Whiteness
(Alternative) Familienkonzepte
Skateboard-Workshop
Tontechnik-Workshop
Fahrrad-Reperatur-Workshop
Tango-Workshop

Abends gibt es Konzerte und Partys u.a. mit:
Sookee
El Cassette
Krikela
Zosch!
Ginger Jets
Poly:Amie

Genauere Ankündigungen und der genaue Programmplan werden in Kürze folgen." (http://ladyfestms.blogsport.de/)

"Nach dem Feminismus ist vor dem Feminismus!

Wir planen ganz eifrig das nächste Ladyfest in Rostock vom 2. bis 5. Juni 2011, also Himmelfahrt in der Alten Zuckerfabrik.

Diesmal sollen sich unsere Workshops vorallem um eine Sache drehen...ölige Finger, rostige Nägel und angeschmolzene Metalle.

D.I.Y. ist aber auch diesesmal großer Bestandteil und notwendig für ein vielfältiges Ladyfest 2011. Also meldet euch bei uns, wenn ihr Lust habt euch einzubringe, einen Workshop zu gestalten, auf der Bühne zu stehen oder Diskussionen zu leiten." (http://www.ladyfest-rostock.de/home.html)

"LaD.I.Y.fest is a non-profit, woman/lesbian/trans* (wlt*) organized, volunteer run ‘Do It Yourself’ (D.I.Y.) festival of music, art, film, discussions and workshops organized and orchestrated by feminist activists, artists and musicians of various genders. It helps to showcase the skills and talents of a diverse group of groundbreaking feminist people working in the arts, community building and activism. It is a participatory festival, and most importantly, a community festival that is bound together within a worldwide network.