ethereal garden: a ballroom of eros + queer club night

Gerald van Peg-a-Cis is a half-American, half-Dutch drag performer who’s always ready to slay the day with some good old-fashioned fun. Get ready for this year’s ballroom because Gerald has a special treat just for you. Imagine something mystical, magical and fun!

For a few years now, Jony’s live electronic sets are known around her hometown Utrecht for an infectious energy and a wild playfulness. She uses her abilities as a keyboardist, sound designer and improviser to maximum effect, and finds time in between to stay in continuous connection with her crowd. Her sound is inspired by minimal techno, her beats are firmly rooted in her love of dance and house music. Expect sweaty, hypnotic techno beats and ear-tingeling sounds.

Misty Point is a retired drag veteran who has been called to queer action by the local council of fems. She's still behind your dumpster and she's still eating your fries, but now she's mature, elegant and - most importantly - medicated, and she's here to bring it all.

Nils-Anders and Loïs are professional poledancers with together more than a decade of experience. Here tonight on behalf of Loïs' Poledance Academy to serve you attitude and sexiness. Get ready for a gravity bending jaw dropping performance!

DJ SIM1 from Enschede makes you laugh and dance with funky, groovy tunes straight from the heart. What started as a devoted local DJ fangirl naturally evolved into stepping behind the decks herself, shaped by endless nights, sweaty dance floors, and the Enschede underground as her training ground.

Growing up in that underground scene, surrounded by a wide spectrum of styles and subcultures, SIM1 learned one essential truth: genre is secondary, feeling is everything. From Japanese city pop to disco, from warm soulful grooves to high-energy club tracks, her sets are a rollercoaster that reflects exactly who she is.

She plays what makes her happy. Sometimes soft and sultry, sometimes harder and rawer. The foundation always stays the same: if she can dance to it, so can you.

Inspired by international sounds, from Italian flair to Japanese funk, with the occasional unexpected Dutch gem, DJ SIM1 creates sets that let go of boundaries and revolve purely around connection, freedom, and joy.

Expect warmth, playfulness, and a dance floor that doesn’t take itself too seriously, but definitely keeps moving.