We open the second edition of the Queer Arts Festival with a vibrant party at STUK.

Welcome to the Gentle Boys Club where stereotypical gender roles are questioned with an anti-patriarchal slow dance workshop by Lisa Vereertbrugghen. Musicians Porcelain ID and Youniss kick off the party with a tribute to one of the greatest pop icons ever: Prince. The duo brings an extravagant reworking of the legendary Purple Rain from 1984. Meanwhile, you can visit the cinematic exhibition by Uzbek Saodat Ismailova . Or how about the video work by American artist Martine Gutierrez, about gender identity and personal transformation? To conclude, the roof will be blown off at STUKcafé with the Gentle Boys Drag Show and DJs Straight Again and Georgy Gorgeous.

Timing
19:00: Free reception, STUKcafé
19:30: Official opening of the Queer Arts Festival Leuven (STUKcafé)

20:30: Porcelain ID x Youniss — Purple Rain (Prince) (Labozaal)

21:30-23:30: Gentle Boys Club (STUKcafé)

• Melissa Mabesoone — Intro

• Amber Vanluffelen — Between Matter and Meaning

• Lisa Vereertbrugghen — Anti-patriarchal slow dance workshop

• Drag shows: Cowboy Juicy, Charme Fatal, Théophile de Jouiet, Debutante K.I.N.G.

23:30- 02:00: Afterparty (STUKcafé)
23:30: DJ Straight Again
01:00: DJ Georgy Chtchevaev

Continuous installations

19:00-23:00: Saodat Ismailova — Her Journeys, Her Lives (Expozaal)
20:00, 21:00 & 22:00: Martine Gutierrez — Martine Part I–IX (ZED filmzaal)

Location
STUK, Naamsestraat 96, 3000 Leuven
♿ This location is accessible for wheelchair users.

Practical
Access only via Naamsestraat 96.
Please note: Once you leave STUK, you cannot come back in. In is in. Out is out.
Drinks are only allowed in STUKcafé and Labozaal. No drinks are allowed in the Expozaal and CinemaZED.

Language
This event is in English.

Tickets
Standard price = €10
STUK card = €6
KU Leuven Culture Card and -19 = €5
UiTPAS chance tariff = €2