Lizzie Violet's Cabaret Noir launch @ Q Space - fun, sexy & smart

Writer/poet/horror aficionado/editor Lizzie Violet launched her brand new monthly cabaret – Lizzie Violet’s Cabaret Noir – at Q Space last night. And what a fun, sexy and thought-provoking night it was.

The cabaret premiere included feature performers Mullet the Clown, David Bateman and Kat Leonard, as well as a very talented line-up of open mic folks. Music, comedy, spoken word, poetry, a zombie clown telling stories and performing card tricks – it was a mix of the ridiculous and the sublime, visceral and cerebral, personal and political, as these talented artists took the stage. Q Space is a casual, intimate, welcoming storefront place, with a cool, eclectic and creative group of folks – and it’s the perfect home for the cabaret as friends, fellow artists and neighbourhood peeps gather to support some incredible local talent.

Lizzie Violet’s Cabaret Noir will be a monthly event, the second Sunday of the month, and will feature music, vaudeville, comedy, burlesque, poetry and open mic performances. The next cabaret is set for Sunday, April 14 (7 – 10 p.m) – with feature artists author/poet Brandon Pitts, music by Cry Wolf (Jess McAvoy and Nelson Sobral from Melting Pot), and burlesque performer Bella Fox. Come on by, get yourself a beer or a latte – and enjoy.

Because this is Cabaret Noir, I decided to do this batch of pics in black and white.

Tash Jolly (aka Super Tash) performs some spoken word

Duncan Armstrong

Brenda Clews

Vanessa McGowan performs “On other Chunks” from her book Divine Cockeyed Genius

Feature performer Mullet the Clown tells us a story

Host Lizzie Violet reads “Chlamydia is not a Flower!”

Feature performer Kat Leonard performed 3 new songs, as well as some Depper Love favourites

Feature performer David Bateman reads some short creative non-fiction

Philip Cairns

Norman Allen

Brandon Pitts

Feature performers (left – right) Mullet the Clown, David Bateman, Kat Leonard & host Lizzie Violet