The UKs biggest queer festival returns for its second winter edition, announcing a sizzling buffet of crews for the 2024 winter edition featuring 2CPERREA, Adonis, Technomate, IsBurning, Fèmmme Fraîche, High Hoops, Inferno, Nite Dykes, Pxssy Palace, RIPOSTE, T-Boys Club as part of the 27 crews.
3RD FEBRUARY 2024 – Queens Yard, Hackney Wick
The UK’s original queer festival that celebrates queerness in club culture, Body Movements, is set to return for its esteemed Winter edition on 3rd February 2024, bringing together some of the finest crews from across the queer club spectrum. For this seasonal spesh, Body Movements will make its homecoming to a labyrinth of indoor venues around Hackney Wick and will have 27 crews on curation duties including 2CPERREA, Adonis, Bitch Please!, Bottom Heavy, Fèmmme Fraîche, High Hoops, Inferno, Nite Dykes, Pxssy Palace, T-Boys Club and many more for this day to night session. Body Movements have again carefully programmed a plethora of crews, collectives, DJs, live acts, dancers and more to represent the LGBTQIA+ community in all its glory – this will be a melting pot of identity and expression in the proudest form. As the countdown begins it’s only a matter of time before queer Christmas is upon us once again.
Born out of the desire to showcase the mix of creativity across queer club culture, Body Movements has snowballed into a network of queer bodies. The club landscape in London is endangered, with DIY culture, venues and grassroots projects under threat, this instalment of Body Movements will spotlight local talent and collectives, amplifying their voices and visibility with our community. The preservation of the underground and everything it stands for has never been more important and Body Movements will be doing so with some of the most respected and celebrated crews from the spectrum.
Although born in East London, Body Movements has an international representation and welcomes all of the queer UK favourites and beyond providing a sexy meltdown and heating things in the cold weather.
Always keeping things fresh, this year Body Movements welcomes seven brand new crews to the family – including 2CPERREA bringing its Perreo party to Hackney Wick, crafted by latinx queer people in London. 2CPERREA is a night for the dolls. Expect lewks, glamour, drama and hard techno bringing everyone’s fantasies to life! The party is an interactive experience that embodies DIY culture, created with the Trans community in mind, this party is often at off-the-cuff venues providing a safe environment for individuals to turn up and express themselves.
IsBurning Amsterdam is another newbie stepping up to the plate at Body Movements Winter. Renowned for its sexy stripped-back locations across the city, the collective is known for collapsing with some of the crem de la crem of club land. Teaming up with titans such as Maricas and Josh Caffé’s Fabric party Love Child. It’s only a matter of time before we see how they will be collaborating with Body Movements.
London’s iconic queer dance party Adonis is back on the billing for 2024! Championing some of the elite DJs across the underground house and techno world, Adonis is a prestigious soiree that needs no introduction. Adonis curates lineups featuring sonics from Chicago House to Detroit Techno, chunky Garage and more guaranteed to dazzle every dancer.
East London’s favourite lesbian pleasure palace returns – Fèmmme Fraîche. A night brought to you by international DJ Michelle Manetti, for the girlies and femmes, taking place once a month it has been a staple in London’s Lesbian scenes for over 5 years! Empowering identities from the FLINTA it’s only right they are invited back once again to take over Hackney Wick.
Heading down straight off the train Manchester High Hoops, who have been helping ignite the scene up North. High Hoops is respected for bringing some of the best queer selectors to Manchester. High Hoops has brought its name to venues such as DIY hotspot The White Hotel, High Hoops is the perfect party to arrive in The Big Smoke to Body Movements.
With a ferocious identity and prevalence in the FLINTA community brought to the masses by mastermind and DJ Nadine Noor, Pxssy Palace is a night out like no other. Encouraging everyone to not only dress up for a night with the girls and femmes, PP is a party that doesn’t take itself too seriously. Often revolving around themes and also offering parties for every clubber of all ages with sounds from R&B, Bass, Hip-Hop, Bashment, Dancehall and more it isn’t a surprise to see why PP gained so much popularity over the years.
Queer House Party are making a comeback to Hackney Wick, what started as a way to connect people during the pandemic in lockdown has now developed into a movement across the UK. Always far right and speaking volumes politically whilst providing a debaucherous party to all, they are cherished in the community offering everyone’s favourite queer bangers, hyperpop and more. Where performances, activism and music collide, expect the unexpected!!!
T Boys Club will be another crew making its return to Hackney Wick! Another party born in East London by Prinx Silver, as well as being an incredible gogo dancer, drag king and DJ, Prinx is a campaigner for LGBTQIA+ organization Friends of the Joiners Arms and has been an advocate for rights across the scene. T-Boys club aims to connect the dots across trans men and masculinities across the community.
Other crews to look forward to include Bitch, Please!, Bottom Heavy, GGI, Gut Level, Inferno, IsBurning, Jungle Kitty, Let’s Have A Kiki, Mums Against Donk, Nite Dykez, Polygamorous, Rat Party, RIPOSTE, Strawberries Dublin, T-Boys Club, Technomate and Unorthodox.
The full artist’s lineup boasts some heavyweight DJs, live acts, dancers, performers, and collectives from across the globe. The full lineup up to be announced in January!
Brought to you by the founders – Clayton Wright, pioneer of Lawless Agency, Studland, Feel It and most recently False Idols alongside Lesbian Icon; internationally acclaimed DJ Saiorse Ryan, and Simon Denby of Percolate. On a clear mission to unify and amplify identities in the club world. Soundtracked to some of the best sonics the scene has to offer, this is a moment that should be on every queer’s calendar…
Body Movements on Socials:
instagram.com/bodymovementsfestival – facebook.com/bodymovementsfest
