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DANCE WITH THE GREEN FAIRY AT LA BELLE EPOQUE

From the people who brought you The Blitz Party and Prohibition comes an event which recreates the absinthe-fuelled hedonism of 19th Century Paris and indulges the artistic side of partying. Dance with the green fairy and celebrate everything bohemian and debauched at Belle Époque.

Shoreditch Studios are transformed into a Montmartre music hall, designed to enrapture the soul and trick the mind. With velvet drapes, distorting mirrors and silent art-house films, the venue’s many alcoves and stages evoke the wild and bizarre vibe of the absinthe bars of the Parisian Fin de Siècle.

Circus performers and sideshow freaks melt into the corseted crowd, entertaining guests with time-honoured trickery and unimaginable feats, while aerialists and trapeze artists twist and turn from the ceiling.

Throughout the evening, expert absintheurs are on hand to guide guests through centuries-old sugar cube and fire techniques, introducing beginners to the delights of the green fairy. Channelling their inner Degas and making like Baudelaire, guests are encouraged to create art throughout the evening: whether by reciting poetry, indulging in absinthe-induced ravings, or philosophising outside over a Gauloise. Both live bands and DJs play an eclectic mix of music inspired by the diverse and original sound that has emerged from the streets of Paris’s red-light district.

Dress code - ‘Choleric Courtesan or Tortured Artist’: gentlemen should emulate Toulouse Lautrec’s diminutive style and cultivate the ‘starving in a garret’ look; think moustaches and paint-splattered smocks. For the bourgeoisie at heart, tuxedos, top hats and tails make for a decadent and dashing alternative. Ladies should go for big hair, feathers, risqué hemlines – and, if possible, try to squeeze into a corset.

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