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The Lascivious Costume Ball is an annual masquerade ball held by the University of Chicago in Ida Noyes Hall.Founded by students in 1970, it was created as a rejection of the Washington Promenade, a formal dance held since 1903.
A masquerade ball (or bal masqué) is a special kind of formal ball which many participants attend in costume wearing masks. (Compare the word "masque"—a formal written and sung court pageant.) Less formal "costume parties" may be a descendant of this tradition. A masquerade ball usually encompasses music and dancing.
The ball was founded in 1997 by Shawn Strider and was chiefly inspired by the masquerade scene in Labyrinth as well as the Venetian tradition of masquerade balls. [4] [8] Strider created the event as he wished to experience a masquerade in the style of 1980s fantasy films, namely Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal and Legend.
The Bal des Ardents (Ball of the Burning Men), [1] or the Bal des Sauvages [2] (Ball of the Wild Men), was a masquerade ball [note 1] held on 28 January 1393 in Paris, France, at which King Charles VI had a dance performance with five members of the French nobility.
[2] [3] In 1869, for the Lodge's 25th anniversary, their first annual Masquerade and Civic Ball was held at the Rockland Palace Banquet Hall & Casino. This is the first recorded ball in Harlem where men dressed as women, and it is believed to be the first drag ball in the United States. [2]
In its 20th year in Chicago, the market is void one accessory — the city’s official Christmas tree. After 50 years in Daley Plaza, the tree is moved east to Millennium Park. 2016
A masquerade ceremony (or masked rite, festival, procession or dance) is a cultural or religious event involving the wearing of masks. The practice has been seen throughout history from the prehistoric era to present day. They have a variety of themes. Their meanings can range from anything including life, death, and fertility.
In 1987, about eight years after he came to the United States from Poland, Marek Predki and six other people decided to bring a Polish tradition to their new country by embarking on a pilgrimage ...