Club Pera / Paradiso

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13/10/2023

The last two acts that will be making our line-up complete for tomorrow evening are İpek İpekçioğu and CakeMosq.

Based between Berlin and Istanbul, q***r-living DJ, producer and curator, DJ İpek İpekçioğlu has an established reputation across nightlife scenes worldwide. She has performed her music at the Glastonburry, Fusion, Sziget, At.tension, Berlin Festival and many more international electronic and world music festivals. Ipek is regarded as one of the most popular DJ's of the Berlin club scene and is internationally known as Queen of Eklektik BerlinIstan. In her musical spectrum, psychedelic turkish funk meets disco, balkanfolk to minimal, Anatolian folk to deep house, kurdish halay to electro, turkish tango to break beat, bhangra to moombahton, dabke to reaggaton, albanian folk to twerk, iranian bandari to techno.

CakeMosq is the iconic drag queen of Istanbul nightlife. Famous for their programme What's Going On Around Here Bi'Bilsen on YouTube in which the performer turns different celebrities into drag queens and talks about unspoken topics with unfiltered guests about make-up, art, dance, music, fashion and life. The first Cake Mosq single "Alterego", came out in 2020 and references to 80s disco.

Get your tickets via: paradi.so/SugarPinkIstanbul

12/10/2023

The second artist that will perform during our upcoming event Sugar - Pink Istanbul Edition is Jilet Sebahat. Jilet Sebahat has fought for q***r rights since the early 2000s and plays an active role in the q***r nightlife and q***r art scene in Istanbul. Jilet loves playing songs that open your mind, as well as serving your heart. Her dj sets range from the 1920's rebetiko to today's electronic and house music.

Tickets via paradi.so/SugarPinkIstanbul

11/10/2023

The second artist that will perform during our upcoming event Shugar - Pink Istanbul Edition is Jilet Sebahat. Jilet Sebahat has fought for q***r rights since the early 2000s and plays an active role in the q***r nightlife and q***r art scene in Istanbul. Jilet loves playing songs that open your mind, as well as serving your heart. Her dj sets range from the 1920's rebetiko to today's electronic and house music.

Tickets via paradi.so/SugarPinkIstanbul

09/10/2023

Only 4 days left and we can finally dance the night away during our upcoming Shugar party at the Tolhuistuin on Saturday October 14th!

Let us introduce our first performer of the night:
Born in 1980, Artist Izmir lives and performs in Istanbul. Graduated from Buca Anatolian High School, French Division, Izmir studied in the State Conservatory-Department of Opera first at Dokuz Eylul University then respectively at Mimar Sinan University and Istanbul State Conservatory. Izmir won a scholarship from Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Switzerland, and continued his undergraduate Opera studies in Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. In 2003 he was awarded the Performance Award at Zurich International Theatre Festival and to top it all off, in 2007 he won the Special Jury Prize at the Siemens Opera Contest. In 2015 his debut music album came out in 2015. His first duet with Sezen Aksu "Tell the Past to Stay Silent" came out in 2018.

We can't wait to see him perform! Tickets and more info are available via: paradi.so/SugarPinkIstanbul

21/09/2023

Şugar hosted by Cake Mosq and presenting a live performance by Nuri Harun Ateş and Jilet Sebahat and the one and only Dj Ipek // Ipek Ipekcioglu. Get your tickets now, they are limited!!!

06/05/2023

Büyük Ev Ablukada Live at Paradiso

28/04/2023

Op 15 mei komt Queens of Beirut uit, een boek vol foto's en persoonlijke verhalen uit de drag gemeenschap in Beirut. Beirut is een van de drie hoofdsteden waar Shugar zich enorm door laat inspireren. Athene, İstanbul en Beirut zijn wat Shugar betreft de q***r capitals die historische banden hebben met het Constantinopel van weleer. Na jaren van economische en sociaal-maatschappelijke problematieken en een verwoestende explosie, zijn we ontzettend blij dat Shugar’s focus weer op een van de leidende Arabische q***r steden van de Levant ligt en dat we ons weer mogen en kunnen vestigen in Beirut. Kaartjes zijn verkrijgbaar via:

Zaterdag 13 mei in LAB111 Zaal open 20:00, Aanvang 21:00 Info & Tickets Op 15 mei komt Queens of Beirut uit, een boek vol foto's en persoonlijke verhalen uit de drag gemeenschap in Beiroet. Het boek...

03/02/2023

6 mayıs. Hızlı başladık. Geç kalmayın!

07/12/2022

maNga killing it. Deliler klübüne hoş geldinizzzz

07/12/2022

maNga live in Amsterdam

01/10/2020

Het tribute aan Sezen Aksu concert van zangeres Ezgi Köroğlu en het reART Ensemble a.s. zaterdag 3 oktober in de grote zaal van Paradiso gaat door! Paradiso heeft een ontheffing gekregen om corona-proof en veilig concerten te organiseren voor maximaal 250 mensen.

Meer informatie en tickets: https://paradi.so/SongsofSezen

06/09/2020

The opening of Raqs w/ Smokable ft. Fata Morgana on Friday September 18th is by the collective of Raqs and guest musician Francesca Lai aka Fralalai. She is an Italian harp player and singer-songwriter based in Amsterdam. She mainly performs with the Celtic harp and her voice, but also with other instruments such as lyre, frame drum and kalimba. Fralalai defines herself as a Neo-ancient trobairitz (female troubadour) who merges Mediterranean and Middle eastern tones, styles and languages in a cross-cultural blend which connects our modern times with the ancient worlds.

Raqs w/ Smokable ft. Fata Morgana presents on Friday 18th of September a night of contemporary and ancient Syrian sounds and folkloric ritual chanting in Paradiso. More information and tickets: https://paradi.so/Raqs-18Sep

"Nuraghe so" is dedicated to the ancient stones of the Nuraghe sites (Sardinia, IT), in which the depth of the earth and the vastness of the sky connect.. By...

04/09/2020

Light and set design for Raqs w/ Smokable ft. Fata Morgana on September 18th is by Mayar Alexan.

Mayar is a theatre/stage director and performer who works with a variety of different elements from light and set design. Together with performative bodies, dramaturgical concepts and these elements the creates a visual sensorial experience. Mayar graduated from the higher institute of dramatic arts in Damascus (Syria) in 2013. Through directing projects like "A Ticket to Atlantis" (2016), "Three Seconds" (2017) and "Hanging" (2019) he was able to draw his professional artistic identity within the Arabic and the European theatre scene, collaborating with local and international artists and platforms.

Photo: Ahmed Bousnina

30/08/2020

Hailing from Transylvania, Romania, Fata Morgana explores folkloric ritual chanting all the way up to the high soprano skies. Throughout her versatile sound she involves instruments like the theremin, the piano, and synthesisers to create a musical experience.

Raqs w/ Smokable ft. Fata Morgana presents on Friday 18th of September a night of contemporary and ancient Syrian sounds and folkloric ritual chanting in Paradiso. More information and tickets: https://paradi.so/Raqs-18Sep

Vocals: Fata Morgana Production by: Smokable Artwork by: Crown Syndrome https://www.instagram.com/crown.syndrome/?hl=en Follow Fata Morgana at: https://www.facebook.com/FataMorganaAlienProduction/ Se

25/08/2020

Syrian music producer Smokable يُدَخَّنْ brings contemporary and ancient Syrian sounds together, utilising the guitar, synthesisers, vocals, and electronic music production to create a ritualistic experience that reflects the desert within.

Raqs w/ Smokable ft. Fata Morgana presents on Friday 18th of September a night of Syrian sounds and folkloric ritual chanting in Paradiso. More information and tickets: https://paradi.so/Raqs-18Sep

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06/08/2020

Pera werkt voor sommige programmering samen met partners in Beiroet en specifiek partners in de uitgaanswijk Mar Mikhaël, die hard is getroffen door de explosie.

Als je iets kunt missen, doneer aan het Rode Kruis en help de slachtoffers van de explosie:
https://doneer.rodekruis.nl/libanon

Het Rode Kruis helpt de slachtoffers van de explosie in Beiroet met medische zorg.

03/04/2020

Zojuist werd ons het verdrietige nieuws bekend dat Helin Bölek, lid van Grup Yorum, is overleden. In januari 2014 speelde Grup Yorum op onze uitnodiging nog in Paradiso (foto).
Helin Bölek is overleden na 288 dagen hongerstaking, een protest tegen dat de bandleden van Grup Yorum in de gevangenis zitten vanwege hun liederen.

04/02/2020

Met trots delen wij mee dat onze bestuurslid Chris Belloni en organisator van International Q***r & Migrant Film Festival dit jaar is genomineerd voor Amsterdammer van het Jaar ! Stem ook op hem:

Stem op de Amsterdammer van het jaar!

16/12/2019

Aanstaande vrijdag 20 december staat Turkse popdiva Göksel live in Paradiso Noord. Tickets zijn nog verkrijgbaar via:
https://paradi.so/Goksel

27/11/2019

On December 6th Love Dance Point presents Pink Amsterdam. Pink Amsterdam is the Turkish counterpart of Pink Istanbul | Art & Dance Event in Paradiso Amsterdam. Pink Istanbul links art, music and people from Amsterdam and Istanbul with an exciting, culturally up to date programme with live acts, djs and performances. This time Pink Amsterdam presents DJ Darling Peter and MC Emy Perez and dancers Joeri and Lucas!

11/09/2019

Zat a.s. in West