2025 LINEUP
SZARA (Los Angeles)
TIARE VALOURIA
OTHER (Seattle)
OPHELIA DARKLY
FATES OF WRAPTURE (Aerial Cirque)
VALOURIAN THEATRE
SUBAQUEOUS
AGATHA ANGINA
PAVOR NOCTURNUS
DARKSPARKLE
AND MORE...
WITH MASTER OF CEREMONIES
JOHNNY NURIEL
VIEW ARTIST BIO'S HERE:
AN OPULENT REVIVAL
Join us, for our third annual celebration and a nostalgic embrace as we honor the Autumnal season and ignite the witch flame within the heart of Mabon.
From the producer of Rites of Beltane, The Mystic Parlor, Salon L’Orient, Bogville & Shatter Spell... The Witches Ball of the West is a spectacle of Ritual Theatre, intentional art, and ethereally dark dance music evoking otherworldly enchantments within the Historic Star Theater.
AN EVENT UNLIKE ANY OTHER
Step outside of time and join us for an immersive evening of live music, opulent ritual and dark artistry. The Witches Ball of the West ushers in a grand revival of the Sabbats of old world mystery, while breathing new life into the underground nightclub pulse. Gather with mystics and kin in honor of the ancestral tides as we celebrate the season, conjure the spirits of magic, and devastate the dance floor...
MEET YOUR HOST
Known as "The Appeal of the Surreal," Johnny Nuriel is an internationally acclaimed, powerfully androgynous, and versatile performer. A butiful blend of masculinity and femininity, Johnny draws from the powers of both in creating his aesthetic. He is 1/2 of the powerhouse Duo IZOHNNY, who produces the hit Portland spectacular, BOYeurism! At the Alberta Rose Theatre. He has headlined events across the globe. Johnny received the Fire Entertainer of the Year title at the NW Vaudeville Festival. He has won the title of "MR NUDE PORTLAND" Twice! In addition to his exploits on the stage, Johnny is a certified life coach specializing in overcoming imposter syndrome and cultivating self-confidence. He believes deeply in his work as a mentor within the community. A being of potent magical energy, Johnny asks that you trust your imagination and let yourself go on a wonderful adventure into the inner world of the unbelievable and mysterious.
ENTER THE REGALIA COMPETITION
ENTER THE REGALIA COMPETITION
ENTER THE REGALIA COMPETITION
REGALIA COMPETITION:
1st Place wins $100 and a Talismanic Award
This is not a “costume” contest.
We are judging based on *regalia* meaning gowns, crowns, scepters, robes, capes, hats, horns, wings, hooves, wands, and a portrayal of your most elevated SORCEROUS self. The REAL you in your most empowered state.
Elements of fantasy are encouraged, though final decisions will be geared towards regality, unique authenticity, and detail.
At 11:45 all who wish to enter will be welcomed on stage for the competition which will take place just before the midnight ritual.
SHOP TILL YOU DROP
ENTER THE REGALIA COMPETITION
ENTER THE REGALIA COMPETITION
The Witches Ball of the West features the ever evolving Eldritch Night Market - an outdoor dark arts bazaar on the starlight patio of the Star Theater. The Eldritch Night Market brings you a curated array of some of the finest crafters and conjurers of the Pacific Northwest.
You will discover treasures, medicines, and materia magica here that you simply cannot find online. Get ready to swoon to the moon...
MAKE MEMORIES ETERNAL IN OUR HAUNTED PHOTO BOOTH - BROUGHT TO YOU BY DABOOTH PDX
THE VENUE
The Star Theater, formerly known as Princess Theatre and several other names, is a historic former silent film theater in Portland, Oregon. The theater currently operates as a live music and performance space and hosts Portlands longest running Goth night - Church of HIVE. In the past, it has operated as a film theater as well as a bustling burlesque hall. With options ranging from VIP balcony seating, lower level table seating, an irresistible dance floor, an Eldritch Market on the firelight patio and 2 open bars, the amusement is unending in this historic multi-level marvel.
HISTORIC CHARM
It opened in May 1911 as the Princess Theatre at Sixth and Burnside Street, with 300 seats and was one of many "semi-fireproof picture shows" that opened that year in Portland and the first in downtown Portland. It was run by the Sax Amusement Company circa 1923; it became the Star Theater in 1939 but was also known as the Star Burlesk, 5 Star Theater, or New Star Theater at various times In the 1940s, it became a live burlesque theater, and still features the same old-world charm to this date.