White basketball vest featuring Jenny Newman's TRAUMFRAU design. The vests were printed in black and in white for basketball training at Queer Basketball, which took place at the Manor gym in Whitehawk. The weekly drop-in sessions were originally organised by TRAUMFRAU and were then taken on by the community.
Roni is interviewed by Ten Harber. Roni moved to Brighton in 2009 from Rome after previously visiting Brighton Pride. She speaks about the origin of Tramfrau as a response to Brighton’s nightlife being primarily geared towards students. She talks about how an activity space was included in the event to encourage interaction and socialising beyond the dancefloor. She talks about the risks taken to include different types of performance and music and how that has been unappreciated or misunderstood. Feedback is an important part of the process and has shaped how this event has changed over time.
As the night became more successful it moved to a larger venue and some measures were taken to counteract antisocial behaviour, such as through the marketing of the event as well as featuring politics as part of the decor. She speaks further about the sensitivities around the language used to describe and conceptualise the night and how this has evolved alongside the event itself.
LOVEBOOTH NEW YEAR'S EVE, 31 December 2013 - 1 January 2014
Video shot and edited by Sharon Kilgannon at Alonglines Photography. The video documents the NYE event which took place at Phoenix Art Gallery.
The digital poster for Traumfrau queer party event, with special guest American DJ JD Samson, which took place at Brighton Komedia on the 16th of June 2017.
Video filmed at Traumfrau queer party event, in collaboration with Pink Fringe, celebrating International Women's Day which took place at The Wagner Hall, on the 7th of March 2015. The video was filmed on the night by videographer Rosie Powell. Performances by Rachel Mars, Krishna Istha, Foxy and Husk, Evan Ifekoya, Susannah Hewlett & Steve Nice. Music by DJ Yes Mel, DJ Bernard L'Hermite (BE).
International Women's Day celebration with Traumfrau and Pink Fringe, Brighton, March 12 2016.
Performances by
//STACY MAKISHI
//IRA BRAND
//PAULA VARJACK
//EMMA FRANKLAND
Music by
LIANNE HALL DJ (berlin)
DJ JENNA (spellbound/eight miles high)
Video by Rosie Powell