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Taking a break from the China photos, unpacking my luggage and pretty much all the work I'm supposed to be doing (sigh!)... to run off to the Labyrinth of Jareth Masquerade Ball, held annually in Hollywood. Since I'm short of time and cash, I only went to Friday night this year... It was less crowded than last year (maybe others with cash/gas woes?), although Saturday is the main night, anyway...


Musical performers on the side patio... 'Might be Orbis Lazuli... they were there last year, too...

Official Website for the Masquerade:
http://www.labyrinthmasquerade.com/


Mime performers, wandering through the main stage, side patio and upper patio area--







"Wandering Marionettes"-- website here: http://wanderingmarionettes.net/


Photographer


Up on the top patio... canids...

I had a hard time getting good photos in the dark, plus my camera is getting old--batteries not holding charges, cards scrambling files... *sigh* Time for a new camera...! I had to resort to using a flash, which I HATE... bleh! It messes with all the lovely colored gel lights and wrecks the ambiance. But oh, well...


Stilt-walkers on the patio...


They were also on the dance-floor, but it was SUPER-dark in there, so no chance of a photo there. Funny watching them try to duck out the door to the side-patio. (Did not get that photo, either, *sigh*)


Everyone has an official site these days: http://www.stiltcircus.com/Stilt_Circus/Welcome_.html


There were a number of nice 18thC costumes, as usual... too bad this one is fuzzy, but it gives you an idea of non-flash lighting...


This is out of focus, too, but it's a woman, on the right, wearing some panniers that are see-through with little lights hanging in them! I loved that!


Sweeney Todd-ish.






People posing down at the side-patio.


Fuzzy photo of non-flash lighting on the side-patio...

The night was very comfortable. Less hot than last year, certainly. I was mostly hanging out downstairs, since lighting was slightly better than upstairs and I could try and nip into the main stage to check out the live shows there. Sadly, I missed quite a few of them, anyway!


Not that I could get any decent photos of the stage. This is the band Brother, with bag-piper up front (very blurry!) and digeridoo player in background...


Later there was AM Pacific.


Cool head-dress and a Merlin


Here's my outfit... dress I've had around for ages, with RenFaire lace chemise under it, chainmail belt, silver mask, medieval headdress bought separately...but it's also silver and black, though with gold trim that I didn't have a chance to change. Leather "face" purse from the Renaissance Pleasure Faire (SoCal). And black lace halloween wings...


A sorta Steam/Cyberpunk group... they've got the goggles on, anyway!


Weird mix with the armor... but fun.


People at the cash bar.


Loved the black bird mask of the woman on the right.


Satyr had digitigrade legs, which was cool. (LJ's spellcheck does not like "digitigrade.")






She was with a guy dressed in grass and flowers--but you can't see much of him. Some great couples' costumes there.


Speaking of which... these two couples were fantastic!


And there's always a few kids, which is cool. Definitely all ages and types...

I was late getting there, as usual... still throwing my outfit together! 'Had a nice little snack of bbq chicken on the top patio, though, which was good (no food last year). Didn't dance this year. Just snapped photos and ate and watched some of the shows. I think I'm getting jaded, but then I'm watching the stilt-walkers waltz about the dance floor to Bowie or Sisters or something ethereal or industrial, along with girls in fairy-wings and punk boys in angel-wings and people in lace and crinolines and velvets and lights... and the magic is there! I'll try to get to it next year, I think. 'Need to have an excuse for all that crap I keep in my closets, after all... ^____^