Endless Night Manifesto V1.0 – August 24 2010
NEW ORLEANS – NEW YORK – FLORIDA – PARIS

THE ENDLESS NIGHT VAMPIRE BALL™ events are a series of masquerade ball themed soirees produced by Father Sebastiaan of SABRETOOTH, which began in New York City in 1996 with the “Vampyre Ball of New York” and the “Main Event” in New Orleans over Halloween weekend.  The name Endless Night comes from the William Blake poem “Ages of Innocence “ in which he states “Some are born to Sweet Delight, Others are born to Endless Night.”

Over the years the Endless Night is known for its many productions including Long Black Veil (LBV) at MOTHER NYC, Xorvia chiche fetish parties, Xcommunicate, Black Xion in Amsterdam, Lutetia Noir in Paris and Fang Club Gotham.  Now all the events are simply known as “The Endless Night Vampire Ball.”   Yet each varies in size from a small party in Paris with 300 to the larger event in NYC with 600+ to New Orleans with over 1000+ patrons.

The first Endless Night events cumulated with the flagship event, Endless Night Festival in 1998 over Halloween weekend in New Orleans.  During this time the Vampire Ball of New York and Long Black Veil were running strong until the events of September 11th, 2001 in New York, but the New Orleans event still kept going.  In 2005 the Endless Night Vampire Ball of New York was resurrected and continues in the original location at Element Nightclub in NYC.

Endless Night parties have inspired legendary clubs such as Hidden Shadows Realm of Darkness and the Black Veil party in Osaka Japan.   In Fall of 2010 the Endless Night begins a 3 year world tour with events planned in Miami, New York, New Orleans, Paris, Chicago.

THE EXPERIENCE

Many who come through the Gates of the Endless Night never truly know what to expect until after their first event.  Burlesque & belly dancers, local and internationally renowned DJs weave a unique auditory experience, opera singers, live bands such as Inkubus Sukkubus, Cruxshadows and gODHEAD, a Mistress / Master of Ceremonies ranging from local celebrities such as Empress Chi Chi Valenti and Lord Chaz of New Orleans preside over a crowd dressed in a variety of costumes from medieval to steampunk to fetish.

What makes the Endless Night most unique is the vampire and masque ball theme touched off with a Belle Epoch salon noir from the esoteric renaissance of 1890s France.  Always changing and morphing according to new and diverse interests Endless Nights is purely a unique experience which is unforgettable.

MEDIA

Rarely do we allow media into the Endless Night, due to the sensitive and private nature of our patrons and guests.  We have had many celebrities walk through our doors including Gary Oldman and Debbie Harry.   The Endless Night events have been featured on MTV, CNN, History Channel, Travel Channel, National Geographic and A&E, with print media including Tattoo Savage, Glamour Magazine, Cosmo, Skin Two, Gothic Beauty, The New York Times, InStyle and NY Time Out.   These media outlets have been highly screened and kept very confidential.  All press contacts and requests should be sent to press@endlessnight.com.

PHOTO PASSES

Photographers  both amateur and professional are welcomed at Endless Night events on the condition they respect the rules of the soiree.  They must be in dress code, ask everyone they take a picture of and provide copies of the photographs for use by Endless Night, L.L.C. within 72 hours after the event so we can use these pics for recordings of events and promotional purposes.   All photographers must sign an agreement before entering that they will respect this policy.  To formally request a photo pass they should email photopass@endlessnight.com.

WHO IS FRED SAMEDI?

Fred Samedi is our guardian spirit of the events born and came to Father Sebastiaan in a vision quest in preparation for the Endless Night Vampire Ball of New Orleans in 2007.   Mysteriously designer Chad Savage was able to bring this vision to conception with his graphic design and thus Fred became our sigilium for Endless Night events. He is inspired by and reflect the Haitian voodoo Loa, Baron Saturday, the Loa of the dead.  The Loa are voodoo spirits which act as intermediaries between the creator Bondye and the mortal world.

It is traditional for patrons of the event to bring an offering of a small gift of coins, candles, flowers, cigars, rum, black coffee, grilled peanuts or incense to ask Fred Samedi his altar at the venue for his blessing on a successful and fabulous event.  He is also the official gatekeeper of the event and wishes all those to be within the dresscode. Often a voodoo priest/ess or Strigoi Vii Magister or Deacon will be present to perform the commencement ritual of the ball by calling on Fred Samedi to join us in the ball.

Fred often will play pranks on patrons, encourage people who would never expect to meet become friends, heals long lost relations between friends and he finds great pleasure introducing lovers.  One thing Fred is known for is to bring people last minute to events who would never even think of going and introducing them to the Endless Nights.  How many people have spontaneously come to down to New Orleans and never left!  You can find an example of this with the Fangsmith Maven who came to New Orleans in 1998 for the first NOLA party and never left!

You can friend Fred Samedi on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/endlessnight

THE KREWE

The Krewe refers to the production staff of the Endless Night events and includes performers, stage managers, gatekeeper, ticket takers, Master / Mistress of Ceremonies (MC), etc.  This may change from event to event however once an individual becomes a krewe member they gain specific benefits for future events.   Father Sebastiaan, founder and SABRETOOTH master fangsmith officially holds the title of Impresario of the Endless Night Vampire Ball events.

TICKETS

Advanced tickets to events are available exclusively via our secure server via EventBrite.com and Paypal.com.  It is highly recommended you get your tickets in advance as special packages and deals are offered and tickets are limited and more expensive at the door.  Tickets can be purchased from the link from http://www.endlessnight.com to specific pages for each event.

HALLOWEEN: THE MAIN EVENT IN NEW ORLEANS

The Endless Night Vampire Ball “main event” is the central ball of them all and is traditionally held Halloween weekend on the Saturday before Halloween at the House of Blues in New Orleans.  This event we perform a major ritual to celebrate the next year with a local voodoo priest or priestess.  Check out www.endlessnight.com/nola for more info on this amazing event!  You can find great hotels and resources of information at http://www.neworleans.com.

We are officially sponsored by Boutique du Vampyre as our meeting point, ticket outlet and community. Phone 504-561-8267, located at 633 Toulouse, New Orleans, LA 70130 and their website http://www.feelthebite.com.

Our associate over Halloween is the Anne Rice Vampire Lestat Fan Club, they handle many extra events including their own Coven Ball on Friday evening and the Undead convention.  This group is our senior NOLA Vampire Ball and we have a great exchange with both events making up the best Halloween weekend in the USA and possibly beyond!  You can find out more about them at http://www.vampirelestatfanclub.com.

DRESS

The Endless Night events are formal Masque Vampire’s Ball events and thus to create an atmosphere which is worthy of a grand gallah and holds the highest in standards of our costumed guests.

Inspirational words…

Masques are definitely highly encouraged!  Gothic, Medieval, Marie Antoinette, Steam punk, Gothic, Latex, PVC, King Louis, Marquis de Sade, Burlesque, French Revolutionary, Victorian, Cyberpunk, Drag, Vampire / vampire, Hellfire Demons, Carnival Freaks, Silent Horror Film Characters, Victorian Asylum Lunatics, Hospital Horror, Dark Fairy Tales, Pagan Horned Gods, The Great Beast, Satyrs, Sacrificial Virgins, Witches, Warlocks, Sex Magick, Satanic Sluts, Zombies, Evil Clowns, Halloween Masks, Horror Circus, Body Art, Burlesque, Berlin Cabaret, Moulin Rouge, Uniform, Medical, Boudoir, Militaria etc
Please adhere to dress code : No Casual Street Wear / Regular Club Wear / No Cotton T-shirts.

~ Couture…  we LOVE to support underground designers who produce the most amazing vampire couture.  This is not the cheesy off the rack stuff but the best quality you can get.  Here are some of our friends and designers.

Gentleman’s Emporium – http://www.gentlemansemporium.com
Azraelle’s Accomplice (TX) – http://azacclothingcouture.com
Steampunk Emporium – http://www.steampunkemporium.com
Gothic Renaissance (NYC) – http://www.trashydiva.com
Black Norns (France) – http://www.etsy.com/shop/blacknorns
DeMask – http://www.demask.com
Vampyre Couture (Croatia) – http://www.Noir-Shapes.net
Chivalry Sports – http://www.renstore.com
Boutique du Vampyre (New Orleans) – http://www.feelthebite.com
Bibian Blue (Barcelona) – http://www.bibianblue.com
House of Harlot (UK) – http://www.house-of-harlot.com
Dark Garden Corsetry (San Fran) – http://www.darkgarden.net
Lady Lucie (UK) – http://www.ladylucie.com

~ Masques

Masquerade Artisan E.L. Downey (official) – http://www.masqueradeartisan.com
New Orleans Masks – http://www.neworleansmasks.com

Fangs…

SABRETOOTH – http://www.sabretooth.com
Maven – http://www.darkawakenings.com

Other clubs of inspiration…

We have many friends from around the world who throw events of similar intensity but with their own vibes.  Check out some of our clubbing friends.

MOTHER NYC – http://www.mothernyc.com
The Bank Reunion – http://www.thebankreunion.com
Anne Rice Coven Ball – http://www.vampirelestatfanclub.com
SMack! NYC – http://www.smack-fetish.com
Lady~A’s Vampire Social Club – http://www.vampiresocialclub.net
Boudoir Bizarre (Adam) – http://www.boudoir-bizarre.nl
Medusa / Bal du Masque (Amsterdam) – http://www.baldumasque.nl
Wasteland (Holland) – http://www.wasteland.nl
Dances of Vice (NYC) – http://www.dancesofvice.com
Burning Man – http://www.burningman.org
Torture Garden (UK) – http://www.torturegarden.com
Fetish Factory (Florida) – http://www.fetish-factory.com
Kit Kat Klub (Berlin) – http://www.kit-kat-klub.com
Insomnia Berlin – http://www.insomnia-berlin.com
Slimelight London – http://www.slimelight.com
Tokyo Decedance – http://www.tokyodecadance.fr
Black Veil Osaka, Japan – http://www.territory-d.com
Tokyo Kink Society – http://www.tksociety.com
Midnight Mess (Tokyo) – http://www.midnightmess.com
Wave Gotik Trefen (Germany) – http://www.wave-gotik-treffen.de

CO-PRODUCTIONS

Co-productions are events which are actually run by another event producers using the Endless Night Vampire Ball concept and are officially sponsored by Father Sebastiaan.  This comes in a variety of styles of events but usually should follow the theme of the Endless Night spirit as to please Fred!  If you would like to co-produce an Endless Night event please e-mail Father Sebastiaan directly at father@sabretooth.com.

CONTACT

Websites: http://www.endlessnight.com
FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/EndlessNightVampireBall
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/vampireball
E-mail: kontakt@endlessnight.com

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR 2010-2011 (UPDATES TBA)

Thursday, September 16th – Lady A’s Vampire Social Club, Chicago
Saturday, October 2nd – Florida Vampire Ball, Miami area
Thursday, October 21st – New York Vampire Ball, The VAULT nightclub, 225 E. Houston St. NYC
Saturday, October 30th – Endless Night Vampire Ball in New Orleans @ the House of Blues