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The joy of a henna night—without the gender norms/busybody aunties/general stress of a wedding.

the hen-nah party is an interdisciplinary and open mic night by and for QPOC.

08/09/2025

Tomorrow! We’re taking over Walthamstow for a after party - we’re so excited to have DJ .in___ on board 🪩

SHIR.IN is a multidisciplinary artist, spatial designer, cultural producer and DJ working in the intersections of architecture, art, people and sound. Having played alongside names such as Naina, Mixtress, Sukh Knight, Arthi, and as member of the DAYTIMERS crew, she spins everything in and around 140 dubs and grime with eclectic mixes of baile, funky, jersey, edits, breaks to jungle, and whatever makes ya hips move. She’s featured on radio shows across the capital, including Reprezent, Voices Radio, Pound and Yam, and has played at venues such as Corsica, Vans, Phonox, The Jago, Shoreditch House and Fitzroy Berlin as well as cultural institutions such as the V&A and Whitechapel Gallery. Festivals include Shambala, DOUR festival, Belgium, and Glastonbury at the all new ARRIVALS stage with DialledIn which she co-designed and Rum Shack with DAYTIMERS. She has a monthly show on Sister Midnight FM SOUND.SPACE where she delves into global sounds and stories about spatial justice with multi-disciplinary guests and conversation over music.

Head to the link in our b1o to grab a ticket to the show 🎟️

07/09/2025

We’ve got another artist announcement for our after party on Tuesday: it’s none other than 💥

Bolly-Illusion, an award-winning drag Artist has been slaying the stage in the world of cabaret for over 4 years. They infuse South-Indian music and beats twirling in stilettos to Bollywood music mixed with Pop, Rap & Afrobeats music that inspires them. To put it simply: DEMIGOD ENERGY TO THE STAGE! They have been seen dancing in Marvel’s “Eternals” & Netflix’s “Unicorns”. Performed in museums such as The Tate, VA Muesum and Somerset House. Other accomplishments include being featured in Vogue Italia, I-Weigh and Gay Times.

🎟️ Link in bio to grab a ticket to the show (use code BGDIT15 for a discount!)

06/09/2025

We’re so excited to announce our first artist for our after party next Tuesday: 🥁

Priyanka Moorjani has been part of London’s spoken word scene for over seven years, and has performed at events and festivals all across the UK, putting authenticity, vulnerability, and most importantly, good vibes, at the heart of all of their performances. They were a Roundhouse Poetry Slam finalist, and part of the second cohort of Apples and Snakes’ Words a Stage programme for performance poets. In 2022 they opened for Lemn Sissay at Migration Matters Festival with their debut spoken word show, ‘Just Being Me’, and in 2019 placed 3rd in the UK National Slams.

🎟️ Link in bio to grab a discounted ticket to the show!

02/09/2025

We’re back! Join us Walthamstow next Tuesday (9 September) for a after party to remember…

Like all hen-nah parties, this after party is by and for q***r South Asians, with allies very welcome to join. Join us from 9pm til late, no ticket needed!

Come express yourself and meet more of our community. Expect a celebration with live performances, music, dance, poetry, chaat, chat and of course, henna, courtesy of .

🎟️ Use the code BGDIT for a discount when booking tickets to the show! Link in bio to grab tickets. We can’t wait to see you!

14/01/2025

Hey, this is the hen-nah party’s new curator, Cia! 👋🏽

Watch this space to find out about the first hen-nah party of 2025 - we’ll be continuing the night’s legacy of chaat, chat, and sensational live performances, and more 🤩🤩

I’ve long admired the vibrancy and warmth of previous hen-nah parties - hats off to Amani and the rest of the team for all their hard work. They’ve introduced me to so many brilliant performers and artists in our community. From now on I’ll be curating future THP lineups: what a dream!

Previously, I’ve performed on the hen-nah party stage as an open micer (see photographic evidence from ). I’ve also hosted poetry nights & zine workshops for the diaspora, including events at Tate at the National Poetry Library, with .

I can’t wait to welcome old friends and new across poetry, music and dance to the Rich Mix stage…

🧿❤️

07/01/2025

Hi, it’s Amani! This is a personal post as I leave London for the foreseeable future and hand over the reins of the hen-nah party to the wonderful

Being very honest, I wasn’t sure what to do with the night as I prepared to leave. Then Cia reached out to ask what the plan for the future was - and to offer their hand. I’m really grateful they did, because community spaces shouldn’t disappear just because the founder decides they’re done.

Some history 👩🏽‍🏫: I founded the hen-nah party six years ago at There were a lot of good, thoughtful, responsible etc reasons for starting it, but it’s also as simple as this: I wanted more q***r people of colour in my life, and I fu***ng love hosting a party.

This being said, running the night was not always easy. Q***r South Asian audiences have complex needs - we’re talking the historical legacies of partition, imperialism, sectarianism, generational trauma, internalised racism and homophobia - and on top of that, we all seem to be dating/have dated each other!! Building a space where we can coexist as bravely and as relatively safely as possible is a tall order.

So I’m deeply, deeply grateful that the community built space for me to attempt this. Personally, I’ve learned a hell of a lot through curating, hosting, and (trying to) lead a team. And I have made so many missteps and mistakes in each of these arenas. My team and wider community gave me the grace, the room, the guidance, the trust, and the friendship to make those mistakes right, and keep moving. Thank you for the chances you have given me to change and try again. It has been humbling and mortifying and transformative and above all, kind.

It’s in this spirit that I hope the night continues - one where we have the space to create newness, to make mistakes safely, and to experience growth. I’m really excited to see where Cia takes us 🌈

And who knows…perhaps the hen-nah party will start to pop up in other places around the world. Because if there’s one thing running this night has taught me, it’s that together, our imagination, our potential, is limitless ♥️

With love, with care,
Amani

📸: as always, courtesy of

13/09/2024

Our line up for tomorrow’s special edition of the hen-nah party is looking pretty 🔥🫠😌👌🏽

Buy a matinee ticket to Saturday’s performance of Vitamin D at and you will be given a wristband to come join us downstairs in the cabaret space.

We’re going to be starting on time (for once) so be sure to join us no later than 3:30 once the play ends.

See you soon 🌸

21/08/2024

We’re back! This time, in collaboration with the Vitamin D team ✨

If you buy tickets for the matinee showing of on September 14, you can come sit with us after in the downstairs cabaret space 💅🏽

Line up to be announced in the coming days 🥁 You can expect the usual flair from us, including henna from our longtime friends at , obvs.

Go get your tickets to Vitamin D via the website. See you soon!

28/02/2024

Our food vendor for the night will be the usual delightful fare, courtesy of Numra. Some treats are included in the price of your ticket, with more substantial fare available for purchase. Speaking of which…have you gotten yours yet? Link in bio.

27/02/2024

It wouldn’t be a hen-nah party without henna, courtesy of ! We hear the team will also be selling prints in aid of Palestine on the night, and doing designs that honour the keffiyeh, tatreez, and artistic heritage of Palestine. Ticket link in the bio 👆🏽

26/02/2024

‘Performance as Protest: Grieve into love’ is a poetic act by artists, poets, singers and musicians who consider indigenous ancestral traditions of moving through grief. Curated by and Patricia Doors, it is a coming together of 27 creative practitioners in radical collaboration, solidarity, community and care.

This the outcome of a 2 week ArtsLab residency at , with support from .

We’ll be screening clips from the 40 minute collective performance on the night.

Tickets link in bio 👏🏽

25/02/2024

We’ve got another artist announcement, this time for the glorious ✨

The Repeat Beat Poet (PJ) is a British-born Ghanaian DJ, emcee, and poet. He has toured across the UK and internationally, playing to sold out crowds at venues like Ronnie Scott’s & the Jazz Cafe, and alongside writers like Salena Godden, Roger Robinson, and Joelle Taylor. He co-founded the Hip-Hop open mic night Pen-Ting, and shares his love for Black music and African history on his monthly radio show and club night, Loose Egusi.

PJ is an Obsidian Foundation Fellow, was an inaugural writer-in-residence at the Library Of Africa & The African Diaspora in Accra, Ghana, and his debut pamphlet, A Testament To Life & Death was released in 2022 with a second edition in 2023, and has been taught across Europe. His work has been commissioned by Amnesty, The UN, and been anthologised by Penguin. In 2023 he was invited to be a member of the Grammys, and is a BBC6 Music Poet-In-Residence.

You know what to do - ticket link in bio 👆🏽

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