“Stories Across Time: A Living Archive of Queer Resilience”
Trans Fag Dyke (TFD) präsentiert „Stories Across Time: A Living Archive of Queer Resilience“ für den Tag der Clubkultur 2025. Dieses ganztägige, generationenübergreifende Event verbindet 35 Jahre queere und Clubkultur in Berlin und schafft Brücken zwischen untergrundigen Szenen vor der Wiedervereinigung und heutigen transzentrierten Bewegungen durch Storytelling, Kreativität und Feier.
Das Programm umfasst drei Phasen: Memory Gathering, in dem queere Aktivist*innen ihre Geschichten teilen, Creative Collaboration mit Louise Morel, wo Geschichten in künstlerische Beiträge verwandelt werden, und eine Living Archive Performance mit Drag, Burlesque, DJ-Sets
und offenen Storytelling-Bühnen.
Mit Solitaritätstickets, freiwilliger Mitarbeit und barrierefreien Räumen in Zusammenarbeit mit dem X-S Kollektiv schaffen wir Zugänglichkeit für alle. TFD verwandelt Erinnerung in Kunst, verbindet Generationen, feiert Resilienz und gestaltet queere Zukünfte.
DATE
08.10.2025
TIME
2pm - 3am
LOCATION
tba
EVENT TYPE
Performance, Club night, trans and dyke-centred, intergenerational, multidisciplinary
cultural event combining storytelling
ADMISSION
free
EVENT LINK
https://ra.co/events/2228513
LINE-UP/PROGRAMM
PHASE 1 — MEMORY GATHERING
14:00 – 16:00 | Intimate Workshop Space
Format: Community storytelling circle
Intergenerational conversations with Berlin’s queer elders, activists,
and community builders
Topics include:
Underground queer life pre-1989
The AIDS crisis & survival strategies
Evolution of trans safe spaces & dyke bars
Early rave culture & queer resistance
Facilitated by: Stella Bailleux (TFD) & Louise Morel (TFD)
Audio recorded to build a living community archive
PHASE 2 — CREATIVE COLLABORATION
16:30 – 18:30 | Main Space
Format: Interactive writing & artistic workshop
Participants pair up across generations
Transform collected stories into poetry, short texts, spoken-word
pieces, and performance fragments
Facilitated by Louise Morel (TFD co-founder & author)
Output feeds into the evening showcase
PHASE 3 — LIVING ARCHIVE PERFORMANCE
19:30 – 22:00 | Full Venue
Format: Multidisciplinary showcase
A vibrant evening merging oral history, performance, and club culture:
Drag & Burlesque Performances
KumKween (TFD, House of Kum)
Loba Lamar Icona (BIPOC nonbinary drag artist & activist)
HAN COBAIN (trans burlesque performer)
Each act embodies a different era of queer resistance and celebration
Community Storytelling Open Mic
Selected participants from earlier sessions share their creative pieces
Memory Wall & Listening Stations
Displays of photos, artifacts, and recorded stories collected during the
day
PHASE 4 — CLUB NIGHT & CELEBRATION
22:00 – 03:00 | Main Dance Floor
Format: Euphoric dance floor with trans- and BIPOC-centered lineups
Genres: Eurodance · Trance · House · Funky House
DJ LINEUP
Miss Junia (Black Trans femme nonbinary person, groovy house & trance)
DJ Hanbag (White Trans woman, house & trance)
House of Grace (Black Lesbian woman, funky house
Sherø (White lesbian DJ, house & trance)
+ (Open decks newcomer from mentorship program)
Trans Fag Dyke
Trans Fag Dyke (TFD) is a Berlin-based queer collective creating inclusive, accessible, and celebratory spaces for trans, BIPOC, dyke, and queer communities. Founded by Stella Bailleux and Louise Morel, TFD challenges exclusion in Berlin’s nightlife by centering artists and communities often overlooked.
Our events combine euphoric DJ sets, drag, burlesque, and storytelling while prioritizing fair pay, solidarity tickets, and volunteer pathways to keep participation accessible. Through collaborations with collectives like X-S, we design safer, harm-reductive, and wheelchair-accessible spaces where community care is central.
Beyond nightlife, TFD organizes drag workshops, mentorship programs, and substance-free events, building deeper connections and amplifying marginalized voices. Rooted in mutual aid and cultural resistance, TFD transforms club culture into a platform for representation, joy, and collective empowerment.
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