New exhibit alert!😍
Leading up to the world premiere of FakeKnot’s new contemporary-Ballroom work MY HOUSE in June, and curated by Artistic Director Ralph Escamillan, this exhibit features costumes/effects, awards, and video archives, showcasing the last nine years of the Vancouver Ballroom Scene.
Be sure to check it out next time you are in the building ✨
Thanks to @harrisonartservices for help with the installation💜
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This month on The Dance Centre Podcast Claire welcomes back dance artist and choreographer Ralph Escamillan (aka Kiki Legend OA Mother Posh Gvasalia and Canadian Mother Posh Basquiat). Together they discuss his journey in ballroom, his new work My House, how it celebrates Ballroom Culture and the structures within it.
Ralph also talks about his evolution in choreography and shares his plans for the future.
Listen via the link in our bio or wherever you get your podcasts
My House is presented in partnership with @queerarts
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Happy International Dance Day!! 🤩🥳🎊✨ As we celebrate dance in all its forms and expressions today @dance.bridges is delighted to present its first teaser for our 2026 Festival! 👀We are so thrilled to have artist Ralph Escamillan bring this phenomenal work ‘Croquis’ to Kolkata for #DBF26 from 20-24 August!
📜Croquis is a durational performance that explores the idea of a “croquis” — a quick, expressive sketch of a garment, often the first step towards bringing an idea into tangible reality. Within the context of this work, the pencil is the body and the paper a modular canvas—dissecting the desire to imprint and archive oneself into physical space.
💡 Ralph Escamillan is an award winning queer, Canadian-Filipinx performance artist, teacher and community leader based on the unceded territories of the xwməθkwəy ̓ əm, Skwxwú7mesh, Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh Nations - on so called Vancouver, BC. As the artistic director of FakeKnot @fakeknot , he develops collaborative performance works that have been presented both nationally and internationally - with a current focus on textile and clothing as choreographic narrative. ✨
FakeKnot gratefully acknowledges the support of the City of Vancouver, and the Canada Council for the Arts.
Booking details and the full festival schedule to be released in June 2026! Keep our dates in your diary for August and follow us for more updates! 😎
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FKLS: Prince and Princess
May 9, 2026 (4-5pm PST)
Next in line in the family hierarchy is the Prince and Princess role, often seen as a role that is a predecessor to larger leadership roles, we hear from Canada’s up-and-coming leaders in the country.
MTL Princess Rise Old Navy has been part of Montréal’s ballroom community since 2018, primarily walking Women’s Performance. In 2025, she was honored as Princess and Women’s Performance OTY. Off the floor, she focuses a lot on community organizing and building. Since 2021, she co-founded and actively co-directs Ballroom 4 Community with Canadian Father Ali Old Navy, to support and empower LGBTQIA+ youth through ballroom.
Princess Meija Siriano has been a key figure in Vancouver’s ballroom scene for 3 years. In that short time, she has made an impact on the runway and in the ballroom communities across Canada. Known for her beauty, personality & presence, Meija’s accolades include being Vancouver’s first “Star Of The Year” Canada’s first $1000 Femme Queen Realness winner. In 2025, her ballroom career elevated after being recruited into the Iconic House of Miyake-Mugler, a global force in the mainstream ballroom scene.
Justin Huynh, also known in Ballroom as Prince Astro from The Kiki House of Gvasalia, residing in so-called Vancouver BC, has cultivated his artistry within the local Ballroom and drag scene since 2021. A Canadian-Vietnamese creative, community leader, and performer trained in Vogue Femme and drag artistry, he joined The Kiki House of Gvasalia in 2023 and is recognized for notable Ballroom achievements, including Prince of the Year (2024) and BQ Vogue Femme of the Year (2025)
Toronto Prince ODI Pinklady is a Nigerian/Trinidadian artist from Winnipeg. ODI has acquired arts training and experience through years of musical theatre performance since the age of 13. ODI has won $1000 for All American Runway, awarded New Commentator and Commentator of the year 2025 in Toronto, and started the first KiKi house in Winnipeg, MB.
More info and free registration at
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Gabrielle Martin, Artistic Director of the PuSh Festival and Dance Centre Associate Artist Ralph Escamillan share their congratulations after the announcement of our historic land purchase to secure the Dance Centre building for years to come.
We’re extremely grateful for the significant contributions of the Government of Canada through the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund, the Province of British Columbia, and the City of Vancouver through its Making Space for Arts and Culture program - along with foundations and individual donors. Thank you!💜
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FKLS: Ballroom Online Panel - Mother and Father
April 9, 2026 (3-4pm PST)
Leading to the premiere of “MY HOUSE” June 19-20, 2026, FakeKnot will be hosting 3 online conversations illuminating the familial bonds of House structure found in Ballroom culture. These online conversations hosted by Posh will talk to members of the Canadian Ballroom Scene about their experience as Parents, Prince and Princess and Godparents.
FakeKnot gratefully acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the British Columbia Arts Council, the City of Vancouver, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, and The Dance Centre. A special thanks to the Health Initiative for Men, Lululemon, VanVogueJam.
This talk features Canadian Parents of the House of Miyake Mugler Canada Legendary Twysted and Legendary Tamar Miyake Mugler. We will talk about how they became parents, what it means to be PORCELAIN, and how they navigate both being Ballroom leaders in Canada.
More info and free registration at
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donation update:
An anonymous donor has offered to match dollar for dollar for up to $500 for a defined 24hr window.
Donations must be made during
March 29(9pmPST) - March 30 (9pmPST)
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Working on an interesting collaboration with @fakeknot an artistic endeavor producing works that deals with the complexities of identity and culture. This book is the first of a series using piña fabric made from pineapple leaves. The limited edition of hand sewn books will be one of a kind using various pieces of the fabric layered on the cover.
This is part of a fund raising effort for the upcoming production called My House created by performance artist and choreographer Ralph Escamillan. For more information go to and @fakeknot
