As part of the ongoing Nightlife Events Programme within this informal discussion we will look into the various roles clubbing plays, has played and how it will continue working the social formations of making space. Edvinas Grinkevičius, Vika Matuzaitė, Noëmie Vermoesen (Gigsta) and Thomas Mouna (Mouna Press) will share their experiences as organisers of WE ARE PROPAGANDA, SapfoFest, Gender Wrongs, Fictions and The Neighborhood series of counter-culture queer parties and events in Lithuania, Germany, China and the UK.   
 
Vika Matuzaitė takes part in the organisational team of SapfoFest and Gender Wrongs parties and is a co-founder of the queer womxn DJ team in Vilnius actively organizing events and parties based on DIY / DIT principles for the queer-feminist community.
 
Edvinas Grinkevičius works as a curator at the Kaunas Artists’ House. Since 2016 Grinkevičius has been one of the initiators and co-curators of WE ARE PROPAGANDA, the counter-culture queer parties and events. The same year marked the beginning of the performing terrorist drag dj performances under the artist’s alter ego – drag persona Querelle. The wide range of Grinkevičius' managerial, curatorial, and artistic activities is marked by the active involvement of left-wing and queer ideas and practices.
 
Gigsta is a regular host on Cashmere Radio with her show Fictions, she plays a variety of tempos, rhythms and colors with a specific fascination for lower frequencies and the odd cut out sample. Born in Belgium, Gigsta grew up in Brittany and is currently based in Berlin, where she writes a PhD, makes zines, hosts her own Fictions parties and is a resident at Room 4 Resistance. Gigsta currently participates in the Nightlife Residency at NAC, co-organised with I: Project Space and The Neighbourhood. Gigsta’s stay in Nida is co-funded by Lithuanian Council for Culture, Goethe Institut, and the Thomas Mann Cultural Centre.
 
Mouna Press is a Beijing based DJ, promoter, writer, and curator. 1/4 of the Nightlife Residency, 1/3 of DCYY, 1/4 of Torque and 1/2 of The Neighbourhood. His music selection is intentionally varied, taking in diverse strands of new and old electronic sounds, never being limited and always aiming to surprise audiences; experimental, footwork, garage, techno, house, gqom, uk funky, hip hop, grime, and onwards. He has played across China and Europe with artists such as Kode9, Bruce, rRoxymore, Murlo, Akito, P Money, TSVI, Wallwork, Double Clapperz, Champion, Chubba, Swimful, Zean, Chunyin, Kilo Vee, and Zhiq.
 
 
Co-funded by the Lithuanian Council for Culture.