Stef Mendesidis live / Sera J / LYDO / The Carry Nation / AIDA / SENERGI
About This Event
Stef Mendesidis (live), Sera J, LYDO, The Carry Nation, AIDA and SENERGI perform at BASEMENT in a lineup spanning DJs, live electronic sets and collective performance. Lydo, a BASEMENT resident and New York City DJ with roots in the Philippines and the Vietnamese American diaspora, blends electronic, jazz and hip-hop/R&B structures to address queer identity, belonging and spiritual change. The Carry Nation presents immersive, music-and-art performance work often shown in nightlife settings.
About AIDA(opera)
Aida is a tragic opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni. Set in the Old Kingdom of Egypt, it was commissioned by Cairo's Khedivial Opera House and had its première there on 24 December 1871, in a performance conducted by Giovanni Bottesini. Today the work holds a central place in the operatic canon, receiving performances every year around the world. At New York's Metropolitan Opera alone, Aida has been sung more than 1,100 times since 1886. Ghislanzoni's scheme follows a scenario often attributed to the French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette, but Verdi biographer Mary Jane Phillips-Matz argues that the source is actually Temistocle Solera.
About the Artists
Lydo
Lydo is a New York City–based DJ, sound artist, and nightlife organizer with roots in the Philippines and the Vietnamese American diaspora. A resident at BASEMENT, they also run the party collective X-TRA.
The Carry Nation
The Carry Nation is a performance collective that focuses on creating immersive experiences through music and art, often in nightlife settings.