September 4, 2010
Seven Sins club - Opening Party 4.9.2010
August was a hot month in Athens. However, I was lucky to find myself in Germany in 21 degrees -run about- during the days and 12 degrees -run about- at nights. I attended (and participated as well) in two of the biggest events of Summer there; M'era Luna Festival in Hildesheim at the 8th of August, as a stage dancer for Amduscia (MEX) and Latexpo in Hamburg at the 21st as a model for Savagewear Latex brand. A video was already uploaded after the fair and shows.
Latexpo Fashion Show Edelfettwerk in Hamburg 2010
There were many pics found after this as well but I still prefer to upload them later as I had to finish with M'era Luna photos (which are finally uploaded here; enjoy!).
Tonight (4 September 2010) is the New Season Opening Party of Seven Sins club (ex-Sin City). It seems that this place will change name -every year almost- but at least the address remains the same: Themistokleous & Gamvetta 5, Exarchia, in the center of Athens. I admit that I loved the idea, as the brand new logo and graphic works are awesome this time. I didn't like at all the fraphic works of the previous season. So, another Saturday night to go-go dance with Alexia.
Same goes for the phtos we made during our performances at Elysium hotel in Mykonos (the Winds Island), I will upload them much later because I am on the run with next week's events and many stuff which include meetings and discussions for TV appearances, prints and orders for the e-shop I am working for. That means a week full of stress for me but it's ok since I am used to it. The next event will take place at the same location at the 11th of September.
I will keep all my friends up-to-date about new event dates announcements. Meanwhile I am excited with the upcoming arrival of my favourite "Industrial For The Masses" project of Kolja Trelle, Soman DE in October.
It's really unbelievable that I haven't seen this amazing guy from December 2008. I believe it is gonna be a hell of a party! The opening acts will be realized by two Greek projects, Shtraf-Bat and Child From The Crypt. Hope to finish with my graphic works soon today so I can check out all the material I have to put in order this months. I still have photo-shootings on the way and other promo works.
Global Dance Festival Athens 9.7.2010
Amduscia - "Animal Instinct" (M'era Luna 2010)
Fan video by DJ Jimmy mc
Ncnumeric (FR) - "Zirconia, Oh my good!"
At the meantime I enjoy those cool fan videos and I thank you all for spending some of your precious time on me in any way. I trully appreciate it.
August 11, 2010
Impressions on M'era Luna Festival 2010
August is the last month of summer and, since the new location of 4-showgirls.com moved to a new address, 2, Spartis Street and Syngrou Ave, my working days stopped somewhere in the middle of summer till the new shop is ready. I hope everything will be ready in September. I know that difficult days might come but I keep my fingers crossed and hope for the best. My most important event for this summer 2010 was -without any doubt- my participation again as a dancer of the World's No 1 Dj Armin Van Buuren (NL), this time for Global Dance Festival. You can view now my new fresh pic-uploads by following the above links. You can also view some smaller event participations of mine in Greece by viewing my gallery for the most recent updates. For example here are some pictures by Alex Adhauz (dj and photographer) from my performance in Ioannina.
At the end of July (24th &25th) I gave away some material on magazines and e-zines for interviews and adverts of mine. I would like to thank all those people who keep on asking and being interested in my work(s) and progress, I trully, deeply appreciate them all. At the beginning of August I left Greece for 20 days and I am still in Germany. I had various photo-shootings with two of my favourite Greek photographers (and mainly close friends) Tassos Oreopoulos and John Tsilidis who is leaving for Baltimore (Maryland USA) at the end of this week. The concepts were much different according to what I usually like to shoot.
At the 8th of August '10 I joined Amduscia (MEX) on stage during M'era Luna Festival in Hildesheim. Fortunatelly, Germany has some of the best festivals of those kinds of music I love and Amduscia had always been one of my favorite bands. The death of Edgar Acevedo is something that we all notice and makes us feel sad. However, it was party time and I should give my best self on stage and Polo as well. I am glad I met Stefan (AUT) who was on the keyboards, Sandra and a girl from Berlin, Ina. We had a lot of fun backstage and I wish I could stay a bit more for drinks but we had to leave as Monday was close and Jan had to work.
The results of the gig were excellent. Apart from more than 500 photos, from which we have to chose less than 50 I think, Sandra made an amazing video of the concert there. However, there were some others much before us and I can already post some videos I found by random Youtube researches. You will find them all favorited in my own channel list.
Intro "Bad Seed" and "Animal Instict"
One of my favourite tracks by Amduscia: "Solo Maquina"
One of the last tracks of the gig "Beyond The Darkness"
As I notice these days here after Hildesheim's madness during the fest, the results are speaking on their own... This is the central pic of the festival's page after the 8th of this month.
I danced for a little bit more than 45 minutes non-stop and I definitely enjoyed it. Those moments on stage with all those thousands and thousands of people of the audience make me feel so alive! I still collect videos and pictures, I think they will be plenty of them the next days.
My holidays in Germany offered me some serenity these few days. I wish that the next days will be the same wonderful. At the 21st of August I will meet HayDee Sparks during Latexpo in Hamburg. As far as I remember this town is really cool with amazing buildings and structure.
There is a case that I will participate at the catwalk for Savagewear Latex for Heidi. I love her stuff and I already miss all those I have left in Athens in my wardrobe. The weather here is much better for latex. I cannot stand Athens during August with 41 degrees. At least my bookings for September and October have already started. 25th of August I will be back in Athens.
From 28th till the 30th I will be in Mykonos to perform with Alexia at Elysium. Saturday the 4th of September I perform for the New Season's Opening party of Sin City club. 16th of October, I will happily dance again for Soman (Dresden DE) at Sin City club again, after two years. My last time was in Duesseldorf for Neuwerk Fest in December 2008. Surely, this will be a very interesting winter.
July 7, 2010
Global Dance Festival and more news
Long time no see... for updates of course. Oh well, many things happened in my life during June and July, some health problems in my family and other cases which really didn't let me any time for myself. Meanwhile, 4-showgirls.com store moved to a new address, 2, Spartis Street and Syngrou Ave. It's pretty close to the previous address. My working days now find me mainly at the e-shop, so, no worries my friends, you can still order your favourite shoes and boots via membership.
This year found me five times on Greek televistion, mainly on Alpha TV channel, exchanging points of view about dark alternative music, alternative and fetish lifestyle, extreme and eccentric fashion in general. They video-shooted 24hr of my general daily life and they showed it off on the morning telecast 'On Time', as well as on the main news in the late after noon. I was kinda shocked (in a good way) about the fact that, television is getting even more interested in our lifestyle & clubbing. What satisfied me was that the journalists of that channel were very serious professionals showing interest in a creative way and their descriptions proved that they respected and appreciated us for giving them information and some cool clubbing and show-time moments. In fact, my life was on TV for some few days. I felt weird but at the end, I liked it.
We are in July and July means "The Heart of Summer" to me. I was happily booked today by Global Dance Festival to go-go dance at the 9th for Armin Van Buuren (NL) who keeps on being the World's #1 Dj for many years now.
There will be other huge deejaying names, such as Gareth Emery, #9 DJ in the world for 2010 (Derby/Southampton UK), Dave Aude (California US) #1 remixer in the world for 2009 with 18 #1 remixes at Billboard for Lady Gaga, Beyonce, U2), Ecotek, producer, Dj and founder of GDF USA, Dimi Phaze (GR) Dj and producer.
At the 10th of July I will go-go dance at Sin City club with Alexia. The solo project of a friend called SHTRAF-BAT will be live on stage for our entertainment.
At the same date -and place- we were also chosen to represent Athens underground clubbing for our country Greece and the famous Discovery Magazine. Sin City club will be featured together with many other famous Greek clubs in Athens (such as Villa Mercedes and Balux). Same counts for Mykonos island.
I am very proud that we will be featured as the main Greek fetish dancers at the DVD of that Discovery Magazine issue. This year was very difficult for all of us but, those who worked hard on what they love to do, were finally awarded. The VIP Party of 'Europe After Dark' project will take place at the 12th of July at Balux Revival and we will all be there for it!
Apart from the DVD, this year I was featured in two video-clips and my third one was not so far finally. At the 2nd of July I was featured at the new video-clip of TUS ft. YPO, Katachthonios & Dj Smarty, entitled "Who do you listen to?". I met some new faces apart from those I already knew from the previous clip of TUS and we had a cool cooperation with Matthew Miltiadis who was responsible for the recordings.
At the 1st of July I was photo-shooted by Greg Chryssochoidis for Ethnos News, one of the top Greek newspapers and interviewd by the journalist Georgianna Kalaitzoglou. At the 15th of September I will be featured as a cover model for Street-Demons magazine and e-zine as well and I am grateful to the crew as this is gonna be my first cover.
I am already on July issue at the last pages of the magazine, announced as the next Street-Demons hottie. New events on the way; at the 17th I will be in Ioannina to perform together with Demi Kefala and some other amazing artists at 'En Ioanninis' club there. At the 30th though I will go-go dance and perform for another international Dj, the famous David Deejay from Romania at Soho Summer club which is located at Vrasna, close to Thessaloniki. I was invited and booked there by the Dj's Miss Tati and Franky, who spinned some amazing dance music at 3rd Athens Erotica by the way.
Too many news already and there are even more I don't remember right now. But I will keep you up-to-date about everything. I already get booked for the whole July and September bookings have started as well. I will try to get August off. Keep in mind to check out my calendar which is very useful to me lately.
June 6, 2010
Short view on 19.WGT 2010 and next shows
My flight arrived in Germany - Frankfurt, at the 19th of May. Then driving to Leipzig with Jan for attending this year's Wave Gotik Treffen. 20th of May we stayed in the hotel a lot, we had a long walk in Leipzig and a lot of fun. As we got our press passes again for the annual WGT review on Bloodcult Zine at the 21st, all I can say is that I felt very refreshed by visiting these places again.
We had a lot of fun and, yes, this year the bands were excellent and really many! Too many names, artists, bands with a historical meaning. Not to mention the huge market with a variety of new and older well known brands. Too many talented designers and even more photographers and international goth zines. I felt great to be surrounded by creative people and so many lovely cyber, goth and fetish creatures!
This year I watched more than 30 bands and visited even more places. I performed on stage with Leif of Mono No Aware at the 23rd of May at Werk II - Halle A. That guy is absolutely brilliant and I love the japanese elements he has in his music. I have to start checking out our pictures soon though and, damnit, they are numerous! After three continuous days of business & stress at the 3rd Athens Erotica Expo and then, straight after it, WGT in Germany, I got very tired. But happy at least that, so many opportunities appeared for me this year.
I should thank first of all my agent for his booking abilities and careful choices. And all those who keep on supporting me these years. During the 3rd Athens Erotica I didn't only perform at the Absolute Fetish and BDSM stage as an angle-grinder performer (in between fetish and BDSM acts) but, I was also asked to perform at the central stage of the Expo. That was unforgettable! I already started uploading pictures of these three interesting days here.
My performance on Saturday the 15th of May, during the VIP Party of the Expo, included grinding and go-go dancing as well, same as I did during the rest of the days. Some pictures uploaded here.
I am back in Athens from the 26th, very busy, facing some serious technical problems at the store after such a long time of abscence. The show-girls tent had moved between the 20th and 24th of May at the Super Rally of Harley Davidson, from which I was missing as I was at Leipzig.
I heard the best things about it but, now, back to reality and routine. On Tuesday the 8th I will be on Katerini beach.
From all the information I got, Hoola Hoop is te biggest club of Katerini. Hope it's gonna be a great night there. On Saturday the 12th of May, I will go-go dance at Sin City club for Dj Ronny Moorings of the legendary Clan Of Xymox (NL).
On Saturday the 19th I will perform there again. Main performer of that night will be Miss Demi Kefala, an amazing Australian/Greek performer.
You should all come and admire her, she is awesome! I will go-go dance again at the same club on Saturday the 26th, together with Alexia. It seems that I will get my "darkness" in summer clubbing exactly as I want it! Sin City will close in July, but I don't know when exactly yet. In the meantime I was asked by Alpha TV channel again for an exclusive video-shooting for the dark alternative scene.
I was glad they chose me as a representative there on the morning zone telecast. The telecast will take place the week that follows. Can't wait! There is also an exhibition in Thessalonikh and Crete which started at the 20th of May and I am featured on the photographic works of John Tsilidis again.
The name of it "Art Way".
John resides still in Baltimore. All the Greek fetish scene is missing him, including me. But his works are circulation all over Greece as I notice every day. To see some results of his work you should notice, apart from the works hanging on the Expo's walls, the facial expressions of the people there.
Especially of those who run and present the whole exhibition. John's pictures are always something to remember.
I wish I could be there the days of the Expo. I also have some request from you my friends. In case you made any pics with me at Erotica, WGT or any other event the days that passed, even in case you had been at the Super Rally of HD, please forward them to me ad I will add a credit too of course. Take care, all of you!
May 3, 2010
3rd Athens Erotica at EKEP (14-16 May 2010, Athens GR)
Savage Wear from Berlin and HayDee Sparks who is the creator of those fabulous latex clothes, were magnificent at the 24th of April. Pictures soon to be uploaded.
I really admired her fire performance too, she was a real pro and a kind person as well. I love to meet such people because they are really interesting! Meanwhile, I uploaded the rest of the pictures from John Pierre's photoshooting for Thanos Iliopoulos haircuts and Marina Mytara MUA. The clothes, shoes and shooting were all an offer of 4-showgirls.com store, the place I work.
Don't miss the exhibition of fuctArt online magazine which will take place at the bar-cafe-reastaurant Partisan (29, Valaoritou Str. Thessaloniki GR) from the 2nd of May till the 10th for 2010. There will be some photos of mine too, featuring the section of alternative modeling in Greece. Unfortunately I won't be there this time, but I suggest you to go and see it.
Next weeks plans are plenty. And meanwhile I am uploading pictures from some other dancing participations (for example, my participation at some private parties at the villa of Denya Abdul Aziz at the 13th of March). These works are prosperous enough and I had no idea of their significance for freestyle dancers before.
4-showgirls and Megadance are already a confirmed exhibitor and sponsor for the 3rd Athens Erotica for 2010.
Due to the economical crisis here the exhibitors list is quite reduced this year, but we will have some great guests and XXX-Movie Stars like Katsuni (FR), Carmel Moore (UK) and more. I am very happy also that the idea of Katsuni came in my mind and suggested it to my agency, because I am obsessed with Asian beauties.
This year's Erotica will be very interesting and I am glad I am gonna work again there as a dancer, employee at our stand and performer. Not to mention the VIP Party of Erotica with Sinners In Heaven again which will take place there on Saturday the 15th.
This time, at this VIP Party of Erotica I will go-go dance and perform for Nick-H (Jean Records GR), Cj Jeff (Rhythmetic GR) and Hally Thomas (AUT) who are all some vwey well known, famous dj's.
The party will take place at EKEP center this time, not at any club, we will stay at the Expo for works and party too at the 15th. This is the main poster of the exhibition here.
The weeks that will follow will be really tiring for me and then 19.Wave Gotik Treffen for 2010 follows at Leipzig. I already got my free pass from the Press team there and I am thankful to them as, from 2004 till today I am always invited due to my work for the Bloodcult Zine magazine (Crete GR).
For any information you'd like to have about Wave Gotik Treffen (Leipzig DE), the biggest gothic festival in the whole world for now, you may click on the banner I post below. As every year, I will do the editor's work for the Zine. To view some samples of my last year's work you can click on my art & photography gallery on my site.
And believe me, entering WGT is not an easy thing. It needs experience, guts, love and concentration on what you want to do and -most of all- hard work. Bunches of work such us the one I did last year for the article of 2009 including:
More than 2500 photos, reduced later to 301 to select just some fewer to be printed on the article, more than 10 pages of MS Office Word Document (10pt) which were reduced to something less than eight pages on the Bloodcult Zine and even one more person except Jan and me who was on the run for concerts (editing and critics). And trust me, it was really worthy. As for shows, I prefer not to announce anything yet. 21st of May I will be at Leipzig to attend my favourite festival.
Hope to meet many of you!
April 14, 2010
Sinners In Heaven and Savagewear Fashion Show in Athens
Last Saturday at Sin City club with Black N'Rose Fashion Show was a blast. Many people arrived and although we faced some problems in the beginning everything worked out perfectly at the end.
This group work led to a fabulous result and I am very thankfult to all the amazing models who cooperated with the shop and all the special guests we had, such as Derek Liontis, a great singer and friend and Demi Kefala, an outstanding international burlesque performer from Australia.
My continuous work the last months made me more selective with projects and people. I still try to update some photo-shootings from 2009 because due to all these obligations I have I didn't pick on my pictures lately at all. In the meantime I update my last photo-set by Tassos Oreopoulos, as well as all my photos from my latest performances,
especially Sinners In Heaven at Tessera which included a huge variety of acts. Mine had to do with modeling for a brand-new fashion designer, go-go dancing, pole dancing and grinding shows.
The next event will take place now at Luv club for the Grand Opening of Sinners In Heaven at the 17th of April. More information on the poster.
The other great news have to do with my favourite latex brand Savage Wear from Berlin and their creator HayDee Sparks who arrives in Athens this month for an exclusive fashion show at Sin City club at the 24th of April '10.
I will participate as a model and I will help out with the whole making of the event with the crew there. I will post more details after the events. This will be a very busy month.
April 8, 2010
Modeling for Black N'Rose at Sin City (10.4.2010 Athens GR)
Yes, I an back from my Easter Holidays which I spent in Germany this time from the 29th of March till the 4th of April for Jan's birthday. I admit I had a great time and I did things I didn't use to do at all here in Athens like sleeping and eating a lot. I stayed in Karlsruhe for a week and had a great photo-shooting by Martin Black together with the cover model Cealla at his studio. The theme was fully dressed in latex so I decided to take some old and unused latex stuff I had from the shop I regularly work, 4-showgirls.com, as well as from Rubberize.
Being still in love with my glacier boots, I decided to wear them again! This photo set included also some amazing handmade jewellery by Gabbie 'G Creations' (Athens GR) and hair by my all time favourite Medusa's House Of Dread (San Bernandino, California USA). Of course I will need to be patient till I see the results which I am sure they will be fabulous as always.
Another photographic works have been added to my portfolio also, including many references now. New hairstylists have been added to my credits page, new Make Up Artists, new fashion designers and brands (Dark Angel Promotion Serpentia from Thess/niki GR, Pothoula Douma and G Creations from Athens GR and more stuff I will write down later), new fashion shows took place at some cool locations and more pending now at Sin City club.
If you check out all my photo gallery you will find numerous new pictures and works.
This Saturday at Sin City club (Themistokleous & Gamvetta 5, Exarchia Area) don't miss Black N'Rose fashion show and party. I am gonna model with another twelve local models and go-go dance with Alexia and Divina Doll.
Another big events at the same location will take place at the 17th and 24th, so stay tuned. My next bookings are not officialy announced and in Greece they announce lots of stuff at the last moment. But, what can I do about that anyway? Here is Greece...
A sure thing is that I visit Germany again in May again and during the same month I am confirmed for Athens Erotica Expo for 2010. Apart from these news, more things are "cooked" including some big surprises for the Greek standards. Feel free to read my news here and check out my daily calendar for new dates and announcements. Twitter is also a cute alternative.
To be honest, for may events that I participate and many other projects which popped-out recently, I am the main responsible and, I am happy about that. The crisis here is getting worse from day to day and we try for the best. I wish you all a wonderful upcoming weekend!
March 17, 2010
The Grinding Party-Monster performing for Sinners In Heaven at Tessera (27.3.2010 Athens GR)
Being so busy lately I had no time to update my site at all. However, I had been at some lovely parties recently and apart from feeling exhausted all the time I found some spare time with friends as I needed it. It's silly to admit such a thing but I am happy I uploaded some photos on Facebook and MySpace from the Carnival parties we had here in Athens during the 13th & 14th of February '10 on Valentine's day.
What is new on the menu is that I uploaded new photos from Salvation-London (6 February '10 in Athens), Bar 17 (12 Febryary '10 in Larissa), my second appearance at the morning zone of Alpha TV (2 February '10 "On Time" in Athens)
and the whole photoshooting from the video-clip of Derek "Laugh Hard" (23 August '09 in Salamina and Athens).
I had been performing and go-go dancing afor many other events and I will need to upload the pictures as soon as I find some time. At the meantime I had a photoshooting by John Pierr at the 14th of March for the portfolio of a make-up artist called Marina Mytara
and for the project of Thanos X-Hazard hairdressing portfolio. We organized a group photoshooting together with another five models and we will check out the results during this month and, in April as well. The photo-shooting location was 4-showgirls store and the clothing was provided by it.
After the big success of Sinners In Heaven at the 2nd of January, my manager decided to put up the next event at club Tessera (117, Pireos Ave, Gazi - Athens GR). At the 27th of March I will perform there for three local DJ's, Mikele, Nick-H and Prosis and also for Anthony Pappa, an Australian Dj of Italian descent based in London & South East United Kingdom.
The poster looks awesome again and the flyer as well.
I was also featured in the alternative modeling section of a web magazine called FuctArt. You can read the whole article about me in english and greek by subscribing on the site and downloading the web-magazine.
You can vew the pages I am on it on my Publications Gallery here in a very low resolution. For higher resolution and clear letters please, download the e-zine. I wish you all a great March!
February 22, 2010
Go-going for "Into The Darkness" web radio at Sin City (26.2.2010 Athens GR)
As this month is coming to its end I would like to say that I am gratefult to all those people who believed in me and keep on supporting me. My next event will take place at Sin City club again, where I will go-go dance with Polymnia for 'Into The Darkness' Web Radio at the 26th of February 2010.
You can listen to the online radio advert here. I started uploading photos from the most recent events I participated, such as my performance at the 23rd January, 22nd January at Scandalo for Paul Sofianos, 29th and 30th of January at club Paris and there are many more to be uploaded. You can enjoy some backstage photos by FunkyGlam (23.8.09 Athens & Salamina GR) for the latest video-clip of Derek that I had posted in my previous news-updates.
Same goes for the new video-clip of TUS by Nick Zacharopoulos for which we had been photo & video shooting for a whole day (Thursday, January 21 2010 at AZ Studios). The result on your screens is here and received already 14.379 views in less than a week. For this video-clip I participated as a model, dancer and wardrobe stylist promoting the company am working for (4-showgirls).
I had a cool surprise again by -the amazingly talented- Elias Chatzoudis two or three days ago when he sketched me for a third time in another kind of styling of mine, mostly inspired by some latest shootings. I really can't hold myself from admitting that I am excited and, I will show you some samples of the whole procedure:
In case you'd like to know more about me I can post here one of my latest interviews for a Canadian 'fetish' webpage fetish.cultsirens.com by Ben Chenier.
1. What can you tell us about your childhood? Is it true that you come from a family of artists?
I could say that, like most kids, I was lucky and unlucky too. I come from a very "artistic" family, or -at least- from a family with a strong sense of taste in music and arts. My father is the best and most famous journalist on music events, articles, reviews, radio shows and record critics. Only by a Google-search anyone can find thousands of results. He cooperated with the most popular radio stations and music magazines in Greece. He is very often asked as a guest to radio shows and concerts on a daily basis. As for interviews, there is no site or publication of the highest music standards which has not a reference to his work. My mother is a talented make-up artist and aesthetician. This combination of the "oh so extremely developed music taste" and educational level of my father with my mother's great taste on styling and beauty had me as a result. I never followed exactly their rules or advice. I always formed my own opinion out of what they were teaching me. Besides, I always wanted to be original, as much as possible. Creativity is my must.
My childhood was not as easy as most people might think. At school I was a good student but, I could not make easily friends and be understood. I always regarded the majority of my schoolmates as very shallow. I made some significant friendships though and I still keep them. Most of them remember me as a typical goth, though I was not typical at all. My modern parents were showing off their extravagance on occasion. But in our privacy they were very strict and severe. Their divorce was not peaceful at all. However, they knew the high cost of dignity and they never became a target for the media. They also showed me very early that we are all alone in everything we do. I took my life in my hands. I faced many difficulties. Sometimes I wish I had one more "helping hand" from them but I don't accuse them as they gave me the independence I was always fighting for. I owe them my meaningful education and my ethic as well. In fact, I owe them a lot, because they taught me how to become a moral person without being a "moral freak", judging others for their choices or preferences.
2. What where (and still are) the main artists that inspire you in your activities?
Art appears in numerous forms and artists as well. I am inspired by almost everything: music and musicians, books and writers, paintings and painters, design and designers, styling and stylists. I am attracted more by really special, extreme, weird and/or atrocious works. Actually, I should give you a huge list of names and works and I really don't know from where to start or which category fulfils better the answer to this question. I will give you just five names, the ones which come to my mind right now. But don't regard them as my standard ones because my list is extremely long: Salvador Dali, Oscar Wilde, HR Giger, Madonna, David Bowie.
3. At which point the character of Zirconia Starfighter began to take life? How would you best describe her evolution?
When I first thought about creating a nickname for me I didn't analyze it so much. One day, at the age of seventeen, I had to start dealing with computers. My country was one of the last ones in the world which got into the Internet thing. I had decided to become a graphic designer and a PC became a prime need for me. Later Internet, for all the necessary information I had to get on a daily basis to do my work. Apart from getting the info I needed for my studies, I started surfing online, chilling out in sites, music reviews, forums and profile maker pages as well. When it came up that I had to "subscribe somewhere to view insights" the necessity of a nick was urgent. So, I though in a very quick way, which is my favorite gem? Zirconium. Later I wanted something more as a surname close to the year 2002. So, I chose the word "Starfighter" which comes from a song I love "Starfighter F104-G" from Welle:Erdball, one of my favorite bands.
The other thing that passed through my mind very quickly was that I always loved manga & anime movies, series and characters, especially Sailor Moon. However, I hated the fact that all the anime I was watching became a fashion much later and all girls were choosing names of main characters of such series and movies, or heroes, heroines, super-heroes and mostly the "good guys". It turned to be the next stereotype so I thought what if I make the difference and don't choose the beautiful, sweet, noble, good and blessed super-heroine and go for the cursed enemy and bad monster? Zirconia was a monster at the Sailor Moon series for example, ugly, fat, with a sick purple skin colour. Apparently her name suited very well with my favourite gem and my selection was completed.
My motto is to explore beauty and ugliness at the same time in all their aspects. And then who knows, we may find something we didn't even expect. I never judged a book by its cover and sometimes beautiful or ugly cases are fooling us very easily. Besides, who can really judge what is pretty or not this is so subjective. The evolution of Zirconia, in my case is that I managed through my works to show somehow that beauty exists in many things and ugliness as well. The outside and inside play games with the human mind. A person can be turned into anything he/she likes and astonish us also without being the beautiful stereotype. Zirconia changes a lot, on a daily basis. She can be everything and nothing. I know how to stand out in a huge crowd and attract everyone's eyes. And I know how to walk in the streets without even being understood.
4. What was the most challenging outfit that you ever wore for an event or photo shoot?
I don't think I can distinguish any of them, I loved them all. They all had their beauty, difficulty and specialty. I love anything that has to do with shiny latex, PCV, leather and metal wear. The most challenging photo shooting I ever had was one with a body painting sea theme. Two hours dying my hair turquoise and then putting so many shells on them. Seven hours of body & face painting. One or two hours of photo shooting for a calendar (month: August). That was really tiring and exciting for me at the same time. Body painting includes nudity and colours, which is something I don't do but, the result was like a whole suit.
5. How would you describe the fetish scene in Greece? Are there a lot of gatherings and events? And how does this is all perceived in the public eye?
If anyone mentions anything about a fetish scene, he would combine it with many countries in the world. Greece though, is regarded as a country of a complete absence in that interesting stuff. Big mistake. Most Greeks know a lot and they have nothing to be jealous of anymore from other countries. The truth is that there are not so many venues to provide an original fetish show or event. There are clubs which invite people from UK, France, Germany etc. and organize some good events. Greeks fetish performers are really few and I talk about the original ones. Nowadays, many people pretend to be something in that stuff in order to attract the attention or some money and fame to satisfy their vanity. Many declare themselves as performers or fetish models via a MySpace or Facebook profile and very few are the true ones who have some serious, important references and originality.
It is difficult to understand that of course but, it becomes easier if a) they have their own site and not just a model profile page, b) if they have spent a whole fortune to have some unique outfits, latex suits, gadgets and stuff that you don't meet so often on clubbers and simple fans, c) if they really have a unique special show to provide and they are not the usual copycats who just watched some videos of famous fetish performers on YouTube (like Lucifire, Rubberdoll, Kumi Monster etc.) and they just copy & paste some elements of them on their miserable so called "works". The venues were so few but this whole topic is perceived in the public eye in a very positive way. Nowadays, the clubs are more open to such event suggestions and I hope they become more selective in the near future. In fact, some people don't know the rules of domination and submission. BDSM is a whole subject to analyze and this is so new here, although it existed for some others from a long time ago, only in their privacy.
6. Is there anything left in the artistic field that you have yet to learn and still desire to?
I was taking vocals lessons in the past and I left them for other activities, mainly to fulfil my educational duties (school, Bachelor & Master on Graphic Design and three foreign languages). I am sad that I lost my beautiful voice and I hope sometimes to find the courage to practice it and sing again. That's something I didn't admit for a long time. I would like to continue dancing and get even better as a dancer, not to limit myself in the freestyle thing I do. No matter how extravagant and special I am on my appearances, no matter how big are the names I cooperated with on stages, I would like to improve my dancing skills and this never ends, no matter what. Art never ends in general. There are many things I would love to explore and do. And I will always be a learner and creator.
7. What can you tell us about your other alter-ego, Tanya Treed?
Tanya Treed is another nick I had from my childhood, yes. It came up after I watched the movie Preaching to the Perverted (between 1999-2000) which is one of my favourite movies. I could say that names don't matter that much or that I am the person with thousands of names and faces. Tanya Treed corresponds to my "more dominant" persona (mind the capital and small letters) and to my latex fetishism. I prefer Zirconia. Tanya Treed was something I used more in forums and I never get confused if they call me Tanya Treed, Zirckie or Irene. I reply to any of them.
8. How do you see your career going in, let's say, five years from now?
My life is very confusing and working hard every day doesn't make the things easier, I don't even have the time to think or relax sometimes. I have no idea and I don't make any future plans, this is stressing me. I like to seize the day and live for today. I just wish for the best and that's all about it.
9. Have you done any film work? What would be an ideal part for you in a feature-length movie, for example?
No film works for me yet, just some film extras. I recently participated on a videoclip which will be on Greek TV after Christmas 2009-2010. And, I am not sure at all but, probably I would like to have a big role or to be the main actress like most girls like to be one day. Who knows...
10. Can you claim that there's a thin line between your private life and your modeling activities? Is it difficult to handle being either Irene, Zirconia or Tanya?
In the past it was. I was hiding all activities from both my parents and I knew where I should limit myself. After the age of nineteen I managed to get freedom and independence so, I didn't hide myself from my closest people. However, I always separated my lessons, school and later main office job as a graphic designer, shop assistant and secretary from my public appearances. That was a reason for the disguise. I should be a casual private employee in the mornings and an extravagant persona during weekends and some few other nights. It was not easy at all to run a double life. For a year now I cooperate with a company whose manager is a party organizer as well for some big and important events. When I learnt that I challenged myself to get a position there and nowadays I have no reason to hide from any managers and workmates anymore. That is a bit more relaxing. I entered Erotica Expo and many other venues throughout Greece by co-operating with 4-showgirls store and Megadance and I am thankful to them.
11. Do you actually find time to relax? What are your favorite things to do when you're not on any assignments?
I still love creating and listening to music. I have lost a bit my contact with my pencils and paintbrushes after I got into my PC & MAC world but I still sculpt sometimes and add more to my mini-sculpture collections. You will mostly find me in concerts and clubs but I am very selective. Leisure time is something I miss. Greeks love to go out at caf?s, bars and clubs. I love clubbing and I am regarded as a party animal too, but I don't have too much time for it. And to be honest, I love going to the cinema or watching DVD's at home. These moments of relaxation are great whenever I have them, if I have them.
12. Any chance of making a trip to Canada soon? We are ready to be amazed ;)
Soon not as I haven't received an invitation yet but I would love it, be sure about that. Traveling is awesome and meeting new people and cultures. I would love to meet you and be amazed as well. :)
I am collecting numerous pictures at the moment from numerous other events, works and cooperations. Photos from Salvation at the 6th of February, "The Kinky Show" at the 19th, Dj Erk Aicrag (Hocico, Rabia Sorda - Mexico), Bar 17 in Larissa at the 12th, second appearance on Alpa TV telecast 'On Time' at the 2nd of February and many-many more. Stay tuned!
February 4, 2010
Performing for Salvation London-Athens 6.2.10 & more news
Salvation is regarded as one of the biggest UK-London events and I feel honoured to participate at this one. Coming in Athens this Saturday the 6th of February 2010 at club Voice (ex-Fortezza):
Address: 29, Petrou Ralli Ave & 1 Kritis Str.
Gazi - Athens GR
"If you were visiting London and you could only visit one club, that club would be Salvation"
Salvation has expanded to worldwide recognition, through regular parties in Paris, Amsterdam, Rome and Brussels, as well as new journeys into Stockholm, Madrid, Milan, Lausanne, Zurich, Tel Aviv and Asia. The second Asia tour will take-in Jakarta, Manila, Bali, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Taipei this Summer. The music of Salvation has proved popular around the globe with each new Salvation event attracting capacity crowds. With its worldwide reputation of delivering quality productions and cutting edge sounds by its stable of internationally famous DJ stars, Salvation continues to attract loyal fans and tasteful music lovers the world over.
Salvation blends its cutting edge music policy along with professional on-site management, lavish d?cor, stylish props, outrageous personalities and chart-topping dance acts to make its events a sure-fire success. It's no wonder that in just five short years, Salvation has placed itself amongst the cream of the London dance scene, building into one of the UK's most loved and well-respected organisations.
Apart from this spectacular news I also appear on one video-clip this month. It's about Derek Liontis ft. "Glitter" female team. The track is "Laugh hard", recorded and directed by FunkyGlam (23.8.09 Athens GR). Produced by PLAYmusic at the 5th of January 2010, now you can watch it on MAD TV (Greece). On my upcoming cooperations in video-clips it's also with TUS for his track "The exact opposite". All the photo and video shootings took place at AZ Studios and I would like to thank all those people who booked me, chose me and believed in me for their success. Many picture uploads, more than you can imagine, are always located on my site's gallery. All my credits updates are here and my upcoming events on my news and calendar.
In addition with all these happenings I always thank my manager and 4-showgirls.com store -where I regularly work- for booking me for the best events, such as Sinners In Heaven which had more than 1100 entries at the 2.1.10 last time. It's amazing how unique and popular are the events I participate and sometimes I tell myself after 'Sinners In Heaven' what?. The answer for now is Salvation of course.
Next events will be:
I will also perform at some few other places and clubs such as "Paris" in Athens. I also appeared on Tuesday the 2nd of February again on the morning zone of Alpha TV at the telecast 'On Time' from 07:30 till 10:00 and on the 3rd on Antenna TV channel on the telecast Radioarvyla with some an extract from the morning telecast of the other channel. So many references this week and also, an upcoming article on the newsparper "First Subject" this Sunday the 7th. I simply wanna thank all the people who asked for me and believed in what I do. You are all so kind and sweet!
January 20, 2010
Performing for Salvation London-Athens (6 Feb '10, Athens GR)
I definitely understand why people are so jealous sometimes but what I cannot understand at all is why can't they face their weaknesses and go on to get better. My facebook profile got deleted for a second time and there is no doubt that this happened exactly after my successful participation at the new video-clip of Derek Liontis "Laugh hard" from the album "Hear me" feat 'Glitter': Magda Cash, Natalia Avelonopoulou and me.
The video was recorded and directed by FunkyGlam.com at the 23rd of August 2009 in Salamina & Athens, produced on the 5th of January 2010 (Label: PLAYmusic). You can now watch it on MAD TV, the most popular greek music channel and soon on MTV-Greece.
I wished success would make people happier and more willing to create and put more effort in what they do. All my days are so full. Now I am just getting ready for my next video-clip participation and all these things happened in such a small period of time. If that's a reason why they report accounts on Facebook then I believe it is not about a very serious profile-maker site. That's why I always loved MySpace and I still love it.
Anyway, my next shows will take place this week on Friday the 22nd of January at club Scandalo (23, Iakchou Str. Gazi-Athens GR) for Paul Sofianos again. Don't you just love that guy? On Saturday the 23rd of January I will perform with Julia Emmanoulidou (entitled model at Miss Tourism Greece contest and other contests, dancer & performer) at Sin City club (Themistokleous & Gamvetta 5, Exarchia-Athens GR).
The poster they made for us was excellent again.
On Thursday the 21st I will participate at the video-shooting of another video-clip of an artist I appreciate a lot but I wull reveal his name later. Meanwhile I was amazed when I received an email from the promoter and organizer of Salvation London parties who found me among the best pperformers and show women of Greece and proposed me to participate at the 3rd Salvation London-Athens party which will be realized at the 6th of February 2010 in Athens (Voice club, ex-Fortezza, 29 Petrou Rali Ave & 1 Kritis).
I am grateful to these people as this is nominated as one of the biggest UK events and I feel honoured to be chosen. I was also thinking these days "after Sinners In Heaven, what?". And yeah, I got the answer! Next event will take place at Void Dance Bar (26, Evmolpidon Str. Gazi, Athens GR) like last year for "The Kinky Show" of Thodoris Liontis again. Even that poster is ready, so, I added many to my publications gallery this week for the next month.
Some photos from the Black N' Rose Party are uploaded on my gallery too as you can see but I will add more too. Same counts for 'Sinners In Heaven'. My time is too limited these days.
Hope to meet many of you then at my next events, or on my myspace and twitter as these are more professional sites.
January 12, 2010
Published in Espresso, BHMagazino and more (10th January '10, Athens GR)
First of all I would like to talk about the Sinners In Heaven party which took place at Bloc 22 club the 2nd of January '10 as it rocked for one more time. The famous Dj Seb Fontaine from England spinned some awesome music, people didn't stop dance till nine o'clock in the (next) morning (of Sunday the 3rd).
Our Greek Dj's, Greg Siokos (Sigma Team), Nick-H (Jean Rec) & Prosis excited us all as well. The amazing crowd, of run about 1100 people, didn't stop dancing till morning. After eight o'clock 200 people were still dancing in the club, a real record for these days club entries.
As for me, I am very satisfied with the whole result. At this party, apart from my typical go-go dance performance and my non-so-typical grinding acts I also faced something new; my first aerial suspension. It was a fabulous experience to be hanged from such a height and throwing glitter to people in my new butterfly styling! I really enjoyed it. I'd like to thank my manager for one more time for offering me such experiences and happinness, because these are the moments which make me feel alive. Also all my wonderful friends who were there to share these moments with me, the talented photographers and the whole crew.
Sinners In Heaven are a must for this year's beginning. After such a party it is difficult to pick up another better one because they are always unique, special, successful and top. Similar fetish & erotic party efforts are just bad copies in my humble opinion. Next event will take place at the 16th in Belgium (www.sinnersinheaven.be).
At this moment I am just waiting for more party announcements and booking confirmations while working at the same time, everyday at 4-showgirls store. Many articles fell in my hands this week as I announced on my twitter. I liked all except one in Veto newspaper magazine.
As it seemed, these people who write such articles and naming alternative models as "vampires" are completely ignorant. However, I liked a lot the pictures they made. This arcicle was published on Monday the 10th of January '10. Another article referring on my show at the 30th of December 2009 was one in Espresso Newspaper at the 4th of January, this time with only kind words and nice descriptions.
But, the article which satisfied me most -and the publication as well- was that one of the 10th of January again, in BHMagazino, one of the most serious greek inset magazines.
After this event I was published in more than thirty sites around the network. Some examples here...
... And numerous other google research results I can't even imagine. Many thanks to all those editors & photgraphers again, to all those magazines, newspapers, journalists and sites. The last two weeks I saw me more than four times in the media as printed material and numerous times on sites, few times on TV and so on. I updated my credits page, references and "thanksgiving" links.
No words can describe how grateful I am. As for my gallery, it is about to explode from all those uploads lately! But all time favourites remain the more artistic ones. I found myself in one of the new wallpapers of my hair-falls maker Medusa from Pomona, California (US).
And many other amazing banners from her. I also kept a sketch by Betty Bate, a very cool friend of mine you can find in my references and cooperations.
I believe she is talented in her design projects. Isn't it lovely?
As for Sinners In Heaven and Black N'Rose parties (2nd & 8th of the month) I will upload photos as soon as I find some time. Believe me, there are plenty good of them! Many thanks to Francesca who booked me again for her store's representation as a show, Alexia and Sophia for the cooperation and Anastassios Panagiotou (Studio [De]Press) for his outstanding photos and poster.
We celebrated the alternative very well at Sin City club in Athens again!
January 1, 2010
Happy New Year with a new publication!
2009 was a year with its upside-downs I could say. It left me some great impressions though and I am grateful that, during this year, I met with some amazing people and had the most essential cooperations. So, today it's Friday the 1st of January and I wish you all a Happy New Year!
The photos on this article, printed in the news of the 27th, are made by Tassos Oreopoulos (Penthouse, Out Of Limits and more magazines) and John Tsilidis (fetish scene of Greece, now in Baltimore US). The models are Domina Lola, Enfer Bride, Afrodyte, Renia Douka and me.
The article was also on the Espresso News site and I got excited seeing myself again there.
Sinners In Heaven is an eshtablished club event-extravaganza formed in Athens, Greece 7 years ago. It was the main idea of George Manos organiser of the famous "Sex Parties" at club "The Hall" (formely known as "Luv"), promoter and manager of Erotica Expo in Athens. The concept of these events is an audiovisual club experience related to the techno-minimal-progressive house music scene combined with the finest shows and live acts of today's entertainment (erotic, strip, grinding, black light/UV, cyber, fetish, BDSM, fantasy, fire and many more).
Featuring an impressive line-up of innovative DJs, the "Sinners In Heaven" distinctive "dark sound" is the imprint of excessive research and development in the field of "electronic dance music" presenting always the best, most forward thinking DJ sets most demanding clubbers crave for. The parties include the most specialized show-men and show-women in all possible domains and surprising acts. Having the knowledge in combining all these magnificent ideas in order to create extraordinary shows, all the events booked under the name "Sinners In Heaven" are regarded nowadays as the most fabulous parties.
That's one more reason, as I had mentioned in previous posts here, why they are featured now in Belgium as well. You will find the site of Belgium here: www.sinnersinheaven.be. The first Sinners In Heaven will take place at a club called Make Up at the 16th of January 2010.
I will participate at the show here in Athens during the 2nd of January only, but, I am trully happy that this special and axtraordinary event is the first one in Greece which started traveling in other countries. The party at Bloc 22 starts at 00:00 and it will continue till 12AM.
Meanwhile I got booked for the Black N'Rose party at the 8th of January 2010. I am trully thankful to Francesca, the owner of the shop who chose me as a performer there and I promise to give my extravagant self in it.
The party will take place at Sin City club, one of my favorites and I have to admit that the poster is kicking ass! I am also happy that my last performance for 2010 (Wednesday the 30th of December) with Julia at Ano Kato club for 'Miss Sexy Vamp' contest was a nice experience as well. I was featured on Star channel news (3rd time for me on TV as far as I know). So, third time for me on Espresso News, second for 1st Subject and who knows what follows...
No matter how many difficulties I faced during 2009, I am satisfied because I got more experienced. Let's hope for 2010 that the best will come!
