IndigiVIBES: a Love Letter to Queer Indigenous Joy and Liberation

Arciniega Street is proud to partner with Native Movement to bring you the highly anticipated Season 4 opener of our quarterly queer arts series: VIBES. Q1 of 2026 is ready to launch in the most joyful, unapologetic fashion. Presenting...

We're opening the year with a big celebration.
**DRESS CODE: SERVE LEWKS, SHOW YOUR CULTURAL PRIDE**

An ongoing love letter to intersectionality, our 'VIBES' queer art series features a different curated theme, host, headliners, and a different cast of drag, burlesque + pole artists every quarter in a unique underground setting. Truly a different vibe every time we do it. IndigiVIBES is happening for 2 nights only on Friday, February 13th and Saturday, February 14th at Momentum Studios (Studio C) in Midtown. Our 2026 season is proudly supported by our silver sponsors at The Movement Atrium and Momentum Studios.

We're excited to bring you an absolutely stacked, all-Indigenous cast of talented drag, burlesque, and pole artists. These stunning performances will feature your favorite 2-Spirit Koyukon Athabascan drag auntie from Tanana & Nulato, Ice Watah, 2-Spirit Tlingit drag king Tyquan coming in from Tlingit Aaní, Menominee burlesque artist local to Dena'ina lands Violet LeeVamp, locally-based Dena'ina and Sugpiaq 2-Spirit boylesque newcomer G.G. Apostrophe, locally-based 2-Spirit Inupiaq and Cup'ik pole artist Lavender Dream, and our money honeys, Yup'ik burlesque baddie Ariel The Tattooer and Lingit burlesque baddie Marley! IndigiVIBES will also feature TWO special guest headliners: Flying in from Akwesasne lands (New York) - 2 Spirit Kanienʼkehá:ka / Mohawk drag queen Twigs Von'Du! And, as seen on Canada's Drag Race - 2-Spirit Trans First Nations and Métis drag diva, Jaylene Tyme!

Cash bar on site hosted by our community partners. 21+ only show.

VIP + EARLY ACCESS DOORS OPEN: 7:30PM

REGULAR GA DOORS OPEN: 7:45PM

SHOW STARTS: 8:00PM

Hang around after the show and join the cast and crew for our afterparty!

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JAYLENE TYME
Jaylene Tyme is a celebrated Two-Spirit, sober Indigenous trans woman, drag artist, and advocate known for her sophisticated glamour and impactful community work in Canada and beyond. With over three decades of experience, she seamlessly blends artistry and activism, inspiring audiences through her performances and dedication to fostering diversity, inclusion, and empowerment. A Sixties Scoop survivor with Saulteaux, Cree, and Métis roots, Jaylene’s story of resilience and advocacy has earned her national acclaim, including appearances on CBC’s Canada’s a Drag and Season 5 of Canada’s Drag Race.

TWIGS VON'DU
Twigs Von’Du is a fierce Two-Spirit Indigenous drag artist from Akwesasne lands (Syracuse, New York) and a proud member of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe. Using drag as a platform for visibility, advocacy, and celebration, Twigs blends artistry with impact. As a 2026 spokesmodel for the HIV Stops With Me campaign through Better World Advertising, they are dedicated to advancing awareness, empowerment, and education. A dynamic host and community builder, Twigs curates monthly drag showcases at The Song & Dance in Syracuse, highlighting exceptional drag talent from across the United States. Bold, radiant, and unapologetic, Twigs Von’Du embodies drag with a purpose.

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Artist Statement: For these posters, I wanted to completely avoid using specific cultural symbols and motifs (which often have protocols) in order to prevent flattening any performers distinct Nation or treating Indigeneity as a monolith. Instead, the posters center our knowledge and shared relationships to land and water, which have carried us through generations. I wanted to incorporate symbols from nature and also “scientific” style illustrations as a push back against the colonial narrative that Indigenous knowledge is only “spiritual” or “cultural.” Our ways of knowing are deeply scientific, grounded in observation, pattern, and care. I wanted to show that we are stewards of the land and water as we always have been and always will be.

With these posters I also wanted to show that Queerness within Indigeneity is not separate or central to our identity. It does not need constant naming or visibility to be “real.” It is not performed or explained. Queerness to us existed long before modern labels. Queerness is part of the whole. It is deeper, integral, natural and rooted in kinship, roles and responsibility living with land and water. It is less to us about being seen, and more to us about belonging.

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Photos from VIBES 2024 and 2025 seasons by Chris Avessuk

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DISCLAIMER: This is an unapologetically INDIGENOUS and QUEER space for our Indigenous queer community, 2 Spirit, trans + queer community, and our active allies. If you are taking up space in this showroom, you must be Indigenous, POC, queer, trans, and/or QTBIPOC or a strong ally, no exceptions. Allyship is not optional. Respect is not optional. If bold queer and Indigenous art and expression make you or someone in your party uncomfortable, this is not the show for you and we ask that you stay home. We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason we deem necessary to ensure the comfort and safety of our cast, crew, and community. This includes but is not limited to asking individuals to leave our event, banning individuals or parties from future events, or trespassing individuals from the property entirely if they are disrespectful, if they do not abide our safety rules and community agreements, or otherwise cause an unwelcome disturbance. No refunds.

Info: VIP have special assigned seating and may arrive early to have early access to the cash bar, merch station, and tip station. General Admission seats are first come first serve. EA GA may arrive early to get first pick of the best seats and the aforementioned lobby amenities.

Info: General Admission seats are first come first serve. In the lobby, all guests have access to the cash bar, merch station, and tip station.

Info: Show starts! Let's get rowdy. [Note: GA guests who arrive after 8:15PM will not be able to sit with their party and run the risk of forfeiting their ticket. Please arrive on time and don't interrupt the show! Thanks!]

Info: Get more drinks, get merch, and get more $ingles to tip the babes down.

Info: Show continues until curtain call. Linger afterwards for photos with the cast.

Info: We're keeping the party going with good music and good company. Grab some grub from the food truck parked out back!

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