Apologia X WOWO: Mxxief + Gabi Baska and Nina Piulats + Armina + Lulu + flowerboy + Estrella Or + MomaSé + Barbs B2B Courts
Apologia X WOWO - 16th May 2026
WOWO is for FLINTA+ queers of all genders & sexualities looking for connection. Created for anyone that does not feel comfortable in cis-hetero-male dominated spaces, the collective supports and celebrates fellow FLINTA+ queers through community events, bringing a sense of belonging in fun and silly ways.
The collective is taking over La CINC to showcase the incredible talent of the community through performances, DJs, tarot, food, and even a market <3
Lineup:
Mxxief, Gabi Baska and Nina Piulats, Armina, Lulu, flowerboy, Estrella Or, MomaSé, Barbs B2B Courts
Mxxief
Kirti Soekaloe (they/them) aka Mxxief is a Surinamese–Indian interdisciplinary artist working across performance, wearable art, and embodied practice. Their work pulsates through the body as both material and message. Inviting you to partake and digest sensuality and subtle disruption together.
Drawn from their blended practice of costume performance, popping/locking, vogue, Raqs Sharqi, contemporary dance and geeky body-based knowledge systems, they create experiences that sit somewhere between a mundane ritual and cheeky research. Kirti’s practice centers softness and navigating from the belly as resistance, inviting audiences into shared states of presence, intimacy, and collective awareness...
Gabi Baska and Nina Piulats
Gabi Baska and Nina Piulats are movement professionals based in Barcelona who work from embodied bodily experience through two complementary approaches.
Gabi comes from a background in psychology and contemporary dance, integrating dance movement therapy and Somatic Experiencing into her therapeutic and movement practice.
Nina is a performer and somatic educator, trained in Body-Mind Centering® and yoga, with a practice focused on awareness and the exploration of the moving body.
Together, they propose a space where movement is shared as a living, present experience, where the body becomes play, listening, and presence.
Armina
Armina is a non-binary performer based in Barcelona. Emerging as a performer within the Ballroom community, Armina has been walking the Old Way category for over four years at balls held in Barcelona, Madrid, Zaragoza, and across Europe. With deep respect and an insatiable interest in Ballroom culture and the origins of the Pop, Dip & Spin category, they have trained with iconic figures from the U.S. community such as Archie Burnett, Jamal Milan, and Omari Wiles.
In their performances, Armina focuses on the discipline, history, and beauty of Old Way, the category that gave rise to Vogue Fem, the explosive and ultra-feminine style that has propelled Ballroom into widespread popularity in recent years.
Lulu
Lulu is a performer and theatre director originally from San Francisco, California. She studied theatre arts in college, and has enjoyed working in the arts ever since. Lulu enjoys working in all facets of production from acting, to drag, to directing, to shaking her booty all night long go-go dancing! Lulu enjoys long walks wandering around the Montjuic area, traveling with her partner, and supporting local queer art! She is excited to make her Barcelona performing debut with WOWO at the iconic Apolo, after moving here just 1 year ago!
flowerboy
flowerboy is a queer Andalusian DJ and artist who has been based in Barcelona for the past two years. Her sonic proposal moves between house, techno, and electrodance, among other electronic genres, shaping sets full of energy, rhythm, and sensitivity. With an identity defined by the contrast between the south and the city, she creates an immersive atmosphere where every beat blooms and comes to life.
Estrella Or
Estrella Or is a Madrid-based DJ who understands music as a channel for collective connection. Her sets unfold intuitively, blending electronic grooves, immersive rhythms, and energy peaks that transform the dancefloor into a living space.
With a keen sensitivity to context and audience, she builds sessions that shift and evolve, moving through different intensities without losing momentum. Her approach goes beyond mixing: she aims to create a shared narrative where each moment holds meaning within the whole.
She is part of INNATA, a project that weaves together music, creativity, and community within the electronic scene. Through it, she also fosters spaces that highlight and strengthen female presence, advocating for a more diverse and connected scene.
MomaSé
After living for a decade in New York, MomaSé became deeply influenced by the tribal and dark sounds she absorbed at warehouse raves in Bushwick and around the city.
In 2023, she moved to Barcelona to study music production, where her path as a DJ began to take shape, gaining the opportunity to play at venues such as El Laut, La Terrrazza, Nitsa, Red58, and Macarena, among others.
Her digital and vinyl sets create eclectic journeys —sometimes even she doesn’t know exactly which genre she’s playing— moving through deep and minimal house, Chicago house, acid, progressive, breaks, and even more techno-driven sounds, awakening a sense of unity and power on the dancefloor.
Barbs B2B Courts
Barbs and Courts are WOWO residents and best pals, whose signature B2Bs are the epitome of FLINTA+ solidarity and joy.
Since Barbs taught Courts how to mix ("We need more women DJs!!"), they've been on a mission to shake up the male-dominated industry and expand opportunities to the FLINTA+ community.
Despite having vastly different tastes, the duo were brought together during a WOWO residency at The Hoxton Hotel. What they expected to be a one-off turned out to be one of the most iconic B2Bs in the collective's history.
While Barbs brings deep, hypnotic grooves, Courts steers more towards sassy and soulful. These two tastes collide to form the perfect WOWO cocktail that keeps the dancefloor locked and always on their toes.
APOLOGIA
Apología es un ciclo semanal con entrada libre que celebra y da voz a los colectivos que transforman Barcelona.
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