Nuit Blanche: WISHING WELL
October 4, 2025
Alphabet Soup: a special-edition WISHING WELL party by xLq
in partnership with the City of Toronto
Welcome to the ALPHABET SOUP! Which letter are you?
The iconic pop art performance duo xLq is back for the second year of Nuit Blanche at Buddies, taking over Tallulah’s Cabaret for an eccentric, chaos-forward, outrageously playful dance party inside an installation of letters.
Buddies will be covered in letters: on the walls, ceilings, and floors. Find them, unscramble them, spell a word, meet a new friend or lover. No matter which language you speak or which alphabet you use, we need you here. We’ll have queer techno/house DJs playing all night, performers stirring the pot, and actual soup to eat!
WISHING WELL is a queer witchy danceparty ritual. A divine feminine space for f@gs, freaks, and friends to gather, play, and connect. Look for the WISHING WELLS in the bathrooms. Make a wish. All your wishes will come true.
photo of STARLIGHT, photography + treatment by Fran Chudnoff, styling by CC Calica, makeup by Rahnell Branton
xLq is a POP ART performance duo based in Toronto. xLq is STARLIGHT and Maddie Bautista’s twin drag persona, born in 2015. We are party makers, cabaret hosts, experimental live art innovators, and creators of interactive theatrical playgrounds that have toured Canada.
xLq (STARLIGHT + Maddie) // hosts + performers
Elizabeth Staples // producer
Stella Conway // lighting designer
DATE & TIME
Oct 4, 2025 // ALL NIGHT LONG (7PM-7AM)
Tickets
Nuit Blanche is a free, all ages event
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