chromaCAKE
Friday, November 7 | 10:00pm - 2:00am
Club SAW
Get ready for chromaCAKE - a special edition CAKE to celebrate the opening night of the ChromaQueer Film + Arts Festival.
Our amazing DJs Osita and Zraa will liberate you from the here and now and set the scene for your futuristic fantasy!
We’re bringing tomorrow to today and we want you to join us in looking to the future by looking AS the future - come as you imagine or hope the future to be.
Whether it’s queer-, afro-, eco-, trans-, or techno-futurism, or something else completely, this is the space to let your next evolution run free!
Come shake your cake and get chrome’d out !!
Looking for outfit inspo? Check out our mood board for the night!
DJs
DJ Zraa
DJ Zraa, Underground Queen, an Iraqi-Montrealer living in Ottawa, strives to bring her scene to the dance floor. With her love of bohemian acoustics, mixed with her diasporic influences, she’s known to deliver punchy beats, and soulful rhythms in each set. Zraa’s goal is to create a local Ottawa community where diverse queer individuals can come together, connect, and grow collectively through music. Since her appearance on the decks, her musical direction has led her to work with Laylit, and Queen & Queer, both wonderful teams contributing towards representing 2SLGBTQI+ and BIPOC communities. Off the decks, she says “I love my downtime with a book, cuddled with my dog and cat, and bokhooor/ incense of course”.
Osita
Osita is a creative currently based in Ottawa and is currently focusing on closing out a degree in theatre. Osita is a Dj/Music Producer, who focuses on curating a cohesive vibe that bounces through genres, with focus on movement. Getting you moving on the dance floor and keeping you there is his main goal. Osita’s style is eclectic and engaging. He searches intentionally for underground gems that make you move and asks what that song is. Hoping to help you create lasting moments that you think back on and remember fondly.
Special Guests
Caligula
Caligula is a drag and burlesque artist who has been working in Ottawa for the last 5 years. A lover of the weird and wonderful, Caligula brings high energy performances, an encyclopedia of pop culture references and a charming earnestness on mic. Hailing from a small town, Caligula’s goal is to always push the envelope of what they thought was possible for them when younger.
Miss Patience Plush
Make way for the lush, plush revolution! Miss Patience Plush A non-binary blaze of boldness, queerness, and unapologetic curves. This Plush delight is an Afro-Caribbean and Indigenous powerhouse that doesn't just perform — they conjure.
Dripping in charisma, Miss Patience Plush reclaims space, time, and every damn gaze in the room. They don’t rush, honey — they unfold … Get ready to enter the Plush Palace where the aura is bright and the tease is just right.
Karen Ligays
Habib Tea
What’s the tea? It’s Habib Tea! This nonbinary, gender-fluid Lebanese artist will have you crushing (and gushing). Habib Tea is here to smash binaries and colonizer expectations—and still leave you gagging for more. Prepare to be captivated and awakened. Trust, the tea is piping hot.
Opening Night of 2025 ChromaQueer is supported by the National Arts Centre.
