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The 1. Faerie Gathering in Austria 2013 (RFD-report)

 “The Faerie Gathering in Austria was FANTASTIC … a rollercoaster of fun, dance, rhythm, love, erotism, talks, magic, soul ….!”

 

In Austria this summer there were both a temporary and a new permanent manifestation of faerie love. Europe is about to be home to a second faerie sanctuary. 8 years after the inauguration of Folleterre in the Vosges Mountains of north eastern France, came the Kissing Awake of Weinviertel Sanctuary, a new faerie home in Austria.

Ceremonials to kiss awake the new land happened 15-16 August and were followed by a faerie trek west across the country to the Sound of Music territory of Salzburg where 63 faeries from 14 different countries (including Australia, Austria, Brazil, Czechia, England, Israel and USA) met for the first full 10 day Austrian Gathering. It was a bigger success than we could imagine! Many lives have definitely changed! Still the emotions roll over – but in the most positive way!

We could show the whole (faerie) world what faerie spirit and faerie energy is and could be. I was only the one who gave so many wonderful faeries from all over the world the opportunity in the most unexpected but real nature to BE what they really ARE – people longing for the real magical spirit and making them appreciate to what faeries and human beings are possible to create if you let them step out of this mainstream mentality.

 

The Indian God Ganesha showed me this image that you are a sexual person and maybe whenever I wake up at night I will have this image in my mind – to believe that the time of regretting anything in your life is over now. You never should regret anything that happened to you in your life. It all brought you to these 10 days of love and respect and diversity. I really was kissed awake these 10 days – starting 2 days before in the opening ceremony of the sanctuary in Austria.

For me it was the “Sound of DIVERSITY” Gathering –and I did not want any other gathering! It is so important that everybody on earth feels accepted – some faeries still have to work on this, but you have to give them time to accept this.

 

Maybe the most touching moments for me was the closing ceremony – very simple, but when the Music of Mozart –the overture of Don Giovanni started – the whole atmosphere + the whole gathering transformed again. I really could see in the eyes – that this was such a great moment in all the lives of the faeries who were in this circle when we all started to kiss and to light up the candles and to look into each other eyes: We directly went into heaven at this moment – it was unbelievable beautiful. This moment I wanted to create! This moment Mozart wanted to create! This was true entrance to Paradise.

And looking deeply into the eyes of each faerie made me very calm and grateful. I really saw

each heart at its most beautiful moment. There are no other words to describe that. 25 hearts

being ONE! Real living, real love, everybody touched. Life animating the whole. Faeries animating the whole. And when we blew out the candles we closed the gathering. It was so unreal that this Magic really happened and that it should end now.

No, it will continue in our hearts – through our spirit and energy we will spread it out to the whole world – and it will manifest again in 2 years at this place and we all will come together again – sharing love, peace, hearts, problems and hope! – that this world is a better one – a faerie world!

– because we all know that spirit, heartfulness + stillness unites us all – and the sound of faeries in faerie diversity

– and we deeply and completely love and accept this!

 

 

MATA HARI’s Performances at Faerie Gatherings 2008 – 2017

2008:

Wolf Creek  Permaculture and Sustainability Gathering:

The discovery of Faerie Spirit (at the sun altar)

 

1st Berlin Wannsee Gathering: Madonna “Give it to me

 

2009:

Fatherstone Winter Gathering: Madonna “Jump

 

10th Terschelling Gathering: Mata Hari’s “Rebirth”

Barbara “Vienne”, “L’Aigle noir” (Rebirth performance)

 

2010:

Fatherstone Winter Gathering: “Tribute to Michael Jackson+”:

Michael Jackson “Gone too soon”, “Childhood”, “Jam

 

2nd Berlin Wannsee Gathering: “Tribute to Berlin”

Fellini’s Casanova “Il Duce di Wurttemberg

Hildegard Knef/Nina Hagen ”Für mich soll‘s rote Rosen regnen” (with Cocopierre)

 

Folleterre  Summer Gathering: “Tribute to France”,”Sacrificed to a wild animal”:

Juliette Greco ”Avec le temps

King Kong (Max Steiner) “Aboriginal Sacrifice Dance”, “Entrance of Kong” (as King Kong)

 

2011:

Thailand Ko Yau Yai Asian Gathering: “Tribute to India”

A.R.Rahman “Dreams on Fire”, “Jai Ho” (from Slumdog Millionaire)

Charles Aznavour “What makes a man” (with Franz Bloem)

 

11th Terschelling Gathering: “Homage to Elizabeth Taylor+”

Michael Jackson “Hollywood” (as Cleopatra)

Charles Chaplin / E. Taylor “Send me the Clowns” (with Ankh-Aton)

 

Folleterre Summer Gathering:  “Homage to 2 dead Faeries+: Mercedes, geZel”

Spencer Day “Maybe”, “Vagabond

Lady Gaga “Marry the Night

 

2012:

Fatherstone Winter Gathering: “Tribute to Michelangelo”

Arvo Pärt: “Collage sur Bach” (as a group)

“Tribute to George Michael”

George Michael “Jesus to a Child”, “The first Time I ever saw your Face” (with Shokti +Pikachu+Loverabbit), “Flawless

 

3rd Berlin Wannsee Gathering: “Homage to Transgenial dead Women+”

Whitney Houston+ “I have Nothing” (with Gabriel and Ankh-Aton)

Sammy Davis Jr./ Paul Anka “I’m Not Anyone

Amy Winehouse+ “Wake Up Alone” (with Red Rose)

 

Folleterre Summer Gathering: “The Birth of the Faeries”

Karl Orff “Carmina Burana” (as a group)

John Lennon “Imagine” (with Jonny Golightly)

Beatles / Mata Hari ”Faerieday

 

1st Equinox in Vienna (Arena Bar) Herbst

 

2013:

Fatherstone “The End of the World and the beginning of a new Faerie Aera”

Adele ”Skyfall” (with Efthimios and Tiny Viking)

Nick Howard “Unbreakable

Elton John “I’m Still Standing

 

2nd Equinox in Vienna (Marea Alta) Frühling

 

KISSING AWAKE the Sanctuary (Hadres Austria):

Boy George ”Stranger In This World

Strawinsky “Le Sacre de Printemps” (with Red Rose)

 

1st “Sound of Faeries” Gathering Hochkönig Austria: “The Faerie Revolution”

Lehar (The Merry Widow) “Lippen schweigen” (with Red Rose)

Falko ”No time for Revolution” (with Awen, Aismalya, Aki, Black Panther, Efthimios)

Beatles “Let it be” (with Yellow Longhair)

Elisabeth von Trapp ”Somewhere over the Rainbow/ What A Wonderful World

Peter Alexander “Der letzte Walzer”, “Dankeschön” (with Red Rose)

 

3rd Equinox in Vienna (Arena Bar) Herbst

 

Wintergathering Pfaffenseifen: “Hommage to Freedom and Nelson Mandela+”,

Lady Gaga: “AURA

Youssou N’Dour: “She doesn’t need to fall” (with Tadzio)

“Hommage to Love”: Josephine Baker: “Besame Mucho” (with Yellow Longhair)

 

2014:

Fatherstone “Hommage to David Bowie”

Jean Cocteau ”La Belle et la Bete” (with Eddi)

David Bowie “The Beauty and the Beast” “Where are we now” (with Eddi)

“Hommage to J.R.R.Tolkien”: Ed Sheeran “I see Fire” (with Ananga + T.Viking)

Judi Garland “It’s a new world” (with Woodpigeon)

 

Short Mountain Sanctuary BELTANE: “Greetings from Vienna”

Deanna Durbin “Blue Danube Dream” Spring Parade / Johann Strauss / Robert Stolz

Kissing + Touching the European Sacred Faerie Shawl (with Wallace / Bangee Report Chicago)

 

Folleterre Summer Gathering: „Tribute to Beloved“

Vincenzo Bellini Norma „Casta Diva“ (by Maria Callas)

Tribute to Conchita Wurst “Rise like a Faerie

 

4th Equinox in Vienna (Arena Bar) Herbst

 

Gavdos Gathering: “Hommage to Greece”

Claude Debussy “Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune” (as Nijinsky’s Faun)

Mata Hari / Conchita Wurst “Rise like a Faerie

Vicky Leandros “You make me feel brandnew” (with Black Panther, Efthimios and Daniel) “Don’t break my heart” (with Red Rose)

Rona Nishliu “Suus” (performing the Eurovision Song Contest song of Albania 2013)

Reinhard Fendrich / Mata Hari “I am from Faerieland” (with Red Rose)

James Broughton “Wondrous – Two Dudes in Love” (presenting the Sacred Shawl)

 

2015:

Tribal Vision Folleterre: “Hommage to the Faeries”

Jerry Herman „We Are What We Are“ (La Cage aux Folles) with Junis, DeeTale, Michael and Divine

Edson Cordeiro “Lovesong

Conchita Wurst “You Are Unstoppable

 

Summer Gathering Folleterre:

Willkommen” (Cabaret) with Serendipity

Queen “The Show Must Go On

Homage to Billy Holliday “Tenderly” (with Atlantis and Petit bison)

 

2nd “Sound of Faeries” Gathering Hochkönig Austria:

Leo Fall Operetta Die Kaiserin “Einzug zum Maskenball” (with Lala Lametta, ESsss and Flora)

In Memory of the Nazi Terror in Austria: Theme From Schindler’s List

Burt Bacharach “A House is not a Home” (with Mother Goose)

Tribute to Udo Jürgens “Mercie Faerie” (with Yellow Longhair)

Amit Hayo “I am Happy, I am Gay” (with Amit Hayo)

 

Faerie X-Mas Vision Gathering: (SPA Belgium)

Jacques Brel “Quand on a que l’amour”, “Je suis un soir d’été, Je suis a Radical Faerie” (with Alexis)

Diana Coupland “Underneath the mango tree” (with Red Rose)

Queen “One Vision” (with Tinkabell and Freedom)

 

2016:

1st Wintergathering Israel: near Gaza “Hommage to Blackstar”

David Bowie+ “Girl Loves Me”

Burt Bacharach “Close to You” in Gratitude to the Israel Radical Faeries

Natalie Cole+ “Nature boy”

John Lennon “Give Peace a Chance” (with Ananda)

 

Faeborhood Gathering: (Portland, Oregon)

Remember: Life is short  (Reading from my book „Rise Like A Faerie“ in

Memoria of the Massagre in Orlando the day before)

 

Summer Gathering Folleterre:

Native American Healing Song

 

1st Waterlilies Gathering Hungary: (Heviz)

Feeling my Waterlilieness

 

Samhain Fatherstone: „Homage to Prince+“

Prince „If I Was Your Girlfriend“ (with Luca Loopa)

Barbara Streisand Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory „Pure Imagination“ (with Phalles)

Homage to Mark Thompson+ and „The Fire in Moonlight“: Reading from the book: „Rise Like A Faerie“: „The Magic of Good Bye“

Berlin No Talent Show

Lady Gaga: “Perfect Illusion” Anti Trump Populism Demo

Zarah Leander: “Davon geht die Welt nicht unter” (with Red Rose)

Reinhard Fendrich: “Du bist schön

Barbara Schöneberg: “Liebesleben” (with Red Rose)

Leonhard Cohan+ “Hallelujah”

2017:

Wintergathering Breitenbush “Hommage to Native Americans and People of Colour”

John Trudell+ “The Only One For Me” (with Leroy, Elf 9, Lion and Wagu)

Prince+ “I Would Die 4 U”

 

Rebirth Gathering Drouwen, Netherlands

“Tribute to Rebirth”: Patti Smith “Spell”

“Tribute to George Michael+”

George Michael + “Through”,Amazing“ (with Maurice „Mother Goose”),

“Flawless”+Freeek!“ (catwalk with Tempest, Hole, Squirrel and Dido)

 

FAEBorhood Vienna City Gathering

Madonna “Vogue” (catwalk with Gizem, Salvia und Theoklymenos)

Rosenstolz “Gib mir Sonne”

Whitney Houston “I’m Every Woman

Charlie Murphy “Gay Spirit”

Robert Campbell “Dreamboy“ (with Red Rose)

Bruno Mars “Gorilla”

Lady Gaga “Born This Way” (catwalk with Gizem, Salvia und Tom)

 

Summer Gathering Folleterre

Fighting Global Warming: Anohni 4 Degrees”(with Moccha)

Bjork “Venus as a Boy” (with Galactica, Atlantis, Foxy, Moccha and Smile)

Global Gathering Fatherstone “Tribute to Stonewall Roits and Judy Garland”

Judy Garland “That’s Entertainment!” (with Dark Angel)

Judy Garland “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” (with Ivy, Fabrice and Ez)

 

DRAGula Gathering Transylvania “Tribute to The Rocky Horror Picture Show”

The Rocky Horror Picture Show “Over At The Frankenstein Place” (with Theoklymenos), “I Can Make You A Man” (with Axel), “Super Heroes” and “Time Warp”

Dracula (Musical)“Einsamer Mann” (with Red Rose)

Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock) „The Bathroom“ Scene

Noblesse Oblige „Mata Hari“

 

Burning Man Austria “Schloss Schönburn”

The Trammps “Disco Inferno”

Deichkind „Der Mond“

Lady Gaga “Burn This Way

 

Berlin Radical Faerie City Gathering “Homage to the 100th anniversary of Mata Hari”

Grace Jones “Slave To The Rhythm”

Marlene Dietrich “You Go To My Head”

Comedian Harmonists “Tag und Nacht” (with Red Rose)

 

Faerie Beacon Gathering Hungary (Hévíz)

Dreamgirls (Musical) “Dreamgirl” (with Jumping Daffodil)

Joci Papai “Origo” – Homage to the Ethnic Groups in Hungary!

Ute Lemper “Fire„Paulo’s story (from the 9 secrets)

Charles Aznavour “For Me, Formidable”

Dionne Warwick / Burt Bacharach What the World Needs Now Is Love”

Salvador Sobral “Amar Pelos Dois”

Roxie Tart / S. Sondheim „No One Is Alone“ (Into the Wood) from With Luv, Roxie

 

2018:

Fools n Faeries: Easter Gathering, New Zealand:

“Tribute to the Maori and the NZL Radical Faeries”, Donny Hathaway “A Song For You” (with Iceleaf and Louis), Tina Turner “Let’s Stay Together” (with Day)

3rd China Faerie Gathering Beijing, China:

Georg Michael “Heel The Pain” (with Schifon), Tina Turner “We Don’t Need Another Hero”                                                                                                                                    In Bali

3rd “Sound of Faeries” Gathering Hochkönig, Austria:

Nat King Cole “Nature Boy” (with Mama Pixie), Marie Wegener

“Königlich” (with Red Rose), Shlomi Moto Wagner “Mata Hari”

2nd Burning Man Austria “Schloss Schönburn”:

„The Greatest Show“ from „The Greatest Showman“ (with Hanjo Unicorn)

Katy Perry “Firework” Equinox “Bones”

Sissi Mabon Equinox Gathering, Austria:

Austrian Folk Dance

 

2019:

“Many Fae Station Gathering” Lake Atitlan, Guatemala:

Conchita “Rise Like A New Sanctuary” Severija “Zu Asche, Zu Staub” Lady Gaga “Heal Me

Shirley Bassey “Moonraker” (with Red Rose)

2nd Berlin City Gathering: Walpurgisnacht

“Tribute to Berlin Babylon”: Severija “Zu Asche, Zu Staub”

Europride Vienna City Gathering “Tribute to 50 years Stonewall Roits”

Sylvester “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real),” Lady Gaga “Heal Me”                           In Transylvania

Golden Sands Black Sea Gathering Varna Bulgaria “Tribute to the Earth”

Marvin Gaye “Save the Children”, Shirley BasseyWhat Kind Of Fool Am I?” (with Dido), Marlene Dietrich “Just A Faerie-Oh”

3rd Burning Man Austria “Schloss Schönburn”:

„The Greatest Show“ from „The Greatest Showman“ (with Hanjo Unicorn)

Jennifer Lopez  “Do It Well

Lady Gaga “Heal Me

MATA HARI in Terschelling – rebirth of a legend

„Hey MataHari! Looking forward to see your grace at the notalentshow again!“ „You were fantastic“ „… so inspiring“ „I was really touched“ „you were the surprise of the evening“ „…these are the biggest compliments you can wish!“ SHE says! …. Since 2008 the faery world celebrates the rebirth of a legend – in secrecy – not perceived by the mainstream of the gay and straight world. „… and thus it should also go on!“ SHE says.  „this is my audience, they understand me –and they are also ready to let enchant and to get deeper in the fairy empire“ where charm, grace, but also sometimes pure wildness rules. „I do not make this for myself – I make it for many unique beings which cure me over and over again and to which I am obliged too so many thanks. I love these Faeries! I want to get them unforgettable touching moments in her life – that’s why we all are here! To experience this what is not possible in the real world there outdoors.“ But these enchanting moments exist – one must only allow them. One may not avoid to show emotions also sometimes – not as well as on television where every shown emotion is manipulated in the background. With the Faeries I feel every second of my life sensibly spent!“

But from which legend we speak here, actually? Mata Hari was the most famous dancer of her time quite exactly 100 years ago. Mata Hari was famous in the time before and during the First World War as the first exotic naked dancer and eccentric artist. Today besides she is valid as the best known spy of all times. However, she became a legend because she was executed during the 1st world war because of supposed high treason by a French military court.

She led a double life, „and with it she can be also compared to many of ours and to my life. Externally we lead the life to earn money, we adapt ourselves to the world, but internally most of us are not happy with this world, they cannot unfold her being and her heart, they cannot do this and live what they really want.“ With the faeries they are able to do it! They can accept a new identity and also give the name to themselves which they want!

„I did not have to consider long about my faeriename, my passion for dancing and the destiny of Mata Hari let me very strongly identify with her! In addition I also soon found out that Mata Hari was born in Leeuwarden, a small Dutch town on the coast, within sight only some kilometres away from the island where in the middle of the 90-s the first Faeriegatherings have taken place in Europe – on Terschelling! Which name should be better suitable for me?“

Since then there is no big Faeriegathering in Europe or sometimes also in Asia, where also Mata Hari does not appear. „In the beginning I did it absolutely spontaneously, now my visions for performances and choreography often already float to me months before,“ SHE says. „To me homages on personalities are very important which have made the world better or the people and me happier and have enriched; just as the memory of late or living Faeries which have changed my life …, however, also the discussion with the destruction of the nature. When I was for the first time in Folleterre and felt this wild beauty there, I was driven internally in addition to draw the attention to how cruelly we handle with the creations of the nature: After a wild sacrifice dance I let me die as a King Kong in the middle of the audience under the fairies.“

Mata Hari delivered with it a performance unforgettable for all person present which founded her legendary call in the faerie world. „I look at this also as a homage to my real models, namely women like Dian Fossey and still living Jane Goodall which her whole life exerted itself long for the rights of the apes and with it in the broader sense for the rights of the people on human life-styles, worth living surroundings and a better world.“

„What is also especially important to me – with my performances I make absolutely no compromises. I want to show this what I want to convey, give 100% really and everything – otherwise I do not make it – even if it means for many people a taboo break. But I want to be so near in the deeper sense of the shown as only possibly. Only then it has a value for me to show it and then it also gives to me pleasure. Also sometimes it’s part of it to seem very glamorous and ceremonious, possibly as Cleopatra with my homage on the late Hollywood diva and AIDS activist Elizabeth Taylor – or also sexily and in the nude like with the homage to the only just late Faerie Mercedes or to Michael Jackson, … I also put once to one of the holy Faeries, it was Shokti, a burning candle in the mouth, as a symbol for it, how nicely, charmingly and endangers a face can be. … The Faeries understand this, because they see with the heart!“

The turning point was for Mata Hari her first performance in Terschelling in 2009 where she danced the song L’Aigle noir of the legendary French singer Barbara. „Many faeries in the chock-full barn were so quiet during my dance that one could hear breathing an ant. And after my last movement an ear-deafening applause broke out. … When I woke up in the morning afterwards and these wonderful moments on the stage and the reaction of the Faeries came to me again to recollection, yes, there I felt an infinite blessedness. I. Mata … Hari … was born again!“