Pride of the Déise 2024: Meet Alien Nation, the nightlife collective with notions

We are Alien:Nation, a queer arts + nightlife collective with a load of notions!  

We are comprised of 6 members - Rachel Ni Bhraonain, Natasha Everitt, Rebecca Phelan, Martina Rama, Woody Bennett and Cuan Cusak (The latter two humans being Pride of the Déise alumni) - all who have different artistic backgrounds. 

We came together as we wanted to break down the boundaries in the different artistic disciplines in the city and cultivate a queer and inclusive club night scene in Waterford. Our club nights have a whole load of notions and they invite our audiences to have the same. 

Usually having 2 DJ sets to make the soundtracks for the evening, the nights also contain elements of live art, circus, drag, performance art and the occasional artistic surprise. 

We have had three major club night events so far - of which you can see pics in this article, sure if that doesn't entice you to come I don't know what will! 

Keep an eye our instagram @aliennation_arttarget="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> and our website www.aliennation.ie for updates on what we are up to.