House of Yes (Brooklyn)
nightclub in New York City
House of Yes is a creative collective and nightclub in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City. The House of Yes nightclub was opened by artists Kae Burke and Anya Sapozhnikova, and partners Justin Ahiyon and Ilan Telmont in 2015.
History
House of Yes was started in 2007 by Kae Burke and Anya Sapozhnikova, two of the producers behind Lady Circus. From July 2008 to August 2013, Sapozhnikova and Burke ran a circus theatre and creative event space in East Williamsburg Brooklyn called the House of Yes, hosting aerial classes, creative events and circus theatre.
The first House of Yes opened in April 2007 in a 2,500-square-foot (230 m2) second-floor loft located at 19-49 Troutman Street. A fire on April 22, 2008 forced a relocation to a dilapidated former ice-house off the Grand Street L train in East Williamsburg in June 2008. Sapozhnikova and Burke built the warehouse into an event space, in collaboration with Lauren Larken of Artistic Evolution, Hassan Spruill, Keelan Kelly, Jordann Baker, Aaron Goldsmith and others in the community.
Five years later Burke and Sapozhnikova collaborated with Telmont and Ahiyon, and opened the doors to a new club at its present location at 2 Wyckoff Ave.
Nightclub
The club is located in the heart of Bushwick. The Brooklyn venue is part nightclub and part self-proclaimed "circus theatre." With a focus on both electronic music and live entertainment, House of Yes boasts high ceilings, video installations and a full backyard, as well as "the best bathrooms you'll ever experience" (also self-proclaimed).
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