haus of moulin noir
Ballroom. Art. Culture. Liberation.
MORE THAN A BALLROOM HAUS.
Haus of Moulin Noir is a Black and brown queer cultural institution rooted in Ballroom, art, education, and community. We develop artists, preserve culture, create original work, build belonging, and open pathways to opportunity. Bold, warm, and editorial, we center joy, rigor, and mutual care as tools for collective thriving. Ballroom is our foundation. Art is our language. Liberation is our practice.
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Ballroom
Practice. Learn. Walk. Compete. Preserve.
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Moulin Noir Arts Collective
Create. Produce. Exhibit. Imagine.
Our multidisciplinary ecosystem for Black queer artists and cultural work. -
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EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Learn. Teach. Grow.
Workshops, mentorship, Ballroom education, professional development, and pathways for emerging artists. -
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CREATIVE WORK
Film. Fashion. Performance. Photography. Storytelling. Original work created by and through Moulin Noir.
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community
Gather. Connect. Care. Belong.
Because the Haus is more than what happens on the floor. -
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Cultural Center
Build. Gather. Create. Belong.
We're building a permanent home for Ballroom, Black and Brown queer art, education, performance, cultural preservation, and community.
featured work
smoke & Verse
The Moulin Noir Ballroom WeekendFebruary 19–21, 2027 • Kansas City
A three-day gathering of Ballroom, Black and Brown art, fashion, education, history, food, and community.
Documentary + Multidisciplinary Art Project
And the haus said amen
An exploration of Ballroom, faith, church hurt, reclamation, and the radical act of returning to spaces that were never built to hold our full selves.
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Moulin Noir brings Ballroom, culture, artistry, and lived expertise to institutions, campuses, conferences, festivals, productions, and community spaces.
Don't just invite the culture. Work with the people who carry it.
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Ballroom performances, demonstrations, dancers, commentators, DJs, models, and curated activations.
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Ballroom 101, Ballroom history, Creative Liberation, Arts as Collective Care, Imagination is Abolition, workshops, panels, and custom learning experiences.
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Keynotes, panels, conversations, facilitation, and cultural leadership.
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Ballroom cultural consultation, creative direction, community engagement, programming, and cultural review.
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Film, fashion, photography, exhibitions, events, campaigns, and multidisciplinary projects.
Build the Haus
WE BUILT A HAUS BEFORE WE HAD A BUILDING.
now were building a home
Haus of Moulin Noir is building toward a permanent Black and Brown queer arts and cultural center in Kansas City-a dedicated home for Ballroom, art, education, performance, cultural preservation, creative entrepreneurship, and community. This is about creating cultural infrastructure that can outlive us.
support the haus
CULTURE NEEDS MORE THAN APPLAUSE.
Haus of Moulin Noir is building a future where Black and Brown queer artists have the resources, opportunities, spaces, and support to create—and where Ballroom culture can be preserved by the communities who carry it.
Your investment helps turn culture into infrastructure, opportunity, and legacy.