Ari Ochoa aka Alfa Hoer is a Latinx non-binary performance maker, drag artist, and cultural producer based in Amsterdam. Their work moves between theatre, nightlife, participatory performance, and community organizing, creating live environments that explore pleasure, gender, power, vulnerability, and collective behavior through drag, humor, and audience interaction. Ari is founder of BOTTOMsUP and BUB, and co-creator of MATES & MASCara, projects centered on FLINTA community spaces, artistic experimentation, and collective care practices within Amsterdam’s queer cultural landscape. Their practice is rooted in community-driven formats that blur the boundaries between performer, audience, and social gathering.  

iAra  Banchik Almasia is a Latinx theatre maker and scenographer creating participatory experiences that invite audiences into intimate and often taboo conversations. Her practice blends performance, scenography, documentary, and community engagement, transforming everyday actions into collective acts. Her work explores vulnerability, shared storytelling, and dialogue as forms of resistance.  

BOTTOMsUP is a recurring FLINTA community and kink space launched in Amsterdam in 2023, bringing together performance, BDSM culture,, and embodied interaction. Through play parties, workshops, and playful formats such as kinKaraoke, the project explores intimacy, vulnerability, collective care, and social dynamics within community settings.