Godfather of Disco
Cerrone plus special guests
and 40 Leading Artists and Designers Announced for
BABËL: CELEBRATION
Ibiza’s New Immersive Nightlife Experience Inspired by Studio 54
Opening Night: June 12, 2025, Teatro Pereyra, Ibiza
June 2025 – In an era where nightlife has become predictable, BABËL: CELEBRATION emerges to reignite its soul. Launching at Ibiza’s most iconic theatre, Teatro Pereyra, BABËL is not just a party, it’s a cultural movement. Blending live music, international DJs, performance, dance, and immersive art, it reimagines nightlife as a theatrical ritual of joy, freedom, and collective transcendence.
Taking place every Thursday from June 12 to August 29, BABËL reclaims the dancefloor as sacred ground, inviting a vibrant, diverse, and creative global audience.
BABËL is proud to announce that disco legend Cerrone will headline two exclusive nights: June 12 and July 10. A pioneering force of the genre, Cerrone is celebrated alongside Nile Rodgers and Giorgio Moroder, with Nile himself calling Cerrone’s impact on dance music “as important as Giorgio and Kraftwerk’s.”
Cerrone has just collaborated with Christine and the Queens on a reimagining of his legendary track Supernature. Catching Feeling has just been released.
HE LIVING GALLERY: WHERE ART DANCES
At the heart of BABËL is The Living Gallery, an immersive art experience created by renowned visual director Dani Morla (YO-Y) and developed in collaboration with Lucia de Garcia (D.O.S.E. Creative Studio).
The main stage of Teatro Pereyra will be transformed into a surreal exhibition where paintings move, sculptures breathe, and art merges with music and movement. A stellar roster of 40 world-class visual artists and designers will contribute to The Living Gallery, including:
Alberto García-Alix, an iconic Spanish photographer and winner of the National Photography Prize, celebrated for his intimate portraits of counterculture.
André Saraiva, artist, nightlife curator, and creative polymath who rose to fame through his cheeky graffiti tag Mr. A, a smiling figure with a wink and top hat. From the streets of Paris to collaborations with Louis Vuitton, Colette, and Hôtel Amour, Saraiva’s work is a vibrant celebration of art, love, and life.
Ben Single is a multidisciplinary artist whose work blends bold graphic forms, pop culture references, and subversive humour. With roots in graffiti and street art, his practice spans painting, illustration, and large-scale public installations. Known for his irreverent visual style and sharp social commentary, Single has exhibited internationally and built a cult following for his playful, provocative approach to contemporary art.
Bohinc Studio is a London-based design practice founded by Lara Bohinc, celebrated for its sculptural and expressive furniture, lighting, and objects. Blending modernist elegance with bold geometry, the studio explores the intersection of form, function, and femininity, with works exhibited at leading galleries and fairs worldwide. The Miami Design District named Lara Bohinc winner of the neighbourhood’s highly anticipated Annual Design Commission. Utopia, December 2023. She also has a decade of experience at Cartier.
Jean-Guillaume Mathiaut, French sculptor and designer blending figuration and abstraction, with exhibitions at Bastok Lessel and Maison Baccarat.
Marcela Gutiérrez, Guatemalan-American painter fusing fashion illustration and fine art, with clients including Prada and Beyoncé.
Marie Beltrami, Paris-based surrealist artist and longtime collaborator of Jean-Paul Goude, whose punk-infused pieces have shown at Musée des Arts Décoratifs.
Maxime Ballesteros is a Berlin-based French photographer known for her raw, intimate images that blur the lines between voyeurism and elegance. Her work captures moments of spontaneity and sensuality, with editorials and exhibitions spanning Europe, the US, and Asia.
Miguel Reveriego is a Spanish fashion and portrait photographer known for his bold, cinematic style and refined visual storytelling. His work has appeared in international editions of Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and Numéro, capturing some of the world’s most iconic faces with elegance and intensity. With a background in fine art and a passion for light, Reveriego brings a distinctive emotional depth to contemporary fashion imagery.
Nathanaël Koffi, French-Ivorian artist known as the “Colour Dealer,” whose abstract work explores identity through bold form and rhythm.
Vincent Darré, theatrical French designer and AD100 honouree, with interiors for Hôtel Montana and Maison Schiaparelli.
Xander Ferreira, South African artist and musician behind the project Gazelle, now creating multimedia works from New York.
Yaz Bukey, Paris-based designer of pop-art accessories worn by Björk and Boy George, with high-profile collaborations as a consultant Creative Director for brands including Christian Louboutin, Lacoste, Shu Uemura.
From Burning Man to DiscOlympics, from New York to Paris—BABËL brings global creative energy to Ibiza in what promises to be the island’s most talked-about weekly event.
A COSMIC VISION BY BABËL: FROM PARIS TO IBIZA, VIA NEW YORK
Under the creative vision of Waël Mechri-Yver — founder of BABËL and the award-winning club Gospël (SoHo, NYC) — BABËL: CELEBRATION will usher in a glamorous era of immersive nightlife on Ibiza’s shores. An invitation to dress up and dance in an intimate setting, the series promises a heady dose of magic with all the untamed wildness of 1970s New York’s Studio 54.
Over the last decade, BABËL has quietly dominated New York’s nightlife scene, curating legendary nights at iconic venues like The Diamond Horseshoe and The McKittrick Hotel, and collaborating with visionary artists like Black Coffee, Cerrone, Swizz Beatz, and the Marley family. From unforgettable nights to launching Gospël — one of the world’s most acclaimed social clubs — BABËL has played with giants.
Founder Waël states:
“Somewhere between sunburned yacht parties and mega-club fireworks, nightlife lost its way. The beat kept going, sure. But the magic? It vanished around the fourth phone lifted in the air during a pre-recorded drop. In a world where DJ worship feels doctrinal and every phone on the dancefloor serves as a mirror, BABËL flips the script. We create a carefully curated collision of music, humanity, and surprise for our audience.”
“You might hear a vinyl-only disco set, a sacred percussion ceremony, and a live electronic jam all in the same night — and it will make total sense because it’s not about genre. It’s about energy. The dancefloor is where stories unfold. We’re here to write an exciting new chapter.”
Just ART, mystery, music, and the divine unknown. A strict no-phone policy will ensure the dancefloor remains a space of pure, unfiltered connection — because the best nights cannot be captured, only lived.
LET YOURSELF BE TRANSPORTED…
Tickets 45 Euros – available here
https://www.celebrationibiza.com
First opened in 1898, Teatro Pereyra is one of Ibiza’s most iconic cultural landmarks. Nestled beneath the ancient walls of Dalt Vila, the theatre has long been a magnet for artists, musicians, and free spirits. After a meticulous restoration, the venue has reopened as a sophisticated cultural gem — a perfect setting for a 1970s-style disco renaissance. With its rich history, vintage interiors, timeless glamour, mirrored accents, intimate stage, and vibrant nighttime energy, it creates an intoxicating atmosphere where music, fashion, and performance collide — in true Ibiza style.
ABOUT WAËL MECHRI-YVER:
From Paris to New York: Redefining Nightlife Culture
Waël Mechri-Yver is a Paris-born creative visionary, reshaping the world of nightlife from Europe to New York — and now, Ibiza. In Paris, he co-founded the mythical club Cirque Bonheur, where he introduced legendary artists like Tale of Us to France in 2011. In 2013, Mechri-Yver moved to New York and launched BABËL, a creative and community-driven collective inspired by the ideals of unity, beauty, and global diversity. In 2017, his latest creation — Gospël in SoHo, Manhattan — emerged as a spiritual nighttime sanctuary blending music, art, and human connection. This groundbreaking venue became a staple of New York nightlife, even receiving international acclaim at the DJ Awards 2024 in Ibiza, where it was crowned “the club to watch.”
ABOUT BABËL
In late 2011, Mechri-Yver moved to New York, drawn by the city’s multicultural energy and artistic openness. Two years later, he launched BABËL, a series of immersive events and a creative collective inspired by Burning Man, global consciousness, and New York’s cosmopolitan spirit.
“As a Frenchman, I was attracted to New York’s cultural diversity… I thought of the biblical story of Babel… Maybe we could finally speak the same language and live in unity,” he explains. Thus, BABËL was born as a metaphor: music as a universal language — a bridge between cultures, souls, and hearts.
BABËL’s first New York events were held at places like the Bowery Hotel, Webster Hall, Irving Plaza, The William Vale, The Williamsburg Savings Bank, and through collaborations with immersive experiences like Sleep No More (at The McKittrick Hotel) or Queen of the Night (formerly the Diamond Horseshoe) at Sony Hall. BABËL then expanded to Paris, Los Angeles, Miami, and Ibiza. The movement also hosted artistic charity events in partnership with Burning Man and dinners for Rainforest Foundation at the United Nations and during the Armory Show, receiving praise from The New York Times.
BABËL’s immersive gatherings quickly became legendary. Art, music, and storytelling merged to create spaces where DJs, live musicians, dancers, and visual artists shared the stage. Audiences could step into a warehouse transformed into a mythical forest or onto a rooftop reimagined as a celestial kingdom, all soundtracked by soulful house and global beats. Mechri-Yver saw the need for a nightlife renaissance:
“Nightlife in NYC felt empty. My experiences at Burning Man taught me that people crave real, lived experiences. I wanted to bring meaning and culture back to New York’s nightlife.”
Under his direction, BABËL became a launchpad for artists like Carlita, Layla Benitez, and Salomé Le Chat, expanding to stages in Paris, Miami, and Art Basel.
