Gerard X Reyes : THE PRINCIPLE OF PLEASURE Pleaser I

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THE PRINCIPLE OF PLEASURE - an immersive solo performance by GERARD X REYES /

I found pleasure in many places. A Montreal trans bar. Manhattan vogue balls. Portland strip clubs. Berlin fetish parties. Each place offered me an escape from social norms, but each one also came with its own restrictive house rules. In The Principle of Pleasure, I use the theatre as a place capable of transcending limits to share my first true pleasure - dancing to the seductive songs of Janet Jackson. Voguing, stripping, glorifying eccentricity and embodying glamour open up the floor to exploring the controversial power of pleasure. Together we will erase the boundaries that divide audience and performer so that we can find ecstasy within and between our bodies.

Choreographer-Performer: GERARD X REYES

Original Composition and Remixes: DEVON BATE

“Control” Remix: TY HARPER

Featuring the music of: JANET JACKSON

Costume Design and Tailoring:

VINCENT TILEY + LEIGH GALLIM

Lighting Design:

KARINE GAUTHIER

Make Up Design:

CHRISTOPHER LEE

Helmet Design:

PERSONA NON GRATA

Artistic Advisors:

ARCHIE BURNETT + BENOIT LACHAMBRE + AMAZON LEIOMY + AMI SHULMAN + STEVEN SERELS + MATJASH MROZEWSKI + JOSE XTRAVAGANZA + NAGATO NINJA + KRISTINA MARLEN + ISABELLE HANIKAMU + JORDAN HALL (BOY RADIO)

Videography:

TY HARPER, PHILIP FORTIN, PIER-LOUIS DAGENAIS SAVARD

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With generous support from:

CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS

LE CONSEIL DES ARTS ET DES LETTRES DU QUÉBEC

NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS

HOLLINS UNIVERSITY MASTERS IN DANCE SUMMER PROGRAM (VIRGINIA, USA)

QUEBEC GOVERNMENT OFFICE (BERLIN)

Partners:

THÉÂTRE LA CHAPELLE (Montreal)

BUDDIES IN BAD TIMES THEATRE (Toronto)

MAI (Montreal)

THE DOOR (New York)

THE SPECTRUM (Brooklyn, New York)

DANCEMAKERS (Toronto)

STUDIO MANGE MES PIEDS (Montreal)

DÉPARTEMENT DE DANSE DE l'UQAM (Montreal)

Premiere at THÉÂTRE LA CHAPELLE (Montréal) on September 15, 2015

Footage for this pleaser was taken from performances at BUDDIES IN BAD TIMES THEATRE and THÉÂTRE LA CHAPELLE. Video Footage by TY HARPER + PHILIP FORTIN + PIER-LOUIS DAGENAIS SAVARD

© 2015 Gerard Reyes