Category Archives: Events and Premieres
EuroGames in Barcelona and The Gay Circus
EuroGames 2008 just wrapped up in Barcelona this week. “Provisional figures show that we had about 5,300 participants, which makes this 12th edition of the EuroGames the most important in terms of participation.” More than 1,000 volunteers help this make one of the most successful events yet!
Besides all of the sports and hot athletes (men and women!) everyone was buzzing about THE GAY CIRCUS!
After more than two years of gestation was born in Barcelona, The Gay Circus, a premiere international absolutely a new concept of circus acrobatics based on male and female-oriented audiences gay friendly, ie a show directed to all people without prejudice. For people who accept gays and lesbians and understand that they too are human and can love. – Imagine Cirque du Soleil, but all gay with a gay story!
27 world renowned artists took part in this unique event; artists who have been prize-winners in the most important circus festivals (Monaco, Amsterdam, Paris, Budapest, Massy …) and celebrities in the most famous rings worldwide.
The two hour show where expressiveness, sensuality and poetry fuse with one single goal: a careful staging where light, music, costumes and stage effects wrap the challenging physical performances of the acrobats and dancers, achieving an up-to-date, modern and attractive aesthetic.
After more than two years of gestation was born in Barcelona, The Gay Circus, a premiere international absolutely a new concept of circus acrobatics based on male and female-oriented audiences gay friendly, ie a show directed to all people without prejudice. For people who accept gays and lesbians and understand that they too are human and can love. – Imagine Cirque du Soleil, but all gay with a gay story!
27 world renowned artists took part in this unique event; artists who have been prize-winners in the most important circus festivals (Monaco, Amsterdam, Paris, Budapest, Massy …) and celebrities in the most famous rings worldwide.
The two hour show where expressiveness, sensuality and poetry fuse with one single goal: a careful staging where light, music, costumes and stage effects wrap the challenging physical performances of the acrobats and dancers, achieving an up-to-date, modern and attractive aesthetic.
The Gay Circus big top was set up in the heart of Barcelona, in Moll of Barceloneta. A comfortable, innovative and beautiful venue – sold out 4 nights! 5,000 people got to witness the magic of these performers.
From lack of knowledge, one could argue that Gay Circus is an event opportunistically set in this frame in order to exploit, once again, the economic power of the gay community.
Also one could argue if there’s an actual need to label the show as “gay”. All these misconceptions are far from reality.
In the same way we can talk about the existence of a pop, rock or hippie culture, there is also a gay culture. We identify certain colors, music, lifestyle, mentality, amusement as genuinely gay. Only this would be reason enough for staging a show.
But Gay Circus goes beyond. Very often the circus has translated the partner dance to the trapeze, acrobatics or contortion. We frequently attend to circus performances that present a love story as the common thread of the show… but this is always between people of different sex!
The acts in Gay Circus shows with pride homosexual love with the hope that one day future generations will be able to attend a “conventional” circus and find there, with normality, acts that now belong to Gay Circus.
The show builds from the basis of referents from literature (Death in Venice, Divine Comedy o A Midsummer Night’s Dream), painting (Masaccio’s Expulsion from the Garden of Eden, Sorolla’s Children on the Seashore, Goya’s monsters in his prints, Velazquez’s Apollo in the Forge of Vulcano), sculpture (the faun in the Louvre or the kouros in the British Museum), photography (Pierre et Gilles), and cinema (Pink Narcissus, Passolini). These sources translate in a careful staging where lights, costumes, stage effects and music wrap the challenging physical performances of the acrobats and dancers.
The Gay Circus was an amazing high-quality show set within the framework of Euro Games 2008, the biggest homosexual sports event in the world! It is safe to say that Gay Circus was the greatest cultural gay event in Europe in 2008.
Let us hope and pray, with all the talent and hard work that went into this, there will be an international tour! We will keep you posted!
Watch a clip – Gay Circus – Swinging From A Chandelier!
and this one – Gay Circus – Hot Acrobats!
ATTENTION! Gay Couples 18-28 Planning To Marry This Summer….MTV WANTS YOU!
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In the last few months, there have been thousands of articles cranked out by the media around the topic of gay weddings, especially in California. – So why not make a reality show about it?!
Enter MTV. From Hawaii to California, Gay Destination weddings are becoming incredibly popular. Are you Gay and going somewhere far from home to tie the knot?
I just got a call from MTV – they want to hear from you if your heading to California this summer to tie the knot! Make your wedding even more extraordinary by having MTV document your journey.
TRUE LIFE: I’m Having a Destination Wedding
True Life employs first-person narrative storytelling to provide a window into the lives of young Americans. The show will focus on the growing trend of young people choosing to get married thousands of miles from home. – Especially for gay people who may be taking off to California or somewhere else, to be legally recognized for their partnership.
“We’re looking to follow young people who are getting married this July or August that appear to be between the ages of 18 and 28. Email married2@mtvstaff.com and tell us your story. Please be sure to include your name, age, location, date of the wedding, phone number, and a photo.”
HX Gay & Lesbian Travel Expo
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The Gay Life Travel Expo is a one night, after work event that attracts 500-1000 GLBT travelers and travel professionals. The Gay Life Travel Expo will take place in major cities around the country!
FREE to attend. Download a FREE TICKET online.
May 20, 2008 – Dallas, Texas
Hilton Anatole
2201 Stemmons Freeway
4:00 – 8:00 PM
May 22, 2008 – Chicago, Illinois
The Center on Halsted
3656 North Halsted
4:00 – 8:00 PM
– Summer Break –
September 16, 2008 – Washington DC
Location TBD
4:00 – 8:00 PM
September 18, 2008 – Atlanta, Georgia
Wyndham Midtown
125 10th St. NE
4:00 – 8:00 PM
October 7, 2008 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sheraton Wall Centre
1088 Burrard St.
5:00 – 9:00 PM
October 28, 2008 – San Francisco, California
Hotel Nikko
222 Mason St.
4:00 – 8:00 PM
October 30, 2008 – San Diego, California
Location TBD
4:00 – 8:00 PM
December 9, 2008 – Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Embassy Suites Ft. Lauderdale
661 NW 53rd St.
4:00 – 8:00 PM
Gay Brussels Belgium
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Summer and Gay Pride!
While June is the biggest month for Pride, some cities and countries will observe pride earlier or later. In Brussels, they will celebrate the week of May 16th. We have never been – but are thinking of going this year…any advice from any readers???
Belgium is a small country (11,730 square Miles, the size of Maryland) with a population of 10 million.There are three languages (Dutch, French and German). However, English is widely spoken I am told. The three regions (Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels) have self-government in many spheres. Like most of Europe, Belgium has retained its old-world charm in the preservation of its ancient buildings and historical traditions. Brussels is the capital of Belgium and the administrative centre of the European Union. This has earned the city the title of the Capital of Europe.
I found quite a long list of gay bars, discos and sauna’s online @ Trabel. It says the most of the gay action is all centered around the area of the Grand Place.
Belgium is a country well known for the best beer in the world! I don’t drink beer – but I am sure they have Vodka or wine somewhere, right? If you are into beer, there was an extensive list of pubs and brewerys online.
The world famous peeing boy can be seen every day and night at the corner of Eikstraat/Stoofstraat near the Grand Place. I was told to try to find out if the Manneken receives a new costume during my stay. During that occasion he pees beer instead of water!
I also read about OCEADE’ – the indoor waterpark. While most of these places are usually very straight, there are always some young euro hotties in wet speedo’s running around!
Getting back to gay…In the late 70s and early 80s the Belgian gay community organised a number of street demonstrations to raise visibility and demand equal rights. The first one was held on 5 May 1979 in Antwerp. Over the years, their pride celebration has gotten bigger and bigger!
Much more than just a bunch of drag queens and floats (though those are fun, don’t get me wrong) the gay people of Brussels and Belgium take pride very seriously and it is much more of a political statement. They host a demonstration/march as opposed to a flamboyant parade.
The Pride marches are held annually in Belgium’s capital Brussels since 1996, with similar events having been held intermittently in preceding years in both Brussels and other cities.
While the marches have a festive character, they are also used to present the gay movement’s political agenda in the form of a list of demands. The list was updated a number of times (in 1996, 1999, 2000, 2004 and 2005) and has included demands for anti-discimination laws, inclusion of gay relationships in high-school sex education and the right to adoption by same-sex parents.
Belgium is considered to be a very liberal country with gay rights and became the 2nd country in the world to legalize gay marriage, in 2003.
Anyone have any thoughts to share about gay Brussels, let us know!
