PER7EPTION / THE EXPOSITION: HIV consciousness-raising campaign

Per7eption, this first-of–its-kind provocative AIDS campaign was created by Canadian HIV Positive artist Jean-Pierre Pérusse, multidisciplinary artist Kat Coric and photographer Bob Hendriks. Seven artists invite you to immerse yourself, as they did for this project, into the world of an HIV positive person through 7 original surrealist photo composites shot by Bob Hendriks and created by Jean-Pierre Pérusse. Visualize how an HIV positive person perceives society when afflicted by this disease.

This intimate, emotional and personal depiction addresses misinformation and misconceptions. It will not only speak to those touched by HIV, but to all those facing adversity: It is a truly universal theme.

This event allows members of both the LGBTA and mainstream communities to discover many exciting organizations, community groups, businesses and sports teams, run by and/or catering to the LGBTA community.

YVON GOULET AND KAT CORIC

To underscore this year’s themes, “Stonewall :40 years!” and “¡Fiesta!“, the Café des Arts will receive and expose artists Mr. Yvon Goulet and Ms. Kat Coric, to highlight their social implication and how they portray the Montréal gay community through their paintings. You will have the opportunity to admire and purchase certain paintings exposed. You will also have the chance to see the artists in action during the “live painting” event at the Café des Arts this Saturday, August 15, between noon and 17:00. It’s a great time to meet, encourage and see these artists practising their métier.

The parade will start on the corner of de Lorimier Avenue and René-Lévesque Boulevard East and travel west, through the Village, culminating on Saint-Hubert Street. Following this, crowds are invited to continue the celebrations at Parc Émilie-Gamelin and on Sainte-Catherine Street East, between Saint-Hubert and Papineau.

After last year’s monster success, the T-DANCE’s controls will be handed over to DJ MARK ANTHONY (Montréal) and DJ STÉFANE LIPPÉ (Montréal) for a second year in a row. An invited DJ will also be part of the action to highlight the parade’s ¡FIESTA! theme. We have selected DJ OSCAR VELASQUEZ (México) who has been named the “best Mexican DJ for 2008”.

13:00  |  DJ STÉFANE LIPPÉ (Montréal)
Parking | Circus | Fly (or) | stefanelippe.com

The day Stéfane Lippé placed his first vinyl on the Sky Pub turntables, a new chapter began in the long history of Quebec’s love for house music. Born with a complete instinctual understanding of the musical spectrum, Stéfane Lippé was destined for the road to success, far from his humble beginnings at Thérèse-Martin High School in Joliette, Quebec. Inspired by the likes of Frankie Knuckles, Deep Dish, Stephan Grondin, Derrick Carter, and Mark Anthony, he has become one of the top figures in the Montréal nightlife scene since the beginning of the millennium, quickly becoming one of the most respected DJs of the city, province, and country.

His hard work had lead Stéfane Lippé to become a resident DJ at numerous clubs in Montréal, such as Sky, Sisters (Church Sundays), Stereo Nightclub, Club Opera, Cabaret Mado, and Circus Afterhours. Furthermore, he has worked at such prestigious international clubs as Élysée Montmartre (Paris), Fly (Toronto), Klub (Nice), Gorg-O-Mish (Vancouver), Terminal (Québec), Red Light (Paris), Sunrise (Ottawa), Spartacus (Marseille), and Kingdom (Cologne), as well as major events for BBCM, Divers/Cité, and many other organizations.

Management and bookings:
Gaëtan Vaudry  |  GV Management  |  www.gvmanagenent.ca

  

17:00 |  DJ OSCAR VELAZQUEZ - México
myspace.com/oscarvelazquez // glamevents.com

OSCAR VELAZQUEZ started his career as an amateur disc jockey in 1984. By the late 80's, he got acquainted with the high energy sounds from Divine, Patrick Cowley, the Flirts, and Stacey Q., who then rocked massive underground events in Mexico City. In 1990, Oscar won his first residency as professional DJ in a night club. To this date, he has worked in more than 40 different night clubs in Mexico City, and throughout the country.

As resident DJ for BEAT 100.9 FM, and with his extensive professional background, Oscar's career has skyrocketed over the past years. From now on, fans relish is regular presence on stage throughout Mexico and oversees. Oscar has participated to more than 180 events since. In first the year after he began his radio show, Oscar got center stage at venues such as: Parking - Monterrey, Barcelona - Queretaro, Biza Club Leon - Guanajuato, Balcones Club - Puerto Vallarta, BPM Lounge - Mexico City, Monica's Disco - Guadalajara, Colmillo Bar - Mexico City, Blue Parrot - Playa Del Carmen.

Oscar surely is one of the most influential producers and DJs in the Mexican Electronic Music arena, with weekly performances both at the radio station, and a never ending series of live sets. His style is strong of over 20 years of experience in the music industry. From Vocal to Progressive House Music, Tribal, Electro or Trance, Oscar always managed to lay down a perfect blend of rhythms and sound textures, while crossing-over to a different trend that never misses to satisfy the pickiest clubbers.

For over 20 years now, Mark Anthony has been serving up his signature textured house beats, blending shake-it percussion, savvy special effects and a heaping helping of pure love. His spot-on eye for the hottest emerging sounds helped pioneer Montréal’s now world-famous house scene from the outset. True to himself and his vision, Mark has been instrumental in making house music and clubbing a unique experience, an art form, a means of expression. He may be recognized globally as a master of the turntables, but Mark’s career has also included turns as an accomplished music and event producer, always striving to breathe new life into nightlife.

When he’s not rocking the house at a long list of clubs and special events at home in Montreal, across Canada and abroad, Mark is always focused on making music, be it original songs, remixes, or producing artists in a variety of genres. He continues to wax prophetic at his monthly residency at Montréal's Unity and weekly at Red Lite, the largest after-hours venue in the Montréal area. The collaboration yielded the first Red Lite Series CD compilation, which soon became a top seller. Mark stepped up to man the decks again at the 2007 Black & Blue Festival main event, which brought circuit enthusiasts to their knees.

He is also set to co-launch the Web-based music label Dark Panties Recordings, which will showcase a full range of talent in a wide variety of musical genres, with the same kind of effervescence Mark puts into everything he does.

Pour plus d'informations veuillez visiter www.markanthonymusic.com ainsi que www.myspace.com/markanthonymusic.
Photo Credit: © Salvador Ochoa

In a concept produced by Jean-Pierre Pérusse, “STONEWALL REVOLUTION” revives the staggering events and the prominent battles which shaped the LGBTA community since STONEWALL 1969, considered the origin of Pride Celebrations worldwide. Jae Aviance, Foxy and Popline will relive these moments with you with the help of a soundtrack by DJ Patrick Guay. Stylized, radical and engaged, RADICAL 5™ creates and produces for a third year in a row the closing show for Montréal Pride Celebrations. Expect surprises like the participation of Mr. Leather Montréal 2009, Mr. Mario D’Astous.

Production: RADICAL 5™ — www.radical5.com
Conceived and directed by Jean-Pierre Pérusse
Lighting: Dominique Morissette
Soundtrack Patrick Guay
Starring: Jae Aviance, Foxy et  Popline

Presented by Village Scene Productions
ThÉÂtre Sainte-Catherine (264, rue Sainte-Catherine Est)

Presentations will be in both English and French for a total of ten performances from August 10 to 15 at Théâtre Sainte-Catherine (264 rue Sainte-Catherine Est) as an associate event of the Montréal Pride Celebrations 09.

Celebrating his 15th year of artistic life this season, Davyn Ryall has been toying a long time with the idea of presenting Oscar Wilde’s masterpiece of a play. “The Importance of Being Earnest”. at the heart of the summer season. Fascinated by Oscar Wilde’s vivid spirit, Davyn Ryall has attempted to stay as close as possible to the four act original text with endless subtleties. The four-act version of this radically absurd play, which was arguably in some respects written well ahead of its time, is filled to the brim with summertime fun and now with the tasteful addition of some entertaining dance and lively music. -Not without a certain contrast, it proposes moreover a new sparkling translation of this comedy ever-so popular over 100 years after its creation, and adapted to the flavour of the day by locating the action in Montréal in the year 1929, while still keeping the spirit of its original era, the Victorian England of the 19th century.

This show features nine of Montréal’s own local bilingual professional talents: Aleksandra Lipskaia (Miss Prism), Simon Chaussé (Dr. Rev. Chausable), Jonathan Marquis (Lane, & Mr. Gribsby), Jessica Hill (Gwendolyn Fairfax), Chris Nachaj (Algernon Moncrieff), Elsa Perez (Lady Bracknell),  Marc-André Poulin (Jack Worthing), Kristina Sandev (Cecily Cardew) and Stéphane Turgeon (Merriman).

Directed by Davyn Ryall.

Information at Village Scene Productions

Tickets: $10 to $20 General seating. Wheel chair accessible.
Available in advance at PRIAPE, 1311 Sainte-Catherine Est | 514 521-8451 www.priape.com Groups and information contact: PVSP tickets@villagescene.com 514 656-3420.

Now in its ninth season VSP (Village Scene Productions) provides over 25 of Montréal’s own talents with opportunities to perform in two productions on our local stages. Village Scene Productions, making the world a better place, one production at a time since 2000. A celebration of the contribution made by LGBT culture to the performing arts in: Theatre, Dance, Music. A cornucopia of diversity in the performing arts...

VSP thanks our 2009 season supporters: Fondation Émergence; Players Theatre; 2009 Montréal Pride Celebrations; Priape; BBCM Foundation; Quebec Drama Federation.

Bar Alizé (900, rue Ontario Est – métro Berri-UQAM)
Soirée Black & White: Afro-Caribean Mega party organised by Arc en ciel d'Afrique. With Dj Klass: Reggae - Hip-Hop - Zouk - Rnb - Kompas - Ndombolo- Coupé Décalé - Etc.
Entrance: $5 ($7 at the door)
Contacts: Sabrina : 514-710-8085; Fabrice : 514-817-5470; Dj Klass 514-948-5281

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