Peaches Does Herself was today shown as part of Sydney Mardi Gras and Queer Screen The Mardi Gras Film Festival. I'm very pleased that the theatre show I had produced the Stage Design and now transformed into this spectacular film is getting even further acknowledgement and has moved on from the TIFF film festival in Toronto to the Berlinale in Berlin and now a great year to be shown at Sydney Mardi Gras.
Peaches Did The Drake.... The Drake Hotel in Toronto opened up to Peaches last week with a multi level series of installations that took over for the night of Friday 14th September.
Peaches returned to
Toronto to celebrate the international premiere of the feature
film PEACHES DOES HERSELF at TIFF Whilst also taking the cast and crew along too.
The performances included a host of collaborators with shows
throughout the building, including a laser harp performance on
the Raised Lounge, appearances by performer Mignon, Naked Cowgirl Sandy Kane, post rock band
the Jolly Goods in the Underground, transgender performance artist Dani Daniels wearing some Alun Davies headpieces in Room 222 and much more.
Peaches
Does Herself has its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film
Festival on 13th September at Blood Hot Docs Cinema at 9pm.
Further screening dates: 15th September, 3.15pm at Cinema 4 - Paul
& Leah Atkinson Family Cinema (TIFF Bell Lightbox) & 16th
September, 4pm at Jackman Hall.
The ‘anti-jukebox musical’ written, directed by and starring,
Peaches, tells the story of a young woman who, inspired by a
65-year-old stripper, begins to make sexually forthright music. Her
popularity grows and she becomes what her fans expect her to be:
transsexual. She falls in love with a beautiful she-male, but gets her
heart broken and then ventures on a path of self-discovery.
More info: tiff.net/filmsandschedules/tiff/2012/peachesdoesherself
Straight after Glastonbury we were down to the Red Bull Space in London Bridge, working alongside Kim Howells, and designing the 'Muse' exhibition for House of Organza. The environment was coated in a splash of Blue to house the already Blue mannequin bodies that had featured in the Ella Dror Press day and the 'Muse' Look book by Karina Twiss. Rosie Nicholas illustrated a wall mural of tribal blue drawings. We even had the amazing Daniel Sannwald who had created a mesmerizing series of animated GIF's and also a beutiful timeless film which captured all the essence of the fashion pieces by none other than, Piers Atkinson, Lyall Hakarai, Craig Lawrence, Fred Butler and Patternity.
Wall mural by Rosie Nicolas
Fred Butler
Paternity tights
Craig Lawrence
Lyall Hakarai
The House of Organza Blue Studio
Tranny's on set it's Photo time
Danni Daniels with Tron esque body paint and myself in a Blue Vintage patterned shirt
It would seem this week is all about Lasers! For Photoshoots, The LIVE or simply trying to give yourself some home made eye sight corrective surgery.
But more to the point Peaches is doing her Laser show again, which I unfortunately missed back in September in Berlin. This time it is at Art Bassel Miami Beach, one of the most important art shows in the United States. 'A cultural and social highlight for the Americas. As the sister event of Switzerland's Art Basel, the most prestigious art show worldwide for the past 41 years,
Art Basel Miami Beach combines an international selection of top galleries with an exciting program of special exhibitions, parties and crossover events featuring music, film, architecture and design.'
Peaches Laser show is not one to be missed as you can see from this brilliant film. And featurning Peaches band Sweet Machine and the fabulous Danni Daniels, rumours are that Danni has been putting together a rather elaborate costume for this. If only I was stateside I would visit! Peaches needs to bring it to London soon.
But if you are in Miami I suggest you should go and see the show if there are tickets available December 2nd Art Bassel Miami Beach.
