Are you excited about our big shows February 1 and 2, 2013???
Do you want to win a free pair of tickets to our Friday show, with THE Nat King Pole???
Come out to Candyass Cabaret on Friday December 21st and have a laugh, have some drinks, and maybe win some tickets…
Merci à tout le monde qui a assisté à Pantymonium. Surtout merci pour toutes les bobettes! Nous espérons que vous ayez eu autant de fun que nous! Soyez à l’écoute pour des spectacles à venir!
Thanks to everyone who came to Pantymonium! Thanks especially for all the panties! We hope you had as much fun as we did. Stay tuned for more fun to come!
The Dukes of Drag have been questioning gender and sexuality norms through performance since 2007. Many of our acts have explicitly celebrated gender, sexual and size diversity. Others have explicitly decried discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender expression, domestic abuse and capitalism. In this light, our work is inherently political. However, until now, we have never made an overt stand against oppression. Today, the Dukes of Drag have chosen to voice our support for all struggles against oppression and our celebration of all forms of diversity. We therefore present the Dukes of Drag manifesto: a pledge against oppression and a statement of celebration of diversity.
The Dukes of Drag Manifesto
The Dukes of Drag stand against oppression based on sexual orientation; gender identity and expression; sex; race; ethnicity; language; size; age; physical or neurological ability; religion; nationality; citizenship status and socio-economic background. We stand for the celebration of all forms of human diversity and the access to respect and dignity for all people. We acknowledge that we live, work and perform on Kanienkehaka (Mohawk) territory.
This means that:
Some of our acts deal with controversial and sensitive topics, or with stereotypes that may make some people uncomfortable. We are open to dialogue with fans and audience members who have concerns about any of our acts. We are also open to dialogue with people who feel that we have not lived up to the above commitments. Finally, we hope that fans who have special needs will contact us so that we can try to work with them to find a way for them to come enjoy our shows!
Vous voulez une dose de Dukes en attendant Pantymonium?
Jack E. Dickinson des Dukes et Nat King Pole, collaborateur de longue date, performent au Candyass Cabaret de janvier (3e vendredi de chaque mois).
Venredi le 20 janvier, portes à 21h00, spectacle à 22h… 10$ à la porte.
Cafe Cleopatre, 1230 Boul. St-Laurent
De l’événement Facebook: (anglais seulement, désolé-e-s!)
A schmear of deliteful sometimes challenging entertainment … for your eyes and ears to feast on.
A tasty blend of artists in the heart of the historic entertainment district and the Main.
A dab of drag and a bissel of burlesque.
Reena the drag queen is the hostess with mostest
and you just might see Miss Candyass host a bit especially if you buy her some vodka…
Nat King Pole – Drag King extraordinaire !
Jack E. Dickinson – genderblending drag…jack!
Lady Hoops -sassy and sexy hooper
Diane Labelle the sublime bellydancer
Tanya the Mime !
Tommy Toxic performance poetry
Penelope the dragqueen
The divine Damiana Dolce burlesque lounge singer
Delvida dancing onstage
We have a traditional chinese opera dancer performing !
Win incredibly crappy prizes in our contest! Get hauled up on stage kicking and screaming non consentually for our contest.
Dead Dolls, Strippy girls, strippy boyz, lounge singers, dancers and more!
Get hammered on the Cleopatra Cocktail !! Buy more stuff you don’t need from the too cute cigarette girl ! Applaud Jane the very cute stage kitten.
DJ Boum Boum Clara will make you shimmy yer booty after the show as only a stripclub DJ can !
tel. 514-816-8054
Want some Duke action to tide you over till Pantymonium?
The Dukes own Jack E. Dickinson and long time Dukes friend Nat King Pole perform at this month’s Candyass Cabaret (third Friday of every month).
Friday, Jan 20, doors 21h00, show 10PM… 10$ at door.
Cafe Cleopatre, 1230 Boul. St-Laurent
From the Facebook event:
A schmear of deliteful sometimes challenging entertainment … for your eyes and ears to feast on.
A tasty blend of artists in the heart of the historic entertainment district and the Main.
A dab of drag and a bissel of burlesque.
Reena the drag queen is the hostess with mostest
and you just might see Miss Candyass host a bit especially if you buy her some vodka…
Nat King Pole – Drag King extraordinaire !
Jack E. Dickinson – genderblending drag…jack!
Lady Hoops -sassy and sexy hooper
Diane Labelle the sublime bellydancer
Tanya the Mime !
Tommy Toxic performance poetry
Penelope the dragqueen
The divine Damiana Dolce burlesque lounge singer
Delvida dancing onstage
We have a traditional chinese opera dancer performing !
Win incredibly crappy prizes in our contest! Get hauled up on stage kicking and screaming non consentually for our contest.
Dead Dolls, Strippy girls, strippy boyz, lounge singers, dancers and more!
Get hammered on the Cleopatra Cocktail !! Buy more stuff you don’t need from the too cute cigarette girl ! Applaud Jane the very cute stage kitten.
DJ Boum Boum Clara will make you shimmy yer booty after the show as only a stripclub DJ can !
tel. 514-816-8054
The Dukes of Drag would like to offer their sincerest congratulations to Johnny Zoumboulakis of Café Cleopatra for his recent victory against corporate takeover. We recognise that in standing up for his business, he was also standing up for all of us independent and underground artists and our right to be seen and heard. Thanks to Johnny, artists such as the Dukes of Drag and many others have a place to show our own support for various community groups such as l’Association des TranssexuelLEs du Québec, Head and Hands and VIHsion (who do amazing work for the people of Montreal. Our warmest thanks therefore go out to Johnny for fighting the good fight and allowing many of us to continue to express ourselves in all our sexy, genderfucking glory!
Thank you!
Les Dukes of Drag aimeraient sincèrement féliciter Johnny Zoumboulakis du Café Cléopâtre pour sa victoire récente contre un rachat corporatif. Nous reconnaissons que son combat pour maintenir son entreprise était aussi un combat pour les artistes indépendantEs et underground et notre droit d’être vuEs et entenduEs. Grâce à Johnny, des artistes tels les Dukes of Drag et bien d’autres ont un endroit pour montrer notre propre soutien à des groupes communautaires tels l’Association des TranssexuelLEs du Québec, À Deux Mains et VIHsion qui font un énorme travail important pour la population Montréalaise. Nous envoyons donc nos remerciements les plus chaleureux à Johnny pour son combat, qui permet à tellement de personnes d’entre nous de s’exprimer haut et fort dans toute notre glorieuse sexualité et expression de genre!
Merci!
The Dukes are happy to announce their participation at the Trans Pride Gala on Saturday, May 7. We only have love, support and respect for our trans friends and colleagues at the ATQ and will be busting a groove to prove it.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Doors: 8:30 pm * Show 9:30 pm
Cabaret Cleopatra
1230, boul Saint-Laurent
Montreal, QC H2X 2S5
$10 -> All monies raised go to the ATQ!
Buy a t-shirt at the show to support the Dukes 🙂
The Dukes had a fantabulous time at the London Lesbian Film Festival! Heartfelt thanks to:
Thanks!
Much Love,
The Dukes