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Gerard X Reyes

Director and dancer

Gerard X Reyes is a non-binary (he/they), queer Uruguayan-Canadian dancer, choreographer, Certified Sexological Bodyworker, Intimacy Coordinator and Pioneer of the Montreal Ballroom community.
As a dancer, Reyes spent seven years as a member of the Compagnie Marie Chouinard (2006-07 and 2009-13), for which they performed eight works of the repertory, have performed on international tours, and received a Gemini Award from the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television for Best Performance in Chouinard’s film, “bODY_rEMIX”.

Ecstatic Unity is his debut film, co-directed with Oslo/Fusion alumni Poppy Sanchez.

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