Eduardo Sabate Archives

Men will be boys
Apr 24 2013 | When two straight male friends get physical to show their feeling for each other, it could be as tender as first love or as insidious as a couple of cranky fogies. Life is a balance for Belgian dancer, Pieter Ampe, and Portugal’s Guilherme Garrido. In their newest collaboration, they explore t
Dancing Naked Poetry
Apr 22 2013 | Montreal’s Compagnie Flak’s premiere of Villanelle and S stuns the audience to utter silence. José Navas’ simple and elegant choreography performed by the dancers that make up his company creates lyrical poetry at the Fleck Dance theatre. Undoubtedly, movement is the main ce
In a Barbie world
Apr 15 2013 | From portraits of modern families with two dads, to penis-print wallpaper, Luiz Penze’s uncomfortably familiar yet jovial compositions rub reality in one’s face, and one can’t help but enjoy it. “Sometimes people think that the message in my art is too stro
Óle to the homo
Feb 17 2013 | Having "homo" in the title of a dance show will surely get the attention of gay boys, but in the case of La Otra Orilla’s HomoBLABLAtus, it refers to an “ultimate incarnation of the human race,” one that sings, dances and babbles. Óle to Myriam Allard and Hedi
Better than butter
Feb 15 2013 | Rainbow-farting unicorns will be the least of your worries at Criscotheque’s upcoming first birthday party. DJs Andrew Awesome and Basha Is Electric’s monthly night, with its sleazy, fun performances and art installations, has been an orgy of dance music since its inception. In the ye
#HeSaidSheSaid, They said, Gay Said
Feb 12 2013 | True romantics Rebecca Perry and Matt Eger wear a lot more than hearts on their sleeves during their upcoming cabaret-for-a-cause, #HeSaidSheSaid: Damn these Wild Young Hearts. They share experiences in relationships, or lack thereof, through lyrics and anecdotes that bare their souls and sense
Many shades of black
Jan 31 2013 | “Black is beautiful because there's jazz, hip hop, flamenco, samba. Black is beautiful because of Obama and because it's everywhere. Black is beautiful, more importantly, because we've survived over 500 years of oppression and we are still here and of influence,” proclaims
This stage is on fire
Dec 06 2012 | The energy emitted by the up-and-coming dancers of Ryerson’s Dance Program in this year’s production of Ryerson Dances was astounding. The audience was treated not only to the 32 beautifully fit and gracefully expressive young bodies on stage, but also to the creativity of world
Jet-setting Jackinsky
Dec 05 2012 | DJ Alain Jackinsky’s soul was saved not long after his Jehovah’s Witness family moved to Montreal. “I was looking for a DJ shop that I used to order from online when I was 13 or 14 years old, which was right near Baudry Metro station. I walked in, bought a couple of vinyls, and the
Hombre flamenco
Oct 19 2012 | A dancefloor in Spain often promises sexy men and muscled asses in tight pants showing off their moves. But long before there were the expansive fields and floors that play host to house music in Ibiza and Barcelona, there was flamenco. The thunderous footwork, sometimes tender, often tension-filled
Edenic eatery
Jul 25 2012 | International travellers come to the park with an assumption that there’s going to be a good restaurant,” says Ken McAuliffe, co-owner of the Rectory Café on Ward’s Island. He and cohorts Sarah Willinsky and Mark Samuel decided to give visitors what they expect. They inve
Beer, boys & bands
Jul 15 2012 | Mainstream stereotypes might show the average gay boy downing a classy cosmo or crantini, but go into any overcrowded homo hangout and it’s obvious that beer is the go-to drink. While beer ads in North America are still behind in targeting the pink population, Toronto’s Festival of Beer
fab's Pride DJ guide
Jun 29 2012 | As the gays gather for Toronto Pride, die-hard circuit followers and club-kids-at-heart are looking to hit the dancefloors, and it’s easy to get lost in the choices. Resident dance music aficionado Eduardo Sabate highlights some of the DJs spinning throughout the city to help you navigate this
Queer Beer Cheer
May 27 2012 | The fact that "queer" rhymes with beer should be enough to prove that gay boys like their brew. Organizers of Toronto’s ever-popular Festival of Beer recognized this oversight last year and introduced the city’s second annual Queer Beer Festival. The festival returns to the CNE
Urban Gaysploration
May 23 2012 | With 7,125 square kilometres of city on our doorstep, there is absolutely no excuse to be bored; gays are no longer restricted to just a few blocks of entertainment. As animated as the Village can be, boozing it while checking out the hottie across the room night after night can lose its appeal
Queer condos are where the boys are
May 05 2012 | The glorious days of spring bring forth tulips, hyacinths and for-sale signs. While the patios start filling with eager boys braving the crisp April breeze, others stretch their winter legs to check out open houses and condo sales centres. So where exactly are gay men flocking to buy their new homes
Hard as a Rockwood
Apr 24 2012 | “He’s a beautiful man,” says DJ Blackcat. “When I met him, his personality was beautiful, too, which makes him even more attractive. That wasn’t the case with other stars I spoke to. I asked a lot of the guys in the community who their pornstar of choice was, and Ace Ro
Moody gay men
Apr 11 2012 | Considered a maverick in dance and a forward-thinking choreographer, Hari Krishnan continues to innovate with his new work, Quicksand, and its prologue piece Nine. "For me, it's embracing my Western sensibilities and my Asian ones. I would like the audience to come to the show with an extre
Daniel MacIvor’s Was Spring has sprung
Apr 10 2012 | “Sometimes you go looking for plays. This one came looking for me. Regret, grief and resentment, and about reintegrating with the self, coming to term with things — these were the things in my head and what the play looks at,” says playwright and director Daniel MacIvor of Was Spri
Islands full of Pride
Mar 26 2012 | Pride Azores announced a new partnership with Pride Toronto at a press conference yesterday. As the first queer organization in the Portuguese islands of Azores, the collaboration is an important step for the budding organization to have its voice heard in the international field. Pride Azores presi

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