Joey Arias
출생 : 1949-10-03, Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
약력
A fixture of New York City’s vibrant downtown performance scene for 30-plus years, Joey Arias is a bona fide NYC icon. Arias lived and worked with legendary musician Klaus Nomi until Nomi’s death in 1983. However, he has long since stepped out of Nomi’s shadow to gain fame in his own right as a performance artist, cabaret singer and drag artist. Arias has distinguished himself with scandalous wit, sleek style and an extraordinary voice... evocative of Billie Holiday yet uniquely his own. Arias has performed worldwide at venues including Carnegie Hall and the Freedom Theatre in London. Arias was tapped by Cirque du Soleil to originate the role of the emcee in their Las Vegas spectacular Zumanity. After 6 years in that role, Arias returned to New York where he became the star and co-creator of Arias With a Twist with master puppeteer Basil Twist. The show was a critical and commercial hit and extended repeatedly for a total of 8 months. On film, he has appeared in Mondo New York, Big Top Pee Wee, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, Wigstock - The Movie, Flawless and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, among others.
Self
Spotlighting the art of drag, and centered on the New York staple Wigstock, this documentary showcases the personalities and performances that inform the ways we understand queerness, art and identity today.
Jai the Chanteuse
As an AIDS activist and member of ACT UP in the 1980s and 90s, Sam witnessed the deaths of too many friends and lovers. Battlewounded and struggling with survivor's guilt, Sam now resents the complacency of his former comrades and derides what he sees as the younger generation's indifference to the politics of sex, and of death. An unexpected intimacy with a much younger man challenges Sam's understanding of contemporary gay life. Through this unconventional romance, he is forced to deal with the trauma that so informs his past, their present, and an unknown future.
Dora Ramona del Pilar
The Zanctuary is a decadent bar in Lower Manhattan owned by a former prostitute, Dora Ramona del Pilar. An undercover police detective follows an investigation on human trafficking discovering what's hidden under the bar: rooms filled with Dora's terrible sins and her attempts at redemption.
Himself
Called "The American Bowie," "The True Fairy of Rock & Roll" and "Hype of the Year," Jobriath's reign as the first openly gay rock star was brief and over by 1975. Now, 35 years later, "Jobriath A.D." spotlights his life, music, groundbreaking influence and the new generations of fans slowly re-discovering him.
Himself
Focuses on the collaboration between cabaret and drag artist Joey Arias and master puppeteer Basil Twist, whose 2008 show brought them some of the biggest success of their careers.
Himself
This fascinating reality program exposes the ups and downs of a group of Cirque du Soleil performers as they put together "Zumanity," a new, highly erotic show in Las Vegas. Filmed over two years, Lovesick follows the diverse group of artists -- coy Cuban stripper Alex, feisty New York drag queen Joey, stylish British dancer Laetitia and debutante princess Jonel -- along with Creation Director Andrew and Spymonkey, the outrageous clown quartet.
Himself
Looks like an alien, sings like a diva - Klaus Nomi was one of the 1980s' most profoundly bizarre characters to emerge through rock music: a counter tenor who sang pop music like opera and brought opera to club audiences and made them like it. The Nomi Song is a film about fame, death, friendship, betrayal, opera, and the greatest New Wave rock star that never was!
Music
Zumanity was a resident cabaret-style show by Cirque du Soleil at the New York-New York Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. It is the first "adult-themed" Cirque du Soleil show, billed as "the sensual side of Cirque du Soleil" or "another side of Cirque du Soleil". Created by René Richard Cyr and Dominic Champagne, Zumanity is a departure from the standard Cirque format. Intended to be for mature adult audiences only, this show is centered on erotic song, dance, acrobatics and comedy.
Stormy
늙은 퇴역해군 왈트는 가족과 친구들에게 배신당하고 외롭게 살지만 경비병 시절 인질극을 벌이던 무장강도를 잡아 동네 영웅이 된 사내. 어느 날 아파트 위층의 총격 사건에 끼어들려다 갑자기 찾아온 뇌졸중으로 오른쪽 손발과 입이 마비된다. 전화도 안 받고 절망 속에 살다가 의사의 간곡한 권유로 입의 마비 회복을 위해 노래강습을 받게 된다. 강사는 그가 혐오하던 게이클럽 가수이자 여장남자인 러스티. 둘은 다투면서도 우정을 조금씩 쌓아가지만, 러스티가 총격 사건에 연루되면서 두 사람에게 위기가 닥친다.
Himself
A film that revels in the sheer delightful fabulousness of drag! A joyful look into the lives of some of the most famous drag queens of today: Varla Jean Merman, Candis Cayne, Lady Bunny and Lypsinka. These frocked out femmes of fashion light up the screen!
Ruby
At the beginning of a nightly Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, Jim seems particularly troubled. His sponsor encourages him to talk that night, the first time in seven months, so he does - and leaves the meeting right after. As Jim wanders the night, searching for some solace in his old stomping grounds, bars and parks where he bought drugs, the meeting goes on, and we hear the stories of survivors and addicts - some, like Louis, who claim to have wandered in looking for choir practice, who don't call themselves alcoholic, and others, like Joseph, whose drinking almost caused the death of his child - as they talk about their lives at the meeting
Justine
뉴욕 드랙 퀸(여장남자) 컨테스트에서 우승한 세명의 드랙퀸 비다(패트릭 스웨이지 분) 녹시마(웨슬리 스나입스 분), 치치(존 레귀자모 분)는 뉴욕 패션의 여장 차림으로 꿈도시 헐리웃을 향해 돌진했다. 하지만 이 세 명은 가는 도중 몹쓸 경찰관의 검문에서부터 컬쳐(사회) 쇼크의 현장인 폭소가 시작된다. 경찰관의 그곳을 차 때려 눕힌 세 여장 남자들은 신더스 빌에 고장난 차를 고치기 위해 도착한다. 주민들의 놀라운 시선 속에 이들은 서커스단이 방문한 듯한 흥겨움과 연속되는 폭소 사건을 일으키며 신더스빌을 온통 축제와 흥분으로 불사른다. 이 여행이 만든 또하나의 기적은 남편에게 매맞고 살던 전형적인 가정주부 앤(Carol Ann: 스터커트 채닝 분)에게도 찾아왔다. 삶의 의미를 잃고 살던 앤은 그들을 만나 용기를 얻게 되고 새로운 인생을 출발한다. 여자인줄 알고 그들에게 사랑을 느끼는 청년들과 이별을 뒤로 하고 그녀들은 헐리웃 드랙퀸 컨테스트 대회에서 우승한다.
Creative documentary on the drag queen movement and its origins in Paris, New York and Madrid.
Self
The three-decade-old annual Manhattan gathering of drag queens and their fans is portrayed in this colorful documentary. The film concentrates on the spectacle of the event, providing abundant examples of the elaborate costumes, flamboyant wigs, and campy musical performances that characterize the event.
Ramirez
A group of seven strangers, including a dancer, a doctor, a teacher, and a disgraced former football player, are brought together on an island owned by the mysterious Osirus. There they are told that at some point in their lives, they crossed Osirus and now must face his revenge. The seven must reach a boat on the opposite side of the island before Osirus and his hunters track them down and kill them.
Hitchhiker
풍만한 가슴에 색다른 헤어스타일과 노출이 심한 의상으로 뭇 남성들의 시선을 받고 있는 엘비라(Elvira/Elvira's Aunt: 카산드라 피터슨 분). 고양이같은 화장과 검은 의상으로 마치 한 마리의 검은 고양이처럼 섹스 어필한 여자다. 그녀는 켄사스 주에 있는 한 성으로 찾아간다. 그 마을에는 그녀가 오자마자 혼란이 일어나고 만다. 모든 남성들의 혼을 앗아가 버리자 고리타분한 사고방식에 젖어 있는 여자들의 질투심은 극에 달한다. 그런저런 것에 전혀 신경쓰지 않고 마음대로 행동하는 엘비라는 어느새 청소년들에게 우상이 되어 버린다. 이즈음, 엘비라는 자신의 출생에 얽힌 비밀을 알게 되고 신비한 마력을 지니고 있는 자신의 존재도 알게 된다. 마을에서는 마녀로 알고 그녀를 불태워 죽여야 한다고 여자들이 아우성이다. 이때, 엘비라에게서 숨겨진 마법의 책을 뺏고자 마술사의 도전이 시작된다. 결국 엘비라는 위기를 넘기고, 마을 사람들도 그녀의 진실을 알게 된다. 엘비라는 항상 꿈꾸던 라스베가스의 톱 싱어로 인기를 한몸에 누리는 대스타가 된다.
Shim
Paul Reubens stars as Pee-wee Herman in his second full-length film about a farmer who joins the circus after a storm drops a big tent in his front yard. Pee-wee, along with an outlandish cast of animals and circus performers, puts on the best show ever.
Fish Out Of Water / A Hard Days Night
A young woman wanders around New York City and stumbles across a number of strange characters and settings that represent the "underground" areas of the city. She sees stand up comedy in Central Park, a prostitution auction, a voodoo ceremony, an S&M club, and a number of very interesting performance artists. These are just a few of the sights and sounds of New York that she encounters.
Ann Magnuson is launched off the back of her boyfriend's motorcycle while doing a bong rip, and into a strange fantasy world airbrushed on the side of a van. Will she make it back to our world in time for the Vulcan Death Grip show?
Writer
"Mermaids on Heroin" is a 1985 13-minute video written and staring New York performer Joey Arias. Features Fred Schneider from the B-52s.
Director
"Mermaids on Heroin" is a 1985 13-minute video written and staring New York performer Joey Arias. Features Fred Schneider from the B-52s.
Meridian
"Mermaids on Heroin" is a 1985 13-minute video written and staring New York performer Joey Arias. Features Fred Schneider from the B-52s.
Based on the true story of four Nazi saboteurs who infiltrated the US in 1942 and were quickly caught and executed, this 80-minute ode to America's irresistibly corruptive allure was the only underground feature by writer-director Anders Grafstrom. A Swedish art director who relocated to NYC, he created this grandiose No-Wave, Super-8 color-epic at the age of 23, only to die in a Mexican car accident a few months after completing the film.
