{"id":26685,"date":"2026-06-22T16:08:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T14:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zirkusquartier.ch\/veranstaltungen\/la-gender-reveal-party-4\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T17:10:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T15:10:06","slug":"la-gender-reveal-party-4","status":"publish","type":"indy-event","link":"https:\/\/zirkusquartier.ch\/en\/events\/la-gender-reveal-party-4\/","title":{"rendered":"La Gender Reveal Party"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-indy-events-innerblock\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-img-fluid\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/zirkusquartier.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/web_houseofhermess_Oliver-Lambourne-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zirkusquartier.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/web_houseofhermess_Oliver-Lambourne-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zirkusquartier.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/web_houseofhermess_Oliver-Lambourne-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zirkusquartier.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/web_houseofhermess_Oliver-Lambourne-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zirkusquartier.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/web_houseofhermess_Oliver-Lambourne-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/zirkusquartier.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/web_houseofhermess_Oliver-Lambourne-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/zirkusquartier.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/web_houseofhermess_Oliver-Lambourne-380x253.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9Oliver Lambourne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Four performers host a Gender Reveal Party and explore the question: is it a cornerstone of drag culture \u2013 or a controversial tradition that reinforces binary gender stereotypes? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Full of glamour, chaos, and camp, <em>House of Hermess <\/em>whisks <em>the <\/em>audience away into an extravagant and sometimes delightfully trashy world where circus, drag, and cabaret collide. They combine acrobatics, aerial artistry, lip-syncing, dance, and live singing into a dazzling stage spectacle.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The show invites you to question norms, shift perspectives, and experience gender as something fluid, playful, and diverse. A hybrid open-air drag-circus-kitsch cabaret\u2014for young and old alike.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Note: Stroboscopes<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zirkusquartier.ch\/en\/events\/circ-exchange-3-2\/?vorstellung=26495\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Circ-Exchange: Gender in Contemporary Circus<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">On the festival Sunday, a <em>Circ-Exchange <\/em>will take place <em>on <\/em>the topic <em>of <\/em> <em>\u201cGender in Contemporary Circus<\/em>.\u201d The event will <em>be led <\/em>by Sonny Crowden and Thomas Botticelli from <em>House of Hermess <\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/zirkusquartier.ch\/en\/community\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Circ-Exchange<\/a> is a networking event featuring workshops and discussions for professional circus artists and takes place three times a year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trailer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TEASER - La Gender Reveal Party (2025)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U2S9XvgXKho?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<details class=\"indy-block-accordion\">\n    \n<summary class=\"indy-block-accordion-header\">\n  \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading indy-block-accordion-header-title\">Company<\/h3>\n\n\n<\/summary>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-img-fluid\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/zirkusquartier.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/web_portrait_housofhermess_Oliver-Lambourne2-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zirkusquartier.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/web_portrait_housofhermess_Oliver-Lambourne2-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/zirkusquartier.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/web_portrait_housofhermess_Oliver-Lambourne2-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/zirkusquartier.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/web_portrait_housofhermess_Oliver-Lambourne2-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zirkusquartier.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/web_portrait_housofhermess_Oliver-Lambourne2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>House of Hermess<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sonny Crowden and Thomas Botticelli <em>met <\/em>in 2020 at <em>the CNAC\u2014Centre National des Arts du Cirque <\/em>. After collaborating closely on several projects, they founded <em>House of Hermess<\/em> in 2021: their drag house, with the goal of organizing more drag and circus events. <em>La Gender Reveal Party<\/em> is thus a continuation of their work and embodies their shared vision. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/details>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<details class=\"indy-block-accordion\">\n    \n<summary class=\"indy-block-accordion-header\">\n  \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading indy-block-accordion-header-title\">Credits<\/h3>\n\n\n<\/summary>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Performance (Drag)<\/strong><\/td><td>Nina Castiglia, Fanny Marmion<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><strong>Performance ( <\/strong>Drag) &amp; Artistic Direction<\/strong><\/td><td>Thomas Botticelli and Sonny Crowden<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Sound Design<\/strong><\/td><td>Gabbor<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Lighting Design, Technical Direction &amp; Lighting Technology<\/strong><\/td><td>Elie Martin<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Stand-in: Technical Director &amp; Lighting Designer<\/strong><\/td><td>Rachel Aroutcheff<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Sound Engineering<\/strong><\/td><td>Lolie Mortreux<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Outside Eye<\/strong><\/td><td>Mona La Doll, Marthe Calvaire<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Costume Design Support<\/strong><\/td><td>Marie Roy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Costume Design &amp; Digital Communications Support<\/strong><\/td><td>Brendan Arekhi<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/details>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<section id=\"\" class=\"sectionblock  inverted-color\" >\n  <div class=\"section-inner\">\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n      \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publikums-Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dieser Programm-Punkt ist Teil des Festival ZirQus 2026. Das gesamte Programm und alle weiteren Infos zum Festival findest du <a href=\"https:\/\/zirkusquartier.ch\/zirqus\/\">hier<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hutsammlung<\/strong><br>Das ganze Festival basiert auf Hutsammlung. Es gibt f\u00fcr jeden Programm-Punkt eine Kollekte und du bestimmst deinen Eintrittspreis. Bezahlung in bar oder twint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Richtpreise<\/strong><br>Shows: CHF 25.\u2013 f\u00fcr Erwachsene \/ CHF 10.\u2013 f\u00fcr Kinder\u00a0<br>Workshops: CHF 20.\u2013 f\u00fcr Erwachsene \/\u00a0CHF 5.\u2013 f\u00fcr Kinder<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Freie Platzwahl<\/strong><br>Es gilt freie Platzwahl und\u00a0first come, first served \u2013 Bitte 10 Minuten vorher da sein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alter<\/strong><br>Bitte beachte die Altersangaben.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Workshops &amp; Rahmenprogramm<\/strong><br>Versicherung ist Sache der Teilnehmenden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Inklusion<\/strong><br>Am Festival ZirQus sind alle Menschen herzlich willkommen. Das Festivalgel\u00e4nde ist rollstuhlg\u00e4ngig. Zeitgen\u00f6ssischer Zirkus funktioniert meist ohne Sprache. Alle Shows basieren auf Hutsammlung. Es gibt keinen Konsumzwang. 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