Archiving Radical JoyRadical Joy is the deep, deliberate act of embracing joy—especially in the face of systems that seek to suppress, marginalize, or erase. It’s not passive or escapist; it’s defiant, political, and powerful.
This is a living archive of Montreal’s ballroom community—rooted in the city’s underground nightlife and powered by fierce joy, chosen family, and unapologetic self-expression.
Archiving Radical Joy’s purpose is to preserve moments in time where people have gathered and rclaimed space through the radical embodiment of Joy, and to fundamentally affect the the space and the people that witness the moment, past, future and present.
Each frame is a portal—a glimpse into the beauty, resilience, and brilliance that thrives in the margins of the city of Montreal.
This is joy as resistance. Joy as memory. Joy as a map forward.
Black Gxrl Sesh LSS at SAT
WILD PRIDE: Queer Legacy Ball 2025
Place du Village: mini Kiki Ball June 6th
A record of Montreal History
WILD PRIDE: Queer Legacy Ball 2025
“A celebration of unbounded Queerness, a call to every indocile queer to reclaim cultural spaces. In the face of a hostile political climate, it is clear that corporate pride is prioritizing its shareholder interest over the needs of the community.”
“ Wilde Pride emerged as a united front to create its own festival and its own cultural spaces that upholds unapologetic queer joy. Wild prides explicitly intersectional, anti corporate, anti zionist, and committed to centring BIPOC queers and the most marginalized within community. In a climate where Fierté Montréal prioritizes image over activism and the interest of sponsors over those of the 2SLGBTQ+communities. The community believes that Fierté is a festival that caters towards corporations, and corporate greed and doesn't cater towards queer communities and marginalized people. WILD PRIDE for and by the Community, was created in response PRIDE Montreal the richest queer organization in the city/province not providing support and services to queer people they claim to cater to.”
On August 16th 2026 at Ausgang , Black Gxrl Sesh hosted the Queer Legacy kiki Ball, as one of WILD PRIDE’s response to Pride MTL’s anti accessibility and anti-inclusion practices.
Place du Village: mini Kiki Ball June 6th
Bring it in Collaboration with Village pour Toutes hosted a free outdoor kiki ball on the Corner of rue Saint- Catherine and rue Atateken. The categories were Beg runway, Beg performance, Realness , Shake dat ass, Old way vs New Way, Runway, Performance. The evening under the stars was commentated by Mags Old Navy and Solei 007. Sound was curated by DJ Lafhomme 007, and carried the performers to the Panel which was made Icon Stan Elle, Ebony Mulan Lanvin, and Amina 007. This was made possible with the support of the Villa-Marie Burrough of Montreal.
Black Gxrl Sesh LSS at SAT
For the first time, the Society for Arts and Technology Founded in 1996, invites Black Gxrl Sesh to curate their fundraising gala in the Dome of the SAT. On September 16th, BGS brings a troop of performers and other talented artist to performed along side the commentary of MoonStar and Mags , with sounds curated by Mako Telfar , and a team of VJ’s projections glittered the performers onto the walls of the dome of the SAT. The energy was palpable. The room was filled with locally appointed officials. BGS brought all the colour to the room with the help and assistance of Vicky Ouellette Amai and Mikael of Studio Zx.