Desire :: Masquerade Ball - June 25, 2010
Photography by Robert Doyle
If you’ve ever imagined the characters from Alice’s Wonderland romping through Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory, while viewed through a kaleidoscope, then you might have an idea of the baroque, Venetian freak-and-glamour fest that filled Capitale on Friday night of NYC Pride weekend for Lee Chappell and Chris Ryan’s masquerade ball DESIRE.
Long-term New Yorkers, Mark and Robert have also lived in San Francisco, Boston, Provincetown, D.C., Miami Beach and the south of France. The recipient of fellowships at MacDowell, Yaddo, and Blue Mountain Center, Mark is a PhD in American history and literature, as well as the author of the novels Wolfchild and My Hawaiian Penthouse. Robert is the producer of the documentary We Are All Children of God. Their work has appeared in numerous publications, as well as at : www.mrny.com.