works
W-alis (in development 2025)
Redmond Reyes
2025 | Brand X Multi-disciplinary Artist Residency | City of Sydney Creative Studios Sydney
(In development) Director, performer and designer. A work about losing a loved one, cultural death as a consequence of assimilation, the ritual of cleaning during the grieving process and a metaphor for reconstructing oneself as explored through a Filipino broom.
ANTIVENOM
Redmond Reyes, Owen Leong, Wuwei Pan
2025 | Antivenom: Year Of The Snake Exhibtion | 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art Sydney
Choreographer, performer, and co-designer. This hybrid DJ set turned performance, portrays a figure shedding the emotional skin that had hardened by an ending relationship. As the figure is rebirthed anew, they carry the baggage of this past dalliance, no longer attached however, not forgotten.Costume co-designed in collaboration with Owen Leong.
Aliens of Manila
Redmond Reyes, Leeroy New and Wytchings with Sam Whiteside
2022 | Soft Centre for Vivid Festival | Carriageworks, Sydney, Australia
Interview for ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): https://youtu.be/QSEyG1t23p8?si=Rzbnyhdnk5ZKzXVG
Director, producer, choreographer & performer. This 2-part performance portrays the evolution of a transplanted alien. The alien begins in a fragile state but undergoes physical transformation as it adapts to new surroundings. The work has simultaneous readings, an allegory for queerness and coming out and, concerning cultural displacement of overseas Filipino workers and diaspora. Costume conceptualised in collaboration with Leeroy New.
GABAN
Play written and directed by Brook Andrew (22nd Biennale of Sydney artistic director)
2022 | Sydney Modern opening program | Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, Australia
Further images and artist statement: https://www.brookandrew.com/gaban
Actor and collaborator (dialogue, costuming & makeup). GABAN is a post-traumatic play that premiered in the Grand Court Galleries of the Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney. Gaban is a Wiradjuri word that means ‘strange’ and it describes the disconcerting experience of the museum for First Nations and Indigenous peoples of Australia. As participants, we were invited to contribute via cultural perspectives e.g. native language.
Blake Prize Performance
Redmond Reyes, Billy Keohavong and Jackson Garcia
2022 | Blake Prize program | Casula Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia
Video of performance: https://youtube.com/shorts/-7-LvvUXVYU
Choreographer, performer, and designer. This 3-part narrative depicts a grey subject stalked by a mysterious dark entity. The entity is revealed to mark the beginning of an awakening, a reflection of the subjects’ spirituality. The work contained largely improvisational movement in reaction to the museum’s architecture and artworks on display for the Blake Prize (on the theme of spirituality).
Costume creation, direction, styling, Makeup
2022-2025 | Various
BVT - LALAKI; https://youtu.be/0TxhU5ukNU4?si=1zdING4SaiHG0iko
4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebaw2o0Ciq0
Dyan Tai - Freedom 自由: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajS6LNC5FUE
Chela - Cool 2B Queer; https://youtu.be/5dvcQGU2N-s?si=h2FEImK36waBiZDt
My styling and designs draw inspiration from diverse influences, weaving together elements from Filipino mythology, BDSM practices, rave culture, drag, broader Asian traditions, Australian larrikinism, the ballroom scene, the new romantics, and club kid movements. Through this eclectic mix, I aim to express concepts such as excess, extravagance, subversion, camp, sex-positivity, the gender spectrum, and humour in my work.
Media appearances
2022-2024 | Various
Paris Fashion Week 2024 – Catholic Guilt; https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDwE8U6yB3K/
Australian Fashion Week 2023 - Erik Yvon: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WkVygYtJMas
VICE Australia – Interview with Jenna Suffern: https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxjqqw/the-vice-guide-to-queer-asian-nightlife-in-sydney
Nike x Footlocker – national advertising campaign: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKqqjYQUqM4
FBI Radio presenter – Interview with Cakes Da Killa: https://fbiradio.com/cakes-da-killa-interview/
WAH-WAH x FILTHY RATBAG Campaign
Other accomplishments include model for Paris fashion week 2024 event with Catholic Guilt, runway model for Australian Fashion Week 2023 with Erik Yvon and participation in a national advertising campaign for Nike and Footlocker. I've been interviewed by VICE media, providing insights into the queer Asian identity and nightlife. Additionally, former day-time radio host for FBI Radio 94.5 FM Sydney.
