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Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

2010-02-28T06:11:29Z

Barbary Lion:

The '''Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras''' is an annual [[gay]] pride parade and festival for the LGBT community in [[Wikipedia:Sydney|Sydney]], New South Wales, Australia.

Although not a [[furry]] event, furries have been involved in the Mardi Gras for many years, organizing a float in the Mardi Gras' street parade.

==2006 Event==
[[Image:Furries_MardiGras_06.jpg|right|thumb|Furries at the 2006 Mardi Gras]]
The furry float for the 2006 Mardi Gras was designed and constructed on a small Hilux ute by [[Dustan Da Fox]], [[Lupie]] and [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]]. This was Dustan and Lupie's first year as chief organisers. The float was called "Furries on the Loose" and was themed around furs confined to a zoo breaking out of their cages. Furs ran around while Zookeepers attempted to round-them-up. Some of the escaped furs brandished signs torn from their 'cages', the official side saying 'CAUTION FURRIES - These Animals Yiff' and the reverse side graffitied with 'UNLOCK YOUR CAGE'.

The float, signs and zookeeper shirts were designed and created by [[Lupie]], and [[Dustan Da Fox]]. The marchers also wore ears and tails if they had them.

Due to the small size of the float vehicle most of the [[fursuiters]] had to walk with the non-fursuiters. Some fursuiters became ill from heat stress & dehydration during and after the parade. Since then all future parade entries have had a vehicle large enough to accommodate all the fursuiters so they are not required to walk the parade route.

Furries involved in the 2006 parade were:
====Fursuiters====
* [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]], [[Lupie]], [[Marcwolf]], [[Marko the Rat]], [[Oz Kangaroo]], [[Ristin]], [[Tzup]]

The following furs suited in fursuits loaned by Oz Kangaroo:
* [[Kushantaiidan]], [[Wolven (Australia)|Wolven]]

====Non-fursuiters====
*[[Bandit]], [[Claybear]], [[Ciron]], [[Dustan Da Fox]], [[Frey Falcon]], [[Harley Coyote]], [[Jay Fear]], [[JayFox]], [[Yuumei Doragon]]

====Support crew====

* [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]] - Sound & Lighting, [[Techie Fox]] - Media/photography, [[Tursiae]] - Media/photography

==2007 Event==
[[Image:Furries_MardiGras_07.jpg|right|thumb|Furries at the 2007 Mardi Gras]]
The furry float for the 2007 Mardi Gras was a constructed on a flatbed truck by [[Dustan Da Fox]] and [[Lupie]], with the theme "Furries Love to be Wild". The jungle-undergrowth design was painted with the assistance of [[Barbary Lion (person)|Barbary Lion]], [[Harley Coyote]], and [[Jay Fear]].

The [[fursuiters]] attending the event rode on the float whilst non-fursuiters walked behind wearing black T-shirts with a rainbow-colour pawprint motif. The marchers also wore ears and tails if they had them and some carried rainbow coloured pawprints.

Furries involved in the 2007 parade were:
====Fursuiters====
* [[Lupie]], [[Marcwolf]], [[Marko the Rat]], [[Oz Kangaroo]], [[Rabid Lycanthrope]], [[Ristin]], [[Stephen Quoll]], [[Techie Fox]], [[Tzup]]

The following furs suited in fursuits loaned by Oz Kangaroo:
* [[GreyFox]], [[Harley Coyote]], [[Weasely]], [[Wolven (Australia)|Wolven]]

====Non-fursuiters====
* [[AlexOtter]], [[AngelKitty]], [[Auri_Felix|Auri]], [[Bandit]], [[Barbary Lion (person)|Barbary Lion]], [[Dustan Da Fox]], [[Frey Falcon]], [[Jay Fear]], [[Miles the Otter]], [[Smacky Wolf]], [[Will Bunny]], [[Yuumei Doragon]]

====Support crew====

* [[Claybear]] - Driver, [[Hendikins]] - Media/photography, [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]] - Sound & Lighting

==2008 Event==
[[Image:Furries_MardiGras_08.jpg|right|thumb|Furries at the 2008 Mardi Gras]]
The furry float for the 30th anniversary 2008 Mardi Gras was a constructed on a flatbed truck by [[Dustan Da Fox]] and [[Lupie]]. The float was "Planet of the Furs", a parody of Planet of the Apes to tie in with the Mardi Gras theme of 'Brave New Worlds'.

The planet design, T-shirts and 'furrified' Statue of Liberty were designed and created by [[Lupie]], and [[Dustan Da Fox]]. Assistance on T-shirt production was provided by [[Barbary Lion (person)|Barbary Lion]] and [[Yuumei Doragon]] with assistance on float assembly provided by [[BC Wolf]] and [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]]. [[Techie Fox]] choreographed the music.

Most of the [[fursuiters]] attending the event rode on the float whilst non-fursuiters walked behind wearing white T-shirts stylised to represent spacesuits. The marchers also wore ears and tails if they had them.

Furries involved in the 2008 parade were:
====Fursuiters====
* [[Atpaw]], [[BC Wolf]], [[ColinRaccoon]], [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]], [[Lupie]], [[Marcwolf]], [[Marko the Rat]], [[Rose Quoll]], [[Stephen Quoll]], [[Taubu]], [[Techie Fox]], [[Weasely]], [[Zwabbe]]

====Non-fursuiters====
* [[AngelKitty]], [[Bandit]], [[Barbary Lion (person)|Barbary Lion]], [[Dustan Da Fox]], [[Frey Falcon]], [[Harley Coyote]], [[Jay Fear]], [[JayFox]], [[Jes'ad]], Kai, [[KibaWolf]], [[Koneko]], [[Lady Red]], [[Luketh]], [[Mindfyer]], [[Nipper]], [[Packer]], [[Paws (person)|Paws]], [[Wolven (Australia)|Wolven]], [[Xy]], [[Yuumei Doragon]]

====Support crew====

* [[Claybear]] - Driver, [[Hendikins]] - Media/photography, [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]] - Sound & Lighting, [[Temba (person)|Temba]] - Media/photography

==2009 Event==
[[Image:Furovision.JPG|right|thumb|The Furovision Logo]]
Mardi Gras 2009 was the 31st annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. It launched on February 14, 2009, and the street parade and party was held on Saturday March 7.<ref>[http://www.mardigras.org.au/ Mardi Gras 2009] - From New Mardi Gras [http://www.mardigras.org.au website]</ref>

The furry float for the 2009 Mardi Gras was a constructed on a flatbed truck by [[Claybear]], [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]], [[Lupie]], and [[Wolven (Australia)|Wolven]]. The float was "Furovision", a spoof on the [[Wikipedia:Eurovision Song Contest|Eurovision Song Contest]] to tie in with the 2009 Mardi Gras theme of 'Nations United'.

The logo design for the T-shirts and float was designed by [[Lupie]]. The props were constructed by [[Barbary Lion (person)|Barbary Lion]] and [[Yuumei Doragon]] with assistance on final float assembly and setup provided by Amaya, [[BC Wolf]], [[Dustan Da Fox]], [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]], [[Jes'ad]], [[Lupie]], [[Techie Fox]], [[Wolven (Australia)|Wolven]] and [[Yuumei Doragon]].

The [[fursuiters]] attending the event rode on the float whilst non-fursuiters walked behind wearing black T-shirts with 'Furovision' on the front and 'Furovision Song Contest - Mardi Gras 2009' on the rear. Participants wore ears and tails if they had them and were provided with prop microphones and handheld confetti lauchers.

[[Jes'ad]] and [[Techie Fox]] choreographed the music using songs from the 2006, 2007 and 2008 Eurovision Song Contests. The tracks were:-

Dancing Lasha Tumbai - Verda Serduchka (Ukraine - 2007)
Water - Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov (Bulgaria - 2007)
This is my Life - Euroband (Iceland - 2008)
Hero - Charlotte Perrelli (Sweden - 2008)
Show me your Love - Tina Karol (Ukraine - 2006)
Vodka - Morena (Malta - 2008)

The 2009 parade was also aired live on [[Wikipedia:Foxtel|Foxtel]] via their 'Main Event' pay-per-view service.

Furries involved in the 2009 parade were:
====Fursuiters/Costumers====
* [[BC Wolf]], [[ColinRaccoon]], [[Devil]], [[Dustan Da Fox]], [[Gaz_a]], [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]], [[Lupie]], [[Marko the Rat]], [[Spence]], [[Stephen Quoll]], [[Taubu]], [[Techie Fox]], [[Wolven (Australia)|Wolven]], [[Zwabbe]]

====Non-fursuiters====
* Amaya, [[AngelKitty]], [[Barbary Lion (person)|Barbary Lion]], [[JayFox]], [[Jes'ad]], Kai, [[Paul Fox]], [[Sarketch]], [[Stripe Husky]], [[Treemeadow]], [[Verity]], [[Yuumei Doragon]]

====Support crew====

* [[AussieHusky]] - Catering, [[Claybear]] - Driver, [[Eldrich]] - Media/video, [[Hendikins]] - Media/photography, [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]] - Sound & Lighting

==2010 Event==
[[Image:54FUR.JPG|right|thumb|The Studio FiftyFur Logo]]
Mardi Gras 2010 was the 32nd annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. It launched on February 20, 2010, and the street parade and party was held on Saturday February 27.<ref>[http://www.mardigras.org.au/ Mardi Gras 2010] - From New Mardi Gras [http://www.mardigras.org.au website]</ref>

The furry float for the 2010 Mardi Gras was a constructed on a flatbed truck by [[Claybear]], [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]], [[Lupie]], [[Barbary Lion (person)|Barbary Lion]], [[Dustan Da Fox]] and [[Wolven (Australia)|Wolven]]. The float was "Studio FiftyFur", a spoof on the [[Wikipedia:Studio 54|Studio 54]] [[Wikipedia:Disco|Disco]] to tie in with the 2010 Mardi Gras theme of 'History of the World'.

The logo design for the T-shirts and float was designed by [[Lupie]]. The float decorations were constructed by [[Barbary Lion (person)|Barbary Lion]], [[Dustan Da Fox]], [[Techie Fox]], [[Yuumei Doragon]] and [[Odax Lynx]] with assistance on final float assembly and setup provided by [[Barbary Lion (person)|Barbary Lion]], [[BC Wolf]], [[Dustan Da Fox]], [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]], [[Lupie]], [[Techie Fox]], [[Wolven (Australia)|Wolven]] and [[Yuumei Doragon]].

The [[fursuiters]] attending the event rode on the float whilst non-fursuiters walked behind wearing black T-shirts with 'Studio FiftyFur' on the front and 'Studio FiftyFur- Mardi Gras 2010' on the rear. Participants wore ears and tails if they had them.

[[Jes'ad]] mixedchoreographed the music using songs from the late 70s and early 80s. The tracks were:-

Patrick Hernandez – Born to be Alive
Donna Summer – Hot Stuff
The Trammps – Disco Inferno
Bee Gees – You Should be Dancing
Michael Jackson – Don’t stop til you get Enough
Michael Jackson - Blame It On The Boogie
Earth, Wind & Fire – Boogie Wonderland
KC & the Sunshine Band – Shake, Shake, Shake

The 2010 parade was also aired live on [[Wikipedia:Foxtel|Foxtel]] via their 'Arena' channel.

Furries involved in the 2010 parade were:
====Fursuiters/Costumers====
* [[BC Wolf]], [[ColinRaccoon]], [[Dustan Da Fox]], [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]], [[Lupie]], [[Marko the Rat]], [[Spence]], [[Stephen Quoll]], [[Wolven (Australia)|Wolven]], [[Eldrich]] (in Ziggy, provided by [[Marko the Rat]]

====Non-fursuiters====
* Amaya, Angela, [[AngelKitty]], [[Barbary Lion (person)|Barbary Lion]], [[JayFox]], [[Jes'ad]], [[Odax Lynx]], [[Paul Fox]], [[Sarketch]], [[Stripe Husky]], [[Techie Fox]], [[Treemeadow]], [[Yuumei Doragon]]

====Support crew====

* [[Claybear]] - Driver, [[Techie Fox]] - Media/video, [[Hendikins]] - Media/photography, [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]] - Sound & Lighting

== References ==
<references />

==External links==
* {{youtube|-aSXHZO_wgI|Furries in the Sydney Mardi Gras}} - video from the 2006 event
* [http://www.hendikins.id.au/cgi-bin/album.pl?album=mardigras-2007 Hendikins' photographs and videos] of the 2007 event
* [http://www.ktgraphic.com/photography/mardigras/2007/MardiGrasParade07/content/20070303_MG07_Parade_656_large.html Professional photographs] of the furry float in the 2007 event
* {{youtube|4F7jePvFpys|Mardi Gras Parade Sydney}} - video from the 2007 event
* [http://www.hendikins.id.au/cgi-bin/album.pl?album=mardigras-2008 Hendikins' photographs and videos] of the 2008 event
* Temba's photographs of the 2008 event: [http://www.runfreephoto.com/mardigras1.html] [http://www.runfreephoto.com/mardigras2.html] [http://www.runfreephoto.com/mardigras3.html] [http://www.runfreephoto.com/mardigras4.html] [http://www.runfreephoto.com/mardigras5.html] [http://www.runfreephoto.com/mardigras6.html]
* [http://www.hendikins.id.au/cgi-bin/album.pl?album=mardigras-2009 Hendikins' photographs and videos] of the 2009 event
* {{youtube|-SP5PzAJ4TU|Mardi Gras 2009 Video 58}} - video from the 2009 event

[[Category:Events]]
[[Category:Sydney]]
[[Category:New South Wales]]

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

2010-02-28T06:07:45Z

Barbary Lion:

The '''Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras''' is an annual [[gay]] pride parade and festival for the LGBT community in [[Wikipedia:Sydney|Sydney]], New South Wales, Australia.

Although not a [[furry]] event, furries have been involved in the Mardi Gras for many years, organizing a float in the Mardi Gras' street parade.

==2006 Event==
[[Image:Furries_MardiGras_06.jpg|right|thumb|Furries at the 2006 Mardi Gras]]
The furry float for the 2006 Mardi Gras was designed and constructed on a small Hilux ute by [[Dustan Da Fox]], [[Lupie]] and [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]]. This was Dustan and Lupie's first year as chief organisers. The float was called "Furries on the Loose" and was themed around furs confined to a zoo breaking out of their cages. Furs ran around while Zookeepers attempted to round-them-up. Some of the escaped furs brandished signs torn from their 'cages', the official side saying 'CAUTION FURRIES - These Animals Yiff' and the reverse side graffitied with 'UNLOCK YOUR CAGE'.

The float, signs and zookeeper shirts were designed and created by [[Lupie]], and [[Dustan Da Fox]]. The marchers also wore ears and tails if they had them.

Due to the small size of the float vehicle most of the [[fursuiters]] had to walk with the non-fursuiters. Some fursuiters became ill from heat stress & dehydration during and after the parade. Since then all future parade entries have had a vehicle large enough to accommodate all the fursuiters so they are not required to walk the parade route.

Furries involved in the 2006 parade were:
====Fursuiters====
* [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]], [[Lupie]], [[Marcwolf]], [[Marko the Rat]], [[Oz Kangaroo]], [[Ristin]], [[Tzup]]

The following furs suited in fursuits loaned by Oz Kangaroo:
* [[Kushantaiidan]], [[Wolven (Australia)|Wolven]]

====Non-fursuiters====
*[[Bandit]], [[Claybear]], [[Ciron]], [[Dustan Da Fox]], [[Frey Falcon]], [[Harley Coyote]], [[Jay Fear]], [[JayFox]], [[Yuumei Doragon]]

====Support crew====

* [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]] - Sound & Lighting, [[Techie Fox]] - Media/photography, [[Tursiae]] - Media/photography

==2007 Event==
[[Image:Furries_MardiGras_07.jpg|right|thumb|Furries at the 2007 Mardi Gras]]
The furry float for the 2007 Mardi Gras was a constructed on a flatbed truck by [[Dustan Da Fox]] and [[Lupie]], with the theme "Furries Love to be Wild". The jungle-undergrowth design was painted with the assistance of [[Barbary Lion (person)|Barbary Lion]], [[Harley Coyote]], and [[Jay Fear]].

The [[fursuiters]] attending the event rode on the float whilst non-fursuiters walked behind wearing black T-shirts with a rainbow-colour pawprint motif. The marchers also wore ears and tails if they had them and some carried rainbow coloured pawprints.

Furries involved in the 2007 parade were:
====Fursuiters====
* [[Lupie]], [[Marcwolf]], [[Marko the Rat]], [[Oz Kangaroo]], [[Rabid Lycanthrope]], [[Ristin]], [[Stephen Quoll]], [[Techie Fox]], [[Tzup]]

The following furs suited in fursuits loaned by Oz Kangaroo:
* [[GreyFox]], [[Harley Coyote]], [[Weasely]], [[Wolven (Australia)|Wolven]]

====Non-fursuiters====
* [[AlexOtter]], [[AngelKitty]], [[Auri_Felix|Auri]], [[Bandit]], [[Barbary Lion (person)|Barbary Lion]], [[Dustan Da Fox]], [[Frey Falcon]], [[Jay Fear]], [[Miles the Otter]], [[Smacky Wolf]], [[Will Bunny]], [[Yuumei Doragon]]

====Support crew====

* [[Claybear]] - Driver, [[Hendikins]] - Media/photography, [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]] - Sound & Lighting

==2008 Event==
[[Image:Furries_MardiGras_08.jpg|right|thumb|Furries at the 2008 Mardi Gras]]
The furry float for the 30th anniversary 2008 Mardi Gras was a constructed on a flatbed truck by [[Dustan Da Fox]] and [[Lupie]]. The float was "Planet of the Furs", a parody of Planet of the Apes to tie in with the Mardi Gras theme of 'Brave New Worlds'.

The planet design, T-shirts and 'furrified' Statue of Liberty were designed and created by [[Lupie]], and [[Dustan Da Fox]]. Assistance on T-shirt production was provided by [[Barbary Lion (person)|Barbary Lion]] and [[Yuumei Doragon]] with assistance on float assembly provided by [[BC Wolf]] and [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]]. [[Techie Fox]] choreographed the music.

Most of the [[fursuiters]] attending the event rode on the float whilst non-fursuiters walked behind wearing white T-shirts stylised to represent spacesuits. The marchers also wore ears and tails if they had them.

Furries involved in the 2008 parade were:
====Fursuiters====
* [[Atpaw]], [[BC Wolf]], [[ColinRaccoon]], [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]], [[Lupie]], [[Marcwolf]], [[Marko the Rat]], [[Rose Quoll]], [[Stephen Quoll]], [[Taubu]], [[Techie Fox]], [[Weasely]], [[Zwabbe]]

====Non-fursuiters====
* [[AngelKitty]], [[Bandit]], [[Barbary Lion (person)|Barbary Lion]], [[Dustan Da Fox]], [[Frey Falcon]], [[Harley Coyote]], [[Jay Fear]], [[JayFox]], [[Jes'ad]], Kai, [[KibaWolf]], [[Koneko]], [[Lady Red]], [[Luketh]], [[Mindfyer]], [[Nipper]], [[Packer]], [[Paws (person)|Paws]], [[Wolven (Australia)|Wolven]], [[Xy]], [[Yuumei Doragon]]

====Support crew====

* [[Claybear]] - Driver, [[Hendikins]] - Media/photography, [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]] - Sound & Lighting, [[Temba (person)|Temba]] - Media/photography

==2009 Event==
[[Image:Furovision.JPG|right|thumb|The Furovision Logo]]
Mardi Gras 2009 was the 31st annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. It launched on February 14, 2009, and the street parade and party was held on Saturday March 7.<ref>[http://www.mardigras.org.au/ Mardi Gras 2009] - From New Mardi Gras [http://www.mardigras.org.au website]</ref>

The furry float for the 2009 Mardi Gras was a constructed on a flatbed truck by [[Claybear]], [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]], [[Lupie]], and [[Wolven (Australia)|Wolven]]. The float was "Furovision", a spoof on the [[Wikipedia:Eurovision Song Contest|Eurovision Song Contest]] to tie in with the 2009 Mardi Gras theme of 'Nations United'.

The logo design for the T-shirts and float was designed by [[Lupie]]. The props were constructed by [[Barbary Lion (person)|Barbary Lion]] and [[Yuumei Doragon]] with assistance on final float assembly and setup provided by Amaya, [[BC Wolf]], [[Dustan Da Fox]], [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]], [[Jes'ad]], [[Lupie]], [[Techie Fox]], [[Wolven (Australia)|Wolven]] and [[Yuumei Doragon]].

The [[fursuiters]] attending the event rode on the float whilst non-fursuiters walked behind wearing black T-shirts with 'Furovision' on the front and 'Furovision Song Contest - Mardi Gras 2009' on the rear. Participants wore ears and tails if they had them and were provided with prop microphones and handheld confetti lauchers.

[[Jes'ad]] and [[Techie Fox]] choreographed the music using songs from the 2006, 2007 and 2008 Eurovision Song Contests. The tracks were:-

Dancing Lasha Tumbai - Verda Serduchka (Ukraine - 2007)
Water - Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov (Bulgaria - 2007)
This is my Life - Euroband (Iceland - 2008)
Hero - Charlotte Perrelli (Sweden - 2008)
Show me your Love - Tina Karol (Ukraine - 2006)
Vodka - Morena (Malta - 2008)

The 2009 parade was also aired live on [[Wikipedia:Foxtel|Foxtel]] via their 'Main Event' pay-per-view service.

Furries involved in the 2009 parade were:
====Fursuiters/Costumers====
* [[BC Wolf]], [[ColinRaccoon]], [[Devil]], [[Dustan Da Fox]], [[Gaz_a]], [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]], [[Lupie]], [[Marko the Rat]], [[Spence]], [[Stephen Quoll]], [[Taubu]], [[Techie Fox]], [[Wolven (Australia)|Wolven]], [[Zwabbe]]

====Non-fursuiters====
* Amaya, [[AngelKitty]], [[Barbary Lion (person)|Barbary Lion]], [[JayFox]], [[Jes'ad]], Kai, [[Paul Fox]], [[Sarketch]], [[Stripe Husky]], [[Treemeadow]], [[Verity]], [[Yuumei Doragon]]

====Support crew====

* [[AussieHusky]] - Catering, [[Claybear]] - Driver, [[Eldrich]] - Media/video, [[Hendikins]] - Media/photography, [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]] - Sound & Lighting

==2010 Event==
[[Image:54FUR.JPG|right|thumb|The Studio FiftyFur Logo]]
Mardi Gras 2010 was the 32nd annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. It launched on February 20, 2010, and the street parade and party was held on Saturday February 27.<ref>[http://www.mardigras.org.au/ Mardi Gras 2010] - From New Mardi Gras [http://www.mardigras.org.au website]</ref>

The furry float for the 2010 Mardi Gras was a constructed on a flatbed truck by [[Claybear]], [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]], [[Lupie]], [[Barbary Lion (person)|Barbary Lion]], [[Dustan Da Fox]] and [[Wolven (Australia)|Wolven]]. The float was "Studio FiftyFur", a spoof on the [[Wikipedia:Studio 54|Studio 54]] [[Wikipedia:Disco|Disco]] to tie in with the 2010 Mardi Gras theme of 'History of the World'.

The logo design for the T-shirts and float was designed by [[Lupie]]. The float decorations were constructed by [[Barbary Lion (person)|Barbary Lion]], [[Dustan Da Fox]], [[Techie Fox]], [[Yuumei Doragon]] and [[Odax Lynx]] with assistance on final float assembly and setup provided by [[Barbary Lion (person)|Barbary Lion]], [[BC Wolf]], [[Dustan Da Fox]], [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]], [[Lupie]], [[Techie Fox]], [[Wolven (Australia)|Wolven]] and [[Yuumei Doragon]].

The [[fursuiters]] attending the event rode on the float whilst non-fursuiters walked behind wearing black T-shirts with 'Studio FiftyFur' on the front and 'Studio FiftyFur- Mardi Gras 2010' on the rear. Participants wore ears and tails if they had them.

[[Jes'ad]] mixedchoreographed the music using songs from the late 70s and early 80s. The tracks were:-

(Included tracks to be provided)

The 2010 parade was also aired live on [[Wikipedia:Foxtel|Foxtel]] via their 'Arena' channel.

Furries involved in the 2010 parade were:
====Fursuiters/Costumers====
* [[BC Wolf]], [[ColinRaccoon]], [[Dustan Da Fox]], [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]], [[Lupie]], [[Marko the Rat]], [[Spence]], [[Stephen Quoll]], [[Wolven (Australia)|Wolven]], [[Eldrich]] (in Ziggy, provided by [[Marko the Rat]]

====Non-fursuiters====
* Amaya, Angela, [[AngelKitty]], [[Barbary Lion (person)|Barbary Lion]], [[JayFox]], [[Jes'ad]], [[Odax Lynx]], [[Paul Fox]], [[Sarketch]], [[Stripe Husky]], [[Techie Fox]], [[Treemeadow]], [[Yuumei Doragon]]

====Support crew====

* [[Claybear]] - Driver, [[Techie Fox]] - Media/video, [[Hendikins]] - Media/photography, [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]] - Sound & Lighting

== References ==
<references />

==External links==
* {{youtube|-aSXHZO_wgI|Furries in the Sydney Mardi Gras}} - video from the 2006 event
* [http://www.hendikins.id.au/cgi-bin/album.pl?album=mardigras-2007 Hendikins' photographs and videos] of the 2007 event
* [http://www.ktgraphic.com/photography/mardigras/2007/MardiGrasParade07/content/20070303_MG07_Parade_656_large.html Professional photographs] of the furry float in the 2007 event
* {{youtube|4F7jePvFpys|Mardi Gras Parade Sydney}} - video from the 2007 event
* [http://www.hendikins.id.au/cgi-bin/album.pl?album=mardigras-2008 Hendikins' photographs and videos] of the 2008 event
* Temba's photographs of the 2008 event: [http://www.runfreephoto.com/mardigras1.html] [http://www.runfreephoto.com/mardigras2.html] [http://www.runfreephoto.com/mardigras3.html] [http://www.runfreephoto.com/mardigras4.html] [http://www.runfreephoto.com/mardigras5.html] [http://www.runfreephoto.com/mardigras6.html]
* [http://www.hendikins.id.au/cgi-bin/album.pl?album=mardigras-2009 Hendikins' photographs and videos] of the 2009 event
* {{youtube|-SP5PzAJ4TU|Mardi Gras 2009 Video 58}} - video from the 2009 event

[[Category:Events]]
[[Category:Sydney]]
[[Category:New South Wales]]

File:Furovision.JPG

2010-02-28T06:03:17Z

Barbary Lion: Furovision Logo

== Summary ==
Furovision Logo
== Licensing: ==
{{cover}}

File:54FUR.JPG

2010-02-28T06:02:05Z

Barbary Lion: Studio Fifty Fur Logo

== Summary ==
Studio Fifty Fur Logo
== Licensing: ==
{{cover}}

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

2010-02-28T05:59:13Z

Barbary Lion:

The '''Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras''' is an annual [[gay]] pride parade and festival for the LGBT community in [[Wikipedia:Sydney|Sydney]], New South Wales, Australia.

Although not a [[furry]] event, furries have been involved in the Mardi Gras for many years, organizing a float in the Mardi Gras' street parade.

==2006 Event==
[[Image:Furries_MardiGras_06.jpg|right|thumb|Furries at the 2006 Mardi Gras]]
The furry float for the 2006 Mardi Gras was designed and constructed on a small Hilux ute by [[Dustan Da Fox]], [[Lupie]] and [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]]. This was Dustan and Lupie's first year as chief organisers. The float was called "Furries on the Loose" and was themed around furs confined to a zoo breaking out of their cages. Furs ran around while Zookeepers attempted to round-them-up. Some of the escaped furs brandished signs torn from their 'cages', the official side saying 'CAUTION FURRIES - These Animals Yiff' and the reverse side graffitied with 'UNLOCK YOUR CAGE'.

The float, signs and zookeeper shirts were designed and created by [[Lupie]], and [[Dustan Da Fox]]. The marchers also wore ears and tails if they had them.

Due to the small size of the float vehicle most of the [[fursuiters]] had to walk with the non-fursuiters. Some fursuiters became ill from heat stress & dehydration during and after the parade. Since then all future parade entries have had a vehicle large enough to accommodate all the fursuiters so they are not required to walk the parade route.

Furries involved in the 2006 parade were:
====Fursuiters====
* [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]], [[Lupie]], [[Marcwolf]], [[Marko the Rat]], [[Oz Kangaroo]], [[Ristin]], [[Tzup]]

The following furs suited in fursuits loaned by Oz Kangaroo:
* [[Kushantaiidan]], [[Wolven (Australia)|Wolven]]

====Non-fursuiters====
*[[Bandit]], [[Claybear]], [[Ciron]], [[Dustan Da Fox]], [[Frey Falcon]], [[Harley Coyote]], [[Jay Fear]], [[JayFox]], [[Yuumei Doragon]]

====Support crew====

* [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]] - Sound & Lighting, [[Techie Fox]] - Media/photography, [[Tursiae]] - Media/photography

==2007 Event==
[[Image:Furries_MardiGras_07.jpg|right|thumb|Furries at the 2007 Mardi Gras]]
The furry float for the 2007 Mardi Gras was a constructed on a flatbed truck by [[Dustan Da Fox]] and [[Lupie]], with the theme "Furries Love to be Wild". The jungle-undergrowth design was painted with the assistance of [[Barbary Lion (person)|Barbary Lion]], [[Harley Coyote]], and [[Jay Fear]].

The [[fursuiters]] attending the event rode on the float whilst non-fursuiters walked behind wearing black T-shirts with a rainbow-colour pawprint motif. The marchers also wore ears and tails if they had them and some carried rainbow coloured pawprints.

Furries involved in the 2007 parade were:
====Fursuiters====
* [[Lupie]], [[Marcwolf]], [[Marko the Rat]], [[Oz Kangaroo]], [[Rabid Lycanthrope]], [[Ristin]], [[Stephen Quoll]], [[Techie Fox]], [[Tzup]]

The following furs suited in fursuits loaned by Oz Kangaroo:
* [[GreyFox]], [[Harley Coyote]], [[Weasely]], [[Wolven (Australia)|Wolven]]

====Non-fursuiters====
* [[AlexOtter]], [[AngelKitty]], [[Auri_Felix|Auri]], [[Bandit]], [[Barbary Lion (person)|Barbary Lion]], [[Dustan Da Fox]], [[Frey Falcon]], [[Jay Fear]], [[Miles the Otter]], [[Smacky Wolf]], [[Will Bunny]], [[Yuumei Doragon]]

====Support crew====

* [[Claybear]] - Driver, [[Hendikins]] - Media/photography, [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]] - Sound & Lighting

==2008 Event==
[[Image:Furries_MardiGras_08.jpg|right|thumb|Furries at the 2008 Mardi Gras]]
The furry float for the 30th anniversary 2008 Mardi Gras was a constructed on a flatbed truck by [[Dustan Da Fox]] and [[Lupie]]. The float was "Planet of the Furs", a parody of Planet of the Apes to tie in with the Mardi Gras theme of 'Brave New Worlds'.

The planet design, T-shirts and 'furrified' Statue of Liberty were designed and created by [[Lupie]], and [[Dustan Da Fox]]. Assistance on T-shirt production was provided by [[Barbary Lion (person)|Barbary Lion]] and [[Yuumei Doragon]] with assistance on float assembly provided by [[BC Wolf]] and [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]]. [[Techie Fox]] choreographed the music.

Most of the [[fursuiters]] attending the event rode on the float whilst non-fursuiters walked behind wearing white T-shirts stylised to represent spacesuits. The marchers also wore ears and tails if they had them.

Furries involved in the 2008 parade were:
====Fursuiters====
* [[Atpaw]], [[BC Wolf]], [[ColinRaccoon]], [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]], [[Lupie]], [[Marcwolf]], [[Marko the Rat]], [[Rose Quoll]], [[Stephen Quoll]], [[Taubu]], [[Techie Fox]], [[Weasely]], [[Zwabbe]]

====Non-fursuiters====
* [[AngelKitty]], [[Bandit]], [[Barbary Lion (person)|Barbary Lion]], [[Dustan Da Fox]], [[Frey Falcon]], [[Harley Coyote]], [[Jay Fear]], [[JayFox]], [[Jes'ad]], Kai, [[KibaWolf]], [[Koneko]], [[Lady Red]], [[Luketh]], [[Mindfyer]], [[Nipper]], [[Packer]], [[Paws (person)|Paws]], [[Wolven (Australia)|Wolven]], [[Xy]], [[Yuumei Doragon]]

====Support crew====

* [[Claybear]] - Driver, [[Hendikins]] - Media/photography, [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]] - Sound & Lighting, [[Temba (person)|Temba]] - Media/photography

==2009 Event==
Mardi Gras 2009 was the 31st annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. It launched on February 14, 2009, and the street parade and party was held on Saturday March 7.<ref>[http://www.mardigras.org.au/ Mardi Gras 2009] - From New Mardi Gras [http://www.mardigras.org.au website]</ref>

The furry float for the 2009 Mardi Gras was a constructed on a flatbed truck by [[Claybear]], [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]], [[Lupie]], and [[Wolven (Australia)|Wolven]]. The float was "Furovision", a spoof on the [[Wikipedia:Eurovision Song Contest|Eurovision Song Contest]] to tie in with the 2009 Mardi Gras theme of 'Nations United'.

The logo design for the T-shirts and float was designed by [[Lupie]]. The props were constructed by [[Barbary Lion (person)|Barbary Lion]] and [[Yuumei Doragon]] with assistance on final float assembly and setup provided by Amaya, [[BC Wolf]], [[Dustan Da Fox]], [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]], [[Jes'ad]], [[Lupie]], [[Techie Fox]], [[Wolven (Australia)|Wolven]] and [[Yuumei Doragon]].

The [[fursuiters]] attending the event rode on the float whilst non-fursuiters walked behind wearing black T-shirts with 'Furovision' on the front and 'Furovision Song Contest - Mardi Gras 2009' on the rear. Participants wore ears and tails if they had them and were provided with prop microphones and handheld confetti lauchers.

[[Jes'ad]] and [[Techie Fox]] choreographed the music using songs from the 2006, 2007 and 2008 Eurovision Song Contests. The tracks were:-

Dancing Lasha Tumbai - Verda Serduchka (Ukraine - 2007)
Water - Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov (Bulgaria - 2007)
This is my Life - Euroband (Iceland - 2008)
Hero - Charlotte Perrelli (Sweden - 2008)
Show me your Love - Tina Karol (Ukraine - 2006)
Vodka - Morena (Malta - 2008)

The 2009 parade was also aired live on [[Wikipedia:Foxtel|Foxtel]] via their 'Main Event' pay-per-view service.

Furries involved in the 2009 parade were:
====Fursuiters/Costumers====
* [[BC Wolf]], [[ColinRaccoon]], [[Devil]], [[Dustan Da Fox]], [[Gaz_a]], [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]], [[Lupie]], [[Marko the Rat]], [[Spence]], [[Stephen Quoll]], [[Taubu]], [[Techie Fox]], [[Wolven (Australia)|Wolven]], [[Zwabbe]]

====Non-fursuiters====
* Amaya, [[AngelKitty]], [[Barbary Lion (person)|Barbary Lion]], [[JayFox]], [[Jes'ad]], Kai, [[Paul Fox]], [[Sarketch]], [[Stripe Husky]], [[Treemeadow]], [[Verity]], [[Yuumei Doragon]]

====Support crew====

* [[AussieHusky]] - Catering, [[Claybear]] - Driver, [[Eldrich]] - Media/video, [[Hendikins]] - Media/photography, [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]] - Sound & Lighting

==2010 Event==
Mardi Gras 2010 was the 32nd annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. It launched on February 20, 2010, and the street parade and party was held on Saturday February 27.<ref>[http://www.mardigras.org.au/ Mardi Gras 2010] - From New Mardi Gras [http://www.mardigras.org.au website]</ref>

The furry float for the 2010 Mardi Gras was a constructed on a flatbed truck by [[Claybear]], [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]], [[Lupie]], [[Barbary Lion (person)|Barbary Lion]], [[Dustan Da Fox]] and [[Wolven (Australia)|Wolven]]. The float was "Studio FiftyFur", a spoof on the [[Wikipedia:Studio 54|Studio 54]] [[Wikipedia:Disco|Disco]] to tie in with the 2010 Mardi Gras theme of 'History of the World'.

The logo design for the T-shirts and float was designed by [[Lupie]]. The float decorations were constructed by [[Barbary Lion (person)|Barbary Lion]], [[Dustan Da Fox]], [[Techie Fox]], [[Yuumei Doragon]] and [[Odax Lynx]] with assistance on final float assembly and setup provided by [[Barbary Lion (person)|Barbary Lion]], [[BC Wolf]], [[Dustan Da Fox]], [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]], [[Lupie]], [[Techie Fox]], [[Wolven (Australia)|Wolven]] and [[Yuumei Doragon]].

The [[fursuiters]] attending the event rode on the float whilst non-fursuiters walked behind wearing black T-shirts with 'Studio FiftyFur' on the front and 'Studio FiftyFur- Mardi Gras 2010' on the rear. Participants wore ears and tails if they had them.

[[Jes'ad]] mixedchoreographed the music using songs from the late 70s and early 80s. The tracks were:-

(Included tracks to be provided)

The 2010 parade was also aired live on [[Wikipedia:Foxtel|Foxtel]] via their 'Arena' channel.

Furries involved in the 2010 parade were:
====Fursuiters/Costumers====
* [[BC Wolf]], [[ColinRaccoon]], [[Dustan Da Fox]], [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]], [[Lupie]], [[Marko the Rat]], [[Spence]], [[Stephen Quoll]], [[Wolven (Australia)|Wolven]], [[Eldrich]] (in Ziggy, provided by [[Marko the Rat]]

====Non-fursuiters====
* Amaya, Angela, [[AngelKitty]], [[Barbary Lion (person)|Barbary Lion]], [[JayFox]], [[Jes'ad]], [[Odax Lynx]], [[Paul Fox]], [[Sarketch]], [[Stripe Husky]], [[Techie Fox]], [[Treemeadow]], [[Yuumei Doragon]]

====Support crew====

* [[Claybear]] - Driver, [[Techie Fox]] - Media/video, [[Hendikins]] - Media/photography, [[Ivan Repin|Ivan]] - Sound & Lighting

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{youtube|-aSXHZO_wgI|Furries in the Sydney Mardi Gras}} - video from the 2006 event
* [http://www.hendikins.id.au/cgi-bin/album.pl?album=mardigras-2007 Hendikins' photographs and videos] of the 2007 event
* [http://www.ktgraphic.com/photography/mardigras/2007/MardiGrasParade07/content/20070303_MG07_Parade_656_large.html Professional photographs] of the furry float in the 2007 event
* {{youtube|4F7jePvFpys|Mardi Gras Parade Sydney}} - video from the 2007 event
* [http://www.hendikins.id.au/cgi-bin/album.pl?album=mardigras-2008 Hendikins' photographs and videos] of the 2008 event
* Temba's photographs of the 2008 event: [http://www.runfreephoto.com/mardigras1.html] [http://www.runfreephoto.com/mardigras2.html] [http://www.runfreephoto.com/mardigras3.html] [http://www.runfreephoto.com/mardigras4.html] [http://www.runfreephoto.com/mardigras5.html] [http://www.runfreephoto.com/mardigras6.html]
* [http://www.hendikins.id.au/cgi-bin/album.pl?album=mardigras-2009 Hendikins' photographs and videos] of the 2009 event
* {{youtube|-SP5PzAJ4TU|Mardi Gras 2009 Video 58}} - video from the 2009 event

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