The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye

The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye

Love is dedication. Love is creation. Love is forever.

6.9(17 votes)
2012
1h 12m
Documentary
Music

An intimate, affecting portrait of the life and work of ground-breaking performance artist and music pioneer Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV) and their wife and collaborator, Lady Jaye, centered around the daring sexual transformations the pair underwent for their 'Pandrogyne' project.

Production

CNAP/Image-Mouvement, New York State Council on the Arts, Experimental Television Center, IFP Market, Film/Video Studio Program at the Wexner Center for the Arts, French Institute Alliance Française, Sarah Jacobson Film Grant

Cast

Genesis P-Orridge

Genesis P-Orridge

Himself / Herself

Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge

Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge

Herself

Bryin Dall

Bryin Dall

William S. Burroughs

William S. Burroughs

Tony Conrad

Tony Conrad

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