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u Holly Hughes
Obie-winning writer and notorious poster girl for free expression, Holly Hughes returns to the stage with a new solo piece: "Preaching to the Perverted". Holly was one of the "NEA Four", a group of artists who sued the Federal Government over funding restrictions, ending up in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. Holly is both incredibly funny and incredibly deep in her examination of one lesbian's adventure at the Supreme Court. Mixing the lyrical language for which she is well known with scathing political commentary she takes on the issues of censorship, decency, family values, and even lesbian chic. A gifted comedian, she has a fresh and funny point of view. Her observations on contemporary society appeal to a wider audience then she might ever imagine.
u Canyon Sam
Nationally acclaimed writer and performance artist, Canyon Sam creates solo performances based on her experiences in both Asia and America as an activist and Buddhist practitioner. In her show, "Capacity to Enter" Canyon explores what happens when an Asian lesbian and Buddhist find desire, identity, and commitments at odds. Finely drawn character monologues include an exiled Zen Master, 1970's radical lesbian separatist, a bewildered Chinese-American mother, and a zestful Italian cook. A hilarious tour of what happens when politics, spirituality, and hormones all pull in opposite directions, Canyon's program is appropriate for a multitude of areas in programming as she addresses bisexuality, multiculturalism and diversity. Known for fluidity and grace, Canyon has performed all over the U.S. and Canada and has certainly been an inspiration to many.
uKate Bornstein
Kate Bornstein is a transgendered author, playwright, and performance artist. Her books Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women, and the Rest of us and My Gender Workbook are currently being used in over 120 colleges. Quite simply, Kate wants people to think of gender as more than simply "male and female". She believes that gender is a rainbow spectrum and everybody is free the explore it at will. Her performance piece Gender Outlaw is a highly entertaining and powerfully compassionate mix of dramatic monologues, slam poetry, and gently interactive lecture that can be tailored designed to take any audience on an explorative journey of gender roles, sexuality, and societal perspectives that shape the individual and challenge one to have the courage to freely be themselves. Kate also performs with her partner, Barbara Carrellas in Two Tall Blondes Do Sex, Death, & Gender exploring the relationship between gender identity, sex, and sexuality.
uDavid Harrison
Playwright and performer, David Harrison is a female-to-male transsexual who invites you for an intimate look at his transsexual journey from female-to-male in his one person show "FTM". David's show is a wise and witty excursion through the middle ground of gender, being one person's journey to discover the nature of masculinity and manhood. In "FTM", David's transformation is juxtaposed with that of his mother who is experiencing changes in her own body as a result of breast cancer. Their stories, sometimes funny, frequently poignant, are told through dreams, anecdotes, and remembrances. David's underlining theme of alienation is a universal one. His quest to feel comfortable in his own skin and to be accepted by others makes "FTM" a must see.
uIngrid Rivera
Ingrid Rivera is a queer, Black Boricua, lecturer, poet, and spoken-word performance artist. As a lecturer, Ingrid speaks on many topics but has focused her work on race, economic justice, and queer issues. Ingrid is currently performing her work in progress, Lágrimas de Cocodrilo/ Crocodile Tears, which is an experience into spoken-word performance art and Ingrid's tale of survival via poetic monologues. This show is a dramatic journey into one woman's struggle and recovery from child sexual abuse and incest, coming out and accepting her lesbianism, and finally raising her own daughter in the midst of recovery. An audience will find that Ingrid’s poetry exudes the consciousness of political activism. Described as a multi-poetic expression of Ingrid Rivera’s multiple identified life, Ingrid's unique, honest and powerful artistic expression unveils and allows an audience to delve into the otherwise daunting issues of identity, abuse, discrimination, love, war, and much more.
uAnnie Sprinkle
Annie Sprinkle Ph.D. is the gay/straight/bisexual prostitute/porn star turned performance artist/sexologist. Having earned her Ph.D., she has passionately researched and explored sexuality in all of its glorious and inglorious forms for thirty years, and has shared her findings all along the way through producing and starring in her own unique brand of sex films, photographic work, teaching workshops, and college lectures. She is also an internationally acclaimed performance artist who tours one woman shows about her life in sex. Annie has championed sex worker rights and health care. She was one of the pivotal players in the 80’s "sex positive feminist movement". Her autobiography, Post Porn Modernist is a cult classic and her last book, Hardcore from the Heart: The Pleasures, Profits and Politics of Sex in Performance, won the Firecracker Alternative Book Award.
