SATURDAY, JUNE 25th: a festival of performance art at Staten Island Arts’ 7th Annual LUMEN! located at Atlantic Salt Company 561 Richmond Terrace
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I will be performing a movement/textual piece called: CUT/Gender, which explores the ways in which we wear gender through text and textures. The evening begins at 7pm and goes through midnight. I will be performing with Lys Obsidian Presents! Performing Gender: A Kala Lolo Sideshow. The line-up:
7:30 Lesbian Under Ground: “Hair”, An exploration of gender identity and expression
8:15 Oglesby the Clown
8:45 Rachel Therres featuring Lys Obsidian: “Hatchet”, A poetry performance of feminine nature
9:15 Crux Rhodes: “Moon Childe”, Birthing of a Cross-Gender Seasonal Entity
9:45 Aimee Herman: Challenging the various versions of gender through body and language. What it means to be human, pressed into boxes, pushed down and the sound of (re)emergence.
10:15 Obsidian Absurd: “Femme as in F*ck You”, a burlesque
10:45 Sincerely Yours: “Beauty Queen Deconstruction”, a raw performance art piece addressing gender issues and expectations women face
11:15 Lesbian Under Ground: “Daily Target”, A performance addressing persecution of femininity
Aimee Herman 