Tag: performance artist
Queerguru’s Ris Fatah previews Martin O’Brien’s ‘Fading Out of Dead Air (Transmissions for the Necropolis)’ at the Whitechapel Gallery
Artist and zombie Martin O’Brien is back! On Thursday 14th December, Fading Out of Dead Air (Transmissions for the Necropolis) will be performed, the third and final part of the queer writer and performance artist’s trilogy as Writer in Residence at London’s esteemed Whitechapel Gallery. The work will take the form of a…
Bulgarian queer performance artist IVO DIMCHEV : part rock star/part prima donna
Ivo Dimchev used to be the performer parents wanted to protect their kids from, now his angelic songs are the ones they play their babies to sleep with. Known as an irreverent and provocative performance artist, the chameleon-like queer Bulgarian choreographer, performer, and activist has recently been exploring the universe of sound. Musical research…
Travis Alabanza brings their acclaimed performance piece BURGERZ to ArtsEmerson in Boston
Travis Alabanza is a London-based performance artist and describes himself as a theatre-maker, writer & general shit talker!. They are about to bring their smash hit solo performance BURGERZ to Boston’s Emerson Paramount Center. Created and performed by Alabanza, the piece explores how trans bodies survive and how, by reclaiming an act of violence,…
The anarchic humor of the iconic David Hoyle
The title ‘queer icon’ is so overused these days and usually for describing the most unqualified of people. It does however perfectly fit David Hoyle a legendary English performance artist, avant-garde cabaret artist, singer, actor, comedian, and film director. Since the early 1990’s Hoyle’s surreal satirical performances have established him as one of our…
Taylor Mac : actor, playwright and performance artist extraordinaire : A 24-Decade of Popular Musical History
The genius performance artist TAYLOR MAC is in Rhode Island today Sunday 15th September, and as we write judy (Taylor’s preferred pronoun) is currently on a Panel at Brown University Granoff Center for the Arts in Providence. However tomorrow at the Fenwick Theater in nearby Worcester in Mass, Mac will be performing an Abridged version…
