MAY 31 - JUNE 29, 2003
ASIAN Artists Come Out @ NQAF 2003 !
Purple Moon, Steamroller, R. Zamora Linmark & Lisa Asagi, Debby Kajiyama, Ryka Aoki, Michelle Ito, Joel Tan, and others!
(May 1, 2003 - San Francisco) Produced each year during Pride month by the Queer Cultural Center (Qcc), the National Queer Arts Festival (NQAF) celebrates and promotes the work of local, national and international queer artists, and is dedicated to encompassing the queer community's full diversity. Like past years, NQAF 2003 has a strong showing of Asian artists such as Purple Moon, Steamroller, R. Zamora Linmark & Lisa Asagi, Debby Kajiyama, Ryka Aoki, Michelle Ito, Joel Tan, and others! These artists bring poignant imagery, dramatic performance, and powerful word to the festival to address and explore the experiences and challenges of being Asian and queer. NQAF 2003 includes a wide array of multidisciplinary art and programs, and this year's festival will kick off with the THE Q BALL on Saturday, May 31st, at The SF LGBT Community Center @ 6pm (1800 Market Street @ Octavia) with FREE food and drink, performances, music, and more! NQAF 2003 festivities continue through June 29th in various venues throughout San Francisco.
For complete schedule of events, reservations and more information, please visit the festival website at www.queerculturalcenter.org. Tickets can be purchased in advance starting May 1st, online at www.queerculturalcenter.org, by phone at (415) 3340-Qcc, by email at Qcc@queerculturalcenter.org, or in person at the venues one hour prior to event.
Thursday, May 15th 7:30pm
GREATER THAN THE SUM OF OUR PARTS - Purple Moon Dance Project
Purple Moon Dance Project presents "Greater Than The Sum Of Our Parts", a concert of original works rooted in Asian and Pacific Islander dance, music and storytelling traditions, featuring LGBT Canadian and American Asian and Pacific Islander artists. Bay Area dancer Arthi Varma performs original choreography rooted in the Bharatanatyam style; Sedrick Vanisi, a Tongan Pacific Islander performs "Mini Me and Me"; Vancouver-based dancer/choreographer Alvin Tolentino performs "Volt #4"; Canadian Nishihara & Kage Duo stage work for piano and Japanese Taiko drum; and Jill Togawa brings together all of the artists in a new work performed to Nishihara & Kage Duo's Three Movement Khatchaturian Sonata, with Purple Moon core artists Frances Sedayao and Sharon Sato. This event will be held at Brava Theater Center, 2789 24th Street @ York. Tickets are $16-26; Discounts available for seniors, students, disabled and youth under 12. Brava Theater Center Info & Box: (415) 647-2822 or www.Ticketweb.com or www.brava.org.
Wednesday, May 28th 6:00pm Reading
R. Zamora Linmark & Lisa Asagi - Selected Readings from E.S.L., Leche, and Other Works
R. Zamora Linmark will be reading from his poetry collection, E. S. L., and from his forthcoming novel, LECHE. He will be joined by Lisa Asagi, who will read from recent works and her work-in-progress. This event will be held at SomArts, 934 Brannan Street @ 8th Street. Tickets are FREE. APICC (415) 864-4126 or info@apiculturalcenter.org.
Friday-Saturday, June 13th-14th 8pm
Intercourse: A Sex and Gender Recipe for Revolution
Performances Reflecting Intersex, Transgender, Transsexual, and Genderqueer Experiences.
Featuring Leslie Feinberg on Friday night, Kate Bornstein on Saturday night! Thea Hillman presents Intercourse - two nights of performances about sex and gender from those whose very existence questions and challenges societal norms. With spoken word, hip hop, song, burlesque, and an occasional violin, Intercourse will raise awareness about our worlds and our issues, as well as build bridges within the queer community. Each evening will showcase a different cast of performers including Ryka Aoki, Cheryl Chase, Michelle Garcia, katastrophe (rocco kayiatos), Yoseñio V. Lewis, Joey Stephenson, Marcus Rene Van, and Hida Viloria. Building on the sold-out Intercourse 2001, the evenings promise to once again be landmark events that truly celebrate our communities. Both nights will be wheelchair accessible and Saturday's performance will be ASL interpreted. This event will be held at The SF LGBT Community Center/Ceremonial Room, 1800 Market @ Octavia Street. Tickets are $5-$50 sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds. Info $ Box (415) 3340-Qcc or www.queerculturalcenter.org.
Friday-Sunday, June 20th-22nd 8:00pm
Fresh Meat 2003 - A Trans and Queer Cabaret Extravaganza
The runaway hit of the 2002 National Queer Arts Festival returns with another outstanding cabaret multidisciplinary and multimedia extravaganza! Fresh Meat 2003 brings together the Bay Area's hottest transgendered and queer performers, offering audiences a smorgasbord of homo hip hop, cutting-edge modern dance, all-girl breakdance, steamy tango, femme/butch spoken word, tranny glam rock, and the world's first transgendered gospel choir. Fresh Meat artists include: Marcus Rene Van, Veronica Combs, Sean Dorsey, Shawna Virago and The Deadly Nightshade Family, Jose Navarrete and Debby Kajiyama, Sisterz of the Underground, STEAMROLLER Dance Company, Angelo Hannah, Tina DÕElia, Michelle Ito, Jaycub Perez, JenRO, and the Transcendence Gospel Choir. This event will be held at ODC Theater, 3153 17th Street @ Shotwell. Tickets are $12 in advance; $15 at the door. ODC Theater Info & Box (415) 863-9834.
Tuesday, June 25th 7:00pm
Queer Masala - Queer South Asian Films & Discussions
What's it like to be South Asian and queer? This program will include shorts that explore South Asian queer identities across the South Asian diaspora, from the U.K. to New Zealand. Q & A to follow. All films directed by queer South Asian filmmakers. The event will be held at The SF LGBT Community Center/Rainbow Room, 1800 Market @ Octavia Street. Tickets are Free for SF LGBT Members, $5 Donation for Non-Members. More info, visit www.thirdi.org.
Saturday, June 28th 8:00pm
Queeriosity & The Monster Debut - In Celebration of the Next Generation of Queer Youth Writers
In support of the next generation of queer youth writers, Queeriosity & The Monster Debut will bring together established writers and youth poets of Youth Speaks. Curated by Joel Barraquiel Tan debuting his first book of poetry, MONSTER, out on Noise Press, the evening will feature readings from the selected works of Joel Tan, Philip Huang, Alfred Arteaga, Maiana Minahal, and Jaime Cortez by the authors themselves, and a preview of the soon-to-be published works of the Youth Speaks Small Press Project from emerging writers Chinaka Hodge, Stephen Pickens, Eli Marienthal, Gabe Crane, and Tim Arevalho. Interlaced with musical intermissions, this event also features Lolan Sevilla of Flip Dyke poets, and Tim'm from DeepDikCollective. Presented by Youth Speaks. www.youthspeaks.org. This event will be held at ODC Theater, 3153 17th Street @ Shotwell. Tickets are $5 Youth; $10 Adult. ODC Theater Info & Box (415) 863-9834 or www.Ticketweb.com.
NQAF's producing entity, the Queer Cultural Center (Qcc), is a multiracial community building organization that fosters the artistic, economic and cultural development of San FranciscoÕs queer arts community. Qcc's programs promote the careers of LGBT artists, and serve queer and non-queer audiences alike. Supporters of NQAF 2003 include the California Arts Council, Grants for the Arts, San Francisco Arts Commission, Rainbow Grocery, Horizons Foundation, Open Meadows Foundation, Astraea Foundation, Bayview Opera House, Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, SomArts, Hispanics in Philanthropy, SF Weekly and the Zellerbach Family Fund.
For complete schedule of events, reservations and more information, please visit the festival website at www.queerculturalcenter.org. Tickets can be purchased in advance starting May 1st, online at www.queerculturalcenter.org, by phone at (415) 3340-Qcc, by email at Qcc@queerculturalcenter.org, or in person at the venues one hour prior to event.
For More Information Contact:
Vivien Dai, ArtAxcess Productions (510) 290-3388
CALENDAR LISTINGS
B/W Images included. COLOR and additional B/W images available upon request.
Who: National Queer Arts Festival 2003
When: Saturday, May 31st 6:00pm-12:00am
What:THE Q BALL!
NQAF 2003 Opening Night GAY-la!
Where: The SF LGBT Community Center, 1800 Market @ Octavia Street
Tickets: Donations of $5 to $50,000 gladly accepted in support of Queer anti-war groups!
Info & Box: (415) 3340-Qcc or Qcc@queerculturalcenter.org or www.queerculturalcenter.org
Who: National Queer Arts Festival 2003
When: Thursday, May 15th 7:30pm
What: GREATER THAN THE SUM OF OUR PARTS
Purple Moon Dance Project
Where: Brava Theater Center, 2789 24th Street @ York
Tickets: Tickets: $16-26; Discounts available for seniors, students, disabled and youth under 12
More Info: Brava Theater Center Info & Box: (415) 647-2822 or www.Ticketweb.com or www.brava.org
Who: National Queer Arts Festival 2003
When: Wednesday, May 28th 6:00pm Reading
What: R. Zamora Linmark & Lisa Asagi
Selected Readings from E.S.L., Leche, and Other Works
Where: SomArts, 934 Brannan Street @ 8th Street
Tickets: Free
More Info: APICC (415) 864-4126 or info@apiculturalcenter.org or www.galeriadelaraza.org
Who: National Queer Arts Festival 2003
When: Friday-Saturday, June 13th-14th 8pm
What: Intercourse: A Sex and Gender Recipe for Revolution
Performances Reflecting Intersex, Transgender, Transsexual, and Genderqueer Experiences.
Where: The SF LGBT Community Center/Ceremonial Room, 1800 Market @ Octavia Street
Tickets: $5-$50 sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds
More Info: Qcc Info & Box (415) 3340-Qcc or Qcc@queerculturalcenter.org or www.queerculturalcenter.org
Who: National Queer Arts Festival 2003
When: Friday-Sunday, June 20th-22nd 8:00pm
What: Fresh Meat 2003
A Trans and Queer Cabaret Extravaganza
Where: ODC Theater, 3153 17th Street @ Shotwell
Tickets: $12 in advance; $15 at the door
More Info: ODC Theater Info & Box (415) 863-9834
Who: National Queer Arts Festival 2003
When: Tuesday, June 25th 7:00pm
What: Queer Masala
Queer South Asian Films & Discussions
Where: The SF LGBT Community Center/Rainbow Room, 1800 Market @ Octavia Street
Tickets: Free for SF LGBT Members, $5 Donation for Non-Members
More Info: www.thirdi.org
Who: National Queer Arts Festival 2003
When: Saturday, June 28th 8:00pm
What: Queeriosity & The Monster Debut
In Celebration of the Next Generation of Queer Youth Writers
Where: ODC Theater, 3153 17th Street @ Shotwell
Tickets: $5 Youth; $10 Adult
More Info: ODC Theater Info & Box (415) 863-9834 or www.Ticketweb.com
For complete schedule of events, reservations and more information, please visit the festival website at www.queerculturalcenter.org. Tickets can be purchased in advance starting May 1st, online at www.queerculturalcenter.org, by phone at (415) 3340-Qcc, by email at Qcc@queerculturalcenter.org, or in person at the venues one hour prior to event.
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