Music
Sini Anderson, Elise Baldwin, Veda Hille, The Haggard, Tribe 8,
Shawna Virago and the Deadly Night Shade, Cedric Brown, Carla Lucero, 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 and artistry. This year, as in year's past, music keeps the beat as some of the hottest stars of queer music rock, swing, and sing out at NQAF 2003! Worlds collide when artists combine, as SINI ANDERSON, ELISE BALDWIN and CanadaÕs VEDA HILLE bend the limits of sight and sound in a mind-rocking night of multimedia performance; Composer CARLA LUCERO gives a sneak preview of her opera based on the first great Latin American poet, Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz; Join CEDRIC BROWN and the 1150 Trio, in an exploration of jazz and identity; And Queer bands take center stage in a festival first - MR. SISTER (presented by Sister Spit & MR. Lady Records) is a queer rock musical showcase with TRIBE 8, SHAWNA VIRAGO AND THE DEADLY NIGHT SHADE, TARTUFI, THE HAGGARD, VERONICA LIP GLOSS & THE EVIL EYES, and other hot bands and musical guests! NQAF 2003 kick offs 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.
THE SOR JUANA PROJECT - Opera Work in Progress
Sunday, June 8th 2:00pm
SomArts Theater, 934 Brannan St @ 8th, SF
Tickets: $5
Qcc Info & Box (415) 3340-Qcc; Qcc@queerculturalcenter.org; www.queerculturalcenter.org
Please join co-librettists Carla Lucero and Alicia Gaspar de Alba for a sneak preview and discussion of their opera in progress, The Sor Juana Project composed by Carla Lucero. The opera is based on Gaspar de AlbaÕs historical novel, Sor Juana's Second Dream. Known as Mexico's Tenth Muse and the first great Latin American poet, Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz was also a philosopher, playwright, feminist and Catholic nun, who rocked the church and the literary world with her quill and ink in 17th Century New Spain. Her work was banned in her native country for her secular writings, which consisted of romantic love poetry to another woman, la Condesa de Paredes. This event is co-produced by QueLACo (Queer Latino/a Artists Coalition) and Qcc.
Friday-Sunday, June 13th - 15th 8:00pm
I SWING LIKE THAT: AN EXPLORATION OF JAZZ AND IDENTITY
Written and Performed by Cedric Brown and Accompanied by the 1150 Trio
Jon Sims Center for the Arts, 1519 Mission St @ 11th, SF
Tickets: $7-$12 sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds
JSC Info & Box (415) 554-0402
Despite, or perhaps because of, its dual roots of innovation and improvisation, jazz music can be a macho world of musical one-upmanship, yielding little space to queer or female performers. San Francisco's "crown prince of vocals," Cedric Brown, breaks down traditional notions of jazz musicians while maintaining the integrity of the music. Inspired by the lives of black gay musicians Billy Strayhorn and Andy Bey, in I Swing Like That, Brown will explore how identity expresses itself through the stories of jazz standards and original music, accompanied by the 1150 Trio (Elise Giancola, Jory Cunningham, and Glen Iwaoka). Cedric Brown is a JSC The Best of AIRspace Artists in Residence
MEDIUMS COLLIDE/ARTISTS COMBINED
A Mind Rocking Night of Multi-media Performance with Sini Anderson, Elise Baldwin and Veda Hille
Friday-Saturday, June 20th-21st 8:00pm
SomArts Theater, 934 Brannan St @ 8th, SF
Tickets: $8-$15
Qcc Info & Box (415) 3340-Qcc; Qcc@queerculturalcenter.org; www.queerculturalcenter.org
Performance poet Sini Anderson and sound genius Elise Baldwin perform rocking new works of multimedia performance! YO! YO! US! includes live slides by Point Blank Photographer's Group and live video by Killer Banshee Studios, with special Canadian guest artist, Veda Hille performing her award winning composition, Field Study. The U.S. premier of Field Study will include a full composition of this album performed on piano, accompanied by the video created for it by BC filmmaker, Shawn Chappelle. Field Study has toured extensively in Canada, Germany, & the U.K.
MR. SISTER - A Queer Musical Showcase presented by Mr. Lady Records & Sister Spit
Sunday, June 22nd 4:00pm-12:00am
SomArts/Rear Gallery, 934 Brannan St @ 8th, SF
Tickets: $10-$25 No advance ticket sales, door only!
Qcc Info & Box (415) 3340-Qcc; Qcc@queerculturalcenter.org; www.queerculturalcenter.org
A FESTIVAL 1st! A one day music showcase of some of the nations most talented Queer Bands, All in one day, All in one place, All not to be missed! An event for all ages, it will also feature some of SF'S finest projectionists flashing the walls of this gallery all night! Taking the outside and inside stages are Tammy Hart, Shelly Doty, Boy Scout, Shawna Virago and the Deadly Night Shade, Tartufi, Veda Hille, Veronica Lip Gloss & The Evil Eyes, Nomy Lamm, Sisterz of the Underground, The Haggerd, Tribe 8, The Quails, The Passion Dance Troupe, and Special Music Guests to blow our minds! Local projectionists include Killer Banshee Studios & Point Blank Photographer's Group! Curated by Tammy Rae Carland and Sini Anderson. Bring your ID.
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 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!
More Info: Qcc Info & Box (415) 3340-Qcc or Qcc@queerculturalcenter.org or www.queerculturalcenter.org
Who: National Queer Arts Festival 2003
When: Sunday, June 8th 2:00pm
What: The Sor Juana Project
Opera Work in Progress
Where: SomArts Theater, 934 Brannan Street @ 8th Street
Tickets: $5
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 13th - 15th 8:00pm
What: I Swing Like That: An Exploration of Jazz and Identity
Written and Performed by Cedric Brown and Accompanied by the 1150 Trio
Where: Jon Sims Center for the Arts, 1519 Mission Street @ 11th Street
Tickets: $7-$12 sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds
More Info: JSC Info & Box (415) 554-0402
Who: National Queer Arts Festival 2003
When: Friday & Saturday, June 20th& 21st 8:00pm
What: Mediums Collide/Artists Combined
A Mind Rocking Night of Multi-media Performance with Sini Anderson, Elise Baldwin and Veda Hille
Where: SomArts Theater, 934 Brannan Street @ 8th Street
Tickets: $8-$15
More Info: Qcc Info & Box (415) 3340-Qcc or Qcc@queerculturalcenter.org or www.queerculturalcenter.org
Who: National Queer Arts Festival 2003
When: Sunday, June 22nd 4:00pm - 12:00am
What: MR. SISTER
A Queer Musical Showcase presented by Mr. Lady Records & Sister Spit
Where: SomArts/Rear Gallery, 934 Brannan Street @ 8th Street
Tickets: $10-$25 No advance ticket sales, door only!
More Info: Qcc Info & Box (415) 3340-Qcc or Qcc@queerculturalcenter.org or www.queerculturalcenter.org
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