Event Schedule | October 21-23, 2005 *updated*

Co-sponsored by Video In Studios, LIVE Biennial of Performance Art, and Nannygoat Trannygoat.
Funding Provided By Spirit of BC Arts Fund and City of Vancouver, Get Out! Grant.
Food generously provided by Potluck Catering and Four Feathers Society

Doors open at 8:30. Show starts at 9pm | Friday, October 21, 2005
Refreshments will be provided by Potluck Catering.

An evening of performance installation, video, live music and gender joy!

Featuring,

Aiyyana Maracle
Colin Kennedy Donovan
Qwo-Li Driskill
Connor McCollum
Earl
Kathy-Ann March
Jackson V Krisp
Kai Ling-Xue
William Maria Rain
Basil Shadid
Nation of Two
DJ Su Comandante
Samonte Cruz & Louis Esme Cruz

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11pm - 2pm | Saturday, October 22, 2005
Lunch will be provided by Potluck Catering.

Homecoming: A Workshop for Gender Variant People of Colour/Mixed Race/Nonwhite People
Facilitation by Qwo-Li Driskill, using Theatre of the Oppressed techniques.

For gender variant people of colour/mixed-race people, "home" is often a complicated reality. How do we remain or become integrated into our ancestral community/ies? How do we create new home community/ies? How do we engage in decolonization movements fully presenting our gender variant selves? How do we grieve the loss of "home" while celebrating the creation of new home communities? How can we transform and/or reclaim our cultural roles for the benefit of the health of our communities? How do we address issues such as nation, homeland, culture, and diaspora as gender variant people? This workshop will attempt to address these issues and others through interactive theatre and discussion. A people of colour/mixed-race/nonwhite only space.

Registration deadline has passed. Please email the facilitator at homecoming@dragonflyrising.com to inquire about whether space is available.

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Doors open at 8:30. Show starts at 9pm | Saturday, October 22, 2005
An evening of performance, poetry and live sound.

Featuring,

Aiyyana Maracle
Qwo-Li Driskill
Colin Kennedy Donovan
Bobbi Kozinuk
DJ SHE
DJ Buzy B

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11pm - 2pm | Sunday, October 23, 2005
Lunch will be provided by Potluck Catering.

Anti-Racism for White Folks: An Interactive Workshop
Facilitated by Colin Kennedy Donovan.

This workshop explores issues of white privilege, power and racism. Theater of the Oppressor techniques create a tangible arena for non-actors to examine allyship, interruption / perpetuation of everyday racism and societal systems of power.

Registration deadline has passed. Please email the facilitator at colinkennedy@resystseattle.org to inquire about whether space is available.

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5pm-7pm | Sunday, October 23, 2005
Refreshments will be provided by Robbie Hong from The Four Feathers Society.

Artist talk by

Aiyyana Maracle.

With facilitated discussion to follow.

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All programs are disAbility friendly and are ADAMANTLY SCENT & CHEMICAL FREE|

The deadline for accommodations has now passed, however please email us at dirtygendersecrets@hotmail.com if you have concerns about your ability to attend and participate in any of the scheduled events. We will do the best we can to assist you. There are some accommodations already in place, please see our Accessibility site for specific information and our policy.

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Dirty Gender Secrets was programmed and primarily organized by Samonte Cruz and Louis Esme Cruz.

Workshops

Saturday October 23, 2005
11am - 2pm :: Homecoming: A Workshop for Gender Variant People of Colour
Facilitation by Qwo-Li Driskill, using Theatre of the Oppressed techniques.

For gender variant people of colour/mixed-race people, "home" is often a complicated reality. How do we remain or become integrated into our ancestral community/ies? How do we create new home community/ies? How do we engage in decolonization movements fully presenting our gender variant selves? How do we grieve the loss of "home" while celebrating the creation of new home communities? How can we transform and/or reclaim our cultural roles for the benefit of the health of our communities? How do we address issues such as nation, homeland, culture, and diaspora as gender variant people? This workshop will attempt to address these issues and others through interactive theatre and discussion. A people of colour/mixed-race/nonwhite only space.

Sunday October 23, 2005
11am - 2pm :: Anti-Racism for White Folks: An Interactive Workshop
Facilitated by Colin Kennedy Donovan.

This workshop explores issues of white privilege, power and racism. Theater of the Oppressor techniques create a tangible arena for non-actors to examine allyship, interruption / perpetuation of everyday racism and societal systems of power.