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The Horizons Foundation for our work with the POZ community.
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For Making Us Stronger
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For our Up-Coming Summer Residency Program In Aust and Co-Production of
Q-Music and Fest in Nov.
MCVF
is a fiscal sposor of the Queer Cultural Center
The Mission of Mama Calizo's Voice Factory is to nurture the development of Queer Performers, Educators and Activists by providing them with Artist in Residence Programs and Arts programming. We believe that the process and product of creative activity have equal value, that all talent is worthy of development, and that artistic expression is essential to our community's health. We place special emphasis on supporting the work of Queer People of Color, Trans People and artists living with HIV/ AIDS.
June Is Hopping At The Voice Factory With The 5 Fabulous Shows
June
11 – June 13 at 9pm
for now......An
interval of objects and puppets
created by max
and nimble-works
Lyrical and inventive. A gentle spectacle made of the most mundane of
materials. On a few small, carefully crafted stages, puppeteers Sarolta
Cump, Audrey Delgado, Harvey Rabbit and Asaf Zulah investigate the private,
the interior and its recesses and explore the public, the exterior and
the unsaid while a soundscape by Matt:Matt and Melody Jones, emanating
from a variety of handmade instruments, evolves, collapses and recovers
itself. As in her previous works such as killing mom, HOP and the sand
child as well as her design and mask work with San Francisco's Theatre
of Yugen, Max and nimble-works create a complete world that is both meditative
and beguiling.
Tickets: $12-$20.
Buy Tickets on-line: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/67726
For
More Info About The Show Click Here
June 16 &
June 17 at 8pm
A Boy Called Noise
Written/Composed by Julia Steele Allen
Martyr, Coward, Fag, Lover, Son A gay teenager is murdered. A town tries
to cover it up. A family struggles to respond. Only one will risk it all
for justice.
Join Julia Steele Allen and Ray Rizzo for this original one-woman rock
opera that charts the distance from tragedy to transformation through
the experiences of Noise’s mama Cindy Lou, his Daddy One-Eyed Jack,
his lover Fishbone, his sister “Hurricane Alicia” and his
best friend, Beth-Ann, on the day of Noise’s funeral. Each of them
struggles with their sudden loss and their sense of responsibility; haunted
by what they could have done differently, and what they could still do
now, to honor the memory of a boy called Noise.
Tickets: $12-$20
Buy Tickets on-line: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/66739
For More Details On The Show Click Here
June 19 & June
20
2
programs each night at 7 and 9pm.
Black
and Tan Fantasy Festival
Featuring:
Ramona Webb, Blue Buddha and Jair - The Literary Masturbator
Program
1 at 7 pm
New Orleans Anonymous
Written By: Ramona “Mona” Webb
New Orleans Anonymous is a dramatic comment on New Orleans pre and post
Katrina. It uses interdisciplinary performance inspired by anonymously
voiced interviews re-conditioned for the stage. Listen as the sassafras
voice of reality tangles with the surreal character metaphors. This gumbo
Ya Ya of a cast turns the stage into a brassy surprise of southern sophistication
and conflict. Watch as Old New Orleans and New New Orleans get into a
crawfish boil feud over who is better to lead the treasured Crescent City
into its resurrection. Ramona as well as some of the members of the cast
are from Louisiana, experienced Katrina, and view this piece as a prayer
of healing for all who were affected.
My
BFF, My Black Fat Fetish
Written and performed by Blue Buddha
Come on into Oral-Cul’s House, Be Bootiful! Oral-Cul is a curvy
mama with an open heart and a sultry voice that guides the weary urban
traveler. Like the “Eyes of Laura Mars” see what it means
to be fat, black and queer in San Francisco all the while getting you
wig worked. Now this round da way virtual reality shop keeps its doors
open in the TL for those who need to see past Starbucks and American Idol
and get to the real, real life, the real you. Been told that you would
be cute if you lost some weight? Ever found some guy hot and nice but
you couldn’t seem to get around the fat? Well, Oral-Cul will smack
some sense into you with a big bootie, a song and a smile. Jump in her
chair and take a ride and find out what’s missing.
Tickets: $12- $20
Buy Tickets on-line:
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/66741
For More Details About The Show Click Here
June 19
PROGRAM 2: (Doors:
9pm / Show 9:15pm)
Quilting Our Community: Family Movie Night
Curator: Jair Trice
Storytelling has long been a tradition in the African American community.
In keeping with tradition we invite you to join us as we screen two dynamic
films this Juneteenth for our Family Movie Night, “Brooklyn’s
Bridge To Jordan” and “Black Aura On An Angel”. Also
see previews of, “Mississippi Damned” and “Family”.
Tickets: $12- $20
Buy Tickets on-line:
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/66743
For More Details About The Show Click Here
June 20
Program 1 at 7pm
New
Orleans Anonymous
Written By: Ramona “Mona” Webb
My
BFF, My Black Fat Fetish
Written and performed by Blue Buddha
Tickets: $12- $20
Buy Tickets on-line:
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/66741
For
More Details About The Show Click Here
PROGRAM 3 (Doors: 9pm / Show 9:15pm)
Many Fabrics – One Quilt
Curator: Jair Trice
We continue our Juneteenth celebration with a tapestry of music, performance art, spoken word, dance, and poetry. Our quilt encompasses the many textiles of diversity reflecting our experiences as Same Gender Loving African Americans knitting our multiple identities into our Fabric of Brotherhood.
Tickets: $12- $20
Buy Tickets on-line:
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/66744
For More Details About The Show Click Here
June 2009
-The Golden Girls:The Gay Episodes !
Starring Heklina, Pollo Del Mar, Matthew Martin, Cookie
Dough, Mike Finn, and Laurie Bushman!
Just in time for Pride month, presenting two all-new episodes, Gay themed of course! June 11 through the 26, Thursdays & Fridays 7pm & 9pm, Saturdays 5pm, 7pm, & 9pm, and Sundays 3pm & 5pm.
Special Benefit shows on Wednesday June 17, 7pm (Rocket Dog Rescue ) and 9pm (Western Roundup) .
NIA Every Monday at 6pm- Get your first class for free.
Additional classes are $10 at the door.
Founded in 1983, Nia is a nationally recognized fitness program within the fitness and wellness communities. Created by Debbie and Carlos Rosas, Nia's barefoot, grounded approach maximizes body efficiency and teaches you to consciously move in a gentler way. The result is a fusion of movement styles that are freer than any other dance-based exercise.
You'll experience the expressiveness of dance, the power and explosiveness of martial arts, and the wisdom of healing arts. Nia will awaken feelings and sensations throughout your entire body. The movement will allow your body to grow through self-expression, relax into comfort and strength, listen and trust your body, revitalize and uplift your spirit and emotions. Nia is for everyBODY
Zack has been dancing for almost thirty years (sometimes on the professional stage, sometimes in the amateur clubs) and considers NIA an ideal fusion of emotional expressivity, corporeal flexibility, and overall fitness. He infuses his Nia practice with extensive movement and performance experience, ranging from Release Technique to Kathak, and from postmodern dance to Grotowski-derived physical theater. In his pursuit of the 'joy of movement,' Zack stresses the relationships among breath, the body, and laughter, allowing space, movement and other bodies to tickle him. A strong believer in the interplay between performing arts and education -- which includes physical training, after all -- Zack holds a BFA from NYU, an MFA from UCLA, and a PhD from Stanford. His original performance works have been presented in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York and Paris.
Email Zack at zackster@earthlink.net
S. F. Slam and Experimental Mic----Every Second Sunday of The Month
March 8th Sign Up at 6 and 7 Show time
Slam Master- MONA WEBB & Co-Host:CHARLES EKABHUMI ELLIK
COST: $6 ALL AGES VENUE $100 Cash Prizes to top Slam Poets--------Info:myspace.com/thecityslam
The City SLAM is San Francisco's POC and Queer forum for lyrical creativity. Poetry, music, dance, and all avenues of expression mingle each month in a lovely upstairs theater. The world's top touring poets perform each month. Aspiring locals compete for $100 CASH PRIZES and a spot on the S. F. Poetry Slam Team. Sign up! Poems judged by the audience
Click here for more information.
We founded MCVF in order to provide a home for emerging and self-producing Experimental Queer/Activist Artists and Activists. Everyone involved is here because they are committed to the vision of creating sustainable models that encourage a lifetime of art making. We are dedicated to making a positive contribution to the S. F. alternative arts landscape, in educating through mentorship and breaking down social injustices. We are a community who collectively share tools necessary to help achieve these goals. We value and depend on volunteers, and on the volunteer mentality of supporting each other’s work, as well as the greater cause of self-determination for radical, queer, activist and experimental artists. Get involved now and help make our community even stronger! Contact volunteer.mcvf@gmail.com