Naughty North: February 2009

28 February 2009

Femme Show Premiere March 6 in Portland

March 6 * 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. shows
@ the St. Lawrence Arts Center * Portland, ME

The Femme Show is a revue of smart, sexy, interactive performance about queer femme identity that features film, dance, literary readings, burlesque, drag, and performance art from award winning artists.

Femme Show Website

13 February 2009

An all-new show exploring femme identity and queer femininity.

Fresh from their smash hit Boston performances, the Femme Show returns to the St. Lawrence with an all new show. From Barbie dolls to garter belts, from 1950’s dyke bars to suburban back yards and late night taco joints, from hula hooping to clowning, this show takes audiences on a wild ride. The Femme Show offers a variety of diverse perspectives on femme identity with subject matter that is at times thoughtful, sad, sexy, funny, and fun. Local guest artists will be joining the touring cast to bring you another evening of film, dance, storytelling, burlesque, drag, and performance art that is sure to delight.

The Femme Show plays Friday, March 6 at 7 and 9:30 PM at the St. Lawrence, 76 Congress St. in Portland. Tickets are available at all Bull Moose Music stores or at http://www.stlawrencearts.org

Points of Unity

We will build friendships and alliances across urban and rural boundaries, celebrating our diversity and micro-cultures while breaking down isolation. Through campouts, work parties, dance parties, sleepovers, farm days, etc, we will create and share a positive queer experience.
We will not only critique targets like corporations, but we will also expose inconsistencies within our social groups and so-called “communities”, in order to grow more toward our radical ideals. Whenever possible, we will use theatrics, humor and satire to communicate and to critique ourselves.
Fighting racism, classism, misogyny, heterosexism, transphobia, ableism, capitalism and all other hierarchies is a central purpose of Naughty North, not an add-on. We will work to create a space where radical queers can challenge these hierarchies and build alliances with other oppressed peoples willing to struggle with us.
We are committed to inter-generational struggle. Radical queer history has been systematically distorted, erased and disappeared by the AIDS genocide and fear. We will re-learn and teach these histories to inform our present and push the boundaries of a new queer activism.
We will confront notions of shame from both the Christian Right and the mainstream gay and lesbian community.
Assimilation is death through erasure. We oppose all forms of assimilation, especially gay marriage and inclusion in the military industrial complex.
Our (direct) actions will not only be fierce and critical, but fun and empowering.
We will create a radical presence at queer events and a queer presence at radical events.

Naughty North

28 February 2009

Femme Show Premiere March 6 in Portland

13 February 2009

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