La MaMa SQUIRTS Celebrates Generations Of Queer Performance
By: A.A. Cristi May. 17, 2018
La MaMa's Squirts gathers some of the most exciting voices from New York City's queer performance world, across the generations. Over three nights, three curators sculpt the fabric of queer community to pose questions, honor legacies and ignite the present. Eva Yaa Asantewaa begins the series with Q(here)majiQUE, an evening of improvised dance. The next night, the legendary House of LaBeija returns to La MaMa for Linda LaBeija's exploration of the House's lineage and impact, The LaBeija Showcase. The series ends with Queer Abstract curator Shannon Matesky's Four Questions, with spoken word and dance artists reflecting on common themes, inspired by Nina Simone.
For six years, The Helix Queer Performance Network has invited the queer performance worlds of NYC to La MaMa's Squirts for raucous family reunions to celebrate our legacy of community theatrics, multiple generations of queer genius and the precocious audacity of the millennial mind. Dozens of queer artists from their 20s to their 70s have crossed the stage of this uniquely intergenerational festival.
"After curating this series for the past five years, I'm thrilled to pass along the reins to these three visionary thinkers," says Helix director Dan Fishback. "Their commitment to grassroots queer culture is ferocious, and their taste is impeccable. It's going to be a stunning weekend."
June 8 - 10, 2018,
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 7pm
The Downstairs at La MaMa, 66 East 4th Street, NYC
Friday, June 8: Q(here)majiQUE, curated by Eva Yaa Asantewaa
Featuring: Antonio Ramos, iele paloumpis, Jasmine Hearn, Madison Krekel
Saturday, June 9: The LaBeija Showcase, curated by Linda LaBeija
Featuring Rozay LaBeija, NYC Father Legendary Freddie LaBeija, Krystal LaBeija, Yum Yum LaBeija, Egyptt LaBeija and more
Sunday, June 10: Four Questions, curated by Shannon Matesky
Featuring: Regie Cabico, Gary Champi, Aviva Jaye, Ni'Ja Whitson and Shannon Matesky
Tickets: $20 / $15 Students and Seniors.
10 presale $10 tickets available for each performance, first come-first served.
Available at www.lamama.org or 212-352-3101
ACCESSIBILITY: The Downstairs Theatre, box office and restrooms are all accessible by elevator/lift.
Comments
Videos