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SUMMARY:SEX ON STAGE: Book Launch & Performance
DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate the publication of Sex on Stage (Bloomsbury\, 2025)\, the first collection of writing and images by artists\, activists\, and scholars dedicated to the explicit performing body and stagings of sex. Enjoy a sexy book launch with readings and performances by our talented contributors – and a few ringers – at the Slipper Room\, the revolutionary Lower East Side that\,  as the “birthplace of Neo-Burlesque\,”  \nSex on Stage uncovers how gender and sexuality collide on stage in dynamic\, dramatic\, and thought-provoking ways. By taking a broad view of sex and the stage\, this book tracks influences across the underground\, marginalised\, and the mainstream\, from ‘high’ contemporary live art to the ‘low’ of entertainment. Across these mediums\, the staging of sex pushes against decorums of respectability\, instead flaunting the body to shock\, to entertain\, to tell stories\, and to display a new kind of gender expression. The subjects and contributors included in this collection inhabit their bodies—in fact\, demand the agency of the body—in self authored ways.  \nFeaturing Special Guests: Michelle L’Amour & Rose Wood \nPerformances and Readings by: Allie Carr\, Anna Brooke\, DawN Crandell\, Dr. Lucky\, Ella-Gabriel Mason\, Joe E. Jeffreys\, Julia Havard\, Legs Malone\, Lynn Sally\, Marissa Vigneault\, Miss AuroraBoobRealis \nVisuals by: Julie Cook & Sarah Ainslie \nReviews: \n“This edgy\, innovatively structured anthology presents a multi-faceted look at the raced/classed/gendered exploration of performance\, transformation\, and joy. Some pieces ingeniously approximate the experience of being inside a performance. The anthology is buoyant\, boisterous\, challenging\, sometimes furious\, always moving.” \n– Lizzie Borden\, Editor of Whorephobia: Strippers on Art\, Work\, and Life \n“This is an engaging and wide-ranging collection\, exploring several of the many facets of sex on stage. The work included here is sharp\, insightful\, and well-written\, and the text as a whole is a pleasure to read.” \n– Helen Hester\, Author of Beyond Explicit\, University of West London\, UK \nSEX ON STAGE Book Details & Pre Orders: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/sex-on-stage-9781350443624/
URL:https://events.gaycitynews.com/event/sex-on-stage-book-launch-performance/
LOCATION:The Slipper Room\, 167 Orchard St\, New York\, NY\, 10002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Books & Readings,Free,LGBTQ+,Nightlife
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