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Photo Courtesy of Jasmine Hirst
Penny Arcade
Denial of Death
7:00pm | Elebash Hall
In 1989 at the height of the the AIDS crisis Penny Arcade spent the last month of the artist Jack Smiths life in deep conversations about the nature of art,death and life.Jack suggested a collaborative work which would steer Penny away from what he called "Your horrible realism" Penny in turn tried to steer the concept for the work back to the political and psychological issues regarding Aids, The politics of Art and Jacks own immanent death and his fears about what would happen upon his death to the body of work and ideas he had fiercely guarded during his life. Denial of Death was the title Penny suggested to Jack. "Ah, Denial of Death" Jack murmured, "Something Egyptian?" Since November 2009 , after 20 years of mulling over the concept for this performance piece, Penny Arcade has started her on stage investigations into these ideas. Prelude 2010 will feature improvisational foray part 3.
Collaborating Artists: Steve Zehentner
Photo Courtesy of Jasmine Hirst
Penny Arcade is one of the most influential theater and performance artists in the world. In 1992, she became an international icon via her sex and censorship spectacular Bitch!Dyke!Faghag!Whore!, an extravaganza of political humanism and erotic dance that spearheaded the queer/feminist/sex-positive backlash and helped create the current burlesque revival. She has written and produced 10 full-length shows, dozens of performance pieces, and numerous essays on art and culture. www. pennyarcade.tv
Upcoming: Bad Reputation: Performances, Essays Interviews was recently published by Semiotext(e) and can be purchased online here.
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